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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 124 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
337
0.176
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Plant microbiome
Bioprospecting
Abiotic and Biotic Stresse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,249
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Systems Biology - Soils & Crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,389
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Biology
high-throughput
biochemistry
enzymolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
1,099
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Sediment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,218
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
resurrection plants
sugar signalling
trehalose
drough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,068
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
machine learning
computer vision
evolving systems
remote sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
1,105
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Microalgae
Lipids
Synthetic biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
918
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Weed Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,407
846
0.601
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
field phenotyping
imaging
physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
945
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Plant Biology
Cell Wall
Glycobiology
Plant-pathogen interactions
Food Wast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
923
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
weed scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
812
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
913
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Plant ecology
agricultural ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
1,045
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Plant Biology and Biotechnology for Crop Improvemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
704
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Sustainability
environmental footprints
method development
equitable nutrition
scientific comm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
928
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
557
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
825
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Genomics
Evolution
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
333
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Agriculture
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen use efficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
871
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Sustainable grazing systems
Grazing management
Pasture
Beef cattle
Shee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
804
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
544
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Spectroscopy
chemometrics
wood science
soil science
biomass and bioproduct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
706
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
molecular plant patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
88
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Plant Molecular Biology
Metabolic engineering
Genome editing
Wheat Pathogenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
674
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,884
31,354
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Laurence Benjamin
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
337
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,491
31,389
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Vanessa Nessner Kavamura
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,907
1,249
0.655
Plant microbiome
Bioprospecting
Abiotic and Biotic Stresse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,608
32,537
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Nimai Senapati
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,389
0.778
Systems Biology - Soils & Crop
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,428
33,186
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Guillaume N Menard
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
1,099
0.637
Biology
high-throughput
biochemistry
enzymolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,109
34,256
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Simon Pulley
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,218
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,512
35,679
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Cara A Griffiths
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
1,068
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,655
35,736
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Pouria Sadeghi-Tehran
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
1,105
0.745
machine learning
computer vision
evolving systems
remote sensin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,990
36,613
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Richard Smith
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
918
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,277
36,627
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Dana Macgregor
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,407
846
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,514
38,463
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Nicolas Virlet
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
945
0.751
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,214
38,526
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ondrej Kosik
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
923
0.737
Plant Biology
Cell Wall
Glycobiology
Plant-pathogen interactions
Food Wast
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,041
39,460
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Richard Hull
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
812
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,741
40,386
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Darja Dobermann
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
913
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,237
41,039
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Chloe Maclaren
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
1,045
0.975
Plant ecology
agricultural ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,687
41,065
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Vinay Panwar
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,071
704
0.657
Plant Biology and Biotechnology for Crop Improvemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,603
41,191
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Graham A. Mcauliffe
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
928
0.874
Sustainability
environmental footprints
method development
equitable nutrition
scientific comm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,811
41,860
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Jozsef Vuts
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
557
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,459
41,970
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Nathan Brown
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,011
825
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,646
42,214
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ramiro
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
333
0.334
Genomics
Evolution
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,660
42,909
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Alison Carswell
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
871
0.916
Agriculture
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen use efficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,655
43,438
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
M. Jordana Rivero
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
804
0.877
Sustainable grazing systems
Grazing management
Pasture
Beef cattle
Shee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,317
43,862
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Madeleine Berger
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
544
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,567
44,770
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Gifty E. Acquah
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
836
706
0.844
Spectroscopy
chemometrics
wood science
soil science
biomass and bioproduct
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,627
46,019
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Kim E Hammond
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
88
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,857
46,138
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Navneet Kaur
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
758
674
0.889
Plant Molecular Biology
Metabolic engineering
Genome editing
Wheat Pathogenomic