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
Abiotic Stress
Crop Stress Physiology
Crop Genetics and Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
9,913
0.998
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biomass conversion
Cellulose product and application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,571
9,251
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
8,368
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
5,145
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bioelectrochemistry
Microbial Fuel Cells
Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Microbial electrosynthesis
MFC sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,564
6,049
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Protection
Plant-Insect Vector-Virus Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,077
3,759
0.922
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Horticultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,802
3,575
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Population Genetics
Phylogenetic Analysis
Computational Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
3,579
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
3,272
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biomass
Lignin
Catalysis
Polymer
Composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
3,225
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
3,014
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
自然变异,基因组学,遗传学,生物信息学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,715
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Auxin signaling
Plant signaling transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,223
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Replant disease
Soil-borne Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
2,161
0.728
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
1,923
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
root biology
trichome development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
1,869
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
1,768
0.910
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,740
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
soybean biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,623
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,658
0.977
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY
INSECT ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
1,630
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
honey bee health
honey bee pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
1,475
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Tomato CRISPR/Cas genome editing
Male sterility in plant
Male reproductive development in plant
CRISPR/Cas genome editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
1,468
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant volatiles
Tritrophic interactions
Herbivore-Plant interactions (HLB)
Entomopathogenic fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,364
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Horticulture
Fruit Physiology and Biochemistry
Fruit Production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
1,331
0.993
Ali Raza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,933
9,913
0.998
Abiotic Stress
Crop Stress Physiology
Crop Genetics and Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Omics
Lihui Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,571
9,251
0.875
Biomass conversion
Cellulose product and application
Wenxiong Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
8,368
0.723
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Xingtan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,498
5,145
0.936
Yong Jiang (蒋永)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,564
6,049
0.800
Bioelectrochemistry
Microbial Fuel Cells
Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Microbial electrosynthesis
MFC sensor
Waqar Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,077
3,759
0.922
Plant Protection
Plant-Insect Vector-Virus Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Zhongxiong Lai|Lai Zhongxiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,802
3,575
0.526
Fangluan Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
3,579
0.938
Population Genetics
Phylogenetic Analysis
Computational Phylogenetics
Wenyuan Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,009
3,272
0.816
Li Shuai(帅李)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,180
3,225
0.772
Biomass
Lignin
Catalysis
Polymer
Composites
Yan Yu|余雁
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
3,014
0.690
Zilong Guo (郭子龙)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,147
2,715
0.863
Tongda Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,472
2,223
0.640
Auxin signaling
Plant signaling transduction
Linkun Wu 吴林坤
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
2,161
0.728
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Soil Microbiology
Replant disease
Soil-borne Disease
Jiamiao Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,090
1,923
0.920
Shuang Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
1,869
0.643
Liu Xing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
1,768
0.910
Zhi Chang Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,210
1,740
0.787
Guan Yuefeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,623
0.706
Muhammad Tayyab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,658
0.977
agronomy
Soil Science
Soil Microbiome
agroecology
soil microbial diversity
Bamisope Steve Bamisile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
1,630
0.974
AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY
INSECT ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Zhiguo Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
1,475
0.767
honey bee health
honey bee pathogens
Chonghui Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
1,468
0.829
Tomato CRISPR/Cas genome editing
Male sterility in plant
Male reproductive development in plant
CRISPR/Cas genome editing
Mubasher Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,364
0.911
Plant volatiles
Tritrophic interactions
Herbivore-Plant interactions (HLB)
Entomopathogenic fungi
Muhammad Moaaz Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
1,331
0.993
Horticulture
Fruit Physiology and Biochemistry
Fruit Production