Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utrecht University Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Plant Science 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 Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
rhizosphere microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,868
10,840
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,763
10,071
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,018
3,021
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
plant biology
photobiology
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,401
5,920
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant science
Plant disease susceptibility
Plant immunity
Oomycete biology
Pathogen effectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,222
4,459
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant - Microbiome interactions
rhizosphere competence
comparative genomics
effectoromics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
5,135
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
1,366
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
3,200
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Microbiome
Plant Pathology
Beneficial microbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
2,274
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Sciences
Gene Expression
Cell Type Specificity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,336
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,639
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
1,503
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
432
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
289
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Biology
Plant Development
Plant Adaptation
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
221
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant developmental biology
dynamical models of plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
206
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Phenomics
AI
3D Visualization
X-ray micro-CT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
122
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant-microbe interaction
image analysis
plant phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
plant biology
ecophysiology
photobiology
plant-herbivore interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
60
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant photobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
105
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant-microbiome interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,192
130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corné Mj Pieterse
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,387
32,004
0.475
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,530
456
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bakker Pahm
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,856
16,602
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,243
710
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lacj Voesenek
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,379
10,801
0.409
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,070
859
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Saskia Van Wees
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,634
11,833
0.501
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,449
1,578
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yann Hautier
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,868
10,840
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,632
1,884
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roeland L Berendsen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,763
10,071
0.789
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,203
2,004
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hans Van Pelt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,018
3,021
0.251
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,425
2,141
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ronald Pierik
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,401
5,920
0.519
plant biology
photobiology
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,069
2,183
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guido Van Den Ackerveken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,222
4,459
0.397
Plant science
Plant disease susceptibility
Plant immunity
Oomycete biology
Pathogen effectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,029
3,318
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ronnie De Jonge
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
5,135
0.680
Plant - Microbiome interactions
rhizosphere competence
comparative genomics
effectoromics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,861
6,021
681
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anja JH Van Dijken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,613
1,366
0.378
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,676
6,293
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ioannis A Stringlis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,399
3,200
0.941
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,219
7,486
854
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alberto Pascale
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
2,274
0.872
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Microbiome
Plant Pathology
Beneficial microbes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,100
8,426
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kaisa Kajala
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
1,336
0.630
Plant Sciences
Gene Expression
Cell Type Specificity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,454
8,852
985
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hans Van Veen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,939
1,639
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,428
9,707
1,060
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yang Song
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,634
1,503
0.920
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,183
14,372
1,471
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nora R Ludwig
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
601
432
0.719
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,076
14,525
1,487
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicole Rodenburg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
289
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,784
19,483
1,893
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thea Van Den Berg
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
221
0.936
Plant Biology
Plant Development
Plant Adaptation
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,144
19,920
1,932
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Monica L García-Gómez
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
206
0.949
Plant developmental biology
dynamical models of plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444,670
21,946
2,113
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vinicius Lube
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
122
0.865
Plant Phenomics
AI
3D Visualization
X-ray micro-CT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490,436
22,391
2,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valerian Meline
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
plant-microbe interaction
image analysis
plant phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,612
22,460
2,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paulien Gankema
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
60
0.480
plant biology
ecophysiology
photobiology
plant-herbivore interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558,130
23,026
2,206
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicole Nieuwendijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
105
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718,045
24,302
2,317
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jelle Spooren
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000