Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 158 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
Epigenetic regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,002
11,629
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,840
13,582
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Actinomycetes
antibiotic biosynthesis
gene regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,134
5,914
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant-microbe interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,983
5,369
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,929
6,609
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
membrane transport
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,787
5,361
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant natural products
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
10,797
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
15,208
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant nutrition and membrane transporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,310
9,731
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nodulation
arbuscular mycorrhization
rhizobial infection
nitrogen-fixation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,572
5,691
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Streptomyces biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,900
4,470
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant pathology
Population genetics
Plant breeding
Host-parasite coevolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,896
6,570
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
DNA topoisomerases
antibiotics
DNA topology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,855
5,141
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
genomics
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,613
9,544
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
nitrogen fixation
transcription
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,196
3,546
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
nucleus
chromosomes
meiosis
microscopy
plants
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,809
1,980
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biology
Plant Genetics
Entomology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,751
5,533
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioinformatics
wheat genetics
open source
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
8,827
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Bionanoscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
4,791
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
7,035
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
metabolic biology
molecular evolution
metabolic engineering
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,937
7,255
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
2,578
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Host-microbe interactions
Effector proteins
Plant diease resistance
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,098
4,048
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Actinomycetes
Leafcutter ants
Antibiotics
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,898
5,228
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant biomechanics
Developmental biology
Computer simulation modeling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,192
4,224
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,320
990
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Caroline Dean
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,002
11,629
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,412
1,338
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cathie Martin
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,840
13,582
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,034
1,591
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mervyn Bibb
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,134
5,914
0.168
Actinomycetes
antibiotic biosynthesis
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,576
2,220
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
J Allan Downie
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,983
5,369
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,656
2,228
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alison M Smith
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,929
6,609
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,357
2,379
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dale Sanders
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,787
5,361
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,970
2,602
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anne Osbourn
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
10,797
0.428
Plant natural products
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,000
2,881
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cristobal Uauy
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,584
15,208
0.645
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,663
3,117
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tony Miller
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,310
9,731
0.436
Plant nutrition and membrane transporters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,389
3,273
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeremy Murray
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,572
5,691
0.264
nodulation
arbuscular mycorrhization
rhizobial infection
nitrogen-fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,144
3,419
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark J. Buttner
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,900
4,470
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,880
3,642
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Km Brown
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,896
6,570
0.330
Plant pathology
Population genetics
Plant breeding
Host-parasite coevolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,996
3,652
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anthony Maxwell
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,855
5,141
0.259
DNA topoisomerases
antibiotics
DNA topology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,065
4,986
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Burkhard Steuernagel
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,613
9,544
0.611
genomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,251
5,164
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ray Dixon
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,196
3,546
0.233
Microbiology
nitrogen fixation
transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,242
5,842
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Shaw
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,809
1,980
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,591
5,866
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hogenhout S
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,751
5,533
0.402
Biology
Plant Genetics
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,762
5,884
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ricardo H. Ramírez-Gonzalez
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,723
8,827
0.643
Bioinformatics
wheat genetics
open source
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,989
6,137
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David J Evans
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,244
4,791
0.362
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Bionanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,023
6,387
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Griffiths
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,815
7,035
0.549
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,831
7,614
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhenhua Liu
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,937
7,255
0.663
metabolic biology
molecular evolution
metabolic engineering
plant genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,236
8,907
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Graham Moore
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,394
2,578
0.274
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,203
9,181
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Banfield
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,098
4,048
0.445
Host-microbe interactions
Effector proteins
Plant diease resistance
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,110
9,400
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matt Hutchings
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,898
5,228
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,170
10,267
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard S. Smith
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,192
4,224
0.516
Plant biomechanics
Developmental biology
Computer simulation modeling