Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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 Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
10,290
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant biology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,427
4,248
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Biology
biofuels
photosynthesis
global change
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,960
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant ecology
phenology
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
2,471
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
1,574
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,707
3,481
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant breeding
genetics
plant physiology and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
2,912
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,272
6,691
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Weed Science
Phytochemistry
Economic Botany
Ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
2,518
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant Genetics
Plant Breeding
Genetic Diversity of Crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
1,604
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant pathology
endophytes
mycology
phytopathology
plant disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,982
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Theoretical Ecology
Biocomplexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
1,291
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant ecophysiology
ecosystem modeling
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,927
1,009
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plant physiology
plant biology
molecular biology
photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
706
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
crop physiology
crop remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,553
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,389
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Science
Photosynthesis
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,247
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant-based food
Sprouted grains
Non-thermal processing
Metabolism of GABA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
1,259
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant-Insect and Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Receptor Kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
611
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational Biology
Genomics
Biotechnology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
487
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
447
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
475
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
230
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,424
2,573
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Long
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,135
26,192
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,163
6,702
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donald Ort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,229
16,915
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,131
10,225
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steve Clough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
10,290
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,765
13,106
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
SC Huber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,427
4,248
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,963
17,347
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carl J Bernacchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,960
0.532
Plant Biology
biofuels
photosynthesis
global change
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,677
31,262
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carol K Augspurger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
2,471
0.198
plant ecology
phenology
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,264
38,905
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wesley M Jarrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
1,574
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,871
40,530
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shailendra Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,707
3,481
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,711
41,896
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jack Juvik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
2,912
0.310
plant breeding
genetics
plant physiology and biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,112
47,416
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jessica Rutkoski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,272
6,691
0.809
Plant Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,043
102,904
898
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chance W Riggins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
2,518
0.787
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Weed Science
Phytochemistry
Economic Botany
Ethnobotany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,117
110,521
963
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark A Mikel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
1,604
0.556
Plant Genetics
Plant Breeding
Genetic Diversity of Crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,673
122,628
1,061
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nathan Kleczewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,982
0.802
plant pathology
endophytes
mycology
phytopathology
plant disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,540
141,906
1,198
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James O Dwyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,957
1,291
0.660
Theoretical Ecology
Biocomplexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,548
143,250
1,205
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dan Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,927
1,009
0.524
plant ecophysiology
ecosystem modeling
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,184
153,247
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aleel K Grennan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
706
0.411
plant physiology
plant biology
molecular biology
photosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,588
156,879
1,303
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hyungsuk Kimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,553
0.942
crop physiology
crop remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,106
158,043
1,317
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rebecca A Slattery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
1,389
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,769
166,157
1,393
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven J Burgess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,485
1,247
0.840
Plant Science
Photosynthesis
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,264
173,617
1,459
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Junzhou Ding (丁 俊胄)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
1,259
0.921
Plant-based food
Sprouted grains
Non-thermal processing
Metabolism of GABA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,750
205,331
1,689
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sarah Refi Hind
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
611
0.636
Plant-Insect and Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Receptor Kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,067
221,490
1,820
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ghana Shyam Challa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
487
0.613
Computational Biology
Genomics
Biotechnology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,568
224,074
1,837
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amy Betzelberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
768
447
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,983
235,663
1,937
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David W Drag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
475
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,331
247,545
2,012
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bosen Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
230
0.414