Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 17 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
weed science
environmental science
soil science
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
2,671
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Beneficical plant microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,654
3,361
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Stress Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
1,425
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Biology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
1,709
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Physiological Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Grasslands
Arctic Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
1,553
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,676
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Quantitative Genetics
Computational Statistics
Computational Genetics
Plant Breeding
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,089
844
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Genetics
plant Breeding
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
670
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
1,103
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant viruses
WSMV
BPMV
Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
198
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Plant Genomics
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
347
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant-Microbes Interaction
Molecular Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Host Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
159
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Molecular Markers
Bioinformatic Tools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
157
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Microbiology and Bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Ecology
Pollination
Evolution
Phenotypic Selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,680
51,454
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sharon Clay
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
2,671
0.347
weed science
environmental science
soil science
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,700
51,766
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heike Bucking
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,654
3,361
0.439
Beneficical plant microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,594
63,803
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yajun Wu
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,039
1,425
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,284
80,259
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Senthil Subramanian
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
1,709
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,158
82,815
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
A Joshua Leffler
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
1,553
0.355
Plant Physiological Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Grasslands
Arctic Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,863
84,176
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Douglas Malo
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,277
1,676
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,827
106,806
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jixiang Wu
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,089
844
0.273
Quantitative Genetics
Computational Statistics
Computational Genetics
Plant Breeding
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,496
110,134
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose L Gonzalez Hernandez
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,957
670
0.227
Plant Genetics
plant Breeding
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,152
170,017
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Febina Mathew
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,449
1,103
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,645
217,122
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marie Ac Langham
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
198
0.233
Plant viruses
WSMV
BPMV
Teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,302
278,391
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harsimardeep S Gill
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
347
0.977
Plant Breeding and Genetics
Plant Genomics
Quantitative Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,407,485
326,778
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Muhammad Ahmad
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
159
0.994
Plant-Microbes Interaction
Molecular Plant Pathology
Microbial Ecology
Host Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,415,471
327,856
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pradeep Kumar
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
157
1.000
Plant Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Molecular Markers
Bioinformatic Tools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,707,740
367,266
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Okello
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
75
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746,695
372,460
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sean M Toporek
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,882,080
390,434
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Armaan Kaur Sandhu
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
Plant Microbiology and Bioproducts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,014
427,798
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amadeu Manoel Dos Santos-Neto|Amadeu dos Santos-Neto
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Plant Ecology
Pollination
Evolution
Phenotypic Selection