Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 100 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
plant genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,148
7,176
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
I work with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems
and my
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,299
16,775
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,531
8,296
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Animal behaviour and welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,249
5,713
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
nitrogen
climate change
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,790
8,872
0.528
* 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
16,445
4,272
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,854
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,481
2,916
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Animal genetics
Microbiome
Animal Health & Behaviour
Feed efficiency
Meat quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
4,668
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
agricultural science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,596
2,429
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
genetic evaluations
Animal science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,533
3,416
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
9,467
3,040
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
sheep
pig
muscle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,191
3,087
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Quantitative genetics
animal breeding
genomics
climate change
greenhouse gases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
4,092
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agricultural Economics
Productivity Measurement
Farmer Decision Making
Animal Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,573
4,661
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
2,222
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
3,061
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genetic improvement of livestock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,807
2,634
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
animal welfare
animal emotion
qualitative behaviour assessment
animal boredom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,679
2,726
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Environmental Economics
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Valuation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
3,132
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,355
2,986
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,311
2,777
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,433
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
genetics
computed tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,751
1,635
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,741
2,939
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,590
1,273
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wayne Powell
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,148
7,176
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,095
1,499
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Reed
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,299
16,775
0.462
I work with rural communities to enhance the governance of natural and agri-food systems
and my
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,130
2,723
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charles James Jamie Newbold
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,531
8,296
0.338
Rumen microbiology
Animal science
Greenhouse Gases..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,053
4,088
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alistair B Lawrence
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,249
5,713
0.313
Animal behaviour and welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,565
4,532
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bob Rees
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,790
8,872
0.528
Greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
nitrogen
climate change
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,125
4,664
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
16,445
4,272
0.260
Plant Bioinformatics
Genetics and Genomics
Plant breeding and genetic resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,147
5,918
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard J Dewhurst
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,854
0.356
ruminant nutrition
dairy production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,215
7,946
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dale Walters
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,481
2,916
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,860
8,463
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rainer Roehe
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
4,668
0.472
Animal genetics
Microbiome
Animal Health & Behaviour
Feed efficiency
Meat quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,366
8,718
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas Sparks
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,596
2,429
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,191
8,770
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mike Coffey
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,533
3,416
0.358
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
genetic evaluations
Animal science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,041
8,824
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Davy McCracken
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,467
3,040
0.321
High Nature Value farming systems
agricultural ecology
chough population dynamics
farmland birds
Common Agricultural Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,920
10,258
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cathy M Dwyer
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,191
3,087
0.377
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
sheep
pig
muscle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,774
10,593
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eileen Wall
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,915
4,092
0.517
Quantitative genetics
animal breeding
genomics
climate change
greenhouse gases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,263
11,041
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrew P Barnes
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,573
4,661
0.615
Agricultural Economics
Productivity Measurement
Farmer Decision Making
Animal Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,858
11,553
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael R Hutchings
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,200
2,222
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,702
11,741
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian K Dawson
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
3,061
0.433
Tree genetic resources
barley
agroforestry
orphan crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,618
12,142
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Georgios Banos
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,807
2,634
0.387
Genetic improvement of livestock
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,702
12,357
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
FRANCOISE WEMELSFELDER
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,679
2,726
0.408
animal welfare
animal emotion
qualitative behaviour assessment
animal boredom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,606
12,745
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alistair McVittie
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,442
3,132
0.486
Environmental Economics
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Valuation
Biodiversity
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,932
12,898
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
6,355
2,986
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,098
12,972
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mrode Raphael
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,311
2,777
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,565
13,613
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
CFE Topp
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
3,433
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,286
14,074
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
5,751
1,635
0.284
genetics
computed tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,587
14,094
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marie Haskell
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,741
2,939
0.512
Animal behaviour
animal welfare
cognition