Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 22 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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 Genomics
Rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
9,785
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
6,279
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Crop Phenotyping
Precision Agriculture
Crop Modelling
UAV/UGV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
6,051
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant miRNA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
4,379
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant epigenome
Wheat genetics
Cis-regulatory elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
3,993
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
植物分子遗传学
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
3,930
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Phytohormones-Brassinosteroids
Crop yield
Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,011
3,593
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maize nitrogen use efficiency
genetic dissection
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
2,861
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
2,263
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular Breeding and Data Mining
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
2,221
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,860
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,846
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genetics and Functional Genomics of Millet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,543
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of soybean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,216
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant miRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,723
1,176
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Corn breeding
Genomic selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
736
0.950
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wheat
diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
615
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
217
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carbon cycling
greenhouse gas emission
food security
biological invasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
196
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant breeding and quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
193
0.980
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
molecular biology
crop science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
83
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
人工智能、认知计算
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
69
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,589
2,263
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhi-Kang Li Or Zhikang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
9,785
0.351
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,398
4,368
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jian-Long Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
6,279
0.611
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,576
4,589
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiuliang Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,308
6,051
0.828
Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Crop Phenotyping
Precision Agriculture
Crop Modelling
UAV/UGV
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,784
6,918
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Li Wen-Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,061
4,379
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,770
7,733
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zefu Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
3,993
0.730
Plant epigenome
Wheat genetics
Cis-regulatory elements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,833
7,863
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Binying Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
3,930
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,588
8,723
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hongning Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,011
3,593
0.717
Phytohormones-Brassinosteroids
Crop yield
Stress
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,850
11,162
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chuanxiao Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
2,861
0.519
Maize nitrogen use efficiency
genetic dissection
molecular breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,646
14,124
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuanfeng Hao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
2,263
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,748
14,369
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zheng Tian-Qing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
2,221
0.691
Molecular Breeding and Data Mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,551
16,831
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mehmood Ali Noor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,860
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,461
16,950
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luyan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,745
1,846
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,057
19,610
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sha Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
1,543
0.700
Genetics and Functional Genomics of Millet
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,919
23,361
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yong Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,216
0.510
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of soybean
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,555
23,890
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wen-Xue Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,723
1,176
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,706
31,323
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaogang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
736
0.950
Corn breeding
Genomic selection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,760
34,202
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Li Hongjie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
615
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,724
53,351
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuxin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
217
0.995
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,406
55,515
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abdulkareem Raheem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
196
0.990
Carbon cycling
greenhouse gas emission
food security
biological invasion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,767
55,855
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohsin Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
193
0.980
Plant breeding and quantitative genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,517,940
72,747
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yuxin Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
83
0.755
molecular biology
crop science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,595,050
75,859
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
崔运鹏
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
69
0.496