Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Huazhong Agricultural University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Rankings 2025
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 Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,712
7,659
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant immunity
plant-microbe interaction
microbiota
phytohormones
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,663
7,522
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant development
epigenetics
rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,319
4,995
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,197
4,211
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant nanobiotechnology and nanobionics
crop physiology
ion channels/transporters
plant abiotic stress tolerance
signal tran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
5,080
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Genetics
Plant Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,659
3,370
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant-Pathogen Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,548
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,647
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,541
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plant nutrition
photosynthesis
nutrient cycling
oilseed rape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
2,187
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plant trichome biotic defense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,373
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
1,217
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Biotechnology
Genome editing
Plant biotic and abiotic stress
Plant-Microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
1,053
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
250
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant nutrient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
395
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant-microbe interactions
smut fungi
effectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
358
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant science
Genetics
Molecular biology
Tomato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
271
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant-microbiota interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
230
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant-microbiota interactions
DNA methylation
bioinformatics
Genome
transcriptome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
46
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Molecular Cytogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,380
3,215
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jiang Daohong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,712
7,659
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,812
3,241
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenichi Tsuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,663
7,522
0.645
Plant immunity
plant-microbe interaction
microbiota
phytohormones
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,771
5,732
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yu Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,319
4,995
0.682
Plant development
epigenetics
rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,547
6,985
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jiasen Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,197
4,211
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,219
7,736
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Honghong Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,648
5,080
0.899
Plant nanobiotechnology and nanobionics
crop physiology
ion channels/transporters
plant abiotic stress tolerance
signal tran
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,543
9,478
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lin Li (李林)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,659
3,370
0.723
Plant Genetics
Plant Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,584
11,805
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Meng Yuan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,548
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,606
11,808
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Wajid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
1,647
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,827
12,457
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yan Shunping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,541
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,172
15,543
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tao Ren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
2,187
0.787
plant nutrition
photosynthesis
nutrient cycling
oilseed rape
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,522
21,652
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Changxian Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,814
1,373
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,149
27,085
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Shaban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
1,217
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,974
29,704
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amjad Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
1,053
0.995
Plant Biotechnology
Genome editing
Plant biotic and abiotic stress
Plant-Microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,196
37,472
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qiusheng Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
250
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
928,856
41,463
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sheliang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
395
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,067
42,871
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiaowei Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
358
0.833
Plant-microbe interactions
smut fungi
effectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,915
47,946
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jianwen Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
271
0.850
Plant science
Genetics
Molecular biology
Tomato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,213,171
53,293
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shiji Hou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
230
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,805,002
79,373
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jiakang Yin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,807,968
79,577
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jiantuan Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
46
0.920
Plant-microbiota interactions
DNA methylation
bioinformatics
Genome
transcriptome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,181,980
94,558
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harun Ar Rashid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000