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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,350
16,908
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,149
10,476
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,455
8,051
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant breeding
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
5,755
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,773
10,841
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,784
7,716
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,510
8,278
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
15,833
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
11,944
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
7,133
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,518
5,633
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,768
5,517
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,529
4,566
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,350
5,401
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mycology
Immunity
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,681
4,783
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,625
6,379
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,574
4,231
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant developmental biology
transcription regulation
Fruit development and ripening
tomato
gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,429
3,014
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,205
3,335
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,976
3,855
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ornamental breeding
interspecific hybridization
embryo rescue
polyploidization
plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,488
2,047
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
5,839
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mapping
QTL analysis
quantitative genetics
statistics
prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
2,927
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,476
147
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,989
21,889
0.342
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,381
207
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Gf Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,836
21,908
0.431
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,191
480
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kleijn D
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,350
16,908
0.523
Biodiversity conservation
Agro-ecology
Ecosystem services
Ecological intensification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,929
622
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
De Vos
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,149
10,476
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,249
680
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pierre De Wit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,455
8,051
0.304
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,378
840
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evert Jacobsen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,454
5,755
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,865
930
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dolf Weijers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,773
10,841
0.498
Plant development
embryogenesis
cell polarity
auxin response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,236
990
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angenent Gerco
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,784
7,716
0.371
gene regulation
transcriptional networks
transcription factors
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,690
1,086
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert D. Hall
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,510
8,278
0.424
metabolomics
plants
plant biochemistry
plant genomics
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,962
1,174
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard Finkers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,412
15,833
0.860
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,881
1,318
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Liesje Mommer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
11,944
0.711
Plant ecology
Biodiversity
Roots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,374
1,440
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
7,133
0.453
metabolomics
plant breeding
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,448
1,463
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mjm René Smulders|MJM Smulders, Marinus J.M. Smulders
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,518
5,633
0.363
Population Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Allergens
New Plant Breeding Techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,207
1,544
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rene Geurts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,768
5,517
0.374
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
evolution
engineering
parasponia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,412
1,575
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthieu Joosten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,529
4,566
0.314
plant pathology
plant resistance
pathogen virulence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,526
1,744
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark GM Aarts
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,350
5,401
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,639
2,014
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leo Van Griensven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,681
4,783
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,182
2,263
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick A Jansen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,625
6,379
0.600
community ecology
plant-animal interactions
wildlife ecology
camera trapping
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,714
2,285
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jules Beekwilder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,574
4,231
0.400
plant metabolism
metabolic engineering
metabolomics
llama antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,353
2,586
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ruud A De Maagd
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,429
3,014
0.320
Plant developmental biology
transcription regulation
Fruit development and ripening
tomato
gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,210
2,649
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Wb Bachem
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,205
3,335
0.362
plant science
crop plants
plant breeding
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,251
2,720
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Gh Immink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,976
3,855
0.429
plant developmental biology
molecular biology
genomics
systems biology
transcriptional networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,381
2,882
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaap M Van Tuyl
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,488
2,047
0.241
ornamental breeding
interspecific hybridization
embryo rescue
polyploidization
plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,748
3,095
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeroen Scheper
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,910
5,839
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,945
3,191
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Maliepaard
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
2,927
0.381
Mapping
QTL analysis
quantitative genetics
statistics
prediction