Citation Rankings
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Plant and Food Research, New Zealand Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
13,907
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Soil Physics
Landuse
Natural Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,964
5,053
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
10,286
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
soil
organic matter
agriculture management
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
5,176
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
9,316
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
6,664
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,473
6,158
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
4,523
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
4,009
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,688
4,024
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
environment
soil
plant
atmosphere
modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,621
2,955
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,161
4,425
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ascorbic acid
ascorbate
vitamin c
rubisco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,132
3,787
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,470
3,949
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
natural products
organic chemistry
analytical chemistry
flavour research
bioactives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,177
2,771
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
separation sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,548
4,374
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Olfaction
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
3,725
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
pollination
crop pollination
pollinator diversity
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
5,959
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,759
5,877
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Probiotics
Microbiota
Candida albicans
Sacchromyece
Oligosaccharides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
2,294
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Agriculture
Climate Change
Crop Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,979
5,051
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
3,404
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Apple
Kiwifruit
Ripening
Ethylene
Fruit development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,810
3,413
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,128
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fruit phytochemicals
human health
nutrition
functional foods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,060
1,912
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,355
98
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Allan
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
13,907
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,217
183
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent Clothier
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,964
5,053
0.281
Soil Physics
Landuse
Natural Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,330
199
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kui Lin-wang
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,149
10,286
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,541
204
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Beare
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,824
5,176
0.308
soil
organic matter
agriculture management
land use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,590
227
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sara R Jaeger
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,695
9,316
0.594
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,206
327
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Davies
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,613
6,664
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,220
330
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Chagné
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,473
6,158
0.494
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,657
339
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan E Gardiner
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
4,523
0.368
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,444
343
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Gleave
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,175
4,009
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,419
366
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Brummell
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,688
4,024
0.344
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,064
372
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
steve green
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,621
2,955
0.254
environment
soil
plant
atmosphere
modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,187
398
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Denis Curtin
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,161
4,425
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,450
400
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William Laing
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,132
3,787
0.340
ascorbic acid
ascorbate
vitamin c
rubisco
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,034
427
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ross Crowhurst
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,470
3,949
0.377
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,206
448
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nigel B. Perry
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,177
2,771
0.272
natural products
organic chemistry
analytical chemistry
flavour research
bioactives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,460
487
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tony McGhie
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,548
4,374
0.458
analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
separation sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,319
491
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard D Newcomb
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,481
3,725
0.393
Olfaction
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,863
557
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brad Howlett
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
5,959
0.678
pollination
crop pollination
pollinator diversity
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,255
561
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard V Espley
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,759
5,877
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,421
575
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pramod Gopal
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,614
2,294
0.266
Probiotics
Microbiota
Candida albicans
Sacchromyece
Oligosaccharides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,860
636
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edmar Teixeira
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,979
5,051
0.633
Agriculture
Climate Change
Crop Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,986
642
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthew David Templeton
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
3,404
0.430
Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,904
650
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert J. Schaffer
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,810
3,413
0.437
Apple
Kiwifruit
Ripening
Ethylene
Fruit development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,757
730
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Erik Rikkerink
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,128
0.299
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,941
738
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roger Hurst
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,060
1,912
0.271
fruit phytochemicals
human health
nutrition
functional foods