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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Agricultural economics
Rural development
Agricultural credit
Food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Wim Verbeke
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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
Fatemeh Taheri
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
1,122
0.896
Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR)
Omid Zamani
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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
Kenfack Essougong Urcil
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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
Jinkai Li 李金锴
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
Labor economics
Development economics
Immigration and child wellbeing
Rural development
Francesca Magnolo
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
82
1.000
Bioeconomy
Agricultural Economics
Biorefineries
Anaerobic Digestion
Biogas
Duc Tran
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
agribusiness
consumer behavior
Ruben Savels
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
agroecology
agricultural economics
environmental economics
sustainable food systems
Gutama Girja Urago
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Agricultural economics
Rural development
Agricultural credit
Food security