Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agroscope Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
ecology
mycorrhizas
agricultural sustainability
soil biodiversity
plant-soil-interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,277
34,044
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
genome sequencing
transposable elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,052
11,246
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,342
9,095
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
9,320
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil microbial ecology
soil quality
metabarcoding
molecular genetic diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
6,251
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Environmental risk assessment
biological control
genetically engineered plants
pest management
multitrophic interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
4,442
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Agroecology
Soil & Landscape Ecology
Plant Science
Plant Protection
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,648
6,137
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dairy Products
in vitro digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,777
9,014
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
5,072
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Head of Research Division Agroecoloy & Environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
7,449
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
7,095
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,562
3,760
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Applied Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Applied Ethology
Animal Science
Animal Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,226
2,509
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,790
2,361
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Crop Breeding
Transposable Elements
Genomics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,297
3,153
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Grasland und Nutztierforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,035
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
proteomics
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
food analysis
in vitro digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,219
5,371
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mycology
plant microbe interactions
biochemistry
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
3,529
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Human nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food science
Fermented dairy products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
3,080
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
soil biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
agricultural sustainability
nutrient cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
4,390
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Agriculture
Soil Sciences
Plant Nutrition
Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
2,475
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Swine production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,149
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Remote Sensing for Agroecological and Environmental Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
3,971
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
entomology
integrated pest management
plant-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
2,081
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,271
2,979
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,484
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcel Ga Van Der Heijden
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,277
34,044
0.627
ecology
mycorrhizas
agricultural sustainability
soil biodiversity
plant-soil-interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,585
671
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Boulos Chalhoub
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,052
11,246
0.534
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
genome sequencing
transposable elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,206
753
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Valerie Hofstetter
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,342
9,095
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,599
764
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Felix Herzog
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,201
9,320
0.485
Agricultural landscape
biodiversity
agroforestry
policy evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,069
1,137
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Franco Widmer
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,057
6,251
0.445
soil microbial ecology
soil quality
metabarcoding
molecular genetic diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,308
1,261
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joerg Romeis
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
4,442
0.347
Environmental risk assessment
biological control
genetically engineered plants
pest management
multitrophic interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,302
1,283
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fritz Oehl
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,648
6,137
0.485
Agroecology
Soil & Landscape Ecology
Plant Science
Plant Protection
Ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,811
1,383
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lotti Egger
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,777
9,014
0.765
Dairy Products
in vitro digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,547
1,403
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andreas Luescher
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
5,072
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,951
1,592
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lutz Merbold
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
7,449
0.732
Head of Research Division Agroecoloy & Environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,082
1,623
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Keller
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,974
7,095
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,194
2,113
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ahrens, Christian
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,562
3,760
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,677
2,213
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Beat Wechsler
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,226
2,509
0.347
Applied Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Applied Ethology
Animal Science
Animal Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,069
2,322
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrea Patocchi
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,790
2,361
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,938
2,467
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Etienne Bucher
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,297
3,153
0.501
Crop Breeding
Transposable Elements
Genomics
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,143
2,486
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hans Dieter Hess
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,035
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,962
2,503
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Reto Portmann
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,219
5,371
0.864
proteomics
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
food analysis
in vitro digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,055
2,515
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Katia Gindro
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,179
3,529
0.571
Mycology
plant microbe interactions
biochemistry
plant molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,378
2,756
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guy Vergères
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
3,080
0.555
Human nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Food science
Fermented dairy products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,152
2,829
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
S. Franz Bender
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,372
4,390
0.817
soil biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
agricultural sustainability
nutrient cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,723
2,869
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sokrat Sinaj
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,264
2,475
0.470
Agriculture
Soil Sciences
Plant Nutrition
Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,419
2,882
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Giuseppe Bee
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,149
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,627
3,125
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Helge Aasen
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
3,971
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,407
3,205
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Steinger
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,548
2,081
0.458
entomology
integrated pest management
plant-insect interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,455
3,329
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elisabet Marti
Agroscope
Antwerp, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,271
2,979
0.697