Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 71 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 Molecular Physiology
Systems Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,007
14,595
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,414
10,010
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant cell biology
Cytoplasmic genetics
Plastid inheritance
Mitochondrial inheritance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,565
6,089
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Cellular Metabolism
One Carbon Metabolism
Metabolic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,434
9,198
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
complex networks
constraint-based modeling
cellular networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,405
6,569
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant reproduction
epigenetics
evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,200
4,767
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,161
6,044
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,969
4,389
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetics of Crop Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
8,152
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,821
6,370
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Public Health
Research Coordination
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
3,763
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant
lipids
Trichoderma
biocontrol
plant pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,128
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cell biology
plant biology
molecular biology
RNA transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,086
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
molecular plant physiology
plant mineral nutrition
plant ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,455
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
NGS
DNA-reseq
RNA-seq
MeDIP-seq
SNV-Calling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,310
3,167
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant metabolism
evolution
genomics
mass spectrometry
abiotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,372
2,399
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Biology
Cell biology
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,040
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Metabolomics
Secondary metabolism
Plant metabolism
Biochemistry
Mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
3,102
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synthetic Biology
Metabolism
Metabolic Engineering
Pathway Engineering
Synthetic Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
2,023
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Photosynthesis
Plant acclimation
membrane transport processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,087
1,638
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Synthetic biology
metabolites
metabolon engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
2,645
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
929
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant physiology
water use efficiency
photosynthesis
abiotic stress tolerance
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,939
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Organellenbiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,387
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
gene editing and crop breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
1,237
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,082
602
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joachim Kopka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,007
14,595
0.356
Plant Molecular Physiology
Systems Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,710
1,630
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Salma Balazadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,414
10,010
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,474
2,797
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kin Pan Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,565
6,089
0.418
Plant cell biology
Cytoplasmic genetics
Plastid inheritance
Mitochondrial inheritance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,246
2,835
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arren Bar-Even
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,434
9,198
0.637
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Cellular Metabolism
One Carbon Metabolism
Metabolic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,823
3,429
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zoran Nikoloski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,405
6,569
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,449
3,493
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claudia Köhler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,200
4,767
0.391
plant reproduction
epigenetics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,775
3,512
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Venkatesh P Thirumalaikumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,161
6,044
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,322
3,576
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dirk Walther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,969
4,389
0.367
Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,885
4,616
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Saleh Alseekh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,556
8,152
0.853
Genetics of Crop Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,529
5,648
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephan Greiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,821
6,370
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,100
6,051
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ellen Zuther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,332
3,763
0.513
Public Health
Research Coordination
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,907
6,783
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yariv Brotman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,128
0.634
Plant
lipids
Trichoderma
biocontrol
plant pathogens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,679
7,617
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kragler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,086
0.364
cell biology
plant biology
molecular biology
RNA transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,901
9,112
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Franziska Krajinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
1,455
0.316
arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
molecular plant physiology
plant mineral nutrition
plant ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,135
9,628
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Axel Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,310
3,167
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,107
11,611
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Federico Scossa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,372
2,399
0.711
plant metabolism
evolution
genomics
mass spectrometry
abiotic stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,626
11,689
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arun Sampathkumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,040
0.611
Plant Biology
Cell biology
Developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,827
11,695
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leonardo Perez De Souza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
3,102
0.930
Metabolomics
Secondary metabolism
Plant metabolism
Biochemistry
Mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,411
12,331
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steffen N Lindner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
2,023
0.654
Synthetic Biology
Metabolism
Metabolic Engineering
Pathway Engineering
Synthetic Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,966
12,351
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ute Armbruster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,087
1,638
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,690
12,619
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Youjun Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
2,645
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,420
13,599
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andre Scheffel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,694
929
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,479
14,926
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Barbosa Medeiros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,939
0.829
plant physiology
water use efficiency
photosynthesis
abiotic stress tolerance
metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,549
15,148
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Reimo Zoschke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,387
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,547
16,967
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junjie Tan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
1,237
0.653
gene editing and crop breeding