Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,659
28,259
0.430
* 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
65,060
22,832
0.351
* 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
58,839
39,082
0.664
* 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
51,928
22,900
0.441
* 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
49,162
29,444
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
* 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
33,141
17,659
0.533
* 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
33,072
16,287
0.492
* 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
30,786
15,283
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
* 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
26,656
11,417
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* 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
25,587
14,237
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
17,139
0.738
* 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
23,048
11,479
0.498
* 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
22,894
15,562
0.680
* 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
22,293
11,353
0.509
* 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
21,134
8,058
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
agricultural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,519
13,789
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,870
7,265
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,471
142
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
65,659
28,259
0.430
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,563
147
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,060
22,832
0.351
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,730
174
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
58,839
39,082
0.664
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,449
209
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
51,928
22,900
0.441
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,312
238
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,162
29,444
0.599
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,846
440
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,832
17,737
0.509
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,212
469
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,141
17,659
0.533
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,271
470
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
33,072
16,287
0.492
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,578
540
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,786
15,283
0.496
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,200
617
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,640
10,926
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,109
640
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,924
14,111
0.505
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,579
655
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,572
14,703
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,693
686
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,798
8,373
0.312
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,910
692
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,656
11,417
0.428
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,481
710
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,302
14,271
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,631
745
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,587
14,237
0.556
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,963
846
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,765
5,994
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,005
872
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laurens Klerkx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
17,139
0.738
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,332
880
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nabuurs Gj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,048
11,479
0.498
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,640
886
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
22,894
15,562
0.680
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,941
919
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
11,353
0.509
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,705
990
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,134
8,058
0.381
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,332
1,034
81
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
20,519
13,789
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,894
1,079
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,955
8,687
0.435
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,129
1,086
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adriaan Rijnsdorp
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,870
7,265
0.366
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing