Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,292
5,745
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Gene Prediction
Machine Learning
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
5,753
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,527
3,130
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
2,139
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Molecular Microbial Ecology
Microbiome
Plant microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
2,140
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
1,349
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,848
1,099
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
host-parasite interaction
social insects
insect immunity
social immunity
mitochondrial genomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,684
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
molecular genetics
natural variation
quantitative genetics
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
802
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Health
Pflanzengesundheit
Risk Analysis
Risikoanalyse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,098
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant biotechnology
biosafety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,577
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
stored product entomology
integrated stored product protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
862
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genome Editing
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,596
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,243
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
soil erosion
terrain analysis
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,128
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant-pathogen interactions
plant virology
plasmodesmata
single cell omics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
593
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phytopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
773
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
547
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant diseases and plant protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
701
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Phytopathology on temperate fruits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
549
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Forestry
Silviculture
Forest Pathology
Mycology
Forest Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
494
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sustainable nutrient-rich crops
horticulture
agrobiodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
607
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
pollination ecology
bee health
effects of pesticides on bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
260
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
443
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular genetics
apple breeding
durable disease resistance
fire blight
host - pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
499
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,523
1,876
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Holger Heuer
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,292
5,745
0.298
Plant-parasitic nematodes
Nematode-microbe interaction
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbe-mediated plant defense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,848
5,583
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jens Keilwagen
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
5,753
0.727
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Gene Prediction
Machine Learning
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,154
5,873
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adam Schikora
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,527
3,130
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,744
7,622
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Torsten Meiners
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
2,139
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,598
9,203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adriana Giongo
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
2,140
0.471
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Molecular Microbial Ecology
Microbiome
Plant microbe interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,090
11,419
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dragan Perovic
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,454
1,349
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,724
13,117
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uwe Starfinger
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,848
1,099
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,538
13,183
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Silvio Erler
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,684
0.595
host-parasite interaction
social insects
insect immunity
social immunity
mitochondrial genomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,593
14,353
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janne Lempe
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
802
0.323
molecular genetics
natural variation
quantitative genetics
phenotypic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,919
14,418
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gritta Schrader
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,098
0.445
Plant Health
Pflanzengesundheit
Risk Analysis
Risikoanalyse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,894
14,777
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ralf Wilhelm
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,577
0.664
Plant biotechnology
biosafety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,596
16,446
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cornel Adler
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
862
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,715
16,558
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thorben Sprink
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,596
0.808
Genome Editing
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,404
17,852
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Björn Hoppe
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,243
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,424
17,854
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Möller
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,128
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,122
19,195
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Khalid Amari
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
593
0.390
plant-pathogen interactions
plant virology
plasmodesmata
single cell omics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,335
23,021
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nemanja Kuzmanovic
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
773
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,804
24,551
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Harmen Hendriksma
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
547
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,123
26,460
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elias Alisaac
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
701
0.915
Plant diseases and plant protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,993
26,884
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Wöhner
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
549
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,188
27,012
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rasmus Enderle
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
494
0.678
Forestry
Silviculture
Forest Pathology
Mycology
Forest Protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,836
27,577
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Juan Pablo Rodriguez
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
607
0.882
sustainable nutrient-rich crops
horticulture
agrobiodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,933
27,867
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anke C. Dietzsch
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
260
0.388
pollination ecology
bee health
effects of pesticides on bees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,310
28,898
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lena Ulber
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
443
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,487
29,436
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ofere Emeriewen
Julius Kühn - Institute
Quedlinburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
499
0.860
Molecular genetics
apple breeding
durable disease resistance
fire blight
host - pathogen interactions