Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Ghent University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Belgium
Wim Verbeke
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,872
25,051
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Belgium
Fatemeh Taheri
Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
1,122
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Belgium
Omid Zamani
Food and Agricultural Economics
Market Analysis
Natural Resource Economics
Applied Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
301
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Belgium
Kenfack Essougong Urcil
agricultural economics
rural advisory services
rural development
project management
qualitative and quantitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
125
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Belgium
Jinkai Li 李金锴
Labor economics
Development economics
Immigration and child wellbeing
Rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Belgium
Francesca Magnolo
Bioeconomy
Agricultural Economics
Biorefineries
Anaerobic Digestion
Biogas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
82
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Belgium
Duc Tran
agribusiness
consumer behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Belgium
Ruben Savels
agroecology
agricultural economics
environmental economics
sustainable food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Belgium
Gutama Girja Urago
Agricultural economics
Rural development
Agricultural credit
Food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,113
Belgium
65
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wim Verbeke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,872
25,051
0.483
Agricultural economics
Consumer behaviour
Food marketing
Food science & technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,259
Belgium
4,620
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fatemeh Taheri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
1,122
0.896
Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,278
Belgium
7,776
1,426
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Omid Zamani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
301
0.923
Food and Agricultural Economics
Market Analysis
Natural Resource Economics
Applied Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,459,292
Belgium
10,645
1,957
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenfack Essougong Urcil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
125
0.977
agricultural economics
rural advisory services
rural development
project management
qualitative and quantitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,952
Belgium
10,682
1,962
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jinkai Li 李金锴
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
Labor economics
Development economics
Immigration and child wellbeing
Rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,635,407
Belgium
11,770
2,160
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francesca Magnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
82
1.000
Bioeconomy
Agricultural Economics
Biorefineries
Anaerobic Digestion
Biogas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,817,506
Belgium
12,751
2,337
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duc Tran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,248,552
Belgium
14,396
2,616
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ruben Savels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
agroecology
agricultural economics
environmental economics
sustainable food systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,208
Belgium
14,484
2,631
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gutama Girja Urago
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Agricultural economics
Rural development
Agricultural credit
Food security