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
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,724
13,756
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,982
6,237
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,064
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,774
5,268
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
5,129
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,798
6,090
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,554
2,853
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,393
3,497
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
2,694
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,918
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,396
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,231
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Food Processing
Dairy Technology
Food Packaging
Protein Functionality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
3,052
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soil science
water quality
environmental modelling
nutrient transfer
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
1,601
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,501
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agricultural Systems
Sustainability
Carbon Farming
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon Sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,156
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Agronomy
Soil Science
Gaseous Emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,565
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Dairy
protein chemistry
processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,647
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Farm Safety
Farmer Health and Wellbeing
Health Geography
Rural Development
Agriculture Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,027
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Animal welfare
dairy cows
ducks
pigs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,162
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spatial Analysis
agriculture
environment
policy analysis
ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
912
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Silviculture
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
908
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Research to Improve Dairy Cow Fertility
Animal Reproduction
Dairy
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
1,039
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Dairy powder
granulation
structural properties and functionalites of food powders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
1,200
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
agricultural occupational health and safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
688
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,182
110
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donagh Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,724
13,756
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,324
423
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laurence Shalloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,982
6,237
0.625
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,838
593
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary Lanigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,064
0.643
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,593
607
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karl G. Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,774
5,268
0.678
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,088
618
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karl Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
5,129
0.671
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,829
706
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammed Gagaoua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,798
6,090
0.896
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,172
892
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Spink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,554
2,853
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,509
924
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura Boyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,393
3,497
0.648
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,815
1,163
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emer Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,220
2,694
0.638
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,618
1,269
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ewen Mullins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,918
0.500
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,315
1,375
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donal J O'Callaghan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,396
0.399
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,576
1,464
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David P. Wall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,231
0.694
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,269
1,479
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Farhad Garavand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
3,052
0.959
Food Processing
Dairy Technology
Food Packaging
Protein Functionality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,262
1,880
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen Daly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
1,601
0.662
Soil science
water quality
environmental modelling
nutrient transfer
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,098
2,228
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nóirín Mchugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,916
1,501
0.783
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,822
2,224
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Donal M O'Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
1,156
0.603
Agricultural Systems
Sustainability
Carbon Farming
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon Sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,549
2,286
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patrick J. Forrestal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,565
0.841
Agronomy
Soil Science
Gaseous Emissions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,699
2,287
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Noel Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,860
1,647
0.885
Dairy
protein chemistry
processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,932
2,377
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Meredith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,027
0.581
Farm Safety
Farmer Health and Wellbeing
Health Geography
Rural Development
Agriculture Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,861
2,473
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keelin O'Driscoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
1,162
0.709
Animal welfare
dairy cows
ducks
pigs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,707
2,503
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reamonn Fealy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,606
912
0.568
Spatial Analysis
agriculture
environment
policy analysis
ICT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,544
2,669
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Niall J Farrelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
908
0.632
Silviculture
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,760
2,836
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
1,039
0.804
Research to Improve Dairy Cow Fertility
Animal Reproduction
Dairy
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,901
2,831
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Junfu Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
1,200
0.927
Dairy powder
granulation
structural properties and functionalites of food powders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,611
3,126
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Mcnamara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
688
0.638
agricultural occupational health and safety