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Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,417
45,746
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Crop modeling
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,057
35,094
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,398
32,533
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,258
24,206
0.827
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Internet of Things
Sensor Networks
Green Computing
Cloud & Fog Computing
Fault Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,741
18,653
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
18,108
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,348
17,644
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,555
15,293
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
multifunctional nanomaterials
membrane engineering
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
water/food/energy nexus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
14,009
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
soil-atmosphere interaction
soil desiccation cracking
fiber reinforced soil
unsaturated soil
bio-soil and fiber-optic sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,449
11,539
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Microbiome
Animal Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
11,529
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sustainable Bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,503
9,090
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
organic solar cells
field-effect transistors
lead-free perovskite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,230
8,361
0.588
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Remote sensing
Precision agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,278
8,039
0.782
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fungal Pathogenesis & Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
8,000
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
microbial ecology
soil science
biofertilizer
agricultural waste utilization
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,099
7,818
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
microbial ecology
evolution
biological control
soil sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,693
7,770
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
7,657
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soil Biodiversity；Soil & Plant Microbiome
Soil Productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
7,576
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
7,399
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fluorine Chemistry
Radical Reactions
Asymmetric Synthesis
Electrochemical Reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,655
7,188
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,146
7,014
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vegetation Remote Sensing
Lidar
UAVs
Monitoring Stress of Crop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,790
6,774
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
N cycle
carbon budget
soil science
biochar
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
6,653
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Crop mapping
crop growth monitoring
reflectance spectroscopy
UAV
plant phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
6,492
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,542
124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Qirong Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,417
45,746
0.733
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,366
219
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yan Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,057
35,094
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,053
258
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,398
32,533
0.476
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,577
479
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
shu zhang
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,258
24,206
0.827
energy
carbon material
biomass
gasification
pyrolysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,212
801
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lei Shu (舒磊)
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,741
18,653
0.698
Internet of Things
Sensor Networks
Green Computing
Cloud & Fog Computing
Fault Diagnosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,849
854
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cao Weixing
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
18,108
0.609
Precision Agriculture
Information Agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,422
893
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guohua Xu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,348
17,644
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,129
1,161
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jiang Shaohua
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,555
15,293
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,968
1,375
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yasin Orooji|亚鑫·奥诺杰, [email protected]
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
14,009
0.997
multifunctional nanomaterials
membrane engineering
nanocatalysis
nanosensors
water/food/energy nexus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,376
1,932
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chao Sheng Tang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,449
11,539
0.747
soil-atmosphere interaction
soil desiccation cracking
fiber reinforced soil
unsaturated soil
bio-soil and fiber-optic sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,409
1,934
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Weiyun Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,745
11,529
0.689
Microbiology
Microbiome
Animal Nutrition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,853
2,764
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Changlei Xia
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,503
9,090
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,200
3,142
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wenchao Zhao (赵文超)
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,230
8,361
0.588
organic solar cells
field-effect transistors
lead-free perovskite
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,965
3,337
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yongchao Tian
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,278
8,039
0.782
Remote sensing
Precision agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,284
3,365
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Haifeng Zhang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
8,000
0.636
Fungal Pathogenesis & Plant-Pathogen Interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,894
3,468
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Li Rong
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,099
7,818
0.859
microbial ecology
soil science
biofertilizer
agricultural waste utilization
plant-microbe interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,338
3,505
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zhong Wei
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,693
7,770
0.894
microbial ecology
evolution
biological control
soil sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,420
3,578
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jingquan Han
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
7,657
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,272
3,649
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ning Ling
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,285
7,576
0.816
Soil Biodiversity；Soil & Plant Microbiome
Soil Productivity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,055
3,762
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yongcan Jin
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
7,399
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,390
3,927
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jianlin Han
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,655
7,188
0.744
Fluorine Chemistry
Radical Reactions
Asymmetric Synthesis
Electrochemical Reactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,450
4,072
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kun Cheng
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,146
7,014
0.861
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,413
4,279
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xia Yao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,790
6,774
0.771
Vegetation Remote Sensing
Lidar
UAVs
Monitoring Stress of Crop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,984
4,376
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhengqin Xiong
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
6,653
0.636
N cycle
carbon budget
soil science
biochar
biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,043
4,518
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tao Cheng
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,223
6,492
0.899
Crop mapping
crop growth monitoring
reflectance spectroscopy
UAV
plant phenotyping