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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,246
27,031
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
28,339
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,901
16,906
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,350
16,908
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,209
15,481
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,041
14,552
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,149
10,476
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
agricultural sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,733
13,926
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,455
8,051
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,269
13,464
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
5,755
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,187
10,676
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,159
16,106
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,016
14,758
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,773
10,841
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,784
7,716
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
agricultural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,652
12,959
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,510
8,278
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,470
6,900
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,434
145
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ken E Giller
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,246
27,031
0.421
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,476
147
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,950
180
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,329
36,702
0.652
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,381
207
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,280
241
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lourens Poorter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,019
28,339
0.590
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,909
447
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PC Struik
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,901
16,906
0.499
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,191
480
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,350
16,908
0.523
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,327
484
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joop Ja Van Loon
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,209
15,481
0.481
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,562
542
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,041
14,552
0.484
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,929
622
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,149
10,476
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,272
654
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Niels H Batjes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,122
13,355
0.492
soil science
land resources information systems
soil carbon stocks/changes
soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,839
670
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Van Ittersum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,733
13,926
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,249
680
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,455
8,051
0.304
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,757
693
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lijbert Brussaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,115
10,943
0.419
Soil ecology
agroecology
soil quality
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,136
740
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,269
13,464
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,958
758
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Kuyper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,784
13,510
0.545
Fungal ecology and diversity
Soil fertility
Terra Preta
mycorrhiza
decomposition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,378
840
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
5,755
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,914
900
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nabuurs Gj
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,187
10,676
0.481
forestry
european
climate change
carbon sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,969
903
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laurens Klerkx
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,159
16,106
0.727
agricultural innovation
innovation systems
digital agriculture
sustainability transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,299
909
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Arnold Van Huis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,016
14,758
0.670
entomology entomophagy insects as food and feed integrated pest management biological control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,865
930
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,773
10,841
0.498
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,236
990
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,784
7,716
0.371
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,306
1,074
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wopke Van Der Werf
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,652
12,959
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,690
1,086
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,510
8,278
0.424
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,826
1,088
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adriaan Rijnsdorp
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,470
6,900
0.354
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing