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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,518
25,584
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soil
soil microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,254
7,419
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant pathology
plant immunity
pathogenicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,661
7,939
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant genetics
crop genetics
breeding
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,220
6,992
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,120
6,379
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Rhizosphere
Enzymes
Phosphate
Plant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
8,721
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant-virus interactions
nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,347
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
2,947
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant-Soil Interactions
Biogeochemistry
Stable isotopes
Rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,748
3,956
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,483
4,050
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant pathogen co-evolution
potato genetics
disease resistance
NLRs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
3,619
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant metabolism
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
2,821
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Science
Cell Biology
Imaging
Microscopy
Plant Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
1,192
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Science / Root Biology
Root:Soil interactions
Cell Biology
Microscopy/Imaging
Image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,010
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil science
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
2,367
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Nutrition
Biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
2,136
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pathogen detection
Rhizobial community analysis
Soil and water molecular microbiology
Burkholderia
Paratuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
893
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Meiosis
CRISPR
Lignin
Gene silencing
transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
959
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Manganese
Plant nutrition
Barley landraces
Plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,472
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Root biomechanics
soil stabilisation
soil physics
plant mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,243
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Nutrition & Stress
Molecular Physiology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
807
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental and agricultural economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Agri-environmental Schemes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
797
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Agricultural and rural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
707
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Soil Science
Digital Soil Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
361
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecosystem service
forestry
spatial modelling
land use change
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
375
0.926
Philip J. White
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,518
25,584
0.517
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
Colin D Campbell
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,254
7,419
0.349
soil
soil microbial ecology
Paul Birch
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,661
7,939
0.404
Plant pathology
plant immunity
pathogenicity
Glenn Bryan
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,220
6,992
0.406
plant genetics
crop genetics
breeding
plant evolution
Adrian C Newton
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,120
6,379
0.452
Timothy S. George
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,423
8,721
0.650
Rhizosphere
Enzymes
Phosphate
Plant Nutrition
Michael Taliansky
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,347
0.453
Plant-virus interactions
nanobiotechnology
Mark Taylor
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
2,947
0.324
Eric Paterson
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,748
3,956
0.452
Plant-Soil Interactions
Biogeochemistry
Stable isotopes
Rhizosphere
Stephen James Chapman
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,483
4,050
0.477
soil microbiology
microbial ecology
soil science
Ingo Hein
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
3,619
0.468
Plant pathogen co-evolution
potato genetics
disease resistance
NLRs
Robert D Hancock
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,493
2,821
0.514
Plant metabolism
plant biochemistry
plant physiology
Alison Roberts
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
1,192
0.232
Plant Science
Cell Biology
Imaging
Microscopy
Plant Virology
Tracy Valentine
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,153
2,010
0.484
Plant Science / Root Biology
Root:Soil interactions
Cell Biology
Microscopy/Imaging
Image analysis
Matt Aitkenhead
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
2,367
0.586
Soil science
artificial intelligence
Jacqueline A Thompson
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
2,136
0.586
Plant Nutrition
Biofortification
Geoffrey N. Elliott
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
893
0.278
Pathogen detection
Rhizobial community analysis
Soil and water molecular microbiology
Burkholderia
Paratuberculosis
Abdellah Barakate
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
959
0.397
Meiosis
CRISPR
Lignin
Gene silencing
transformation
Sidsel Birkelund Schmidt
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,472
0.847
Manganese
Plant nutrition
Barley landraces
Plant genetics
Kenneth Loades
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,687
1,243
0.737
Root biomechanics
soil stabilisation
soil physics
plant mechanics
Raul Huertas
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
807
0.660
Plant Nutrition & Stress
Molecular Physiology
Biotechnology
Laure Kuhfuss
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
999
797
0.798
Environmental and agricultural economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
Agri-environmental Schemes
Simone Piras
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
707
0.967
Amin Sharififar
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
361
0.880
Soil Science
Digital Soil Mapping
Andrea Baggio Compagnucci
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
375
0.926
Ecosystem service
forestry
spatial modelling
land use change
climate change