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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,089
Country Rank
879
Institution Rank : 1
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Philip J. White](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/61/4442324.jpg)
Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,659
24,801
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
12,041
Country Rank
1,054
Institution Rank : 2
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Robbie Waugh](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4d/4442323.jpg)
plants
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,482
14,666
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
24,812
Country Rank
2,159
Institution Rank : 3
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Steve Albon](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,497
4,928
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
36,662
Country Rank
3,204
Institution Rank : 4
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Colin D Campbell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f7/4442326.jpg)
soil
soil microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,032
7,223
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
41,217
Country Rank
3,588
Institution Rank : 5
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Paul Birch](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/4442327.jpg)
Plant pathology
plant immunity
pathogenicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
7,641
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
42,043
Country Rank
3,660
Institution Rank : 6
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Euan James](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5c/4442328.jpg)
Nitrogen fixation
Rhizobium
Burkholderia
Electron Microscopy
Endophytic bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,066
7,199
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
46,003
Country Rank
4,009
Institution Rank : 7
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Derek Stewart](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0c/4442329.jpg)
Phytochemistry
nutrition
crop
fruit
food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,837
7,308
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,212
Country Rank
4,269
Institution Rank : 8
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Glenn Bryan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/42/4442330.jpg)
plant genetics
crop genetics
breeding
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,978
6,774
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
50,120
Country Rank
4,346
Institution Rank : 9
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Joanne Russell](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,751
6,763
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
53,136
Country Rank
4,587
Institution Rank : 10
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Andy Fs Taylor](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6e/4442332.jpg)
Mycology
Ecology
Population biology
Nutrient cycling
Fungal identification and taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,030
6,234
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
57,215
Country Rank
4,905
Institution Rank : 11
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Robin Pakeman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,162
8,320
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
63,860
Country Rank
5,457
Institution Rank : 12
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Adrian C Newton](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9e/4442337.jpg)
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,944
6,213
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,113
Country Rank
5,567
Institution Rank : 13
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Sue Jones](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,738
2,245
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
66,338
Country Rank
5,669
Institution Rank : 14
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Pete Hedley](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8f/4442334.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,544
6,314
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
69,180
Country Rank
5,906
Institution Rank : 15
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Timothy S. George](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/85/4442341.jpg)
Rhizosphere
Enzymes
Phosphate
Plant Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
8,415
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
79,224
Country Rank
6,713
Institution Rank : 16
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Howard V Davies](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
plant biochemistry
potato
biotechnology
risk assessment
carbohydrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,744
2,490
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
89,200
Country Rank
7,493
Institution Rank : 18
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Stephen Hillier](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/19/4442336.jpg)
Clay Mineralogy
Quantitative Mineralogy
Chlorite
Halloysite and HNTs
Digital Soil Mineralogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
4,539
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
91,035
Country Rank
7,637
Institution Rank : 19
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![David Cooke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8c/4442340.jpg)
Phytophthora molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
3,427
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
87,056
Country Rank
7,336
Institution Rank : 17
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![David Miller](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
macaulay institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,864
4,641
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
93,881
Country Rank
7,854
Institution Rank : 20
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Petra Boevink](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f2/4442339.jpg)
plant-microbe interactions
plant pathology
Phytophthora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,484
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
94,126
Country Rank
7,872
Institution Rank : 21
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Zulin Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c9/4442346.jpg)
Environmental Organic Chemistry
Emerging Contaminants
Passive Sampling
Biochar
Remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,165
5,849
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
101,791
Country Rank
8,437
Institution Rank : 22
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Gary Polhill](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/21/4442343.jpg)
Social-Ecological Systems
Agent Based Modelling
Artificial Intelligence
Complex Systems
Social Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
4,841
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
102,117
Country Rank
8,464
Institution Rank : 23
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Michael Taliansky](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant-virus interactions
nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,460
4,214
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
108,748
Country Rank
8,933
Institution Rank : 24
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Mark Taylor](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,952
2,822
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
113,501
Country Rank
9,289
Institution Rank : 25
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![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Eric Paterson](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/24/4442345.jpg)
Plant-Soil Interactions
Biogeochemistry
Stable isotopes
Rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
3,845
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
10,089
Country Ranking
879
Institution Ranking
1
Philip J. White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,659
24,801
0.510
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Plant Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Ion Transport
Mineral Biofortification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
12,041
Country Ranking
1,054
Institution Ranking
2
Robbie Waugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,482
14,666
0.337
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plants
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
24,812
Country Ranking
2,159
Institution Ranking
3
Steve Albon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,497
4,928
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
36,662
Country Ranking
3,204
Institution Ranking
4
Colin D Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,032
7,223
0.343
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soil
soil microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
41,217
Country Ranking
3,588
Institution Ranking
5
Paul Birch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
7,641
0.395
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Plant pathology
plant immunity
pathogenicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
42,043
Country Ranking
3,660
Institution Ranking
6
Euan James
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,066
7,199
0.378
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Nitrogen fixation
Rhizobium
Burkholderia
Electron Microscopy
Endophytic bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
46,003
Country Ranking
4,009
Institution Ranking
7
Derek Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,837
7,308
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
49,212
Country Ranking
4,269
Institution Ranking
8
Glenn Bryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,978
6,774
0.399
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plant genetics
crop genetics
breeding
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
50,120
Country Ranking
4,346
Institution Ranking
9
Joanne Russell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,751
6,763
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
53,136
Country Ranking
4,587
Institution Ranking
10
Andy Fs Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,030
6,234
0.389
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Mycology
Ecology
Population biology
Nutrient cycling
Fungal identification and taxonomy
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
57,215
Country Ranking
4,905
Institution Ranking
11
Robin Pakeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,162
8,320
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
63,860
Country Ranking
5,457
Institution Ranking
12
Adrian C Newton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,944
6,213
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
65,113
Country Ranking
5,567
Institution Ranking
13
Sue Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,738
2,245
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
66,338
Country Ranking
5,669
Institution Ranking
14
Pete Hedley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,544
6,314
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
69,180
Country Ranking
5,906
Institution Ranking
15
Timothy S. George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,107
8,415
0.642
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Rhizosphere
Enzymes
Phosphate
Plant Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
79,224
Country Ranking
6,713
Institution Ranking
16
Howard V Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,744
2,490
0.212
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plant biochemistry
potato
biotechnology
risk assessment
carbohydrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
89,200
Country Ranking
7,493
Institution Ranking
18
Stephen Hillier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
4,539
0.427
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Clay Mineralogy
Quantitative Mineralogy
Chlorite
Halloysite and HNTs
Digital Soil Mineralogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
91,035
Country Ranking
7,637
Institution Ranking
19
David Cooke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,458
3,427
0.328
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Phytophthora molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
87,056
Country Ranking
7,336
Institution Ranking
17
David Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,864
4,641
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
93,881
Country Ranking
7,854
Institution Ranking
20
Petra Boevink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,187
3,484
0.342
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plant-microbe interactions
plant pathology
Phytophthora
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
94,126
Country Ranking
7,872
Institution Ranking
21
Zulin Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,165
5,849
0.575
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Environmental Organic Chemistry
Emerging Contaminants
Passive Sampling
Biochar
Remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
101,791
Country Ranking
8,437
Institution Ranking
22
Gary Polhill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
4,841
0.510
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Social-Ecological Systems
Agent Based Modelling
Artificial Intelligence
Complex Systems
Social Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
102,117
Country Ranking
8,464
Institution Ranking
23
Michael Taliansky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,460
4,214
0.445
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Plant-virus interactions
nanobiotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
108,748
Country Ranking
8,933
Institution Ranking
24
Mark Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,952
2,822
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
113,501
Country Ranking
9,289
Institution Ranking
25
Eric Paterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
3,845
0.446
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Plant-Soil Interactions
Biogeochemistry
Stable isotopes
Rhizosphere