Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 380 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
genetic
biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,024
22,858
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
economics
agricultural economics
food policies
climate change
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,753
10,184
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Food safety
epidemiology
LMICs
veterinary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,252
24,574
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agriculture
Water
Climate Change
Developing Countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,517
16,820
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
nutrition
maternal and child nutrition
epidemiology
food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,509
13,882
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,273
6,297
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
economics of child development
nutrition
social protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,183
9,151
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
economics
intrahousehold allocation
gender
poverty and economic mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,997
13,390
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
international economics
institutional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
11,158
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
agricultural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
6,003
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Development
Water resources
Natural resources
Agriculture
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
10,208
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Micro and rural finance
energy
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,270
7,420
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Development economics
agricultural economics
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,060
8,412
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Economics
development economics
agriculture
policy
trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,393
5,932
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development
Nutrition
Gender
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,804
9,112
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
agricultural economics
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,294
7,413
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Economic development
nutrition
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,993
9,660
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nutrition
global health
gender
impact evaluations
food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,989
9,480
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
markets and institutions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,911
8,018
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Production ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,405
8,470
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
nutrition
health
micronutrients
biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,333
5,473
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Farming System
Climate Change
Agriculture
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,940
7,937
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
agriculture
productivity
food security
natural resources
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
9,119
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agricultural water management
Rainwater harvesting
Supplemental irrigation
Agricultural water productivity/ use efficiency
C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,252
4,711
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public health nutrition
overweight
malnutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,914
9,519
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,279
5,332
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jose Crossa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,024
22,858
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,681
6,455
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark W Rosegrant
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,753
10,184
0.244
economics
agricultural economics
food policies
climate change
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,903
8,360
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Delia Grace
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,252
24,574
0.697
Food safety
epidemiology
LMICs
veterinary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,471
8,609
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Ringler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,517
16,820
0.487
Agriculture
Water
Climate Change
Developing Countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,477
8,612
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marie Ruel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,509
13,882
0.402
nutrition
maternal and child nutrition
epidemiology
food systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,677
8,688
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gershon Feder
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,273
6,297
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,634
9,114
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harold Alderman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,183
9,151
0.276
economics of child development
nutrition
social protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,802
9,188
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Agnes Quisumbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,997
13,390
0.406
economics
intrahousehold allocation
gender
poverty and economic mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,636
9,536
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johan Swinnen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
11,158
0.347
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
international economics
institutional economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,316
10,272
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Hazell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
6,003
0.196
agricultural economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,233
12,453
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
10,208
0.381
Development
Water resources
Natural resources
Agriculture
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,101
12,800
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shahidur R Khandker
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,270
7,420
0.282
Micro and rural finance
energy
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,131
16,153
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiaobo Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,060
8,412
0.381
Development economics
agricultural economics
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,409
17,854
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Will Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,393
5,932
0.291
Economics
development economics
agriculture
policy
trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,627
21,078
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neha Kumar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,804
9,112
0.512
Development
Nutrition
Gender
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,576
21,867
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bart Minten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,294
7,413
0.429
agricultural economics
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,721
22,305
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Derek Headey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,993
9,660
0.568
Economic development
nutrition
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,176
23,988
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Purnima Menon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,989
9,480
0.593
Nutrition
global health
gender
impact evaluations
food systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,512
24,114
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pk Joshi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,911
8,018
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,015
25,082
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sileshi G Weldesemayat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,405
8,470
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,411
25,226
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Howarth Bouis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,333
5,473
0.357
nutrition
health
micronutrients
biofortification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,453
26,029
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liangzhi You|Liang You, LZ You, L You
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,940
7,937
0.531
Farming System
Climate Change
Agriculture
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,339
26,701
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Keith Wiebe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,586
9,119
0.625
agriculture
productivity
food security
natural resources
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,370
27,473
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Theib Y Oweis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,252
4,711
0.331
Agricultural water management
Rainwater harvesting
Supplemental irrigation
Agricultural water productivity/ use efficiency
C
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,454
28,240
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roos Verstraeten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,914
9,519
0.684
Public health nutrition
overweight
malnutrition