Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Plant Science 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
China
Jian-Kang Zhu
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,070
70,298
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Jonathan D Jones
plant disease and immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,497
44,469
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Belgium
Marc Van Montagu
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,920
19,670
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Jeremy Schmutz
Plant genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,147
45,111
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Belgium
Dirk Inze
Planten biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,316
28,824
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Jeff Dangl
Plant Biology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,132
39,080
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Richard Dixon
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,653
28,468
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Bruns Thomas D
mycology
fungal ecology
ecology
systematics
mycorrhizae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,901
37,177
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
Christine H Foyer
Redox biology
photosynthesis
stress
respiration
carbon/nitrogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,616
31,866
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Chua NH
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,597
18,063
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Joanne Chory
plant growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,899
24,545
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Australia
Michael GK Jones
plant biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,285
37,763
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Joe Berry
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,758
25,970
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Björn Usadel
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,517
55,896
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Switzerland
Bernhard Schmid
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,636
33,512
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
James C Carrington
Plant science
RNA biology
small RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,446
16,499
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Matthias C Rillig
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,643
50,993
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Switzerland
Christian Körner
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,719
25,659
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Stephen Long
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,784
25,884
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United Kingdom
John Raven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,181
23,231
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Australia
Ian J Wright
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,297
38,997
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Estonia
Ülo Niinemets
plant ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,035
38,896
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japan
Kazuki Saito
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,142
28,446
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Australia
Hans Lambers
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,138
30,487
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Netherlands
Corné Mj Pieterse
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,057
31,706
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151
China
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jian-Kang Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,070
70,298
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,714
United Kingdom
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan D Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,497
44,469
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,046
Belgium
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marc Van Montagu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,920
19,670
0.160
Plant Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics/Science Outreach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,415
United States
1,147
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeremy Schmutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,147
45,111
0.399
Plant genomics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genome biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,736
Belgium
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dirk Inze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,316
28,824
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,801
United States
1,327
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeff Dangl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,132
39,080
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,886
United States
1,379
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Dixon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,653
28,468
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,422
United States
1,639
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruns Thomas D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,901
37,177
0.392
mycology
fungal ecology
ecology
systematics
mycorrhizae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,446
United Kingdom
275
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine H Foyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,616
31,866
0.337
Redox biology
photosynthesis
stress
respiration
carbon/nitrogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,729
United States
1,772
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chua NH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,597
18,063
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,777
United States
1,799
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joanne Chory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,899
24,545
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,472
Australia
178
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael GK Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,285
37,763
0.465
plant biotechnology
transgenic plants
plant pathology
plant nematodes
plant viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,628
United States
2,203
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joe Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,758
25,970
0.326
plant physiology
photosynthesis
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,763
Germany
170
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Björn Usadel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,517
55,896
0.712
Data Science
Plant cell walls
bioinformatics
systems biology
plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,988
Switzerland
77
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bernhard Schmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,636
33,512
0.437
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,114
United States
2,426
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James C Carrington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,446
16,499
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,225
Germany
195
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias C Rillig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,643
50,993
0.683
soil ecology
mycorrhiza
fungal ecology
biodiversity
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,333
Switzerland
86
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian Körner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,719
25,659
0.348
Plant ecology
ecophysiology
alpine plant ecology
treeline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,432
United States
2,571
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,784
25,884
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,503
United Kingdom
456
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Raven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,181
23,231
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,721
Australia
226
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ian J Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,297
38,997
0.555
plant ecology
plant traits
vegetation
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,758
Estonia
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ülo Niinemets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,035
38,896
0.555
plant ecophysiology
volatile organic compound emission
adaptation
stress biology
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,896
Japan
69
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kazuki Saito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,142
28,446
0.411
Plant Science
Plant Biology
Functional Genomics
Metabolomics
Plant Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,178
Australia
238
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hans Lambers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,138
30,487
0.454
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,191
Netherlands
129
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Corné Mj Pieterse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,057
31,706
0.473
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis