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Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Highly Cited Researchers 55 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
Machine learning
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,738
13,745
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
crop protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,528
10,794
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
soil chemistry and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,560
10,641
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Food microbiology
human microbiome
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,269
8,852
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Soil quality
Plant diseases
Soilborne pathogens
SOM
Compost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,133
7,107
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Agricultural and environmental microbiology: soil ecology
biofertilization and bioremediation
biomass valorization for bioenergy
biochemicals and composting.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,320
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant genetics and breeding. Genomics. QTL. Tomato. Fruit quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,003
3,282
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
bioinformatics
genomics
transcriptomics
population genomics
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,052
3,077
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Agricultural Economics
Economics
Consumer behaviour
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,486
2,952
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
agricultural chemistry
soil ecology
fertility
plant nutrition
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
2,868
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Scienza del suolo
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
2,697
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
2,579
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Soil chemistry
humic substances
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Metabolomics
Food chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,561
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Forest ecology Fire ecology Mediterranean forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
2,219
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
2,188
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Agricultural economics and Policy
risk management
climate change
market volatility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
1,910
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Consumer behavior in Postmodern Society
Sustainable Food Chain
Organic Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
1,866
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant diseases - Soilborne pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,023
1,730
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant polyploidy
Plant epigenetics
Crop Wild Relatives
Potato
Grapevine genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,627
1,723
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Systematic botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,112
1,339
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,600
1,132
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hydrology
soil physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,063
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant tissue culture
secondary metabolites
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,037
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Genomics and Breeding
Crop quality and Fruit ripening
Antioxidants and Bioactive compounds
Drought
Genomic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
990
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
agricolture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
919
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,507
771
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edoardo Pasolli
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,738
13,745
0.821
Machine learning
Metagenomics
Microbiome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,100
1,065
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matteo Lorito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,528
10,794
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,758
1,090
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alessandro Piccolo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,560
10,641
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,780
1,428
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francesca De Filippis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,269
8,852
0.786
Food microbiology
human microbiome
metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,702
1,961
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Giuliano Bonanomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,133
7,107
0.638
Soil quality
Plant diseases
Soilborne pathogens
SOM
Compost
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,541
3,925
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Olimpia Pepe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,116
4,320
0.532
Agricultural and environmental microbiology: soil ecology
biofertilization and bioremediation
biomass valorization for bioenergy
biochemicals and composting.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,925
5,675
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Silvana Grandillo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,003
3,282
0.234
Plant genetics and breeding. Genomics. QTL. Tomato. Fruit quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,847
6,171
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nunzio D Agostino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,052
3,077
0.436
bioinformatics
genomics
transcriptomics
population genomics
molecular breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,099
6,513
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luigi Cembalo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,486
2,952
0.658
Agricultural Economics
Economics
Consumer behaviour
behavioral economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,367
6,748
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vincenza Cozzolino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,883
2,868
0.587
agricultural chemistry
soil ecology
fertility
plant nutrition
soil organic matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,117
7,299
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
2,697
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,809
7,718
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria Ercolano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
2,579
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,290
7,787
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pierluigi Mazzei
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,826
2,561
0.669
Soil chemistry
humic substances
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Metabolomics
Food chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,934
9,153
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antonio Saracino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,518
2,219
0.491
Forest ecology Fire ecology Mediterranean forests
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,122
9,283
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Manuela Rigano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
2,188
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,762
10,835
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabian Capitanio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,277
1,910
0.583
Agricultural economics and Policy
risk management
climate change
market volatility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,670
11,110
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gianni Cicia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
1,866
0.566
Consumer behavior in Postmodern Society
Sustainable Food Chain
Organic Agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,596
12,035
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gaspare Cesarano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,023
1,730
0.855
Plant diseases - Soilborne pathogens
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,723
12,101
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Riccardo Aversano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,627
1,723
0.656
Plant polyploidy
Plant epigenetics
Crop Wild Relatives
Potato
Grapevine genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,810
15,275
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Riccardo Motti
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,112
1,339
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,051
17,643
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Giuseppe Andolfo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,600
1,132
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,868
18,536
774
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paolo Nasta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,063
0.748
Hydrology
soil physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,372
18,919
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maria Minutolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
1,037
0.880
plant tissue culture
secondary metabolites
gene expression
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,981
19,572
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Di Matteo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
990
0.571
Plant Genomics and Breeding
Crop quality and Fruit ripening
Antioxidants and Bioactive compounds
Drought
Genomic plasticity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,375
20,524
852
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giampaolo Raimondi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
919
0.604