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 breeding
Crop genetics and genomics
Quantitative traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
8,768
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
phytochrome
plant photoreceptors
plant molecular genetics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
1,915
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Developmental Biology
Molecular Genetics
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
2,277
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,109
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,219
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceuticals
Immunity
Insect Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
757
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rice
abiotic stress
iron stress
ascorbate redox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
748
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant-microbe interaction
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
116
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
38
0.927
Rod Snowdon
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
8,768
0.614
Plant breeding
Crop genetics and genomics
Quantitative traits
Jon Hughes
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,045
1,915
0.238
phytochrome
plant photoreceptors
plant molecular genetics
structural biology
Annette Becker
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
2,277
0.362
Plant Developmental Biology
Molecular Genetics
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Omics
B Hütsch
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,109
0.330
Sarah Schiessl
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,219
0.869
Mohammad Rahnamaeian
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
757
0.589
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceuticals
Immunity
Insect Biotechnology
Linbo Wu|Lin-Bo Wu
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
748
0.793
Rice
abiotic stress
iron stress
ascorbate redox
Priyanka Kumari
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
116
0.648
Plant-microbe interaction
Molecular biology
Nazanin P Afsharyan
Justus Liebig Universität Giessen
Giessen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
38
0.927
Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics