Top 100 Scientists
Agriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences Top 100 Scientists in United Kingdom 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Plant symbioses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
121
30,141
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
133
23,057
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Crop Protection
Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Entomology
Nematology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
213
13,089
Crops and climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
121
21,185
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
95
14,057
Crop science
Biomass and bioenergy
Land use
Net zero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
129
10,667
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
103
11,985
crop science
plant breeding
greenhouse gas mitigation
biomass and bioenergy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
124
14,387
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
107
8,742
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant science
environmental biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
137
12,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
90
9,290
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
119
7,050
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
79
12,174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
69
4,654
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wheat
Yield
Breeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
48
5,892
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
56
5,103
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
51
2,677
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
calcium signalling in plant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
30
5,419
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Wheat
genetics
grain quality
micronutrients
senescence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
31
6,929
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Crop phenotyping
Crop physiology
Fresh produce crop safety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
2,736
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
42
2,727
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
3,235
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
2,033
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
wheat
meiosis
male sterility
pollen development
tritordeum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
1,417
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
crop physiology
Theobroma cacao
photosynthesis
genetic resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
1,368
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Nematology
Crop Protection
Biofumigation
Trap Crops
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
1,682
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Wheat Genetics and Genomics
Grain development
Yield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
3,439
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
21
2,943
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Metabolomics
metabolic profiling
NMR
LC-MS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,397
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Darwinian agriculture
social adaptation
sustainable food production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,846
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Crop Domestication
Genomics
Polyploidy
transcriptomics
methylomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,161
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
plant biology
crop science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
712
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
crop genetics
germplasm management
plant breeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Post harvest storage
physiology
food processing
food loss and wastes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Crop science
Thin film investigations
nano-science
Neutron reflection
Small angle neutron scattering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
304
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Crop Protection
Integrated Pest Management
Sustainable Agriculture
Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
488
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
wheat genetics
molecular breeding
wheat developmental biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
447
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Wheat
Wheat genetics
Grain size
Meiosis
Plant Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
441
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
245
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Wheat breeding
Septoria Tritici Blotch
crop pathology
wild relatives of wheat
speed breeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
1,576
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Genetics
Genomics
Crop Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
26
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
crop science
irrigation
plant-as-sensor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
80
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Crop science
Soil science
Technical service
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
Giles ED Oldroyd
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
121
30,141
Cristobal Uauy
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
133
23,057
wheat genetics
wheat
yield
molecular breeding
grain size
Wright Denis John
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
213
13,089
Crop Protection
Resistance
Integrated Pest Management
Entomology
Nematology
Tim Wheeler
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
121
21,185
Matthew J. Paul
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
95
14,057
Plant and Crop Science
trehalose 6-phosphate signalling
sucrose allocation
source-sink
Iain Donnison
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
129
10,667
Crop science
Biomass and bioenergy
Land use
Net zero
Simon Griffiths
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
103
11,985
Wheat genetics
adaptation
and pre-breeding.
John Clifton Brown
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
124
14,387
crop science
plant breeding
greenhouse gas mitigation
biomass and bioenergy
Paul Burgess
Cranfield University
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
107
8,742
Crop Ecology
Agroforestry
Agricultural Systems
Brian Thomas
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
137
12,707
Plant science
environmental biology
Graham Moore
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
90
9,290
wheat
genetics
Ph1
centromeres
meiosis
Sean Mayes
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
119
7,050
Crop diversity
breeding and marker-assisted selection
John P Hammond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
79
12,174
Artem Evdokimov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
69
4,654
Drug discovery
Crop Protection
protein design
James Simmonds
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
48
5,892
Donal M O Sullivan
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
5,103
crop genetics
disease resistance
wheat
barley
faba bean
John P Clarkson
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
51
2,677
Jongho Sun
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
30
5,419
Philippa Borrill
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
31
6,929
Wheat
genetics
grain quality
micronutrients
senescence
Jim Monaghan
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,736
Crop phenotyping
Crop physiology
Fresh produce crop safety
Steve Hoad
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,727
Crop improvement
grain quality
crop breeding and testing
agronomy
Katherine Steele
Bangor University
Bangor, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
3,235
Crop genetics: marker assisted selection & client-oriented breeding
Peter Kettlewell
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
2,033
Reduce drought damage
retard growth
accelerate ripening
Azahara Martin
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,417
wheat
meiosis
male sterility
pollen development
tritordeum
Andrew Daymond
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,368
crop physiology
Theobroma cacao
photosynthesis
genetic resources
Matthew Back
Harper Adams University
Newport, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,682
Nematology
Crop Protection
Biofumigation
Trap Crops
Nikolai M. Adamski
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
3,439
Wheat Genetics and Genomics
Grain development
Yield
Sadiye Hayta
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
2,943
wheat
genome editing
genetic transformation
Gonçalo Graça
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,397
Metabolomics
metabolic profiling
NMR
LC-MS
Jay Biernaskie
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,846
Darwinian agriculture
social adaptation
sustainable food production
Peter Civáň
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,161
Crop Domestication
Genomics
Polyploidy
transcriptomics
methylomics
Maria Oszvald
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
712
Noam Chayut
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,002
crop genetics
germplasm management
plant breeding
Aditya Parmar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
718
Post harvest storage
physiology
food processing
food loss and wastes
Elias Pambou
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
304
Crop science
Thin film investigations
nano-science
Neutron reflection
Small angle neutron scattering
Henry Creissen
Scotland’s Rural College
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
488
Crop Protection
Integrated Pest Management
Sustainable Agriculture
Social Science
Marianna Pasquariello
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
447
wheat genetics
molecular breeding
wheat developmental biology
Abdulkader Alabdullah
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
441
Wheat
Wheat genetics
Grain size
Meiosis
Plant Virology
Dominic Williams
James Hutton Institute
Dundee, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
245
Amber Hafeez
John Innes Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,576
Wheat breeding
Septoria Tritici Blotch
crop pathology
wild relatives of wheat
speed breeding
Deborah F Babalola
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
26
Dominic Hill
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
80
crop science
irrigation
plant-as-sensor
Noorsuhaila Abu Bakar
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Crop science
Soil science
Technical service