Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,425
11,844
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Soil Science
Plant Physiology and Ecology
Soil Salinity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
2,245
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
rhizosphere
microorganism
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,872
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil science
Ecosystem ecology
Environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
1,780
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Soil science and plant nutrition
nonpoint source pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,233
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
764
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Fertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
383
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant nutrition
Plant evo-devo
Plant-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
349
0.994
Minggang Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,425
11,844
0.721
Sajid Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,288
2,245
0.981
Soil Science
Plant Physiology and Ecology
Soil Salinity
Chao Ai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,872
0.842
rhizosphere
microorganism
plant nutrition
Andong Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,858
1,780
0.958
Soil science
Ecosystem ecology
Environmental science
Fengliang Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,233
0.761
Soil science and plant nutrition
nonpoint source pollution
Babar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
764
0.988
Ali Akbar Maitlo
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
383
0.844
Xianqing Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
349
0.994
Plant nutrition
Plant evo-devo
Plant-environment interactions