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 biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,736
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Physiology
Plant science
Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
3,348
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Agronomy Science
Agro-ecology
Farming system
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,397
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil Science
Fertilizer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
3,034
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Avian virology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
2,285
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
postharvest
nitric oxide
ROS
H2S
antioxidant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,784
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Microbiome
Plant Microbiome
Environmental Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,588
1,833
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Horticultural Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
926
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
potato virus y
potyvirus
virus host interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
807
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agricultural Robotics
Smart farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
859
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil fumigation
Meloidogyne incognita
soil microbiology
Bacillus
biological control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
978
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Greenhouse Horticulture
CO2 enrichment
Fertigation
LED photobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
808
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Agronomy
Phytopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
875
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Meat Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
833
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wood Science and Nanotechnology
Smart Nanocomposite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
259
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Seed Biology
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Plant Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
296
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
animal immune and genetic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
154
0.720
Sha Li
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,156
2,736
0.531
xinghong Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
3,348
0.663
Plant Physiology
Plant science
Photosynthesis
Tangyuan Ning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,670
2,397
0.653
Agronomy Science
Agro-ecology
Farming system
Zhiguang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,479
3,034
0.872
Soil Science
Fertilizer
Yi Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
2,285
0.737
Shuhua Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,806
1,784
0.636
postharvest
nitric oxide
ROS
H2S
antioxidant
Zheng Gao|Gao Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,588
1,833
0.708
Soil Microbiome
Plant Microbiome
Environmental Microbial Ecology
Zhilong Bao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
926
0.531
Tian Yanping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
807
0.570
potato virus y
potyvirus
virus host interaction
Jin Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
859
0.607
Agricultural Robotics
Smart farming
Kang Qiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
978
0.710
soil fumigation
Meloidogyne incognita
soil microbiology
Bacillus
biological control
Qingming Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
808
0.839
Greenhouse Horticulture
CO2 enrichment
Fertigation
LED photobiology
Lanfei Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
875
0.966
Xiaoyin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
833
0.940
Yongfeng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
259
0.367
Wood Science and Nanotechnology
Smart Nanocomposite
Ai Qing Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
296
0.493
Seed Biology
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Plant Molecular Biology
Jiaqing Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
154
0.720