Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Teagasc-Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority Highly Cited Researchers Citation Agriculture & Forestry Rankings 2025
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
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,138
13,203
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,640
5,909
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,611
4,819
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
5,067
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
4,900
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
5,694
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
2,742
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
3,333
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,560
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
1,797
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,337
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
2,070
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dairy Technology
Protein Characterization
Biopolymers
Probiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
2,801
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Soil science
water quality
environmental modelling
nutrient transfer
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
1,526
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
1,451
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agricultural Systems
Sustainability
Carbon Farming
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon Sequestration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,101
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Agronomy
Soil Science
Gaseous Emissions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,492
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Dairy
protein chemistry
processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,516
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Farm Safety
Farmer Health and Wellbeing
Health Geography
Rural Development
Agriculture Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
966
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Animal welfare
dairy cows
ducks
pigs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,110
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spatial Analysis
agriculture
environment
policy analysis
ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
860
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Silviculture
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
840
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Research to Improve Dairy Cow Fertility
Animal Reproduction
Dairy
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
976
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Dairy powder
granulation
structural properties and functionalites of food powders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,073
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
agricultural occupational health and safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
656
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,081
107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donagh Berry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,138
13,203
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,812
428
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laurence Shalloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,640
5,909
0.613
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,237
594
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary Lanigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,611
4,819
0.633
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,076
599
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karl G. Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
5,067
0.670
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,115
620
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karl Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
4,900
0.662
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,580
721
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammed Gagaoua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
5,694
0.891
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,006
881
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Spink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
2,742
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,277
925
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura Boyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
3,333
0.638
animal
behaviour
welfare
pig
cow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,573
1,162
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emer Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
2,560
0.628
agriculture
grazing
dairy cows
heifers
calves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,168
1,271
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ewen Mullins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
1,797
0.485
Crop biotechnology
genetic engineering
disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,832
1,350
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donal J O'Callaghan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,337
0.387
dairy technology
cheese
spray drying
physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,173
1,489
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David P. Wall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
2,070
0.678
Agriculture
Soil Science
Nutrient Cycling
Carbon Sequestration
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,062
1,542
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Farhad Garavand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
2,801
0.956
Dairy Technology
Protein Characterization
Biopolymers
Probiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,557
1,868
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen Daly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
1,526
0.652
Soil science
water quality
environmental modelling
nutrient transfer
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,709
2,210
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nóirín Mchugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
1,451
0.778
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,297
2,214
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Donal M O'Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,101
0.591
Agricultural Systems
Sustainability
Carbon Farming
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon Sequestration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,060
2,297
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patrick J. Forrestal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,492
0.834
Agronomy
Soil Science
Gaseous Emissions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,561
2,356
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Noel Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,516
0.879
Dairy
protein chemistry
processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,199
2,369
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Meredith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
966
0.566
Farm Safety
Farmer Health and Wellbeing
Health Geography
Rural Development
Agriculture Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,673
2,469
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keelin O'Driscoll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,110
0.700
Animal welfare
dairy cows
ducks
pigs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,112
2,505
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reamonn Fealy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
860
0.554
Spatial Analysis
agriculture
environment
policy analysis
ICT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,783
2,693
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Niall J Farrelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
840
0.614
Silviculture
Forestry
Ecology
Environmental Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,463
2,857
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,230
976
0.793
Research to Improve Dairy Cow Fertility
Animal Reproduction
Dairy
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,782
2,941
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Junfu Ji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
1,073
0.922
Dairy powder
granulation
structural properties and functionalites of food powders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,176
3,112
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Mcnamara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
656
0.627
agricultural occupational health and safety