Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & ForestryAgriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,916
32,836
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant genetics
rice (Oryza sativa)
evolution
plant genomics
population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,546
17,893
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,408
40,462
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,376
20,434
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,188
26,649
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,321
10,320
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,800
18,521
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Crop yield
transporters
sensors
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,655
16,943
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,299
15,300
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,818
25,223
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,007
16,683
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Crop physiology and modelling
Agroecosystem modelling
Integrated Assessment and Modelling
Climate change impact and risk asse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,992
20,621
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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 :14
Agronomy
Hydrology
Food Security
Modeling
Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,740
20,457
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,050
19,677
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,527
11,882
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,516
7,264
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,141
14,429
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
crop protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,067
12,237
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,520
11,023
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
plant molecular biology and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,097
6,169
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wheat
optical mapping
plant genomics
genome evolution
crop domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,814
13,232
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
10,938
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,570
13,301
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
16,725
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,892
1,861
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew H Paterson
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,916
32,836
0.369
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,985
3,316
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
S McCouch
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,546
17,893
0.286
plant genetics
rice (Oryza sativa)
evolution
plant genomics
population biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,991
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Farooq
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,408
40,462
0.705
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,027
4,312
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James W Jones
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,376
20,434
0.383
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,270
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Reynolds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,188
26,649
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,550
423
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
M Koornneef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,321
10,320
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,738
5,108
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jorge Dubcovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,800
18,521
0.387
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,131
470
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wolf B. Frommer
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,655
16,943
0.363
Crop yield
transporters
sensors
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,265
477
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George Coupland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,299
15,300
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,799
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,818
25,223
0.589
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,885
7,029
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian W Davis
Bayer Crop Science
Missouri, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,007
16,683
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,648
770
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Ewert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,992
20,621
0.589
Crop physiology and modelling
Agroecosystem modelling
Integrated Assessment and Modelling
Climate change impact and risk asse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,781
444
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
18,647
830
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stefan Siebert
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,740
20,457
0.606
Agronomy
Hydrology
Food Security
Modeling
Geosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,215
9,388
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Kleber
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,050
19,677
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,759
381
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gustavo A. Slafer
Universitat de Lleida
Lleida, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,527
11,882
0.389
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,766
10,063
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joe T Ritchie
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,516
7,264
0.238
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,206
1,975
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giles ED Oldroyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,141
14,429
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,563
921
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matteo Lorito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,067
12,237
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,545
914
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhi-Kang Li Or Zhikang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,520
11,023
0.401
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,163
1,148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Csaba Koncz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,097
6,169
0.228
plant molecular biology and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,544
12,185
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ming Cheng Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,814
13,232
0.493
Wheat
optical mapping
plant genomics
genome evolution
crop domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,110
1,307
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jijie Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,666
10,938
0.443
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,296
13,786
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jean-Luc Jannink
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,570
13,301
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,166
2,908
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cristobal Uauy
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,057
16,725
0.725
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size