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Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Highly Cited Researchers 79 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
United States
Andrew Sharpley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,973
14,314
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Rodolfo M Nayga Jr
Agricultural Economics
Food and Health
Choice Experiments
Experimental Auctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
9,235
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Colin Scanes
Poultry
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
2,769
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Pa Moore Jr
Soil Science
water quality
manure management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,997
2,536
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Larry C Purcell
crop science
soybean
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
4,124
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Guillermo Tellez
Poultry Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,713
4,434
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Casey M Owens
poultry meat quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,706
4,403
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Nilda Roma Burgos
Weed Physiology
Weed Molecular Biology
Weed Population Genetics
Herbicide resistance
Allelopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
3,783
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Ioannis E Tzanetakis|I.E. Tzanetakis, I. Tzanetakis, Ioannis Tzanetakis
Plant virology
epidemiology
disease control
diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,032
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Burton Bluhm
Plant - fungal interactions
secondary metabolism
mycotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,174
2,360
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Jiangchao Zhao
human and animal microbiome
cystic fibrosis
infectious disease
multi-omics
biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,011
4,682
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Nathan Slaton
Soil Testing
Crop Fertilization
Rice and Soybean Production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,977
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Greg Thoma
Life cycle assessment
sustainability
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,465
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Allen Szalanski
Entomology
Medical Entomology
Veterinary Entomology
Urban Entomology
Apiculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,357
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Griffiths G Atungulu
Agricultural Engineering
Food Processing & Engineering
Heat & Mass Transfer
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,818
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Elizabeth B Kegley
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
1,188
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Eric Wailes
Agricultural markets
trade and policy
global rice economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
864
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Nicholas Korres
Weed Eco-physiology
Weed Biology
Weed Population Dynamics
Weed-Crop Interactions
Integrated Weed Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,283
2,376
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Bruce Dixon
applied econometrics
agricultural finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
1,152
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Kenneth Korth
plant biology
specialized metabolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
827
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Vibha Srivastava
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
857
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Douglas Karcher
crops soils turfgrass agronomy horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,331
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Fred Stephen
forest entomology
insect ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
626
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Kent Kovacs
Resource economics and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,456
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,282
United States
2,970
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Sharpley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,973
14,314
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,008
United States
16,938
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rodolfo M Nayga Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,298
9,235
0.434
Agricultural Economics
Food and Health
Choice Experiments
Experimental Auctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,739
United States
24,602
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colin Scanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,652
2,769
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,054
United States
33,145
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pa Moore Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,997
2,536
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,496
United States
36,507
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Larry C Purcell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,954
4,124
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,937
United States
41,161
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guillermo Tellez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,713
4,434
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,030
United States
41,194
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Casey M Owens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,706
4,403
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,860
United States
44,275
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nilda Roma Burgos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
3,783
0.419
Weed Physiology
Weed Molecular Biology
Weed Population Genetics
Herbicide resistance
Allelopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,976
United States
55,726
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kristofor R Brye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,054
2,646
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,320
United States
61,193
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ioannis E Tzanetakis|I.E. Tzanetakis, I. Tzanetakis, Ioannis Tzanetakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,032
0.478
Plant virology
epidemiology
disease control
diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,732
United States
62,600
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Burton Bluhm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,174
2,360
0.382
Plant - fungal interactions
secondary metabolism
mycotoxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,323
United States
64,031
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jiangchao Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,011
4,682
0.779
human and animal microbiome
cystic fibrosis
infectious disease
multi-omics
biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,031
United States
65,178
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nathan Slaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,977
0.336
Soil Testing
Crop Fertilization
Rice and Soybean Production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,073
United States
65,492
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Greg Thoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,853
3,465
0.592
Life cycle assessment
sustainability
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,053
United States
73,657
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Allen Szalanski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,357
0.268
Entomology
Medical Entomology
Veterinary Entomology
Urban Entomology
Apiculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,254
United States
76,360
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Griffiths G Atungulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,818
0.581
Agricultural Engineering
Food Processing & Engineering
Heat & Mass Transfer
Mathematical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,251
United States
80,844
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth B Kegley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
1,188
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,921
United States
82,170
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eric Wailes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
864
0.196
Agricultural markets
trade and policy
global rice economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,519
United States
84,079
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicholas Korres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,283
2,376
0.555
Weed Eco-physiology
Weed Biology
Weed Population Dynamics
Weed-Crop Interactions
Integrated Weed Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,157
United States
85,470
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
1,152
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,689
United States
88,827
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kenneth Korth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
827
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,393
United States
91,881
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vibha Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
857
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,381
United States
93,602
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Douglas Karcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,713
1,331
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,436
United States
100,231
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fred Stephen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
626
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,963
United States
102,401
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kent Kovacs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,456
0.444