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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
17,139
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,894
15,562
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
agricultural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,519
13,789
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Agriculture
bioeconomy
foodsecurity
climate change
policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,795
12,920
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
12,122
0.657
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,048
11,479
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,573
106
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,839
39,082
0.664
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,091
165
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
187
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,511
257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,553
260
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,371
377
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,485
381
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,221
402
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurens Klerkx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
17,139
0.738
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,515
412
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,515
444
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joop Ja Van Loon
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,072
16,287
0.492
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,753
492
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arnold Van Huis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,894
15,562
0.680
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,255
501
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,476
539
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,444
569
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,525
574
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,846
588
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,642
616
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wopke Van Der Werf
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,519
13,789
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,926
673
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrzej Tabeau
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,795
12,920
0.726
Agriculture
bioeconomy
foodsecurity
climate change
policies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,801
692
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,461
742
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marielos Pena Claros
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,437
12,122
0.657
tropical forest ecology
silviculture
forestry
sustainable resource management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,778
797
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nabuurs Gj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,048
11,479
0.498
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,042
806
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,299
814
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,406
819
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerlinde B De Deyn
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,160
11,330
0.701
Soil Ecology
Plant-Soil Interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,682
855
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Willem Van Groenigen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
11,030
0.589
soil science
soil ecology
soil biogeochemistry
soil/plant interactions