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
United States
John W Scott
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
United States
Andrew D Hanson
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
Netherlands
Li T
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
Italy
Giuseppe Colla
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
China
张娜 Zhang Na
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
Malaysia
Siti Hajar Ahmad
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
Netherlands
Leo Fm Marcelis
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
United States
Charles Guy
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
Slovenia
Robert Veberic
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
United States
James Metzger
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
China
Pengwei Wang
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
India
Amarjeet Kaur
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
Australia
Zhong Hua Chen
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
China
CJ Chen
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
Germany
Eike Luedeling
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
United States
Chad Finn
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
Australia
Kerry Brian Walsh
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
United States
Kevin Folta
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
United States
Vaughn Walton
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
United States
Todd Wehner
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
Germany
Michael Blanke|M. Blanke, Michael M. Blanke
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
Australia
David Midmore
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
Germany
Nazim Gruda
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
United States
David Mackey
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
Israel
Haim Rabinowitch
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
United States
1,681
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John W Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,313
34,047
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,776
United States
9,633
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew D Hanson
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
Netherlands
718
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Li T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,938
14,001
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,531
Italy
1,150
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giuseppe Colla
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
China
1,447
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
张娜 Zhang Na
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
Malaysia
120
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Siti Hajar Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,596
7,379
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,691
Netherlands
1,572
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leo Fm Marcelis
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
United States
26,294
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Guy
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
Slovenia
44
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Veberic
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
United States
30,181
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Metzger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,805
3,899
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,581
China
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
India
815
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amarjeet Kaur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,671
8,095
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,398
Australia
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
China
3,116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
CJ Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,322
12,185
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,614
Germany
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
United States
36,237
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chad Finn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
3,926
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,866
Australia
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
United States
37,242
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin Folta
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
United States
38,925
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vaughn Walton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,043
6,045
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,690
United States
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,266
Germany
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
Australia
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
Germany
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
United States
48,309
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Mackey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,056
2,673
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,064
Israel
1,050
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haim Rabinowitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,953
1,863
0.234
Horticulture
plant breeding
seed production
plant physiology