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Wageningen University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Plant Science 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 Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,058
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
6,741
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
6,125
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mycology
Immunity
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,877
4,969
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
forest ecology
ecological restoration
forest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,425
4,684
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
4,409
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,176
4,054
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant-insect interactions
poison frogs
parasitoids
hyperparasitoids
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,768
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Systems biology
machine learning in bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,449
3,573
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
3,523
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,511
257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,553
260
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,485
381
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,515
412
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,550
16,940
0.866
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,801
692
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,494
12,631
0.722
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,299
814
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,171
873
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,929
1,199
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,382
1,260
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,060
1,325
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,058
0.381
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,764
1,472
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,096
7,460
0.463
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,242
1,699
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick A Jansen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,010
6,741
0.612
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,923
1,890
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeroen Scheper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,208
6,125
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,080
1,960
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,738
2,000
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mjm René Smulders|MJM Smulders, Marinus J.M. Smulders
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,816
5,890
0.372
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,506
2,072
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rene Geurts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
5,733
0.382
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,501
2,121
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark GM Aarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,601
5,629
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,460
2,455
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leo Van Griensven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,877
4,969
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,981
2,584
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthieu Joosten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,719
4,749
0.323
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,771
2,631
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catarina C Jakovac
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,425
4,684
0.863
forest ecology
ecological restoration
forest management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,777
2,797
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jules Beekwilder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,769
4,409
0.409
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,456
3,025
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Gh Immink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,176
4,054
0.442
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,616
3,257
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erik H Poelman
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,502
3,768
0.580
plant-insect interactions
poison frogs
parasitoids
hyperparasitoids
community ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,179
3,436
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aalt DJ Van Dijk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,449
3,573
0.480
Systems biology
machine learning in bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,571
3,477
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian Wb Bachem
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
3,523
0.375
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development