Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 30 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
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant cell walls
polysaccharides
plant-soil interactions
plant cell biology
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,274
7,603
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Forest desert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tropical forest ecology- Dendrochronology- Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
10,985
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
aquatic ecosystems
food webs
freshwater ecology
alpine
environmental flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
7,823
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tropical Forests
Carbon Cycle
Climate Impacts
Land Use Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
8,082
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,378
2,174
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agri-food systems
livelihood vulnerability
institutions in natural resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,324
4,480
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
soil
water
carbon
agroforestry
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
2,714
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Cell walls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
2,437
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tropical forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,936
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biochemistry
Plant Foods
Carbohydrates
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
3,040
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Development
Plant Genetics
Hormonal Signalling
Plant Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
3,350
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
plant nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
1,780
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agriculture
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Food Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
2,037
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant ecophysiology
Photosynthesis
Agriculture GHG Mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
544
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
agricultural robots
nonlinear dynamic
chaotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
313
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
422
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
animal behaviour
animal welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
272
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant anthocyanin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
178
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Forest conservation
Ecosystem services
Human values and behaviour
Natural resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
298
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant-symbiont interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
243
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agroecology
agri-environment schemes
soil organic carbon
farmland biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
144
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fisheries and African rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
128
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agriculture
Climate Change
Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
60
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,951
320
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Oliver L Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,717
40,044
0.446
forests
global change
tropical ecology
carbon
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,532
2,307
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Knox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,274
7,603
0.279
plant cell walls
polysaccharides
plant-soil interactions
plant cell biology
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,525
3,878
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Grainger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,984
5,629
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,180
4,343
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roel Brienen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,395
10,985
0.632
Tropical forest ecology- Dendrochronology- Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,120
5,158
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lee E Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
7,823
0.515
aquatic ecosystems
food webs
freshwater ecology
alpine
environmental flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,276
5,761
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Galbraith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,941
8,082
0.580
Tropical Forests
Carbon Cycle
Climate Impacts
Land Use Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,197
8,915
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steve Compton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,378
2,174
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,900
8,964
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claire H Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,324
4,480
0.480
Agri-food systems
livelihood vulnerability
institutions in natural resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,268
11,517
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pippa Chapman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
2,714
0.376
soil
water
carbon
agroforestry
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,004
11,831
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susan Marcus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
2,437
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,825
12,434
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sophie Fauset
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
4,936
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,575
13,945
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caroline Orfila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
3,040
0.524
Biochemistry
Plant Foods
Carbohydrates
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,297
14,202
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tom Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
3,350
0.589
Plant Development
Plant Genetics
Hormonal Signalling
Plant Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,910
15,717
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catherine Lilley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
1,780
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,023
25,188
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Whitfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
2,037
0.768
Agriculture
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Food Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,197
42,646
1,069
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rakesh Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
544
0.594
Plant ecophysiology
Photosynthesis
Agriculture GHG Mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,192
45,519
1,129
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ping Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
313
0.417
agricultural robots
nonlinear dynamic
chaotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889,221
49,176
1,198
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Suruchi Roychoudhry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
422
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,832
53,422
1,307
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mary Friel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
272
0.602
animal behaviour
animal welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,811
58,441
1,432
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kaiming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
178
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,060
59,106
1,457
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eberechukwu Johnpaul Ihemezie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
298
0.866
Forest conservation
Ecosystem services
Human values and behaviour
Natural resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,088
64,976
1,593
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher A Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
243
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,260
71,457
1,727
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sofia Biffi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
144
0.804
Agroecology
agri-environment schemes
soil organic carbon
farmland biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,434,448
74,368
1,812
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nwamaka Okeke-Ogbuafor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
128
0.853
Fisheries and African rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564,677
78,780
1,908
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarah Lebel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
60
0.545
Agriculture
Climate Change
Adaptation