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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 21 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
plant genetics
cytogenetics
physical genome mapping
flow cytometr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,064
20,359
0.433
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant sexual reproduction
plant development
pollen
transcriptomics
proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,858
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant cell biology
tip growth
phospholipid signaling
vesicle trafficking
reactive oxygen specie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
1,407
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant biology
molecular biology
flowering
evolution
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
1,220
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,237
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,104
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
plant phospholipases
phospholipid signalin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,164
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant cell biology
Phospholipid signaling
Molecular dynamics
Structural bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,141
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant evolutionary biology
phylogenomics
pollen biology
plant systematic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
863
0.549
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
plant-microbe interaction
immune responses
fungal biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,036
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
exocytosis
secretion
plant hormone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
561
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cell-cell communication
RNA dynamics
Germ cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
663
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
plant hormones
plant physiology
molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
577
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
257
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
virology
plant science
agriculture
immunology
vaccin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
316
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
778
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
plant hormones
abiotic stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
382
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
374
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cytogenetics
Flow-Cytometry
Wild relatives of wheat
Chromosome structure
Comparative genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
304
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
evolution of meiosis
plant molecular cytogenetics
genomics of plants
distant crosses of plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
201
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
169
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,890
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaroslav Dolezel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,064
20,359
0.433
plant genetics
cytogenetics
physical genome mapping
flow cytometr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,070
428
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Honys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
1,858
0.388
Plant sexual reproduction
plant development
pollen
transcriptomics
proteomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,394
795
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Potocký
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,101
1,407
0.454
plant cell biology
tip growth
phospholipid signaling
vesicle trafficking
reactive oxygen specie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,187
878
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Helena Storchova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
1,220
0.427
plant biology
molecular biology
flowering
evolution
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,477
1,059
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lenka Burketová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
1,237
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,125
1,162
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Martinec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,104
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,736
1,253
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Přemysl Pejchar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,164
0.581
plant phospholipases
phospholipid signalin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,733
1,487
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roman Pleskot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,141
0.676
Plant cell biology
Phospholipid signaling
Molecular dynamics
Structural bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,963
1,588
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lenka Záveská Drábková
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
863
0.549
Plant evolutionary biology
phylogenomics
pollen biology
plant systematic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,510
1,629
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lucie Trdá
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,534
1,036
0.675
plant-microbe interaction
immune responses
fungal biolog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,445
1,638
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edita Jankova Drdova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
561
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,091
1,732
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Said S Hafidh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
663
0.468
Cell-cell communication
RNA dynamics
Germ cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,552
1,977
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Petr Klíma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
577
0.485
plant hormones
plant physiology
molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,858
2,132
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Miroslav Valárik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
257
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,259
2,316
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tomas Moravec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
959
316
0.330
virology
plant science
agriculture
immunology
vaccin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,809
2,507
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ankush Saddhe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
778
0.917
Plant Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,029
2,794
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jana Jarošová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
382
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,194
2,922
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kateřina Eliášová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
374
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,048,832
3,843
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahmoud Said
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
304
0.754
Cytogenetics
Flow-Cytometry
Wild relatives of wheat
Chromosome structure
Comparative genomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,647
4,218
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maciej Majka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
201
0.598
evolution of meiosis
plant molecular cytogenetics
genomics of plants
distant crosses of plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,770
4,219
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lucie Fischerová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
169
0.503