Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,660
22,370
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Acid Mine Drainage
Reforestation and Revegetation
Biomass and Bioenergy
Soil and Overburden Analysis
Post-mining Land Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,890
4,161
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,269
4,197
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Pasture management
organic forage-livestock production systems
forage agronomy
host grass - fungal endophyte interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,005
1,677
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plant-microbial interactions
forest responses to global change
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
4,689
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant disease diagnosis
Epidemiology
Integrated plant disease management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,718
2,865
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
2,534
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
fish biology
aquaculture
fisheries management
fish behaviour
fish biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
2,620
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Abiotic Stress
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
4,943
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Pathology
suberin
woody plant defense mechanisms
calcium
apple
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
1,345
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
reproducitve physiology
follicular development
estrous synchrony
herd management
hypothalamo-pituitary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
705
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Forest management
Biomass utilization
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
2,776
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
agribusiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
439
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Forests
Climate Change
Human Activities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,851
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Animal Ecology
Behaviour
Herpetology
Ecological Physiology
Tortoises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
987
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
volatile organic compounds
terpenoids
plant-insect interactions
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,844
1,465
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Environmental Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Food Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
3,405
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Biology
mycology
plant-fungal interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
2,357
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
1,690
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,979
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Grassland Animal Agriculture Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
826
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
disaster risk reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,038
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,300
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ruminant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
2,391
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenomics
Plant Fungal Interactions
Population Genetics
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
1,545
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,308
95
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,660
22,370
0.907
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,401
39,892
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeff Skousen|J Skousen, JG Skousen, Jeffrey Skousen
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,890
4,161
0.421
Acid Mine Drainage
Reforestation and Revegetation
Biomass and Bioenergy
Soil and Overburden Analysis
Post-mining Land Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,514
574
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Van Den Berg, J. Johnnie
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,269
4,197
0.577
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,201
55,386
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Belesky
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,005
1,677
0.239
Pasture management
organic forage-livestock production systems
forage agronomy
host grass - fungal endophyte interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,041
61,646
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward Brzostek
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
4,689
0.757
plant-microbial interactions
forest responses to global change
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,971
65,964
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mahfuzur Rahman
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,718
2,865
0.501
Plant disease diagnosis
Epidemiology
Integrated plant disease management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,706
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hazel Oxenford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
2,534
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,203
11
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
İndar Ramnarine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,461
2,620
0.480
fish biology
aquaculture
fisheries management
fish behaviour
fish biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,516
12
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aidan D Farrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
4,943
0.917
Plant Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Abiotic Stress
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,519
72,775
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan R Biggs
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
1,345
0.265
Plant Pathology
suberin
woody plant defense mechanisms
calcium
apple
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,844
74,680
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bob Dailey
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,912
705
0.144
reproducitve physiology
follicular development
estrous synchrony
herd management
hypothalamo-pituitary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,915
77,067
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jingxin Wang
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
2,776
0.588
Forest management
Biomass utilization
Bioenergy
Bioproducts
Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,862
16
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andre Bascom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
439
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,336
83,061
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amy Hessl
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,287
1,851
0.432
Forests
Climate Change
Human Activities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,704
18
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adrian Hailey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,149
987
0.238
Animal Ecology
Behaviour
Herpetology
Ecological Physiology
Tortoises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,132
90,241
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Gutensohn
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,844
1,465
0.381
volatile organic compounds
terpenoids
plant-insect interactions
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,679
1,284
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oluwaseyi Samuel Olanrewaju
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,452
3,405
0.986
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Environmental Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Food Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,216
98,365
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mustafa Morsy
University of West Alabama
Livingston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,417
2,357
0.690
Plant Biology
mycology
plant-fungal interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,571
1,310
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simeon Materechera
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
1,690
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,822
1,373
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
2,979
0.913
Microbiology
mycorrhizal
bioremediation
plant and soil health
renewable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,529
102,725
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Wilson
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
826
0.257
Grassland Animal Agriculture Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,830
1,449
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dewald Van Niekerk
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,038
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,773
114,225
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer S Hawkins
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,300
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,743
119,745
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ibukun Ogunade
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
2,391
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,789
119,758
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Craig F Barrett
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
1,545
0.601
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenomics
Plant Fungal Interactions
Population Genetics
Conservation