Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 230 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
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,055
33,707
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Food processing technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,222
23,159
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,817
14,589
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Animal genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
12,269
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Food Digestion
in vitro & in vivo
Food Proteins and Colloids
Structure/Function Relationship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,833
10,731
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food science
chemometrics
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,742
4,103
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
food science
dairy protein
encapsulation
colloids and interface
delivery systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,242
9,547
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food
health
heart
marine
by-products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,166
7,184
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,767
4,979
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Farmland Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,271
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
5,692
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bacteriophage
starter cultures
phage therapy
phage biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,785
3,995
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Food Science
Food Engineering
Food Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
7,671
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
food
meat
technology
food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,058
2,865
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antimicrobial peptides
Bacteriocins
Bioactive peptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,041
4,531
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
4,968
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Transcriptomics
Genomics and Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
5,133
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,103
4,715
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
4,885
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,928
3,233
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,829
4,778
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Phytochemicals
Food Bioactives
Industrial wastes
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
4,162
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiome
gut
probiotics
health
neonates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
5,096
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
6,085
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics
Genomics
Plant Breeding
Potato
Forages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
1,880
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,853
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Cotter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,055
33,707
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,152
59
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brijesh K. Tiwari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,222
23,159
0.639
Food processing technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,749
95
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Orla O'Sullivan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,817
14,589
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,861
110
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Donagh Berry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
12,269
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,009
253
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andre Brodkorb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,833
10,731
0.723
Food Digestion
in vitro & in vivo
Food Proteins and Colloids
Structure/Function Relationship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,497
283
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerard Downey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,742
4,103
0.299
Food science
chemometrics
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,725
353
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Like Mao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,242
9,547
0.849
food science
dairy protein
encapsulation
colloids and interface
delivery systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,426
355
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Maria Hayes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,166
7,184
0.643
Food
health
heart
marine
by-products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,366
377
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mary C.Rea
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,767
4,979
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,331
392
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Finn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,271
0.408
Farmland Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,732
413
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laurence Shalloo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
5,692
0.555
Modelling
Precision livestock farming and sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,081
445
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Olivia Mcauliffe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,785
3,995
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,975
500
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miao, Song
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
7,671
0.843
Food Science
Food Engineering
Food Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,536
502
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Declan Troy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,058
2,865
0.316
food
meat
technology
food science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,765
503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paula M. O'Connor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,041
4,531
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,793
548
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Maria Mullen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
4,968
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,216
576
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sinead M. Waters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
5,133
0.628
Transcriptomics
Genomics and Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,400
581
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gary Lanigan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,103
4,715
0.582
Plant Science
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Soil Science
Atmospheric Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,312
597
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Karl G. Richards
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
4,885
0.615
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrous oxide
agricultural sustainability
water quality
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,518
600
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tom Beresford
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,928
3,233
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,359
610
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karl Richards
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,829
4,778
0.610
agriculture
environment
water quality
greenhouse gas emissions
N2O
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,394
656
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dilip Rai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,317
4,162
0.569
Phytochemicals
Food Bioactives
Industrial wastes
Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,649
673
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
S Arboleya
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
5,096
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,851
676
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohammed Gagaoua
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
6,085
0.856
Meat science
Animal production
Meat Quality
Muscle biology
Meat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,591
684
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dan Milbourne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
1,880
0.268
Genetics
Genomics
Plant Breeding
Potato
Forages