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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science 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
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,905
9,840
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant pathology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
2,495
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
2,256
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Hormones
Cytokinin
Abiotic Stress
CRF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,729
2,238
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Biology
Crop Science
plant abiotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
1,208
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant breeding - Genetics - Germplasm development - Utilization of legumes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,037
0.318
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Physiology
Horticulture
Crop modeling
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
845
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Pathology
Integrated Pest Management and Diganostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
806
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant disease diagnosis & Integrated plant health management
Plant-microbial interactions
Plant propagation & molecular breedi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
787
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
426
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
plant systematics
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
63
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Pathology
Plant Physiology
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant breeding
genetics
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
27
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Conservation
Plant Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant breeding and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,285
14,507
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shu Chen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,905
9,840
0.550
Plant genomics
evolution and domestication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,531
70,456
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward J Sikora
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,908
2,495
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,584
77,191
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sang Wook Park
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
2,256
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,495
77,746
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aaron Rashotte
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,729
2,238
0.391
Plant Hormones
Cytokinin
Abiotic Stress
CRF
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,575
127,972
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alvaro Sanz Saez
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
1,208
0.773
Plant Biology
Crop Science
plant abiotic stress
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,085
141,908
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jorge Mosjidis
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,037
0.318
Plant breeding - Genetics - Germplasm development - Utilization of legumes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,596
160,932
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Melba Salazar Gutierrez
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
845
0.603
Plant Physiology
Horticulture
Crop modeling
Applied Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,919
165,357
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amanda Strayer Scherer
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
806
0.857
Plant Pathology
Integrated Pest Management and Diganostics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,346
167,545
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Deepak Shantharaj
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
787
0.580
Plant disease diagnosis & Integrated plant health management
Plant-microbial interactions
Plant propagation & molecular breedi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,253
221,380
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jenny Clement Koebernick
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
691
426
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,646,442
358,658
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clark Danderson
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
63
0.453
plant systematics
plant ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,819,550
382,129
1,078
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mensah Jk
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
Plant Pathology
Plant Physiology
Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,869
383,949
1,089
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Palash Ghosh
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,933,014
396,812
1,138
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Divya Bhanu Sharma
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
27
0.844
Plant breeding
genetics
agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,501
405,698
1,182
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francis Manze
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,053,510
411,803
1,217
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brannan R Cliver
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Plant Conservation
Plant Biology
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,128,610
420,724
1,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sejal J Patel
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000