Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology Highly Cited Researchers 590 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
Pollen physiology and development
plant biotechnology
microspore embryogenesis
doubled-haploid
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,790
7,737
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,080
9,576
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,102
8,838
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agricultural
Plant-Pest Interaction
Plant Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,228
4,883
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agricultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
1,752
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Biotechnology
Phytochemistry
Plant Stress
Plant Volatiles
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
4,619
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,508
995
0.086
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
structural protein
enzymatic polymerization
silk
plant biotechnology
organelle engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,258
6,991
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
iron nutrition
plant biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
4,966
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Structural Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,744
3,081
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Melhoramento genético do milho
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,618
3,438
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genome Evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
4,046
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,515
8,321
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sustainable Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Engineering
Translational Research
Agribusiness and Entrepreneursh
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
2,861
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
plant physiology
plant biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,738
2,478
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
bal
polen
arı sütü propolis
farmakolojik aktivite
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
3,335
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
abiotic stress
Natural Products
Medicinal Plants
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
5,846
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
natural products chemistry
imaging mass spectrometry
biological control
microbial interaction
metabolomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
4,930
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
2,629
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Biotechnology
Cassava
Sweetpotato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
3,367
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
glycobiology
protein glycosylation
plant biotechnology
plant cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,812
3,391
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
4,235
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agricultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
483
0.067
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
1,914
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Biotechnology
Solanaceae
Synthetic Biology
Immunology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,543
3,372
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,261
897
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pilar S. Testillano
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,790
7,737
0.412
Pollen physiology and development
plant biotechnology
microspore embryogenesis
doubled-haploid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,496
1,028
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aurelio Gómez Cadenas
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,080
9,576
0.561
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,811
463
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hon Ming Lam
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,102
8,838
0.549
Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,663
753
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Fatima Grossi de Sa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,228
4,883
0.343
Agricultural
Plant-Pest Interaction
Plant Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,355
3,429
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tj Higgins
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,908
1,752
0.136
Agricultural Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,566
209
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ana Cristina Da Silva Figueiredo
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
4,619
0.378
Plant Biotechnology
Phytochemistry
Plant Stress
Plant Volatiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,433
2,092
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ted Klein
DuPont Pioneer
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,508
995
0.086
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,781
1,537
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keiji Numata
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,258
6,991
0.621
structural protein
enzymatic polymerization
silk
plant biotechnology
organelle engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,241
1,625
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Takanori Kobayashi
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
4,966
0.460
iron nutrition
plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,809
1,198
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nam Chul Ha
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,744
3,081
0.287
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,021
1,304
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlos Alberto Scapim
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Maringá, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,618
3,438
0.324
Melhoramento genético do milho
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,501
459
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yao-Cheng Lin
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
4,046
0.393
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genome Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,647
2,539
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sara Izquierdo Zandalinas
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,515
8,321
0.875
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,495
1,601
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kiran K Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
2,861
0.325
Sustainable Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Engineering
Translational Research
Agribusiness and Entrepreneursh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,477
2,849
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teresa Altabella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,738
2,478
0.284
plant physiology
plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,914
518
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sibel Silici
Erciyes University
Kayseri, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
3,335
0.389
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polen
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,254
347
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hossam El Beltagi
King Faisal University
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,559
5,846
0.683
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
abiotic stress
Natural Products
Medicinal Plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,347
608
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yu-Liang Yang
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
4,930
0.581
natural products chemistry
imaging mass spectrometry
biological control
microbial interaction
metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,792
5,905
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qing Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
2,629
0.327
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,561
5,654
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peng Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,997
3,367
0.421
Plant Biotechnology
Cassava
Sweetpotato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,987
788
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard Strasser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,812
3,391
0.434
glycobiology
protein glycosylation
plant biotechnology
plant cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,827
394
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anabela Romano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,662
4,235
0.553
Plant Biotechnology
Germplasm conservation
Plant biocompounds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,634
6,177
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ray Shillito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
483
0.067
Agricultural Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,035
766
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ming-Tsair Chan
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,160
1,914
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,351
4,281
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Diego Orzaez
Universitat Politècnica de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,543
3,372
0.515
Plant Biotechnology
Solanaceae
Synthetic Biology
Immunology