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Highly Cited Researchers
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Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,666
79,349
0.603
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,448
61,221
0.526
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,996
55,851
0.564
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,852
32,197
0.366
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,577
44,309
0.512
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,785
49,227
0.686
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,401
31,142
0.476
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,492
19,775
0.344
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,045
25,994
0.481
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,540
12,304
0.239
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,219
22,804
0.454
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,840
19,909
0.399
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,748
15,377
0.329
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,735
21,836
0.499
Soil Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,032
16,277
0.387
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,880
19,322
0.461
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,088
14,077
0.343
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,256
25,239
0.627
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,887
19,669
0.493
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,820
10,942
0.275
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,484
12,039
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,754
28
1
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,666
79,349
0.603
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,207
1,032
12
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,448
61,221
0.526
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,039
51
1
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,996
55,851
0.564
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,832
148
5
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,852
32,197
0.366
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,919
315
12
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,577
44,309
0.512
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,409
220
3
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,785
49,227
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,049
159
1
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,077
2,894
8
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,708
26,354
0.395
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,276
246
21
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,401
31,142
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,720
3,693
5
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,492
19,775
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,983
181
12
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,571
343
12
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,045
25,994
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,059
47
1
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,178
23,341
0.447
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,227
4,422
13
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,540
12,304
0.239
Natural Resource Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,617
4,613
31
Joshua P Schimel
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,219
22,804
0.454
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,753
4,673
18
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,840
19,909
0.399
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,761
429
5
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,748
15,377
0.329
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,948
5,711
39
Eoin Brodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,735
21,836
0.499
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,746
6,079
154
Mary K Firestone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,032
16,277
0.387
Soil Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,841
546
3
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,880
19,322
0.461
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,239
6,301
48
Ray Weil
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,088
14,077
0.343
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,684
544
44
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,256
25,239
0.627
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,884
594
2
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,887
19,669
0.493
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,920
6,628
8
M Ali Tabatabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,820
10,942
0.275
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,121
6,722
19
Le Sommers
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,484
12,039
0.305
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management