Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences 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
Genetics
grapevine
genomics
plant breeding
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,195
8,875
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
1,994
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
landscape ecology
vegetation phenology
fire ecology
land use/land cover change
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,252
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nutrigenomics
Food Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
1,023
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bioinformatics
molecular biology ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
2,152
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
zoology
invasive alien species
ethology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
2,145
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
biologia molecolare
genetica agraria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,796
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,126
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant-soil interactions
plant-parasite interactions
soil ecology
soil biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
905
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
tracciabilità molecolare
patologia vegetale
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
1,517
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
maize genetics
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
307
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
chimica del suolo
attività enzimatiche
sostanza organica del suolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
1,461
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Food Science and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,480
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microbiology
Apidology
Molecular Biology
Spillover
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,905
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
911
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biomass
bioenergy
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
872
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
genomics
deep learning
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
1,226
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
soil ecology
soil fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
765
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genetic transformation
in vitro culture
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
908
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecophysiology of fruit trees and olive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
651
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Genetica
biologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
839
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
485
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
citrus
agroecology
water and nutrients
biomasses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
623
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
chimica e tecnologia degli alimenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
773
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecologia
Acquacoltura
Risorse sostenibili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
593
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,778
1,519
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Riccardo Velasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,195
8,875
0.439
Genetics
grapevine
genomics
plant breeding
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,732
4,580
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Giorgio Morelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
1,994
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,308
12,582
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sofia Bajocco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,252
0.651
landscape ecology
vegetation phenology
fire ecology
land use/land cover change
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,390
13,360
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giuditta Perozzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
1,023
0.316
Nutrigenomics
Food Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,221
13,896
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paolo Bagnaresi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
2,152
0.696
Bioinformatics
molecular biology ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,499
14,328
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giuseppe Mazza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
2,145
0.722
zoology
invasive alien species
ethology
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,469
14,511
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura Toppino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,796
0.614
biologia molecolare
genetica agraria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,453
15,852
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marco Possenti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,126
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,010
15,925
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fernando Monroy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
905
0.346
plant-soil interactions
plant-parasite interactions
soil ecology
soil biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,116
18,013
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Caterina Morcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
1,517
0.684
tracciabilità molecolare
patologia vegetale
biologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,391
18,196
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hans Hartings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
307
0.140
maize genetics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,225
18,269
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Riccardo Scotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
1,461
0.672
chimica del suolo
attività enzimatiche
sostanza organica del suolo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,969
18,670
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pasquale Crupi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,480
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,322
19,301
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giovanni Cilia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,905
0.952
Microbiology
Apidology
Molecular Biology
Spillover
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,608
22,372
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Ludovica Saccà
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
911
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,832
22,779
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Enrico Santangelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
872
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,099
22,821
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nelson Nazzicari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,510
1,226
0.812
genomics
deep learning
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,941
23,694
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesco Caputo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
765
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,030
24,086
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roberta Paris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
908
0.665
genetic transformation
in vitro culture
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,944
25,677
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Enrico Maria Lodolini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
651
0.545
Ecophysiology of fruit trees and olive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,544
26,337
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chiara Biselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
839
0.742
Genetica
biologia molecolare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,900
26,449
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fabrizio Carbone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
485
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,283
27,303
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Giancarlo Roccuzzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
623
0.599
citrus
agroecology
water and nutrients
biomasses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,697
28,192
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roberto Ciccoritti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
773
0.803
chimica e tecnologia degli alimenti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,823
28,478
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fabrizio Capoccioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
593
0.632
Ecologia
Acquacoltura
Risorse sostenibili