Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 disease and immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,018
44,945
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
plant biology
plant pathology
plant-microbe interactions
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,008
26,378
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular plant pathology
fungal developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,057
18,273
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Effectors
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,523
6,795
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ai
data science
research software engineering
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
4,538
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant microbe interaction
proteomics
protein phosphorylation
network biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
3,973
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genomics
genetics
plant biotechnology and breeding
NGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
5,100
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,443
3,464
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Pathology
Durable disease resistance
Fungal biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
2,374
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant and microbial enzymology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,002
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Next Generation Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,964
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biochemistry
structural biology
host-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,960
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,915
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fungi
Crispr
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,117
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant pathology
Synthetic biology
Protein engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,870
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
952
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
NLR biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
738
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Science
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
705
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomics
Plant-microbe interaction
Fungal cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
411
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Potato late blight
oomycete
plant immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
524
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
symbiosis
lichens
metagenomics
species conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
379
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
plant biology
plant-pathogen interactions
microbiology
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
456
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant pathology
microbiology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
375
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant microbes interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
239
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
353
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,724
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan D Jones
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,018
44,945
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,091
703
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sophien Kamoun
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,008
26,378
0.463
plant biology
plant pathology
plant-microbe interactions
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,176
1,156
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nick Talbot
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,057
18,273
0.434
Molecular plant pathology
fungal developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,084
4,898
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joe Win
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,523
6,795
0.438
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Effectors
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,165
7,711
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Maclean
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,598
4,538
0.428
ai
data science
research software engineering
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,960
11,425
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank L. Menke
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,155
3,973
0.555
plant microbe interaction
proteomics
protein phosphorylation
network biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,508
13,267
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kamil Witek
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
5,100
0.846
genomics
genetics
plant biotechnology and breeding
NGS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,598
14,519
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan Sklenar
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,443
3,464
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,150
15,046
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
H. Peter Van Esse
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
2,374
0.454
Plant Pathology
Durable disease resistance
Fungal biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,557
20,025
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen Bornemann
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,002
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,598
21,827
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sreya Ghosh
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,964
0.921
Next Generation Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,315
26,540
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abbas Maqbool
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,960
0.822
Biochemistry
structural biology
host-pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,636
26,612
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hee-Kyung Ahn
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,915
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,357
26,858
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew J. Foster
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,117
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,304
29,752
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jiorgos Kourelis
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,870
0.958
Plant pathology
Synthetic biology
Protein engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,797
38,944
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zhenchuan Ma
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
952
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,314
45,412
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mauricio P Contreras
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
738
0.995
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
NLR biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,670
45,846
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Lüdke
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
705
0.982
Plant Science
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,516
47,114
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yogesh Kumar Gupta
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
648
411
0.634
Genomics
Plant-microbe interaction
Fungal cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
859,866
48,096
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xiao Lin (林啸)
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
524
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,422
51,867
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gulnara Tagirdzhanova
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
379
0.805
symbiosis
lichens
metagenomics
species conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,491
52,449
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
A Cristina Barragan
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
456
0.996
plant biology
plant-pathogen interactions
microbiology
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,640
54,245
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michelle T Hulin
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
375
0.889
Plant pathology
microbiology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,856
55,002
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carolina Grandellis
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
239
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,624
56,071
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jack Rhodes
The Sainsbury Laboratory
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
353
0.912