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Royal Agricultural University 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
environmental risk management
biochar
soil pollution
remediation
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
9,044
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Animal Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,794
3,816
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Food fraud
food safety culture
food quality management
food integrity
food defence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,010
3,711
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecological economics
regenerative agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,836
2,309
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
environment agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
594
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sustainability assessment
public goods
agroecology
food systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,354
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Soil Fauna
Food webs
Stable Isotope Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,206
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
equine nutrition and respiratory health
behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
433
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
Authenticity & Traceability
Food fraud
Rhizobium. Equine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
325
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Science
Crop Science
Genetics
Biochemistry
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
394
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains
Food Supply Chain Management
Short Food Supply Chains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
617
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Agronomy
Sustainable agriculture
organic farming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
305
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Enterprise
Entrepreneurship
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
222
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
entrepreneurship
business support
creative industry entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship-as-practice
rural enterprise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
230
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Animal welfare
positive welfare
quality of life
the good life concept
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
236
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agronomy of field crops
cropping systems
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
185
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Entrepreneurship Education
Nascent Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
139
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Geospatial analytics
Food systems
Agroforestry
Smallholder
Nuts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
112
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Soil Science
Agriculture
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
80
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Gastrointestinal health and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
83
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Food Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
44
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
soils
climate
climate change
geoconservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
25
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
AFNs
cultural food
emotions associated with food
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Finance
Accounting
Banking
Investment Analysis and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,256
8,644
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David O Connor
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
9,044
0.975
environmental risk management
biochar
soil pollution
remediation
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,806
9,107
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Main
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,794
3,816
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,114
15,245
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Louise Manning
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,010
3,711
0.741
Food fraud
food safety culture
food quality management
food integrity
food defence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,056
15,730
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neil Ravenscroft
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,836
2,309
0.477
Ecological economics
regenerative agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,649
31,143
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Will Manley
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
594
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,391
31,926
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laurence Smith
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,354
0.816
sustainability assessment
public goods
agroecology
food systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,767
33,500
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Felicity Crotty
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,206
0.796
Soil Fauna
Food webs
Stable Isotope Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,569
39,034
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Meriel Moore Colyer
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
433
0.397
equine nutrition and respiratory health
behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,558
39,358
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Dooley
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
325
0.304
Genetics
Authenticity & Traceability
Food fraud
Rhizobium. Equine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,513
45,724
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xianmin Chang
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
394
0.563
Plant Science
Crop Science
Genetics
Biochemistry
Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,003
47,169
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rosario Michel-Villarreal
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
617
0.992
Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains
Food Supply Chain Management
Short Food Supply Chains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,491
47,813
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicola Cannon
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
305
0.519
Agronomy
Sustainable agriculture
organic farming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,424
51,882
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew Draycott|Matthew Draycott
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
222
0.492
Enterprise
Entrepreneurship
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,805
52,120
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Inge Hill
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
230
0.516
entrepreneurship
business support
creative industry entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship-as-practice
rural enterprise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,489
57,862
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jessica Stokes
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
236
0.698
Animal welfare
positive welfare
quality of life
the good life concept
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259,228
67,317
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lindah Muzangwa
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
185
0.898
Agronomy of field crops
cropping systems
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,409,491
73,393
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Bozward
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
139
0.965
Entrepreneurship Education
Nascent Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,316
76,469
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emmanuel Junior Zuza|Emmanuel Zuza Jnr
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
112
0.957
Geospatial analytics
Food systems
Agroforestry
Smallholder
Nuts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,541,127
77,968
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ian Grange
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
80
0.762
Soil Science
Agriculture
Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,580,256
79,247
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simon Daniels
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
83
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,670,656
81,973
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Niamh O Connor
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681,464
82,259
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lorraine Sarah Thomas
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
44
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,338
83,406
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John S Conway
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
25
0.385
soils
climate
climate change
geoconservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,099,457
91,748
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sophia Lingham
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,078
92,497
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ayodeji Bamidele Owoeye Cpa
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Finance
Accounting
Banking
Investment Analysis and Economics