Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition Highly Cited Researchers 18 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
soil-atmosphere interaction
soil desiccation cracking
fiber reinforced soil
unsaturated soil
bio-soil and fiber-optic sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
11,159
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil Biodiversity；Soil & Plant Microbiome
Soil Productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
7,465
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
6,608
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
soil phosphorus
organic carbon
soil aggregate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
3,877
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Microbe-Microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
4,557
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soil Ecology
Soil Biodiversity and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
4,875
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,648
4,618
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,685
4,063
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soil Nutrients Cycling and Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,738
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in crops land
Ecological recycling agriculture
Soil tillage and fertility building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
1,893
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Soil Organic Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
2,045
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Soil dynamics and ocean engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,346
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
soil sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,237
923
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Soild oxide fuel cell
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
250
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
soil chemistry
soil science
biochar
heavy metal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
214
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
soil science
Mycorrhizal symbiosis
ECMF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
118
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Micronutrients biofortification
Plant Nutrition
Organic Waste Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
35
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,031
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,668
29,469
0.423
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,770
2,246
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao Sheng Tang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,113
11,159
0.693
soil-atmosphere interaction
soil desiccation cracking
fiber reinforced soil
unsaturated soil
bio-soil and fiber-optic sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,075
4,444
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ning Ling
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,719
7,465
0.768
Soil Biodiversity；Soil & Plant Microbiome
Soil Productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,822
5,266
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kun Cheng
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
6,608
0.775
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,771
5,615
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wang Yanling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,043
3,877
0.482
soil phosphorus
organic carbon
soil aggregate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,672
5,980
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raza Waseem
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,619
4,557
0.598
Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Microbe-Microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,385
6,790
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liu Manqiang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,830
4,875
0.714
Soil Ecology
Soil Biodiversity and function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,728
7,049
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rongjun Bian
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,648
4,618
0.695
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,703
8,362
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jinyang Wang|王 金阳
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,685
4,063
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,029
12,610
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shu Wei Liu
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,738
0.719
Soil Nutrients Cycling and Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,358
16,958
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haishui Yang
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
1,893
0.693
Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in crops land
Ecological recycling agriculture
Soil tillage and fertility building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,695
17,887
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marios Drosos
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
2,045
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,142
25,484
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
weiyun chen
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,346
0.871
Soil dynamics and ocean engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,640
28,804
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiang Jian
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,237
923
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,200
40,130
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shanshan Jiang
Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
574
250
0.436
Soild oxide fuel cell
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,267
57,508
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wanli Lian
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
214
1.000
soil chemistry
soil science
biochar
heavy metal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,537,960
69,428
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Haiyun Zi
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
118
1.000
soil science
Mycorrhizal symbiosis
ECMF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944,950
86,913
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zohaib Ur Rehman Bughio
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
35
0.972
Micronutrients biofortification
Plant Nutrition
Organic Waste Management