Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,365
82,907
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,942
12,144
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,417
9,913
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,100
8,672
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant-water relations
Drip fertigation
Dryland farming
Evapotranspiration
Ecohydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,227
8,908
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,632
5,074
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,628
3,109
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fusarium head blight (FHB)
fungal genetics
RNA editing
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
3,084
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecohydrology
Soil hydrology
Soil and water conservation
Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
3,528
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Smart Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
3,426
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,891
1,809
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Development and Metabolism in Brassica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,546
1,733
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
1,711
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soil physics and hydrology
Soil and water conservation
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
2,021
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
1,739
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Pathology
Fusarium head blight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
1,271
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,335
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
soil carbon change
DOC fluxes in forests
greenhouse gas emission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
817
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
635
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grape disease resistance molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
787
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil physics
Agricultural soil and water engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
926
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
617
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Boiactive natural products
Structure elucidation
Marine drugs
Saponins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
595
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Animal Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
800
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sustainability
Cliamte Smart Agriculture and Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
994
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,734
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
135,365
82,907
0.612
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,738
1,534
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zhensheng Kang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,942
12,144
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,624
2,290
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gaihe Yang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,417
9,913
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,179
3,636
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yongzhong Feng
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,100
8,672
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,993
4,554
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Junliang Fan
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,227
8,908
0.965
Plant-water relations
Drip fertigation
Dryland farming
Evapotranspiration
Ecohydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,542
8,119
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Jawaad Atif
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,632
5,074
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,680
8,125
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiaojie Wang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,628
3,109
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,606
10,157
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Huiquan Liu
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
3,084
0.676
Fusarium head blight (FHB)
fungal genetics
RNA editing
evolutionary biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,742
10,830
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xiaodong Gao
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
3,528
0.823
Ecohydrology
Soil hydrology
Soil and water conservation
Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,242
12,710
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
longsheng fu
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
3,426
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,553
15,634
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaoping HU
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,891
1,809
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,083
17,436
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Baohua Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,546
1,733
0.681
Plant Development and Metabolism in Brassica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,673
17,466
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Liesche
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
1,711
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,293
19,901
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hailong HE
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
2,021
0.941
Soil physics and hydrology
Soil and water conservation
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,361
21,215
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cong Jiang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
1,739
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,836
23,908
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Qinhu Wang
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,652
1,271
0.769
Plant Pathology
Fusarium head blight
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,859
25,089
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haibo Yu
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,335
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,474
27,603
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shengwei Shi 石生伟
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
817
0.635
soil carbon change
DOC fluxes in forests
greenhouse gas emission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,622
29,490
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Li Yuan
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,133
635
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,301
29,778
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yingqiang Wen
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
787
0.708
Grape disease resistance molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,356
30,162
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Min Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
926
0.854
Soil physics
Agricultural soil and water engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,875
30,230
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jiangxin Gu
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
617
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,834
30,398
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tian Xiang Rong
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
595
0.557
Boiactive natural products
Structure elucidation
Marine drugs
Saponins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,610
30,839
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rab Nawaz Soomro
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
800
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,290
31,094
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Apurbo Sarkar
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
994
0.977
Sustainability
Cliamte Smart Agriculture and Technology Adoption