Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Rankings 2025
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
Forest Soils
Silviculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
7,163
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Remote Sensing
Ecosystems
Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
8,696
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant-microbial interaction/Low input agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,413
5,299
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
7,850
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fisheries management
International conservation
Teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,760
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
marketing
business
forest products
international marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
3,424
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant systematics and evolution
VT Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,690
2,314
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal genetics and breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
2,453
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Fish
Fisheries
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,523
5,873
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural development
economic impact assessment
research evaluation
integrated pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,179
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantitative Ecology
Animal Abundance
Fisheries Science
Marine Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,720
5,610
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genetics of fish and shellfish
conservation
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,510
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
fish
fisheries
stream ecology
population dynamics
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,284
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agronomy
soils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
1,812
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
fish ecology aquatic habitat climate change streams watersheds BMPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
1,159
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecosystem science
forests
ecological forecasting
ecosystem modeling
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,852
3,684
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,887
10,991
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Fox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,689
7,163
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,489
14,631
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ma Saghai Maroof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,017
16,492
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Randolph Hamilton Wynne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,273
8,696
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,404
24,432
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerzy Nowak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,413
5,299
0.344
Plant-microbial interaction/Low input agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,231
27,006
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert P Rhoads Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,148
7,850
0.555
Animal Science
Environmental stress
Muscle biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,363
27,058
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amy M Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,272
31,718
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brian R Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,221
4,760
0.389
Fisheries management
International conservation
Teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,077
39,410
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert L Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
3,424
0.345
marketing
business
forest products
international marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,662
40,337
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Khidir Hilu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,690
2,314
0.239
Plant systematics and evolution
VT Biological Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,509
41,664
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David R Notter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
2,453
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,217
43,241
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John M Mcdowell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,647
45,786
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leandro Castello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,523
5,873
0.689
Fish
Fisheries
Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,678
47,443
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David C Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,568
48,421
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
George Norton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
2,179
0.271
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural development
economic impact assessment
research evaluation
integrated pest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,237
50,276
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco Ferretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,720
5,610
0.727
Quantitative Ecology
Animal Abundance
Fisheries Science
Marine Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,853
53,039
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Hallerman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,280
2,510
0.345
Genetics of fish and shellfish
conservation
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,718
54,293
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Boris A Vinatzer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,414
63,355
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Donald Orth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,284
0.216
fish
fisheries
stream ecology
population dynamics
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,040
63,872
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,980
69,292
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,325
1,812
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,894
71,394
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jacob Barney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,117
72,355
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chuanxue Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,072
73,547
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
C Dolloff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
1,159
0.234
fish ecology aquatic habitat climate change streams watersheds BMPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,241
74,518
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric P Beers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,256
74,801
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
R Quinn Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,852
3,684
0.759
ecosystem science
forests
ecological forecasting
ecosystem modeling
global change