Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 293 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
New Zealand
Andrew Allan
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,712
12,627
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
New Zealand
Brent Clothier
Soil Physics
Landuse
Natural Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
4,378
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
New Zealand
Kui Lin-wang
Plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,547
9,131
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
New Zealand
Michael Beare
soil
organic matter
agriculture management
land use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
4,575
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
New Zealand
Sara R Jaeger
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
8,440
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
New Zealand
Kevin Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,832
5,900
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
New Zealand
David Chagné
Plant genetics
Plant breeding
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,699
5,420
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
New Zealand
Susan E Gardiner
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,398
3,796
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
New Zealand
Andrew Gleave
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,507
0.285

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
New Zealand
David A Brummell
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,844
3,555
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
New Zealand
steve green
environment
soil
plant
atmosphere
modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
2,550
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
New Zealand
Denis Curtin
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,335
3,963
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
New Zealand
William Laing
ascorbic acid
ascorbate
vitamin c
rubisco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,262
3,310
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
New Zealand
Ross Crowhurst
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,579
3,333
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
New Zealand
Nigel B. Perry
natural products
organic chemistry
analytical chemistry
flavour research
bioactives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
2,387
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
New Zealand
Tony McGhie
analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
separation sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,696
3,857
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
New Zealand
Brad Howlett
pollination
crop pollination
pollinator diversity
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
5,523
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
New Zealand
Richard V Espley
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,034
5,514
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
New Zealand
Pramod Gopal
Probiotics
Microbiota
Candida albicans
Sacchromyece
Oligosaccharides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
1,975
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
New Zealand
Edmar Teixeira
Agriculture
Climate Change
Crop Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,491
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
New Zealand
Matthew David Templeton
Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,039
3,068
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
New Zealand
Robert J. Schaffer
Apple
Kiwifruit
Ripening
Ethylene
Fruit development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,934
3,011
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
New Zealand
Erik Rikkerink
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,877
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
New Zealand
Janine Cooney
Chemical Analysis
LCMS
Biomarkers
Phytohormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
2,631
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
New Zealand
Roger Hurst
fruit phytochemicals
human health
nutrition
functional foods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
1,608
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,992
New Zealand
95
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Allan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,712
12,627
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,253
New Zealand
185
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent Clothier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
4,378
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,640
New Zealand
196
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kui Lin-wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,547
9,131
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,622
New Zealand
206
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Beare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,020
4,575
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,851
New Zealand
228
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sara R Jaeger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
8,440
0.525
Food consumer science
sensory science
research methods
foods and beverages
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,781
New Zealand
328
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Davies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,832
5,900
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,707
New Zealand
331
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Chagné
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,699
5,420
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,905
New Zealand
342
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan E Gardiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,398
3,796
0.306
Fruit tree genomics
genetic mapping
marker assisted selection
Rhododendron diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,624
New Zealand
350
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Gleave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,304
3,507
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,414
New Zealand
369
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Brummell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,844
3,555
0.300
Plant cell wall
Fruit softening
Postharvest
Plant biotechnology

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,273
New Zealand
376
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
steve green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,749
2,550
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,906
New Zealand
397
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Denis Curtin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,335
3,963
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,586
New Zealand
403
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William Laing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,262
3,310
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,261
New Zealand
437
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ross Crowhurst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,579
3,333
0.315
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Bacteriology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,552
New Zealand
458
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nigel B. Perry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
2,387
0.232
natural products
organic chemistry
analytical chemistry
flavour research
bioactives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,182
New Zealand
491
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tony McGhie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,696
3,857
0.398
analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
separation sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,634
New Zealand
538
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brad Howlett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,054
5,523
0.610
pollination
crop pollination
pollinator diversity
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,915
New Zealand
542
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard V Espley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,034
5,514
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,889
New Zealand
578
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pramod Gopal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
1,975
0.227
Probiotics
Microbiota
Candida albicans
Sacchromyece
Oligosaccharides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,561
New Zealand
634
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edmar Teixeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,491
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,616
New Zealand
642
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew David Templeton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,039
3,068
0.382
Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,473
New Zealand
650
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert J. Schaffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,934
3,011
0.380
Apple
Kiwifruit
Ripening
Ethylene
Fruit development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,174
New Zealand
734
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erik Rikkerink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,188
1,877
0.261
Molecular genetics of plant pathogen interactions and disordered plant signalling proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,860
New Zealand
737
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Janine Cooney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,156
2,631
0.368
Chemical Analysis
LCMS
Biomarkers
Phytohormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,580
New Zealand
741
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roger Hurst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,123
1,608
0.226
fruit phytochemicals
human health
nutrition
functional foods
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