Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Queensland 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 genetics
product quality
plant biotechnology
cereal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,749
15,188
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Innate immunity
toll-like receptors
inflammasomes
macrophages
neutrophils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,948
20,935
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Algae Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,790
13,915
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
crop physiology
crop modelling
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,668
12,503
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,542
9,039
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant molecular physiology
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
7,126
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant BIotechnology
Plant defence signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
6,013
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Nutrition
Australian Native Plants
Agroecology
Circular Nutrient Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,217
5,345
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sorghum
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
molecular markers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,966
6,383
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
crop biotechnology
cereal quality
sorghum
plant genetics
plant gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
5,453
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Pathology
Phytophthora
Tree crop diseases
Banana diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,873
3,630
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
3,357
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
2,840
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plants
rice
starch
metabolomics
sulfur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,365
5,283
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,185
5,236
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Crop science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
3,446
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
speed breeding
breeding technologies
drought adaptation
disease resistance
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
6,549
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Breeding
Plant Breeding Field Trials
Genetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,523
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,629
1,672
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
4,260
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
2,429
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Pathology
Rhizoshere Biology
Microbial Ecology
Plant Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,533
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
crop nematology
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cropping systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
1,531
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Pathology
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,622
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant science
epigenetics
bioinformatics
genome editing
stress recovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
2,598
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,101
619
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Henry
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,749
15,188
0.392
Plant genetics
product quality
plant biotechnology
cereal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,599
645
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kate Schroder
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,948
20,935
0.552
Innate immunity
toll-like receptors
inflammasomes
macrophages
neutrophils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,333
1,097
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peer Schenk
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,790
13,915
0.501
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Algae Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,551
1,257
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott Chapman
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,668
12,503
0.487
crop physiology
crop modelling
quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,461
1,508
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Cooper
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,542
9,039
0.401
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,527
2,444
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christine Beveridge
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
7,126
0.441
Plant molecular physiology
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,945
3,843
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose Ramon Botella
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
6,013
0.527
Plant BIotechnology
Plant defence signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,661
3,920
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susanne Schmidt
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,217
5,345
0.477
Plant Nutrition
Australian Native Plants
Agroecology
Circular Nutrient Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,033
4,049
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Jordan
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,966
6,383
0.582
sorghum
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
molecular markers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,445
4,075
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ian D Godwin
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
5,453
0.499
crop biotechnology
cereal quality
sorghum
plant genetics
plant gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,945
4,106
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andre Drenth
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,873
3,630
0.334
Plant Pathology
Phytophthora
Tree crop diseases
Banana diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,840
4,337
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Dale
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
3,357
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,483
4,548
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anna Koltunow
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,968
2,840
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,849
4,885
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melissa Fitzgerald
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,365
5,283
0.564
plants
rice
starch
metabolomics
sulfur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,334
5,628
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Karine Chenu
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,185
5,236
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,194
6,391
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Borrell
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
3,446
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,829
6,553
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lee Thomas Hickey
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,157
6,549
0.915
speed breeding
breeding technologies
drought adaptation
disease resistance
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,611
7,515
619
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian DeLacy
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,523
0.401
Plant Breeding
Plant Breeding Field Trials
Genetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,825
8,349
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frederik C Botha
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,629
1,672
0.297
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,920
8,560
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Najeeb Ullah
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,469
4,260
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,957
9,758
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Levente Kiss
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
2,429
0.512
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,174
9,852
789
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lilia Costa Carvalhais
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,533
0.753
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Pathology
Rhizoshere Biology
Microbial Ecology
Plant Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,221
10,074
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Thompson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
1,531
0.334
crop nematology
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cropping systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,224
11,998
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gavin James Ash
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,622
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,944
12,369
947
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Crisp
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
2,598
0.729
Plant science
epigenetics
bioinformatics
genome editing
stress recovery