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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,909
29,200
0.418
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
plant biochemistry
mitochondria
respiration
metabolism
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,324
13,531
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
agriculture
food production
herbicide resistance
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
11,161
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant and Cell Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,002
14,677
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Energy Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,226
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant nutrition
soil fertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,496
2,011
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,347
5,893
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Pathology and Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,477
6,218
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,106
1,284
0.116
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
3,371
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Metabolism
Environmental Acclimation
Protein
Lipid & Metabolite Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,966
3,236
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,807
3,849
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
1,524
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant biology
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Agrochemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
2,121
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant structure & function
Plant nutrition
Plant metabolism and biochemistry
Ecophysiology of Australain native plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
2,331
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Physiology
Plant Biology
Plant Secondary Biopolymers
Plant Stress Responses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,092
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant mitochondria
Plant Physiology
Plant biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,094
2,062
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genetic Manipulation of Plants
Appropriate use of Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
791
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
plant mitochondria
protein import
mitochondrial biogeneis
transporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,628
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,203
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant molecular biology
organelle gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,362
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
896
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant nutrition
Plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,116
2,722
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant molecular biology
C4 photosynthesis
plant organelle gene regulation
protein targetting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,191
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Science
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,319
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,108
237
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Lambers
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,909
29,200
0.418
Plant ecophysiology
plant mineral nutrition
phosphorus
root exudation
Proteaceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,523
535
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
A Harvey Millar
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,324
13,531
0.320
plant biochemistry
mitochondria
respiration
metabolism
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,629
691
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen Powles
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,297
11,161
0.299
agriculture
food production
herbicide resistance
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,020
855
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Timothy Colmer
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,002
14,677
0.445
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant and Cell Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,512
1,012
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Small
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,848
11,226
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,753
2,055
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Robson
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,496
2,011
0.109
Plant nutrition
soil fertility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,466
2,269
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roger Jones
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,347
5,893
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,275
2,677
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Barbetti
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,477
6,218
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,613
4,079
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Craig Atkins
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,106
1,284
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,742
4,604
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William Erskine
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,115
3,371
0.333
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,626
6,048
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicolas Taylor
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,966
3,236
0.406
Plant Metabolism
Environmental Acclimation
Protein
Lipid & Metabolite Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,138
6,166
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guijun Yan
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,807
3,849
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,798
6,853
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephen So Burgess
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,020
1,524
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,027
7,301
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joshua S Mylne
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,566
2,121
0.323
Plant biology
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Agrochemicals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,409
7,922
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael William Shane
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
2,331
0.385
Plant structure & function
Plant nutrition
Plant metabolism and biochemistry
Ecophysiology of Australain native plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,050
9,015
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kosala Ranathunge
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,396
3,092
0.573
Plant Physiology
Plant Biology
Plant Secondary Biopolymers
Plant Stress Responses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,598
9,387
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shaobai Huang
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,094
2,062
0.405
Plant mitochondria
Plant Physiology
Plant biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,992
10,339
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Susan J Barker
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
791
0.174
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genetic Manipulation of Plants
Appropriate use of Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,537
11,252
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Monika W Murcha
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,136
1,628
0.394
plant mitochondria
protein import
mitochondrial biogeneis
transporters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,879
12,136
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mingpei You
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,203
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,895
13,412
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Catherine Colas Des Francs Small
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,362
0.411
Plant molecular biology
organelle gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,733
13,803
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Bussell
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
896
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,173
14,209
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrick E Hayes
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,116
2,722
0.874
Plant nutrition
Plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,316
14,330
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sandra Tanz
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,191
0.395
plant molecular biology
C4 photosynthesis
plant organelle gene regulation
protein targetting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,264
14,363
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aneta Ivanova
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,319
0.440
Plant Science
Genetics
Molecular Biology
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