Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Reading 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Crops and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,185
9,417
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant breeding
Haploids
Gene expression
Transgenic plants
Protein evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,769
4,479
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
5,291
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Plant-Soil Interactions
Mycorrhiza
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,898
5,015
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil physics
meteorology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
4,780
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Diversity
climate change
identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,281
2,969
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant Pathology
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,926
2,621
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Soil
Pollution
Pesticides
Bioaccessibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
3,428
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant and soil ecology
forestry
agroforestry
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,330
3,187
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
2,610
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil Biogeochemistry
Organic Matter
Potentially Toxic Elements
Biochar
Earthworms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
3,373
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plants evolution phylogeny morphology homology speciation diversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
2,290
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Agricultural Policy
CAP Reform
WTO
Brexit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
854
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant-herbivore interactions
insect ecology
tropical forest ecology
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,299
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,969
2,077
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,914
2,193
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Agricultural Economics
Economics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
1,325
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
agriculture
innovation
agroforestry
climate
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,038
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Agricultural Economics
Data Interoperability
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,323
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Agriculture
Seed Science and Technology
Weed Ecology and Control
Precision Farming
Robotic weeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
748
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
wheat
trafficking
storage protein
glutenins
cereal quality and nutritional properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,178
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Agriculture
Nutrition
Health
Food policy
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
1,626
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant-Insect Interactions
Sustainable Pest Regulation & Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
927
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
crop physiology
Theobroma cacao
photosynthesis
genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
908
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Agricultural systems
Sustainability
Soil Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
1,032
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,635
3,285
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tim Wheeler
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,185
9,417
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,317
5,253
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jim M Dunwell
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,769
4,479
0.303
Plant breeding
Haploids
Gene expression
Transgenic plants
Protein evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,458
6,660
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John P Hammond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
5,291
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,298
8,319
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Tibbett
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,898
5,015
0.507
Soil Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Plant-Soil Interactions
Mycorrhiza
Bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,194
9,159
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anne Verhoef
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,970
4,780
0.533
soil physics
meteorology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,752
9,991
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alastair Culham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,281
2,969
0.359
Plant Diversity
climate change
identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,846
10,446
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shaw MW
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,926
2,621
0.331
Plant Pathology
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,803
12,114
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris D Collins
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
3,428
0.511
Soil
Pollution
Pesticides
Bioaccessibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,435
12,764
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Lukac
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,330
3,187
0.503
Plant and soil ecology
forestry
agroforestry
environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,087
15,416
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donal M O Sullivan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
2,610
0.511
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,703
15,539
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tom Sizmur
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,062
3,373
0.666
Soil Biogeochemistry
Organic Matter
Potentially Toxic Elements
Biochar
Earthworms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,132
15,951
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julie Hawkins
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
2,290
0.467
plants evolution phylogeny morphology homology speciation diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,013
17,449
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan Swinbank
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,394
854
0.194
Agricultural Policy
CAP Reform
WTO
Brexit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,616
18,361
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sofia Gripenberg
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
2,299
0.559
plant-herbivore interactions
insect ecology
tropical forest ecology
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,816
18,878
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Liz Shaw
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,969
2,077
0.523
Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,035
19,071
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philip Jones
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,914
2,193
0.560
Agricultural Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,860
20,419
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Garth Holloway
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
1,325
0.372
Agricultural Economics
Economics
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,240
20,805
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Dorward
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,038
0.587
agriculture
innovation
agroforestry
climate
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,300
22,193
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard Tiffin
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,323
0.419
Agricultural Economics
Data Interoperability
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,800
23,933
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alistair Murdoch
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
748
0.264
Agriculture
Seed Science and Technology
Weed Ecology and Control
Precision Farming
Robotic weeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,331
28,483
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paola Tosi
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,178
0.554
wheat
trafficking
storage protein
glutenins
cereal quality and nutritional properties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,688
29,693
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giacomo Zanello
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,973
1,626
0.824
Agriculture
Nutrition
Health
Food policy
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,634
34,370
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robbie Girling
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
927
0.618
Plant-Insect Interactions
Sustainable Pest Regulation & Chemical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,669
35,927
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Daymond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
908
0.664
crop physiology
Theobroma cacao
photosynthesis
genetic resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,575
38,437
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lindsay C Todman
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
1,032
0.874
Agricultural systems
Sustainability
Soil Resilience