Citation Rankings
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Molecular Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Wheat Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,974
9,013
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,937
4,430
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Invasions
Ecology and Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,598
3,143
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Rice Molecular Breeding
Crop Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,119
2,730
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Physiology
Stress Physiology
Phytohormones
Photosynthesis
Antioxidant system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
3,023
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Physiology
Plant Biochemistry
Crop Physiology
Flower Scenecence and Post harvest physiology of Ornamentals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
1,966
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
2,072
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Strawberry
Himalayan Medicinal Plants
Saffron
Organics
GMOs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,284
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biotechnology
Transcriptomics
Drug Discovery against Cancer
Prostate cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,621
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular Plant Pathology
Population Genetics of Plant Pathogens
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,096
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
806
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant breeding and Plant Biotechnolohy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
717
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Plant pathology
Microbial biocontrol
Plant bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
654
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
824
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
418
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Plant Pathology
Plant Viruses
Pesticide Residues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
519
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Microbial Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
518
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
390
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fungal Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
294
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Taxonomy
Plant Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation
Ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
364
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Postharvest Physiology of cut flowers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
273
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
235
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
138
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Pathology
Fungal Diversity
Pesticide Residue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
246
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
245
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,395
1,076
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shabir Hussain Wani|Shabir Hussain Wani, SH Wani, Shabir Wani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,974
9,013
0.821
Plant Breeding
Molecular Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Wheat Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,707
257
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muhammad Qayyum Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,937
4,430
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,950
4,061
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zafar A Reshi
University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,598
3,143
0.684
Plant Invasions
Ecology and Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,677
4,732
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Romesh Kumar Salgotra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,119
2,730
0.663
Plant Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Rice Molecular Breeding
Crop Improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,646
4,889
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arif Shafi Wani
University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
3,023
0.750
Plant Physiology
Stress Physiology
Phytohormones
Photosynthesis
Antioxidant system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,744
8,041
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inayatullah Tahir
University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
1,966
0.724
Plant Physiology
Plant Biochemistry
Crop Physiology
Flower Scenecence and Post harvest physiology of Ornamentals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,124
8,834
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ajaz A Lone|A A Lone, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Aijaz Ahmad Lone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
2,072
0.828
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,215
11,154
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amjad M Husaini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,284
0.633
Strawberry
Himalayan Medicinal Plants
Saffron
Organics
GMOs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,875
12,598
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Khalid Z Masoodi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,621
0.905
Biotechnology
Transcriptomics
Drug Discovery against Cancer
Prostate cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,420
15,767
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bilal Ahmad Padder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,096
0.775
Molecular Plant Pathology
Population Genetics of Plant Pathogens
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,535
2,607
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ghulam Murtaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
806
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,471
18,392
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Firdous Ahmad Nehvi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
717
0.607
Plant breeding and Plant Biotechnolohy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,490
19,958
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ka Bhat Khurshid A Bhat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
654
0.614
Plant pathology
Microbial biocontrol
Plant bacteriology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,513
23,791
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sofi Javed Hussain
Central University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
824
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,376
25,239
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ali Anwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
418
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,849
28,362
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mehraj Ud Din Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
519
0.780
Molecular Plant Pathology
Plant Viruses
Pesticide Residues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,559
4,336
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sami Ullah Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
518
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,365
31,192
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M Ashraf Ahangar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
390
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,775
37,096
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zahoor Bhat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
294
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,430
5,676
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tariq Habib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
364
0.892
Plant Taxonomy
Plant Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation
Ethnobotany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,067
38,652
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Syed Sabhi Ahmad
University of Kashmir
Srinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
273
0.715
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Postharvest Physiology of cut flowers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,248
38,737
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mushtaq Ahmad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
235
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,317
39,412
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shahid Ahamad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
138
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,045,156
39,498
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pasheikh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
246
0.674
Plant Pathology
Fungal Diversity
Pesticide Residue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,244
40,385
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wa Dar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
245
0.704