Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Scotland’s Rural College 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
Biorefining Manufacturing
Nanotechnology
Sustainability Composites
Remediation
Energy Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,691
30,876
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,470
8,194
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
I work with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems
and my research on impact is changing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,550
18,130
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
9,143
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Animal behaviour and welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
6,222
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Bioinformatics
Genetics and Genomics
Plant breeding and genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,120
5,017
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
nitrogen
climate change
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,761
8,890
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,247
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,265
3,359
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal genetics
Microbiome
Animal Health & Behaviour
Feed efficiency
Meat quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,479
4,993
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
agricultural science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,418
2,816
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
genetic evaluations
Animal science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,241
3,840
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
High Nature Value farming systems
agricultural ecology
chough population dynamics
farmland birds
Common Agricultural Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,208
3,453
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
sheep
pig
muscle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,267
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Quantitative genetics
animal breeding
genomics
climate change
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
4,279
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Agricultural Economics
Productivity Measurement
Farmer Decision Making
Animal Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,145
4,799
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,015
2,441
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
3,335
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetic improvement of livestock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,583
2,841
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
animal welfare
animal emotion
qualitative behaviour assessment
animal boredom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
2,976
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
3,277
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental Economics
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Valuation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
3,397
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
2,921
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
genetics
computed tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
1,880
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
3,525
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,389
1,174
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vijay Kumar Thakur
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,691
30,876
0.759
Biorefining Manufacturing
Nanotechnology
Sustainability Composites
Remediation
Energy Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,083
1,235
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wayne Powell
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,470
8,194
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,398
1,524
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Reed
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,550
18,130
0.525
I work with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems
and my research on impact is changing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,884
2,696
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles James Jamie Newbold
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,723
9,143
0.385
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,941
4,003
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alistair B Lawrence
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
6,222
0.349
Animal behaviour and welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,681
4,555
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David F Marshall
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,120
5,017
0.311
Plant Bioinformatics
Genetics and Genomics
Plant breeding and genetic resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,283
4,673
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bob Rees
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,761
8,890
0.564
Greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
nitrogen
climate change
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,550
5,848
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard J Dewhurst
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,247
0.398
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,908
7,791
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dale Walters
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,265
3,359
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,713
8,449
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rainer Roehe
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,479
4,993
0.527
Animal genetics
Microbiome
Animal Health & Behaviour
Feed efficiency
Meat quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,482
8,512
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicholas Sparks
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,418
2,816
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,723
8,678
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mike Coffey
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,241
3,840
0.416
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
genetic evaluations
Animal science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,173
8,704
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Davy McCracken
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,208
3,453
0.375
High Nature Value farming systems
agricultural ecology
chough population dynamics
farmland birds
Common Agricultural Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,117
10,213
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cathy M Dwyer
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,267
0.414
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
sheep
pig
muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,685
10,610
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eileen Wall
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
4,279
0.564
Quantitative genetics
animal breeding
genomics
climate change
greenhouse gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,328
11,165
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew P Barnes
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,145
4,799
0.672
Agricultural Economics
Productivity Measurement
Farmer Decision Making
Animal Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,094
11,369
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael R Hutchings
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,015
2,441
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,984
11,714
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian K Dawson
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,793
3,335
0.491
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,845
12,022
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Georgios Banos
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,583
2,841
0.432
Genetic improvement of livestock
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,997
12,247
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
FRANCOISE WEMELSFELDER
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,453
2,976
0.461
animal welfare
animal emotion
qualitative behaviour assessment
animal boredom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,553
12,734
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rick D Eath
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,161
3,277
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,475
12,791
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alistair McVittie
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
3,397
0.555
Environmental Economics
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Valuation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,843
12,969
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mrode Raphael
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
2,921
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,796
13,767
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
L Bunger
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,631
1,880
0.334
genetics
computed tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,135
13,785
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
CFE Topp
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,619
3,525
0.627