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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 function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,274
10,272
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,332
9,849
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Science
Space Biology
Salt Tolerance
Ion Transport
GABA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
9,069
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
7,335
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant and microbial carbohydrate biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
6,302
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,631
4,346
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
crop physiology
agronomy
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
4,121
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant genetics
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,082
3,505
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant nutrition
Soil chemistry
Metals
Phosphorus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,273
3,380
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant water use
irrigation
land use systems
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
3,217
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant water uptake and evapotranspiration
irrigation water and salinity management
landscape futures modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
3,216
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant phenotyping
plant physiology
growth modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,216
3,127
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Science
Plant Development
Plant Reproduction
Cell Differentiation
Cell Walls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
3,124
0.655
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Ecology
Invasive plant species
restoration ecology
desert ecology
biotic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
2,635
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,912
2,594
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Crop Science
Soil biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
2,576
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
2,425
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Crop and pasture agronomy
plant ecophysiology
phosphorus
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,360
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Physiology
salinity tolerance
Ion transport
Calcium signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,046
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Root Phenotyping
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,950
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,563
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Science
Ion Channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
1,400
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant abiotic stress tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
1,399
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant pathology
Horticulture
Post-Harvest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
1,347
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Crop physiology and cropping system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,075
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,230
1,700
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
FA Smith
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,274
10,272
0.300
Plant function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,463
1,828
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michelle Waycott
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,332
9,849
0.484
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,243
2,073
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthew Gilliham
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
9,069
0.673
Plant Science
Space Biology
Salt Tolerance
Ion Transport
GABA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,077
2,795
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geoff Fincher
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
7,335
0.290
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,198
3,440
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vincent Bulone
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
6,302
0.527
Plant and microbial carbohydrate biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,726
5,484
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Reid
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,631
4,346
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,158
5,842
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Glenn McDonald
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
4,121
0.469
crop physiology
agronomy
plant nutrition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,484
6,957
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diane Mather
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,082
3,505
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,709
7,277
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fien Degryse
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,273
3,380
0.539
Plant nutrition
Soil chemistry
Metals
Phosphorus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,507
7,668
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wayne S Meyer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
3,217
0.463
Plant water use
irrigation
land use systems
sustainable agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,567
7,674
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wayne Meyer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
3,216
0.466
plant water uptake and evapotranspiration
irrigation water and salinity management
landscape futures modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,694
7,911
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bettina Berger
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,216
3,127
0.600
plant phenotyping
plant physiology
growth modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,881
7,928
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Tucker
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
3,124
0.655
Plant Science
Plant Development
Plant Reproduction
Cell Differentiation
Cell Walls
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,815
9,483
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jose M Facelli
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
2,635
0.284
Plant Ecology
Invasive plant species
restoration ecology
desert ecology
biotic interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,220
9,622
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ken Chalmers
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,912
2,594
0.291
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,761
9,689
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tan Dang
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
2,576
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,311
10,246
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Delphine Fleury
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
2,425
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,553
10,509
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Denton
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,360
0.715
Crop and pasture agronomy
plant ecophysiology
phosphorus
nitrogen fixation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,509
11,874
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bo Xu
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,046
0.683
Plant Physiology
salinity tolerance
Ion transport
Calcium signalling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,077
12,369
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nasir Iqbal
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,950
0.985
Root Phenotyping
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Drought
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,216
14,868
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Kamran
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,563
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,228
16,148
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sam W Henderson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
1,400
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,331
16,153
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yusuf Genc
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
1,399
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,304
16,566
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amanda J Able
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
1,347
0.478
Plant pathology
Horticulture
Post-Harvest
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,528
19,255
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yi Zhou
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
1,075
0.806
Crop physiology and cropping system