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
Plant development and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,425
9,000
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant molecular biology
genetics and epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
2,530
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant-microbe interaction
Biochemistry
Plant Biology
Plant pathology
Effectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,253
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant evolution
GWAS
genomics
Transposon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
772
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
372
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
RNA Biology
Development
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
227
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Evolution and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
243
0.877
Liam Dolan
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,425
9,000
0.354
Plant development and evolution
Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,626
2,530
0.293
plant molecular biology
genetics and epigenetics
Juan Carlos De La Concepción
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,253
0.837
Plant-microbe interaction
Biochemistry
Plant Biology
Plant pathology
Effectors
Shuangyang Wu 吴双阳
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
772
0.878
plant evolution
GWAS
genomics
Transposon
Tetsuya Hisanaga
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
372
0.722
Stefan Lutzmayer
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
227
0.696
RNA Biology
Development
Plant Science
Vicky Spencer|Victoria M. R. Spencer, Victoria Spencer
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Redwood City, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
243
0.877
Plant Evolution and Development