Citation Rankings
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Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 46 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
Belgium
Panos Panagos
Soil Erosion
Soil conservation
Organic Carbon
erosivity
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,308
22,483
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Belgium
giacomo grassi
forest
ecology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,673
14,027
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Belgium
Cristiano Ballabio
soil science
statistics
geostatistics
geomorphology
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
12,328
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Belgium
Maria Luisa Paracchini
agrienvironment
biodiversity
ecosystem services
agriculture
common agricultural policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,307
5,507
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Belgium
Michele Meroni
Remote Sensing
Vegetation
Agriculture
Time series anaysis
Hyperspectral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
5,565
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Belgium
José I Barredo
Forest ecosystem services
biodiversity
climate change
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,498
4,415
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Belgium
Andrea Camia
Forestry
Bioeconomy
Wildland fires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,329
4,158
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Belgium
Valerio Avitabile
Forestry
remote sensing
biomass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
5,291
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Belgium
Henning Winker
Fisheries ecology
population dynamics
stock assessment
Bayesian models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
4,290
0.728

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Belgium
Andrea Schievano
Sustainable farming
environmental biotechnology
soil fertility
nutrients cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
2,905
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Belgium
Joana Patrício
Fisheries control and inspection
marine and coastal ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
2,205
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Belgium
sergio gomez y paloma
Agricultural economics
Transition economics
Development Economics
Microeconomics
Economic Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
2,523
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Belgium
Felix Rembold
remote sensing
agriculture
land use
drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,036
2,299
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Belgium
Marco Nocita
Soil spectroscopy
Agronomy
Medical devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
1,823
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Belgium
Baudouin Desclée
Forest Monitoring
Earth Observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Belgium
Martin Hajduch
plant proteomics
allergens
seeds
Chernobyl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
572
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Belgium
Fabio Micale
Agriculture
research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,155
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Belgium
Guido Ceccherini
Remote sensing
vegetation monitoring
forestry
land use and land cover change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
2,303
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Belgium
Robert M'barek
Agricultural economics
trade
bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,818
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Belgium
Jordi Guillen
Fisheries economics
Fisheries management
Aquaculture economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
1,684
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Belgium
Calogero Schillaci
Land Degradation
Agronomy
Digital Soil Mapping
GIS
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
2,199
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Belgium
Matteo Vizzarri
forest management and planning
ecosystem services
climate change
land use change
resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,839
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Belgium
Ragnar Jonsson
forest policy
wood product markets
scenario analysis
forest owner behavior
forest sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
1,536
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Belgium
Sarah Mubareka
bioeconomy
forestry
land use
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,073
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Belgium
HAKKI EMRAH ERDOGAN
Soil Science
Land Degradation
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,140
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,893
Belgium
195
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Panos Panagos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,308
22,483
0.767
Soil Erosion
Soil conservation
Organic Carbon
erosivity
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,571
Belgium
426
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
giacomo grassi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,673
14,027
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,896
Belgium
559
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cristiano Ballabio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,432
12,328
0.799
soil science
statistics
geostatistics
geomorphology
plant ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,144
Belgium
838
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maria Luisa Paracchini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,307
5,507
0.487
agrienvironment
biodiversity
ecosystem services
agriculture
common agricultural policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,430
Belgium
885
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michele Meroni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,764
5,565
0.517
Remote Sensing
Vegetation
Agriculture
Time series anaysis
Hyperspectral
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,101
Belgium
904
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
José I Barredo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,498
4,415
0.421
Forest ecosystem services
biodiversity
climate change
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,218
Belgium
1,343
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea Camia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,329
4,158
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,072
Belgium
1,391
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Valerio Avitabile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
5,291
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,054
Belgium
1,630
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Henning Winker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,889
4,290
0.728
Fisheries ecology
population dynamics
stock assessment
Bayesian models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,394
Belgium
1,843
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Schievano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,115
2,905
0.568
Sustainable farming
environmental biotechnology
soil fertility
nutrients cycling

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,101
Belgium
1,876
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joana Patrício
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,023
2,205
0.439
Fisheries control and inspection
marine and coastal ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,212
Belgium
2,038
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sergio gomez y paloma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,575
2,523
0.551
Agricultural economics
Transition economics
Development Economics
Microeconomics
Economic Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,190
Belgium
2,265
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Felix Rembold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,036
2,299
0.570
remote sensing
agriculture
land use
drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,162
Belgium
2,831
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Nocita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
1,823
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,414
Belgium
2,859
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Baudouin Desclée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
988
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,510
Belgium
2,941
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Hajduch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,791
572
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,659
Belgium
2,965
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fabio Micale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,155
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,510
Belgium
3,037
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guido Ceccherini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
2,303
0.867
Remote sensing
vegetation monitoring
forestry
land use and land cover change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,221
Belgium
3,052
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert M'barek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,641
1,818
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,191
Belgium
3,264
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jordi Guillen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
1,684
0.711
Fisheries economics
Fisheries management
Aquaculture economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,296
Belgium
3,271
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Calogero Schillaci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
2,199
0.933
Land Degradation
Agronomy
Digital Soil Mapping
GIS
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,629
Belgium
3,380
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matteo Vizzarri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,839
0.821
forest management and planning
ecosystem services
climate change
land use change
resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,899
Belgium
3,517
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ragnar Jonsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,105
1,536
0.730
forest policy
wood product markets
scenario analysis
forest owner behavior
forest sector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,103
Belgium
3,832
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Mubareka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,073
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,327
Belgium
3,837
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
HAKKI EMRAH ERDOGAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,140
0.619
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