Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.564 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
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,209
29,109
0.323
* 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
63,306
15,329
0.242
* 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
59,595
38,022
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,215
17,742
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,305
23,867
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,707
8,745
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,357
15,953
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Crop yield
transporters
sensors
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,321
15,202
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,789
13,195
0.282
* 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
44,027
22,573
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,495
13,719
0.347
* 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
36,056
19,023
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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: 14
Agronomy
Hydrology
Food Security
Modeling
Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,734
18,748
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Soil Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,851
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,255
10,457
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,811
6,121
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,648
12,629
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
crop protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,528
10,794
0.366
* 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
27,867
9,785
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant molecular biology and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,311
5,171
0.189
* 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
27,170
11,291
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Horticulture
Plant biotechnology
Molecular markers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,146
15,370
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
10,094
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,053
11,582
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,918
1,860
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
90,209
29,109
0.323
Plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
comparative genomics
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,059
3,343
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
S McCouch
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,306
15,329
0.242
plant genetics
rice (Oryza sativa)
evolution
plant genomics
population biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,764
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muhammad Farooq
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,595
38,022
0.638
Crop physiology
Seed science
Allelopathy
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,068
4,324
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
54,215
17,742
0.327
Crop Modeling
Agricultural Systems Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,211
33
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Reynolds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,305
23,867
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,704
432
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
M Koornneef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,707
8,745
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,838
5,134
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jorge Dubcovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,357
15,953
0.330
Wheat
Genetics
Development Disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,193
471
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
47,321
15,202
0.321
Crop yield
transporters
sensors
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,395
477
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George Coupland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,789
13,195
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,591
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,027
22,573
0.513
Crop Physiology
Plant Stress Physiology. Seed Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,025
7,083
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
39,495
13,719
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,330
751
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Ewert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,056
19,023
0.528
Crop physiology and modelling
Agroecosystem modelling
Integrated Assessment and Modelling
Climate change impact and risk asse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,816
441
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
18,346
811
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stefan Siebert
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,734
18,748
0.540
Agronomy
Hydrology
Food Security
Modeling
Geosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,929
9,238
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Kleber
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,922
17,851
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,611
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
31,255
10,457
0.335
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,073
10,174
57
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
30,811
6,121
0.199
Crop modeling
Evapotranspiration
Soil hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,267
1,976
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giles ED Oldroyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,648
12,629
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,686
925
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matteo Lorito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,528
10,794
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,743
937
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhi-Kang Li Or Zhikang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,867
9,785
0.351
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,541
1,161
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Csaba Koncz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,311
5,171
0.189
plant molecular biology and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,751
12,223
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ming Cheng Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,170
11,291
0.416
Wheat
optical mapping
plant genomics
genome evolution
crop domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,798
89
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sezai Ercişli
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,146
15,370
0.566
Horticulture
Plant biotechnology
Molecular markers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,037
1,306
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jijie Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
10,094
0.401
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,243
13,714
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean-Luc Jannink
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,053
11,582
0.462