Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Adelaide 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
Plant function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,274
10,272
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
7,335
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,332
9,849
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,631
4,346
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Science
Space Biology
Salt Tolerance
Ion Transport
GABA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
9,069
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant and microbial carbohydrate biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
6,302
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant Ecology
Invasive plant species
restoration ecology
desert ecology
biotic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
2,635
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant genetics
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,082
3,505
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,912
2,594
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
crop physiology
agronomy
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
4,121
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant water use
irrigation
land use systems
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
3,217
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant water uptake and evapotranspiration
irrigation water and salinity management
landscape futures modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
3,216
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant nutrition
Soil chemistry
Metals
Phosphorus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,273
3,380
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant phenotyping
plant physiology
growth modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,216
3,127
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Science
Plant Development
Plant Reproduction
Cell Differentiation
Cell Walls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
3,124
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
2,425
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Crop Science
Soil biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
2,576
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant genetics
genomics and breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,364
976
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Crop and pasture agronomy
plant ecophysiology
phosphorus
nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,360
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
plant abiotic stress tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
1,399
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Physiology
salinity tolerance
Ion transport
Calcium signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,046
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant pathology
Horticulture
Post-Harvest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
1,347
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant reproduction
Developmental biology
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
1,014
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,563
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Root Phenotyping
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,950
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,291
754
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
FA Smith
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,274
10,272
0.300
Plant function
mycorrhizal symbiosis
arsenic toxicity
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,220
1,282
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Geoff Fincher
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,268
7,335
0.290
Enzymology
Plant genomics
Genetic engineering
Genomics
Protein chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,890
1,766
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michelle Waycott
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,332
9,849
0.484
Botany
plant systematics
seagrass
population genetics
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,097
2,779
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Reid
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,631
4,346
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,180
3,135
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Gilliham
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,470
9,069
0.673
Plant Science
Space Biology
Salt Tolerance
Ion Transport
GABA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,135
3,661
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vincent Bulone
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,964
6,302
0.527
Plant and microbial carbohydrate biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,100
4,941
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose M Facelli
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,272
2,635
0.284
Plant Ecology
Invasive plant species
restoration ecology
desert ecology
biotic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,629
5,049
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diane Mather
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,082
3,505
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,987
5,152
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ken Chalmers
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,912
2,594
0.291
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,951
5,226
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Glenn McDonald
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
4,121
0.469
crop physiology
agronomy
plant nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,576
6,784
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wayne S Meyer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
3,217
0.463
Plant water use
irrigation
land use systems
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,362
6,817
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wayne Meyer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,905
3,216
0.466
plant water uptake and evapotranspiration
irrigation water and salinity management
landscape futures modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,990
7,528
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fien Degryse
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,273
3,380
0.539
Plant nutrition
Soil chemistry
Metals
Phosphorus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,921
8,947
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bettina Berger
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,216
3,127
0.600
plant phenotyping
plant physiology
growth modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,865
9,711
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew Tucker
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,768
3,124
0.655
Plant Science
Plant Development
Plant Reproduction
Cell Differentiation
Cell Walls
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,139
10,069
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Delphine Fleury
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
2,425
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,832
12,667
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tan Dang
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
2,576
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,240
12,911
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
SHI YING YANG
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,364
976
0.290
Plant genetics
genomics and breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,006
13,101
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew Denton
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
2,360
0.715
Crop and pasture agronomy
plant ecophysiology
phosphorus
nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,435
13,423
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yusuf Genc
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,193
1,399
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,137
14,098
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bo Xu
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,046
0.683
Plant Physiology
salinity tolerance
Ion transport
Calcium signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,677
14,717
585
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amanda J Able
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
1,347
0.478
Plant pathology
Horticulture
Post-Harvest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,522
17,819
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Takashi Okada
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
1,014
0.484
Plant reproduction
Developmental biology
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,133
18,206
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhammad Kamran
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,563
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,677
18,453
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nasir Iqbal
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,950
0.985
Root Phenotyping
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Drought