Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 84 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 biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,707
8,745
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,789
13,195
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
15,094
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant molecular biology and genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,311
5,171
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
10,094
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,532
4,608
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbiology
Fungi
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Microbiome
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,161
6,953
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Evolution
Bioinformatics
Plant-microbe Interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,007
7,901
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
EvoMPMI
Proteomics
Plant
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
4,713
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
meiosis
recombination
meiotic cell cycle
chromosome distributon
clonal reproduction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
4,212
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,142
2,820
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,536
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolution
population genetics
quantitative genetics
adaptation
climate
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
2,950
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
1,770
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
459
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biology
Genetics
Adaptation
Polyploidy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,012
2,053
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Developmental Biology
EvoDevo
Perennial flowering
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,028
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
1,108
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Plant reproduction
Meiotic cell division
Apomixis
Genome editing
Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
2,328
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epigenetics
Plant Virology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
1,418
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
2,020
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Plant microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,510
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant-microbe interactions
data integration and visualisation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,065
1,657
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Next Generation Sequencing
RNA-Seq
Evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,050
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biological image analysis
computational modeling
plant developmental biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,491
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,677
430
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
M Koornneef
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,707
8,745
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,368
475
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George Coupland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,789
13,195
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,350
713
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jane E. Parker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,362
15,094
0.404
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,474
1,159
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Csaba Koncz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,311
5,171
0.189
plant molecular biology and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,966
1,304
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jijie Chai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
10,094
0.401
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,028
3,752
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miltos Tsiantis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,532
4,608
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,706
4,312
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stéphane Hacquard
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,161
6,953
0.684
Microbiology
Fungi
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,457
4,383
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ruben Garrido-Oter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,007
7,901
0.790
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Evolution
Bioinformatics
Plant-microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,482
4,637
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hirofumi Nakagami
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
4,713
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,061
5,411
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raphael Mercier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
4,212
0.515
meiosis
recombination
meiotic cell cycle
chromosome distributon
clonal reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,724
5,433
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Franziska Turck
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,142
2,820
0.346
Plant Development
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,210
6,253
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angela Hay
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,536
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,345
7,084
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Hancock
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,227
2,950
0.474
Evolution
population genetics
quantitative genetics
adaptation
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,146
9,844
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hugo Hofhuis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
1,770
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,170
10,002
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zsuzsanna Koncz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,105
459
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,511
12,606
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Polina Yu. Novikova
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,012
2,053
0.682
Biology
Genetics
Adaptation
Polyploidy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,023
12,636
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Albani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,028
0.342
Plant Developmental Biology
EvoDevo
Perennial flowering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,757
12,654
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ralph Bours
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,999
1,108
0.369
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,801
12,910
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Charles J Underwood
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
2,328
0.800
Plant reproduction
Meiotic cell division
Apomixis
Genome editing
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,193
13,058
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pranav Pankaj Sahu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
1,418
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,402
13,290
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tonni Andersen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
2,020
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,645
13,578
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yiming Wang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,510
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,733
16,122
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shingo Miyauchi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,065
1,657
0.802
Plant-microbe interactions
data integration and visualisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,869
16,163
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Woehle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
1,050
0.510
Next Generation Sequencing
RNA-Seq
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,839
17,432
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sören Strauss
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,491
0.823
biological image analysis
computational modeling
plant developmental biology