Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,470
3,949
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Olfaction
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
3,725
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,128
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant breeding and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,406
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Adaptation
Ecological Genomics
Inversions
Polymorphisms
Genomic selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,571
3,344
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
3,458
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Genotyping
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
2,345
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetic transformation
plant pigments
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
942
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genome sequencing and assembly
methods development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,018
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Biology - Fruit Flavour - Ester and terpene biosynthesis - Biochemistry - Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
743
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cell walls
postharvest
plant polysaccharides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
362
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant biotechnology
horticultural crop genomics and breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
1,243
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computational Biology
Molecular Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
538
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
873
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
genomics
plant molecular biology
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,055
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Conservation Biology
Genomics
Metagenomics
RNASeq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
1,173
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
916
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Apomixis
Sex Determination
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
602
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
833
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genetics
Genetic diversity
genome mapping
molecular markers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
362
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
537
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
breeding and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
220
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant breeding
genetics
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
232
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant molecular biology
transcriptional regulation
flowering control
perennial crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
456
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
genomics
bioinformatics
ecology and evolutionary biology
biogeography
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
378
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,034
427
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Crowhurst
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,470
3,949
0.377
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,319
491
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard D Newcomb
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
3,725
0.393
Olfaction
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,757
730
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erik Rikkerink
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,128
0.299
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,328
1,179
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jia-Long Yao
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,406
0.513
Plant breeding and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,513
1,209
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maren Wellenreuther
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,571
3,344
0.732
Adaptation
Ecological Genomics
Inversions
Polymorphisms
Genomic selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,330
1,302
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wei Cui
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
3,458
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,884
1,983
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cecilia Deng
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
2,345
0.882
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Genotyping
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,374
2,058
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Murray Boase
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
942
0.374
genetic transformation
plant pigments
plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,601
2,172
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elena Hilario
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
1,018
0.437
Genome sequencing and assembly
methods development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,852
2,565
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edwige Souleyre
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
743
0.402
Plant Biology - Fruit Flavour - Ester and terpene biosynthesis - Biochemistry - Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,987
2,632
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erin O'Donoghue
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
362
0.205
cell walls
postharvest
plant polysaccharides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,826
2,819
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tianchi Wang
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
1,243
0.774
plant biotechnology
horticultural crop genomics and breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,450
2,829
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guy Davenport
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,598
538
0.337
Computational Biology
Molecular Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,528
2,979
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claudia Wiedow
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,488
873
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,580
2,989
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zhiwei Luo
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
1,055
0.713
genomics
plant molecular biology
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,272
3,081
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amali Thrimawithana
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
1,173
0.837
Bioinformatics
Conservation Biology
Genomics
Metagenomics
RNASeq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,830
3,113
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hilary İreland
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
916
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,373
3,514
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew Catanach
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
602
0.572
Apomixis
Sex Determination
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
739,110
3,831
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Blue Plunkett
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
833
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,234
3,950
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emily Buck
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
793
362
0.456
Genetics
Genetic diversity
genome mapping
molecular markers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,731
4,249
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Benjamin Warren
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
537
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,433
4,269
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luis Gea
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
220
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,113
4,512
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zac Hanley
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
232
0.470
Plant breeding
genetics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,783
4,574
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yongyan Peng
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
456
0.987
Plant molecular biology
transcriptional regulation
flowering control
perennial crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,118
4,614
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Morrison-Whittle
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436
378
0.867
genomics
bioinformatics
ecology and evolutionary biology
biogeography
aquaculture