Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil and Water Engineering and Conservation Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
13,942
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,385
12,736
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,162
19,057
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,606
7,185
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wastewater engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,585
4,368
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,948
2,765
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
phosphorus
carbon
biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
6,311
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cereals breeding
Genetic diversity
Cereals domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
6,132
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Phosphorus
Conservation
Soil and Water Engineering
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
5,939
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hydrology
Water engineering
Hydraulics
Risk and reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
3,396
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
soil ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,590
6,447
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
7,131
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hydrology
Water Engineering
Natural hazards
Compound events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
5,164
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,472
4,083
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,517
3,133
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soil fertility
nutrient management
plant nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,437
2,361
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
5,060
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,297
2,657
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
2,915
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Hydrology
Watershed management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,953
4,087
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil and Water Conservation
Water-Use Efficiency
Woody Fruit Crops
Subtropical Farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
4,144
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,617
3,214
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Urban & Aquatic Ecology
Stormwater Engineering & GSI
Ecohydrology
Forest Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,726
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
soil fertility
evapotranspiration
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,246
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soil Physics and Management
Conservation Tillage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
1,727
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,592
1,838
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dragan Savic
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,683
13,942
0.440
Hydroinformatics
Water resources systems
Water engineering
Floods
Water resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,929
1,948
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruce Jefferson
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,385
12,736
0.419
water engineering
algae
water treatment
wastewater treatment
coagulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,466
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sabry Shaheen
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,162
19,057
0.901
Geochemistry of Trace Elements
Soil and water pollution by toxic metals
Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and waters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,163
22,517
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Willie Harris
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,606
7,185
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,802
4,875
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tom Stephenson
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,585
4,368
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,776
27,672
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
GA O Connor
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,948
2,765
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,161
29,243
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vimala Nair
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
6,311
0.476
phosphorus
carbon
biochar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,362
265
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hakan Özkan
Çukurova University
Adana, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
6,132
0.489
Cereals breeding
Genetic diversity
Cereals domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,462
32,635
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin King
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
5,939
0.495
Phosphorus
Conservation
Soil and Water Engineering
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,318
3,546
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Renzo Rosso
Politecnico di Milano
Milano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
3,396
0.312
Hydrology
Water engineering
Hydraulics
Risk and reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,237
37,178
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael S Strickland
University of Idaho
Moscow, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,590
6,447
0.609
ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
soil ecology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,830
281
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Thierfelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,338
7,131
0.690
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,533
4,183
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlo De Michele
Politecnico di Milano
Milano, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
5,164
0.540
Hydrology
Water Engineering
Natural hazards
Compound events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,774
2,487
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Navas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,472
4,083
0.431
soil erosion
environmental processes
tracer properties
radionuclides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,168
9,653
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michel Pimbert
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,517
3,133
0.368
Food sovereignty
agroecology
environment
participatory democracy
transdisciplinary research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,207
52,359
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
George Hochmuth
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,437
2,361
0.317
Soil fertility
nutrient management
plant nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,908
11,150
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Katharina Dehnen Schmutz
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
5,060
0.688
biological invasions
weed ecology and climate change
interdisciplinary ecological-economic research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,046
3,578
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victor M. Castillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,297
2,657
0.364
desertification
semiarid hydrology
forest restoration
land degradation
soil erosion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,388
11,458
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael ST John Warne
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,137
2,915
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,342
2,240
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anil Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,953
4,087
0.588
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Hydrology
Watershed management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,924
4,023
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
4,144
0.618
Soil and Water Conservation
Water-Use Efficiency
Woody Fruit Crops
Subtropical Farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,161
4,097
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carolina Boix-Fayos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,617
3,214
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,985
59,366
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kenneth T Belt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,726
0.422
Urban & Aquatic Ecology
Stormwater Engineering & GSI
Ecohydrology
Forest Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,750
66,762
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kelly Morgan
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,626
3,246
0.577
soil fertility
evapotranspiration
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,388
5,628
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
José Luis Arrúe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
1,727
0.341
Soil Physics and Management
Conservation Tillage