Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Conservation Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Climate Resilient Agri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,661
15,829
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,830
11,630
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
insect biology and population dynamics
host-plant resistance
mechanisms and inheritance of resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
6,334
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,777
3,642
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Remote Sensing
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Water resources
Spatial Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,403
6,074
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sustainable Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Engineering
Translational Research
Agribusiness and Entrepreneursh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,613
3,171
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
High throughput genotyping
Capacity building
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,873
5,855
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biochar
Soil science
Soil fertility
Cropping system
Environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,370
4,733
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant biology
abiotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,660
3,957
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
3,444
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
agricultural commodity outlook
crop-livestock linkages
agrl. marketing and crop competitiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,671
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
agriculture
climate change
soil and water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,606
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Abiotic stress
Nutritional improvement
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
Genome editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
2,431
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
genomics and molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,251
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
• Value chain analysis of dryland food systems • Gender-disaggregated project performance monitoring and evaluation. • Ex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,434
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
agricultural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
1,290
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Entomology
crop protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,324
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Agricultural Systems
crop livestock systems
small-holder irrigation systems
innovation systems
rural markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
1,689
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,222
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
1,498
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Systems Agronomist and Modeler for Climate Smart Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,215
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Participatory natural resource management
rural livelihoods
ICTs in agriculture
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,342
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,290
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genetics
Genomics
Breeding
Bioinformatics
Big Data Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,120
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Soil conservation
hydrology
watershed
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
1,222
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,753
319
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ml Jat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,661
15,829
0.766
Conservation Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Climate Resilient Agri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,060
341
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pm Gaur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,830
11,630
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,919
673
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hari Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
6,334
0.450
insect biology and population dynamics
host-plant resistance
mechanisms and inheritance of resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,043
1,317
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Narsimha Reddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,777
3,642
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,628
1,402
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Murali Krishna Gumma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,403
6,074
0.646
Remote Sensing
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Water resources
Spatial Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,689
1,601
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kiran K Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,613
3,171
0.368
Sustainable Agriculture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Engineering
Translational Research
Agribusiness and Entrepreneursh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,079
2,273
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Annapurna (Anu) Chitikineni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,873
5,855
0.852
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
High throughput genotyping
Capacity building
Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,265
2,542
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Getachew Agegnehu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,370
4,733
0.743
Biochar
Soil science
Soil fertility
Cropping system
Environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,143
3,971
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sunita Choudhary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,660
3,957
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,064
4,123
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hippolyte Affognon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
3,444
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,675
4,391
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Parthasarathy Rao P
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
1,671
0.384
agricultural commodity outlook
crop-livestock linkages
agrl. marketing and crop competitiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,596
4,511
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Karuturi Rao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,606
0.378
agriculture
climate change
soil and water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,797
6,194
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
2,431
0.718
Abiotic stress
Nutritional improvement
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
Genome editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,296
6,488
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Santosh P Deshpande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,251
0.691
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
genomics and molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,867
6,564
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Victor Afari-Sefa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,434
0.754
• Value chain analysis of dryland food systems • Gender-disaggregated project performance monitoring and evaluation. • Ex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,651
6,901
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alastair Orr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
1,290
0.417
agricultural economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,584
7,316
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Malick Ba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
2,324
0.792
Entomology
crop protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,717
8,175
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
André F Van Rooyen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,679
1,689
0.630
Agricultural Systems
crop livestock systems
small-holder irrigation systems
innovation systems
rural markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,461
9,179
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rajan Sharma|Rajan Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
1,222
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,354
10,513
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Samuel Muriu C Njoroge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
1,498
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,739
10,673
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amos Ngwira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,215
0.576
Systems Agronomist and Modeler for Climate Smart Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,249
12,959
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sreenath Dixit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,741
1,342
0.771
Participatory natural resource management
rural livelihoods
ICTs in agriculture
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,822
13,316
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Birhanu Biazin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,290
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,393
15,766
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Habyarimana Ephrem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,120
0.792
Genetics
Genomics
Breeding
Bioinformatics
Big Data Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,811
16,413
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gizaw Desta Gessesse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
1,222
0.903
Soil conservation
hydrology
watershed
water management