Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationAgriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition 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
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,028
81,632
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,739
63,223
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,959
57,673
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,094
33,268
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,112
45,754
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,040
51,406
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,065
32,207
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,621
27,159
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,589
32,265
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,114
20,324
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,069
38,364
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
soil organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,935
26,819
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,938
24,014
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Natural Resource Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,962
12,638
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,930
23,480
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,292
20,430
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,303
15,898
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,359
22,434
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,572
16,795
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,454
19,853
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,620
14,480
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,275
26,219
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Soil science and Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,566
20,316
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
11,341
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,057
12,503
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,745
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University
Yangling, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,028
81,632
0.609
Phycology
Aquatic ecology
environmental science
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,190
1,017
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,739
63,223
0.532
soil
soil science
soil carbon
soil organic matter
soil organic carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,025
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,959
57,673
0.571
plant nutrition
Agriculture
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,845
150
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rengel Zed
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,094
33,268
0.373
plant nutrition
agronomy
nutrient management
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,920
317
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Bardgett
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,112
45,754
0.519
soil
soil ecology
ecosystem ecology
ecology
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,293
212
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip W. S. Newall
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,040
51,406
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,055
160
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,065
32,207
0.473
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,113
2,894
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith Paustian
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,621
27,159
0.402
soil biogeochemistry
land use and greenhouse gas emissions
soil health
biofuel sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,263
244
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alex McBratney
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,589
32,265
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,785
3,696
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,114
20,324
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,800
176
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wim De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,069
38,364
0.661
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,578
341
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingrid Kögel Knabner
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,935
26,819
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,068
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
İsmail Çakmak
Sabancı University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,938
24,014
0.454
Plant Science
Plant Nutrition
Agronomy
Biofortification
Crop Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,336
4,448
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eldor A Paul
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,962
12,638
0.243
Natural Resource Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,630
4,588
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joshua P Schimel
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,930
23,480
0.461
soil science
ecology
arctic science
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,851
4,690
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jiri Simunek
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,292
20,430
0.406
Soil Physics
Vadose Zone Hydrology
Numerical Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,834
432
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathan Lloyd
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,303
15,898
0.336
Biogeochemistry
Plant Physiology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,001
5,698
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eoin Brodie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,359
22,434
0.506
Molecular Microbiology
Soil Science
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,830
6,076
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mary K Firestone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,572
16,795
0.395
Soil Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,873
545
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Georg Guggenberger
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,454
19,853
0.468
Soil science
Soil organic matter cycling
Resource-efficient agriculture
Permafrost soils
Biotic-abiotic interactions in soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,313
6,310
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ray Weil
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,620
14,480
0.348
soil science
environmental science
sustainable agriculture
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,484
531
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Budiman Minasny
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,275
26,219
0.635
Soil Science
Pedometrics
Geostatistics
Soil
Digital Soil Mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,875
590
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vereecken Harry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,566
20,316
0.501
Soil science and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,997
6,619
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M Ali Tabatabai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,316
11,341
0.281
Soil chemistry
soil biochemistry
plant nutrition
environmental issues related to agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,153
6,688
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Le Sommers
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,057
12,503
0.312
Soil microbiology
soil chemistry
waste management