Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil and Water Engineering and Conservation Highly Cited Researchers 331 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
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,077
12,178
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,781
10,976
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,139
18,978
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,857
6,268
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wastewater engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
3,693
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
2,341
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
phosphorus
carbon
biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
5,759
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cereals breeding
Genetic diversity
Cereals domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,785
5,559
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Phosphorus
Conservation
Soil and Water Engineering
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,165
5,231
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hydrology
Water engineering
Hydraulics
Risk and reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,983
2,989
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
soil ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,849
5,729
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
6,667
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hydrology
Water Engineering
Natural hazards
Compound events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,818
4,730
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
3,601
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
2,889
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,550
4,730
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soil fertility
nutrient management
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,101
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,385
2,297
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,267
2,572
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil and Water Conservation
Water-Use Efficiency
Woody Fruit Crops
Subtropical Farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,897
3,891
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,757
2,882
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Urban & Aquatic Ecology
Stormwater Engineering & GSI
Ecohydrology
Forest Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
2,388
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
soil fertility
evapotranspiration
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
2,977
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
water and soil conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
2,822
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soil Physics and Management
Conservation Tillage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,491
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,706
1,853
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dragan Savic
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,077
12,178
0.380
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,059
1,960
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruce Jefferson
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,781
10,976
0.357
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,961
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sabry Shaheen
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,139
18,978
0.857
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,281
22,522
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Willie Harris
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,857
6,268
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,500
4,938
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Stephenson
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
3,693
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,328
27,834
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
GA O Connor
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
2,341
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,501
28,952
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vimala Nair
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
5,759
0.424
phosphorus
carbon
biochar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,084
267
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hakan Özkan
Çukurova University
Adana, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,785
5,559
0.435
Cereals breeding
Genetic diversity
Cereals domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,745
32,679
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin King
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,165
5,231
0.430
Phosphorus
Conservation
Soil and Water Engineering
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,226
3,564
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Renzo Rosso
Politecnico di Milano
Milano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,983
2,989
0.272
Hydrology
Water engineering
Hydraulics
Risk and reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,495
36,851
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael S Strickland
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,849
5,729
0.528
ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
soil ecology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,928
276
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Thierfelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
6,667
0.622
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,697
4,111
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlo De Michele
Politecnico di Milano
Milano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,818
4,730
0.482
Hydrology
Water Engineering
Natural hazards
Compound events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,220
2,506
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Navas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
3,601
0.375
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,595
9,698
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Pimbert
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
2,889
0.334
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,734
11,078
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katharina Dehnen Schmutz
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,550
4,730
0.626
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,386
52,639
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
George Hochmuth
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,101
0.280
Soil fertility
nutrient management
plant nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,016
3,614
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victor M. Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,385
2,297
0.311
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,433
11,452
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael ST John Warne
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,267
2,572
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,502
3,981
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,897
3,891
0.564
Soil and Water Conservation
Water-Use Efficiency
Woody Fruit Crops
Subtropical Farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,807
4,091
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carolina Boix-Fayos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,757
2,882
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,723
59,440
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kenneth T Belt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,555
2,388
0.364
Urban & Aquatic Ecology
Stormwater Engineering & GSI
Ecohydrology
Forest Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,521
66,544
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kelly Morgan
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
2,977
0.518
soil fertility
evapotranspiration
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,593
712
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abdulrasoul Alomran
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
2,822
0.547
water and soil conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,576
5,664
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
José Luis Arrúe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,491
0.290
Soil Physics and Management
Conservation Tillage