Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Uncrewed systems
Aerobiology
Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Biological Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
3,066
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant biology
seed physiology
vegetable crop production and culture
seed testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,611
1,554
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant pathology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,519
1,804
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,494
2,414
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant Biology
Plant Science
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,199
1,885
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant virology
genetic resistance
detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
760
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
2,220
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,844
1,289
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant pathology
molecular and cell biology
pathogen ecology
microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
601
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
virology
cell biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
796
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant specialized metabolism
alkylphenols
urushiol
poison ivy
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
465
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Pathology
Epidemiology
grape disease management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
660
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Pathology
Plant Disease Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,488
14,631
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ma Saghai Maroof
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,341
3,798
0.163
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,361
27,058
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Amy M Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
3,449
0.244
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Tree phenology and development
functional genomics
environnmental signaling
tree biotechnolo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,213
43,241
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John M Mcdowell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,029
2,977
0.330
Plant-oomycete interactions
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,674
47,443
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David C Haak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,206
4,471
0.545
Genomics
Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,714
54,293
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Boris A Vinatzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
2,638
0.372
genome- and metagenome-based pathogen identification
biological ice nucleation
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,035
63,872
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
3,458
0.587
microbial ecology
nitrogen fixation
soil
PGPR
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,887
71,394
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jacob Barney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,136
2,336
0.455
invasion biology
global change
invasive species
Invasive Species Collaborative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,110
72,355
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chuanxue Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,024
0.401
Plant Pathology
boxwood blight
pathogen aquatic ecology
recycled water quality
agricultural water reuse science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,234
74,518
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric P Beers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
1,296
0.266
plant developmental biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,615
75,792
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Schmale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
3,066
0.643
Uncrewed systems
Aerobiology
Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Biological Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,624
77,855
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gregory E Welbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,611
1,554
0.337
Plant biology
seed physiology
vegetable crop production and culture
seed testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,754
79,068
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joel Shuman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,519
1,804
0.399
plant pathology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,933
79,411
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jason Holliday
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,494
2,414
0.537
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,570
83,677
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guillaume Pilot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,199
1,885
0.449
Plant Biology
Plant Science
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,069
89,349
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sue Tolin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
760
0.197
plant virology
genetic resistance
detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,499
95,264
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Song Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
2,220
0.629
plant genomics
Plant systems biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,061
110,945
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bastiaan Bargmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,844
1,289
0.453
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,337
130,766
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ping Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
601
0.272
Plant pathology
molecular and cell biology
pathogen ecology
microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,841
166,649
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaofeng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
796
0.544
virology
cell biology
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,771
183,900
1,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John G Jelesko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,208
465
0.385
Plant specialized metabolism
alkylphenols
urushiol
poison ivy
VT Translational Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,184
191,424
1,069
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mizuho Nita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
660
0.593
Plant Pathology
Epidemiology
grape disease management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246,942
434,182
1,449
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose Francisco Garcia Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Plant Pathology
Plant Disease Management