Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Biology
Disease resistance
plant and fungal genomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,408
15,298
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant physiology
membrane transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant and soil ecology
biogeochemistry
global change
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
9,282
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant and microbial biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,236
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant-animal interactions
island biology
conservation
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
2,017
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
plant exudation and microbiomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
2,659
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plant interactions
chemical ecology
genetics
biodiversity
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,419
2,258
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Caffeine
coffee
biochemical ecology
tissue culture
food industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,961
321
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Specialized Metabolites
Vacuoles
Transporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
1,419
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jasmonic acid
plant signaling
plant evolution
EvoMPMI
receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
2,197
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant developmental biology and environmental stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,048
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Molecular Biology
Response to biotic and abiotic stress
Transgenic crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,032
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,637
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Genetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Plant-Microbe interaction
Nanotechnology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
967
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant biology
epigenetics
reproduction
long-distance signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
541
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
596
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant communtiy ecology
ecology and evolution
ecosystem functioning
plant invasion biology
plant-soil interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
495
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
328
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant community and population ecology
Biogeography
Climate change and adaptations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
268
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant ecology
pteridophytes
ferns
distribution patterns and processes
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
289
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Biology
Chromatin organization
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Science
Epigenetics
Development
Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
23
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,971
75
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bernhard Schmid
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,496
30,623
0.390
Plants
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,864
230
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Beat Keller
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,408
15,298
0.352
Plant Biology
Disease resistance
plant and fungal genomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,313
243
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Enrico Martinoia
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,506
15,105
0.355
plant physiology
membrane transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,188
274
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cyril Zipfel
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,154
18,629
0.476
Plant immunity
signaling
receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,845
288
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ueli Grossniklaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,114
10,591
0.278
epigenetics
apomixis
plant science
development
reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,939
932
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pascal A Niklaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
9,282
0.540
plant and soil ecology
biogeochemistry
global change
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,452
3,290
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lorenzo Borghi
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,236
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,566
3,308
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dennis Hansen
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
2,017
0.442
Plant-animal interactions
island biology
conservation
restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,839
4,027
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joëlle Sasse Schläpfer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
2,659
0.766
plant exudation and microbiomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,676
4,073
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Meredith Schuman
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,419
2,258
0.660
plant interactions
chemical ecology
genetics
biodiversity
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,134
4,494
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas W Baumann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,961
321
0.108
Caffeine
coffee
biochemical ecology
tissue culture
food industry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,446
4,570
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rita De Brito Francisco
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,871
1,419
0.494
Plant Specialized Metabolites
Vacuoles
Transporters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,675
4,756
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Isabel Monte
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,710
2,197
0.811
Jasmonic acid
plant signaling
plant evolution
EvoMPMI
receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,943
5,045
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Afif Hedhly
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,048
0.422
Plant developmental biology and environmental stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,895
5,766
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Harsh Chauhan
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,032
0.516
Plant Molecular Biology
Response to biotic and abiotic stress
Transgenic crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,182
6,152
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philipp Köster
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
1,637
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,334
7,004
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Priya Pimprikar
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
967
0.695
Plant Genetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Plant-Microbe interaction
Nanotechnology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,999
7,641
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hiroki Tsutsui
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
541
0.466
Plant biology
epigenetics
reproduction
long-distance signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,563
8,256
885
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jenalle L Eck
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
596
0.627
Plant Ecology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751,487
8,654
927
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Debra Zuppinger Dingley
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
495
0.594
plant communtiy ecology
ecology and evolution
ecosystem functioning
plant invasion biology
plant-soil interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,279
11,972
1,182
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sera Choi
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
328
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,518
11,978
1,183
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ingrid Olivares
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
268
0.738
Plant community and population ecology
Biogeography
Climate change and adaptations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,118
12,403
1,219
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anna Weigand
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
289
0.865
Plant ecology
pteridophytes
ferns
distribution patterns and processes
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,851,892
18,917
1,851
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edouard Tourdot
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
Plant Biology
Chromatin organization
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,040,861
19,762
1,956
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Danli Fei
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
23
0.958
Plant Science
Epigenetics
Development
Reproduction