Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Horticulture 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
tomato breeding
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,313
34,047
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,398
7,710
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Horticulture
Crop physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,938
14,001
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Agronomy
Horticulture
Plant nutrition
Biostimulant
Vegetables
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
17,794
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Stress physiology、Molecular Biology、Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
16,458
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Postharvest Physiology and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,596
7,379
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
crop physiology
Lighting
Greenhouses
Vertical farms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,765
7,993
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
3,368
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
horticulture
plant metabolites
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,476
7,750
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,805
3,899
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cell Biology
Cytoskeleton
Endomembrane
Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
7,444
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Horticultural crop management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,671
8,095
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Agriculture and Horticulture
Environmental Stress
Electrophysiology
Evolutionary Biology
Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,484
8,569
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Horticulture
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,322
12,185
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Horticulture
Tree dormancy
Holistic systems modeling
Agroforestry
Decision analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
7,434
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
horticulture
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
3,926
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
horticulture
plant physiology
spectroscopy
fruit tree crop quantity and quality estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,589
5,832
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,501
4,624
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
entomology
ecology
population dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,043
6,045
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Watermelon
Cucumber
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,445
3,657
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecophysiology
fruit science
climate change
horticulture
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
4,092
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Agriculture
horticulture
plant science
irrigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,463
2,937
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
vegetable sciences
innovation in agriculture
growing media
soilless culture
protected cultivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,083
5,958
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,056
2,673
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Horticulture
plant breeding
seed production
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,953
1,863
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,539
1,681
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John W Scott
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,313
34,047
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,776
9,633
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew D Hanson
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,398
7,710
0.246
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,783
718
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Li T
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,938
14,001
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,531
1,150
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giuseppe Colla
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Viterbo, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
17,794
0.714
Agronomy
Horticulture
Plant nutrition
Biostimulant
Vegetables
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,867
1,447
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
张娜 Zhang Na
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
16,458
0.801
Stress physiology、Molecular Biology、Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,492
120
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Siti Hajar Ahmad
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,596
7,379
0.473
Postharvest Physiology and Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,691
1,572
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leo Fm Marcelis
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,765
7,993
0.541
crop physiology
Lighting
Greenhouses
Vertical farms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,386
26,294
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Guy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,458
3,368
0.233
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,443
44
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Veberic
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,476
7,750
0.575
horticulture
plant metabolites
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,005
30,181
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Metzger
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,805
3,899
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,581
2,985
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pengwei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,723
7,444
0.585
Cell Biology
Cytoskeleton
Endomembrane
Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,988
815
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amarjeet Kaur
Khalsa College Amritsar
Amritsar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,671
8,095
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,398
3,458
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zhong Hua Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,484
8,569
0.686
Agriculture and Horticulture
Environmental Stress
Electrophysiology
Evolutionary Biology
Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,497
3,116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
CJ Chen
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,322
12,185
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,614
3,645
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eike Luedeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,458
7,434
0.649
Horticulture
Tree dormancy
Holistic systems modeling
Agroforestry
Decision analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,879
36,237
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chad Finn
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
3,926
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,866
4,204
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerry Brian Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,589
5,832
0.551
horticulture
plant physiology
spectroscopy
fruit tree crop quantity and quality estimation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,813
37,242
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin Folta
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,501
4,624
0.440
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,692
38,925
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vaughn Walton
Oregon State University
Corvallis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,043
6,045
0.602
entomology
ecology
population dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,690
41,354
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Todd Wehner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,445
3,657
0.387
Watermelon
Cucumber
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,266
4,858
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Blanke|M. Blanke, Michael M. Blanke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
4,092
0.461
Ecophysiology
fruit science
climate change
horticulture
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,579
5,384
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Midmore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,463
2,937
0.347
Agriculture
horticulture
plant science
irrigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,763
5,339
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nazim Gruda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,083
5,958
0.737
vegetable sciences
innovation in agriculture
growing media
soilless culture
protected cultivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,261
48,309
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Mackey
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,056
2,673
0.332
Molecular plant-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,064
1,050
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haim Rabinowitch
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,953
1,863
0.234
Horticulture
plant breeding
seed production
plant physiology