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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
Plant-soil interactions
rhizosphere
nutrient cycling
soil management
soil carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,904
15,213
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,223
11,511
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant cell walls
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,113
10,824
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,865
6,832
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Phosphate Acquisition and Utilisation Efficiency
Gene Regulatory Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,726
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant pathology
fungal biology and genetics
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
1,857
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biochemistry
cell biology
pharmacology
plant science
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,836
1,592
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Molecular Physiology - Genomics - Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
1,221
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant biology
plant cell wall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
215
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant physiology
Secondary metabolites
High NUE fertilizers
Nanotechnology
Soil Microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant ecology
botany
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
14
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant microbe interactions
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,400
928
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Caixian Tang
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,904
15,213
0.587
Plant-soil interactions
rhizosphere
nutrient cycling
soil management
soil carbon
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,650
1,427
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Whelan
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,223
11,511
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,644
1,580
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Bacic
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,113
10,824
0.359
Plant cell walls
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,066
3,081
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John W Morgan
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,865
6,832
0.531
plant ecology
conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,752
9,163
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ricarda Jost
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,726
0.663
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Phosphate Acquisition and Utilisation Efficiency
Gene Regulatory Networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,073
12,923
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kim Plummer
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
1,857
0.356
plant pathology
fungal biology and genetics
disease resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,586
14,654
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Helen Irving
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,836
1,592
0.329
biochemistry
cell biology
pharmacology
plant science
education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,283
17,723
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frank Bedon
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
1,221
0.455
Plant Molecular Physiology - Genomics - Adaptation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099,598
32,727
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yingxuan Ma
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
215
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,816,919
42,199
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gayathree I Senevirathne
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
Plant physiology
Secondary metabolites
High NUE fertilizers
Nanotechnology
Soil Microplastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843,767
42,561
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Annette May Cavanagh
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,083,005
45,484
964
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dale Griffin
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
14
0.292
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208,360
46,892
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charlotte Francois
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
plant microbe interactions
quantitative genetics