Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Horticulture Highly Cited Researchers 58 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
tomato breeding
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,568
32,870
0.333
* 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
31,847
6,593
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,587
2,820
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,790
4,077
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,885
2,211
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
3,240
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
horticulture
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
1,136
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
1,788
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
tomato breeding
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
2,795
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Fresh Horticultural Crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,784
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
tropical ornamental horticulture
mineral nutrition and fertilization of plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
627
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Organic crop production
vegetable grafting
anaerobic soil disinfestation
high tunnel cropping systems
food quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,230
1,560
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
entomology
ecology
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
415
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Horticulture Science
Fruit Crops
Plant Physiology
Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,938
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arboriculture
Urban Forestry
Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
2,008
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
736
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citrus physiology and horticulture
postharvest technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,062
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vegetable Cropping Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,185
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Controlled environments
indoor propagation
urban gardening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
1,484
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Breeding
ornamentals
environmental horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
350
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Postharvest Biology
meristem development
senescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
698
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Tomato
Soybean
Wheat-Rye Translocations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
747
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Entomology
Urban Ecology
Insect Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
851
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Environmental Horticulture
sustainable landscape practices
Water conservation and quality
community outreach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
169
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
326
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,317
1,582
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
98,568
32,870
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,993
9,707
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
31,847
6,593
0.207
Metabolic biochemistry
plant & microbial biochemistry
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,476
26,754
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles Guy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,587
2,820
0.193
People-Plant Interactions
Therapeutic Horticulture
Plant Environmental Stress Responses
Metabolomics
Plant Freezing Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,333
37,152
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kevin Folta
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,790
4,077
0.378
Photomorphogenesis
fruit crop genomics
public outreach and communication in biotechnology
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,622
50,472
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven Alonzo Sargent
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,885
2,211
0.280
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Fisiologia e tecnologia pós-colheita de frutas
hortaliças e legumes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,308
61,211
619
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lincoln Zotarelli
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,354
3,240
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,699
67,269
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter C Andersen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,686
1,136
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,995
76,625
806
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
JH Crane
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
1,788
0.369
Tropical Fruit Production
Horticultural Science
Environmental Plant Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,885
90,347
961
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Samuel Hutton
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,910
2,795
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,487
97,134
1,026
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark A Ritenour
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,784
0.504
Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Fresh Horticultural Crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,527
97,144
1,027
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Timothy Broschat
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
627
0.177
tropical ornamental horticulture
mineral nutrition and fertilization of plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,641
103,800
1,091
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xin Zhao
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,230
1,560
0.483
Organic crop production
vegetable grafting
anaerobic soil disinfestation
high tunnel cropping systems
food quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,532
111,311
1,184
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brent V Brodbeck
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,920
415
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,110
122,027
1,276
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ali Sarkhosh
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,938
0.761
Horticulture Science
Fruit Crops
Plant Physiology
Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,343
122,377
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew K Koeser
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,537
2,008
0.791
Arboriculture
Urban Forestry
Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,375
128,606
1,355
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeff Williamson
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
736
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,578
131,931
1,389
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fernando Alferez
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,062
0.471
Citrus physiology and horticulture
postharvest technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,536
148,747
1,535
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Josh Freeman
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,185
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,257
151,842
1,569
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Celina Gomez
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,787
1,484
0.830
Controlled environments
indoor propagation
urban gardening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,833
154,022
1,585
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rosanna Freyre
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
350
0.201
Breeding
ornamentals
environmental horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,181
158,402
1,636
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tie Liu
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
698
0.420
Postharvest Biology
meristem development
senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,890
170,634
1,748
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tong Geon Lee
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
747
0.516
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Tomato
Soybean
Wheat-Rye Translocations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,360
188,051
1,895
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adam Dale
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
851
0.713
Entomology
Urban Ecology
Insect Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,730
199,191
1,990
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Esen Momol
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
169
0.160
Environmental Horticulture
sustainable landscape practices
Water conservation and quality
community outreach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,605
230,181
2,213
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Océane Frelin
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
326
0.449