Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture Highly Cited Researchers 330 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
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,812
25,059
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,979
20,200
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
20,350
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,498
26,458
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,433
15,699
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,835
15,882
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,701
14,835
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,580
13,736
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
16,884
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
13,388
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,182
10,261
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,152
7,352
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,244
13,262
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,046
16,377
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
5,259
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
10,933
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,609
14,418
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,732
10,206
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,401
7,081
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
agricultural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,180
13,168
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,516
16,385
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,284
7,778
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,453
139
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,812
25,059
0.375
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,570
149
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,979
20,200
0.306
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,503
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,487
216
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,636
20,350
0.387
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,135
234
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,498
26,458
0.524
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,772
441
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,433
15,699
0.443
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,043
470
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,835
15,882
0.469
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,170
476
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joop Ja Van Loon
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,701
14,835
0.440
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,271
545
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,580
13,736
0.435
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,526
551
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,292
16,884
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,260
629
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,986
9,449
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,725
641
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,653
13,007
0.454
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,258
655
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
13,388
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,737
694
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,182
10,261
0.377
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,723
696
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,152
7,352
0.271
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,200
741
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,244
13,262
0.505
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,010
862
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laurens Klerkx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,046
16,377
0.681
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,147
865
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
5,259
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,634
880
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nabuurs Gj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
10,933
0.461
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,872
887
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Arnold Van Huis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,609
14,418
0.611
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,647
930
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,732
10,206
0.449
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,746
1,007
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,401
7,081
0.331
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,316
1,023
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wopke Van Der Werf
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,180
13,168
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,111
1,072
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,516
16,385
0.799
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,693
1,095
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,284
7,778
0.383
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism