Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Highly Cited Researchers 3.880 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
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,213
74,889
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
soil
soil science
soil organic matter
soil health
soil organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,805
57,654
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,374
53,490
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,068
29,897
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,940
42,413
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
24,768
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,674
29,574
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,268
18,213
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,778
25,248
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,342
21,687
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,735
11,122
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,212
21,283
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,339
17,900
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,977
13,527
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,476
19,846
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
43,723
18,208
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
15,710
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
24,708
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,513
12,633
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
10,051
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,216
14,384
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,725
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,213
74,889
0.542
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,161
998
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,805
57,654
0.469
soil
soil science
soil organic matter
soil health
soil organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,986
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,374
53,490
0.512
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,857
156
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,068
29,897
0.328
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,869
315
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,940
42,413
0.466
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,999
203
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,363
51,004
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,031
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,098
2,890
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,315
24,768
0.357
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,191
240
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,674
29,574
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,521
166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,774
37,014
0.609
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,823
3,721
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,268
18,213
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,413
337
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,778
25,248
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,029
45
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,342
21,687
0.399
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,479
4,504
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,735
11,122
0.211
Natural Resource Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,623
4,572
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joshua P Schimel
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,212
21,283
0.408
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,889
4,694
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,339
17,900
0.349
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,980
441
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,977
13,527
0.282
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,929
5,658
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eoin Brodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,476
19,846
0.436
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,746
545
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,723
18,208
0.416
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,762
6,035
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary K Firestone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
15,710
0.360
Soil Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,019
515
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,130
24,708
0.573
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,338
6,307
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ray Weil
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,513
12,633
0.297
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,646
579
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,873
18,500
0.442
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,198
6,687
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M Ali Tabatabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,863
10,051
0.246
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,581
590
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael John McLaughlin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,216
14,384
0.358