Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 immune mechanisms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,981
13,297
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Hormone Signaling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,093
9,817
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant immunity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,309
2,891
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant defense mechanisms
Plant immunity
Cell biology
Cell-to-cell communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
976
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant cell wall
Plant immunity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
195
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Pathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant immunity
translational regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant ecology and evolution
plant dispersal
dormancy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
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Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Xinnian Dong
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,981
13,297
0.333
Trevor Nolan *
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,093
9,817
0.574
Lijing Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,309
2,891
0.671
Raul Zavaliev
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
976
0.718
Plant defense mechanisms
Plant immunity
Cell biology
Cell-to-cell communication
Qian Zhang
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
195
0.985
Yixuan Chen
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
Yucong Xie
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
Plant immunity
translational regulation
Brandie Quarles Chidyagwai|Brandie Quarles
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
plant ecology and evolution
plant dispersal
dormancy
Chi Kuan|關旂
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000