Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 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
Plant Physiology
Molecular breeding
stress physiology
climate change
agriculture development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,370
13,565
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
agricultural development
rice
sustainability
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,302
7,337
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
grain quality
nutrition
climate change
seed biology
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,429
7,394
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Agricultural research and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
6,189
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genomics
Genetic Diversity
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,854
5,632
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nutrition
Health
Food systems
Maternal and Child Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,636
7,835
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular rice breeding
abiotic stress
grain quality
biotic stress
hybrid rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,469
5,028
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Molecular studies on plant abiotic stress tolerance
rice grain development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,286
2,612
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,025
5,114
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Innovative breeding
Trait discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
4,437
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Food and nutrition security
food systems
food policy
market research
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,855
3,413
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
3,826
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cereals
rice
breeding
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,379
3,677
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
plant genetics
plant breeding
agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
2,605
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
root
drought
rice
plant nutrition
abiotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
3,163
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
2,452
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
1,670
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Virology
plant protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
2,362
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant breeding
abiotic stresses
genetics
drought
genetic markers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,979
2,683
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
GIS
remote sensing
spatial analysis
technology adoption
land use modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,307
2,258
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Wild rice species
Genome editing
Molecular breeding
Gene cloning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,535
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mathematics
Data analysis
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
2,388
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant Pathology
HJ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,587
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Social sciences
gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,343
971
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant pathology
crop health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
790
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,399
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Abdelbagi M Ismail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,370
13,565
0.462
Plant Physiology
Molecular breeding
stress physiology
climate change
agriculture development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,698
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bas Bouman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,302
7,337
0.329
agricultural development
rice
sustainability
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,961
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nese Sreenivasulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,429
7,394
0.512
grain quality
nutrition
climate change
seed biology
food science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,727
18
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon Hellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,203
6,189
0.552
Agricultural research and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,432
20
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kenneth L Mcnally
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,854
5,632
0.572
Genomics
Genetic Diversity
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,109
22
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cecilia Santos Acuin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,636
7,835
0.907
Nutrition
Health
Food systems
Maternal and Child Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,903
26
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jauhar Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,469
5,028
0.673
Molecular rice breeding
abiotic stress
grain quality
biotic stress
hybrid rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,455
27
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ajay Kohli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,286
2,612
0.358
Molecular studies on plant abiotic stress tolerance
rice grain development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,857
29
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kazuki Saito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,025
5,114
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,991
37
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vikas Kumar Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
4,437
0.753
Innovative breeding
Trait discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,061
38
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matty Demont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,855
3,413
0.583
Food and nutrition security
food systems
food policy
market research
behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,457
40
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Slamet-Loedin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,546
3,826
0.690
Plant Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,938
43
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mallikarjuna Swamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,379
3,677
0.684
Cereals
rice
breeding
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,280
49
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guoyou ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
2,605
0.523
plant genetics
plant breeding
agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,172
54
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amelia Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,668
3,163
0.678
root
drought
rice
plant nutrition
abiotic stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,577
63
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Russell Reinke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,371
2,452
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,832
69
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Venuprasad Ramaiah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,205
1,670
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,314
75
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
IL-RYONG CHOI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
2,362
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,211
78
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shalabh Dixit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,979
2,683
0.674
Plant breeding
abiotic stresses
genetics
drought
genetic markers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,171
101
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alice G Laborte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,307
2,258
0.683
GIS
remote sensing
spatial analysis
technology adoption
land use modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,842
106
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sung-Ryul Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,535
0.496
Wild rice species
Genome editing
Molecular breeding
Gene cloning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,686
128
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dmytro Chebotarov (Dmitri Chebotarev)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
2,388
0.883
Mathematics
Data analysis
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,731
131
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Casiana Vera Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
1,587
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,200
146
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thelma Paris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,343
971
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,921
210
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nancy Castilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,784
790
0.443