Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Colorado State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition 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
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,089
27,585
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,030
15,401
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,189
12,836
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,057
12,172
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,815
8,022
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Litter Decomposition
Soil Organic Matter
Terrestrial Carbon Cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
5,077
0.904
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil biogeochemistry
soil organic matter dynamics
carbon and nitrogen cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,994
5,028
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
soils
soil organic matter
ag solutions for climate change
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,024
3,716
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Soil science
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,792
3,348
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Soil microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,999
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Precision Agriculture
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutrition
Remote Sensing
Spatial Variability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,011
2,802
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
2,425
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Soil ecology
climate change
ecosystem functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,919
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
1,556
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil science
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
1,163
0.255
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soil organic carbon
greenhouse gas mitigation and agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
942
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Soil Microbiology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
585
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
429
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
soils and ecosystems
land-use change
climate change
geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
266
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Soil Analysis
Soil Chemistry
Soil and Water Sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
236
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
soil health
soil microbiology
regenerative agriculture
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
89
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soil ecology
soil organic matter
agroecology
tropical ecology
isotope ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
soil ecology
agroecology
plant-soil interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,844
3,166
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,089
27,585
0.405
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,049
7,600
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
M Francesca Cotrufo
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,030
15,401
0.641
litter decomposition
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,178
9,927
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,189
12,836
0.246
Natural Resource Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,274
10,714
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Le Sommers
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,057
12,172
0.320
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,394
19,223
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jim Ippolito
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,815
8,022
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,933
33,853
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jennifer L Soong
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
5,077
0.904
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Litter Decomposition
Soil Organic Matter
Terrestrial Carbon Cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,093
34,237
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jocelyn Lavallee
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,994
5,028
0.839
Soil biogeochemistry
soil organic matter dynamics
carbon and nitrogen cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,811
47,572
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudia Boot
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,024
3,716
0.740
soils
soil organic matter
ag solutions for climate change
analytical chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,304
53,036
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
GA Peterson
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,792
3,348
0.243
Soil science
agronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,601
59,093
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Stromberger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,128
2,999
0.585
Soil microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,188
63,128
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rajiv Khosla
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,011
2,802
0.466
Precision Agriculture
Soil Fertility
Plant Nutrition
Remote Sensing
Spatial Variability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,281
72,492
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eugene F Kelly
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,470
2,425
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,359
89,296
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
André Lc Franco
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,919
0.843
Soil ecology
climate change
ecosystem functioning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,514
106,041
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abdolmajid Ronaghi
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
1,556
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,439
131,562
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Barbarick K
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
1,163
0.255
soil science
environmental science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,549
150,973
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eleanor Milne
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
942
0.352
Soil organic carbon
greenhouse gas mitigation and agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,477
194,392
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Baas
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
585
0.745
Soil Microbiology
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,438
220,808
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ken Barbarick
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
429
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,377
259,907
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas E Hilinski
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
266
0.399
soils and ecosystems
land-use change
climate change
geomorphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,317
269,449
896
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adam J Norris
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
236
0.996
Soil Analysis
Soil Chemistry
Soil and Water Sampling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,501,578
337,442
1,029
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexandra Firth
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
89
0.967
soil health
soil microbiology
regenerative agriculture
water quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718,493
367,919
1,102
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aaron M Prairie
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
soil ecology
soil organic matter
agroecology
tropical ecology
isotope ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,357
412,594
1,230
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Siwook Hwang
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
soil ecology
agroecology
plant-soil interactions