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Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,377
5,638
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Agricultural Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,719
5,145
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
3,657
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
3,306
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
climate smart agriculture
sustainable intensification
food security
soil science
geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
3,093
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Cassava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,882
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
2,351
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
International trade & policy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,109
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
2,020
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,998
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Soil Ecology
Soil Science
Natural Resources Management
Soil Fertility
Soil Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
1,698
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
banana
Plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,546
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agronomy
Crop Growth Modelling
Crop Nutrition and Water Requirements
Farming Systems
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,174
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Agricultural Economics
Food systems
Circular economy
Impact evaluations
Social Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
608
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant-vector-virus interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
472
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant-microbe interactions
crop health
conservation
population genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
398
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agriculture
environment (land & water management)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
357
0.965
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Soil fertility
Agronomy
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
347
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
258
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Agricultural Entomology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
190
0.888
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sustainable agricultural productivity
applying new approaches to understand plant-microbe interactions and improve crop yields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
168
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Breeding
Biofortification
Marker assisted selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
145
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Health
Microbiome
Molecular Diagnostics
Phyto-sanitation
Development and Commercialization of Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
135
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agricultural Economics
Climate Change
Impact Assessment
Food Security
Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
126
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainable Agricultural intensification
food systems transformation
Agricultural policy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
115
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,284
59
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,377
5,638
0.456
plant pathology
mycotoxin
aflatoxin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,471
74
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tahirou Abdoulaye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,719
5,145
0.667
Agricultural Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,128
126
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Asiedu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
3,657
0.450
crop improvement
breeding
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,881
157
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leena Tripathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,791
3,306
0.571
Plant Biotechnology
Gene Editing
Genetic Modification
Sustainable Agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,137
180
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lieven Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,790
3,093
0.534
climate smart agriculture
sustainable intensification
food security
soil science
geomorphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,651
198
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Kulakow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,882
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,438
285
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leonard Rusinamhodzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
2,351
0.540
Agronomy
ISFM
Crop modeling
farming systems analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,046
347
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shiferaw Feleke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,767
2,109
0.762
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
International trade & policy analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,370
374
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Derera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
2,020
0.505
agriculture
genetics
biology
molecular
food security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,050
387
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaindra N Tripathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,998
0.590
Plant Biotechnology
plant tissue culture
gene editing
and transgenics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,956
479
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
E. Jeroen Huising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
1,698
0.431
Soil Ecology
Soil Science
Natural Resources Management
Soil Fertility
Soil Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,787
549
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Allan F Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,546
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,802
826
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Godfrey Taulya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,174
0.812
Agronomy
Crop Growth Modelling
Crop Nutrition and Water Requirements
Farming Systems
Soil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,104
2,416
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Haruna Sekabira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
608
0.809
Agricultural Economics
Food systems
Circular economy
Impact evaluations
Social Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,525
3,539
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Everlyne Wosula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
472
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,974
4,531
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Janet Njeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
398
0.662
Plant-microbe interactions
crop health
conservation
population genetics
ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,544
5,264
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mekonnen Giweta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
357
0.965
Agriculture
environment (land & water management)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,707
5,455
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Abdul Rahman Nurudeen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
347
0.850
Soil fertility
Agronomy
Sustainable Agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,757
7,717
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Reuben Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
258
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,133,053
10,475
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric Tossou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
190
0.888
Molecular Agricultural Entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191,162
11,679
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Samuel Mathu Ndungu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
168
0.592
sustainable agricultural productivity
applying new approaches to understand plant-microbe interactions and improve crop yields
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,709
13,241
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abdoul-Raouf S. Maazou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
145
0.843
Plant Breeding
Biofortification
Marker assisted selection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,296,895
14,065
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Oyekanmi Joshua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
135
0.839
Plant Health
Microbiome
Molecular Diagnostics
Phyto-sanitation
Development and Commercialization of Biocontrol
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330,586
14,815
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dung Phuong Le
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
126
0.984
Agricultural Economics
Climate Change
Impact Assessment
Food Security
Technology Adoption
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,161
15,790
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joseph Kanyamuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
115
0.927
Sustainable Agricultural intensification
food systems transformation
Agricultural policy analysis