Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,188
26,649
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,995
14,531
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Climate change
agricultural systems
impact assessment
CSA
crop modelling...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,938
14,306
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
agricultural systems
soil science
agroecology
crop
nutrient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,297
10,429
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ESTADISTICA - BIOMETRIA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,253
8,743
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
8,349
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,829
7,458
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agricultural Systems/Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
7,170
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
7,131
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sustainability
soil fertility plant nutrition
precision agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,652
7,023
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Soil Science
Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification
Small Scale Mechanization
Agronomy in stress environm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,412
5,801
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agriculture
Natural Resource management
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
5,751
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agricultural Economics
Microeconometrics
Marketing
Household modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,441
5,610
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant breeding
Marker Assisted breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,389
5,388
0.729
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant breeding
genetics
marker assisted breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,116
5,156
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wheat Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,967
5,128
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agriculture
Farming systems
sustainable intensification
biodiversity
participatory innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
5,024
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
GIS
Wheat Rusts
Disease Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
5,020
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular Breeding
Genetics
Plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,483
4,740
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
crop physiology
agronomy
tropical agriculture
climate change
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
4,708
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wheat
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
4,691
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maize Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
Genomic Selection
NGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
4,485
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
wheat rust
stem rust
genetics
breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
4,009
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
G*E*M interaction
Crop Modelling
Plant Physiology
Geospatial simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,412
3,403
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
3,371
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,277
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthew Reynolds
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,188
26,649
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,745
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Prasanna Bm
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,995
14,531
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,237
66
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pramod Aggarwal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,938
14,306
0.552
Climate change
agricultural systems
impact assessment
CSA
crop modelling...
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,282
101
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sieglinde Snapp|Sieg Snapp, Sigelinde Snapp, S.S. Snapp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,297
10,429
0.570
agricultural systems
soil science
agroecology
crop
nutrient
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,272
127
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Burgueño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,253
8,743
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,286
137
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jill E Cairns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,211
8,349
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,446
162
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yunbi Xu|Yun-Bi Xu, Y. B. Xu, X Yunbi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,829
7,458
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,611
176
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tek Bahadur Sapkota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
7,170
0.870
Agricultural Systems/Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,059
177
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Thierfelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
7,131
0.690
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,330
183
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,652
7,023
0.422
Sustainability
soil fertility plant nutrition
precision agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,853
237
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mahesh K Gathala|M K Ghatala, M Gathala, M K Gathala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,412
5,801
0.690
Soil Science
Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification
Small Scale Mechanization
Agronomy in stress environm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,721
246
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kindie Tesfaye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
5,751
0.781
Agriculture
Natural Resource management
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,357
254
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Moti Jaleta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,441
5,610
0.754
Agricultural Economics
Microeconometrics
Marketing
Household modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,629
272
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yoseph Beyene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,389
5,388
0.729
Plant breeding
Marker Assisted breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,534
289
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Velu Govindan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,116
5,156
0.725
Plant breeding
genetics
marker assisted breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,196
292
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Awais Rasheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,967
5,128
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,604
301
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frédéric Baudron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,551
5,024
0.767
Agriculture
Farming systems
sustainable intensification
biodiversity
participatory innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,681
302
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dave Hodson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
5,020
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,625
334
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manje Gowda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,483
4,740
0.731
Molecular Breeding
Genetics
Plant breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,499
340
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clare Stirling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,705
4,708
0.702
crop physiology
agronomy
tropical agriculture
climate change
agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,966
342
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alison R Bentley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,756
4,691
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,827
364
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xuecai Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
4,485
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,381
422
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sridhar Bhavani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,362
4,009
0.630
wheat rust
stem rust
genetics
breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,577
535
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiong Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,412
3,403
0.531
G*E*M interaction
Crop Modelling
Plant Physiology
Geospatial simulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,226
541
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vijesh Krishna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,701
3,371
0.717
Agricultural Economics