Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max-Planck-Institut für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,903
9,968
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,707
14,749
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,371
16,815
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant molecular biology and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,863
5,953
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,092
10,390
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,095
4,872
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Microbiology
Fungi
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,516
7,121
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Evolution
Bioinformatics
Plant-microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,282
8,019
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
EvoMPMI
Proteomics
Plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
4,855
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Development
transcription
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
3,174
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
meiosis
recombination
meiotic cell cycle
chromosome distributon
clonal reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,700
4,436
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,862
2,809
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolution
population genetics
quantitative genetics
adaptation
climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,004
3,311
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
533
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,933
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
1,282
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Genetics
Adaptation
Polyploidy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
2,183
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Epigenetics
Plant Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,739
1,546
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant reproduction
Meiotic cell division
Apomixis
Genome editing
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
2,344
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
1,621
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
2,008
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Developmental Biology
EvoDevo
Perennial flowering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,086
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Next Generation Sequencing
Long read sequencing
RNA-Seq
Evolution
Genome assembly/annotation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,099
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant-microbe interactions
data integration and visualisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
1,527
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
plant microbiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,341
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,319
415
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
M Koornneef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,903
9,968
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,115
467
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George Coupland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,707
14,749
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,356
661
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jane E. Parker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,371
16,815
0.450
plant-microbe
immunity
disease resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,641
1,126
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Csaba Koncz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,863
5,953
0.222
plant molecular biology and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,164
1,303
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jijie Chai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,092
10,390
0.431
Structural Biology of NOD-like receptors and Receptor kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,722
3,720
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miltos Tsiantis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,095
4,872
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,268
4,425
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stéphane Hacquard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,516
7,121
0.748
Microbiology
Fungi
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,190
4,531
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ruben Garrido-Oter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,282
8,019
0.864
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Evolution
Bioinformatics
Plant-microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,197
4,671
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hirofumi Nakagami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
4,855
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,783
5,352
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Franziska Turck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
3,174
0.401
Plant Development
transcription
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,585
5,495
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Raphael Mercier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,700
4,436
0.576
meiosis
recombination
meiotic cell cycle
chromosome distributon
clonal reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,431
6,166
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angela Hay
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,862
2,809
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,807
7,015
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Hancock
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,004
3,311
0.551
Evolution
population genetics
quantitative genetics
adaptation
climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,670
9,705
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zsuzsanna Koncz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
533
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,947
9,717
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hugo Hofhuis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,054
1,933
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,410
12,403
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ralph Bours
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
1,282
0.440
Molecular Plant Physiology
Plant Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,534
12,781
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Polina Yu. Novikova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
2,183
0.781
Biology
Genetics
Adaptation
Polyploidy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,134
12,972
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pranav Pankaj Sahu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,739
1,546
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,432
13,271
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Charles J Underwood
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,648
2,344
0.885
Plant reproduction
Meiotic cell division
Apomixis
Genome editing
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,603
13,461
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yiming Wang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
1,621
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,531
13,583
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tonni Andersen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,554
2,008
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,601
13,738
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maria Albani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,086
0.433
Plant Developmental Biology
EvoDevo
Perennial flowering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,184
16,072
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Woehle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,958
1,099
0.561
Next Generation Sequencing
Long read sequencing
RNA-Seq
Evolution
Genome assembly/annotation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,413
16,562
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shingo Miyauchi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
1,527
0.823
Plant-microbe interactions
data integration and visualisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,601
17,707
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ryohei Thomas Nakano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
1,341
0.809