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BRICS Agriculture & Forestry Highly Cited Researchers 18.201 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 18.201 scientists , 0 country , 0 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,157
World Rank
China
17
Country Rank
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Jian-Kang Zhu
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Gene editing | Epigenetic | Plant stress biology | Gene Therap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    186,716
  • Last 5 Years
    79,802
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.427
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Rankings

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1,744
World Rank
China
27
Country Rank
Northwest A & F University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ming Li
Northwest A & F University Yangling, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Phycology | Aquatic ecology | environmental science | soil scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    152,372
  • Last 5 Years
    88,825
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.583
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Rankings

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2,904
World Rank
China
52
Country Rank
China Agricultural University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
plant nutrition | Agriculture | nutrient management | rhizospher

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,988
  • Last 5 Years
    65,516
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.560
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Rankings

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3,921
World Rank
China
86
Country Rank
Agricultural Genomics Institute Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Jue Ruan
Agricultural Genomics Institute Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
de novo assembl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    99,598
  • Last 5 Years
    58,899
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.591
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Rankings

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4,730
World Rank
South Africa
12
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Mike Wingfield
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
forest protection | mycology | entomology | biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    88,878
  • Last 5 Years
    39,352
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.443
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Rankings

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5,972
World Rank
China
173
Country Rank
Nanjing Agricultural University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Qirong Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Bio-organic fertilizers and soil microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    77,641
  • Last 5 Years
    56,072
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.722
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Rankings

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6,104
World Rank
China
177
Country Rank
Nanjing Agricultural University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Fang Jie Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Plant nutrition | Environmental Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,637
  • Last 5 Years
    36,067
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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Rankings

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6,891
World Rank
Brazil
65
Country Rank
Universidade Federal de São Carlos Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Beatriz De Nadai Gasparini
Universidade Federal de São Carlos Santarem, Brazil
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agronômic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,190
  • Last 5 Years
    34,670
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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Rankings

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7,794
World Rank
China
251
Country Rank
Nanjing Agricultural University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Yan Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Crop modeling | Remote Sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,741
  • Last 5 Years
    42,862
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.652
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Rankings

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8,368
World Rank
Iran
76
Country Rank
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Seid Mahdi Jafari
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan, Iran
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Food Nanotechnology | Nanoencapsulation | Nanoemulsions | Nano-delivery system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,929
  • Last 5 Years
    53,281
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.847
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Rankings

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9,497
World Rank
China
324
Country Rank
South China Agricultural University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Lihua Xiao
South China Agricultural University Guangzhou, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Zoonosis | Parasitology | One Health | Emerging Infectious Diseases | Microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,137
  • Last 5 Years
    21,072
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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Rankings

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13,947
World Rank
Russia
57
Country Rank
Saint Petersburg State University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Валерий Ковалев
Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg, Russia
Agriculture & Forestry / Agricultural Economics
корпоративные финанс

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,722
  • Last 5 Years
    7,416
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.162
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Rankings

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14,095
World Rank
India
129
Country Rank
Indian Agricultural Research Institute Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Sanjay Kumar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, India
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
wheat | rus

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,435
  • Last 5 Years
    29,289
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.645
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Rankings

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14,611
World Rank
China
537
Country Rank
Zhejiang University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Xiao E Yang
Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant nutrition | environmental ecology | soil scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,452
  • Last 5 Years
    24,122
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.543
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Rankings

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15,491
World Rank
China
575
Country Rank
Nanjing Forestry University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
shu zhang
Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
energy | carbon material | biomass | gasification | pyrolysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,864
  • Last 5 Years
    35,041
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.817
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Rankings

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18,778
World Rank
China
727
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Yule Liu 劉玉樂
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant virology | Plant immunity | Plant-virus interactions | Plant-microbe interactions | Autophag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,936
  • Last 5 Years
    15,824
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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Rankings

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18,957
World Rank
Brazil
144
Country Rank
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Luiz Aragao
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São José dos Campos, Brazil
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Environmental Sciences | Natural Sciences | Ecology | Earth Sciences | forestr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,691
  • Last 5 Years
    24,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.654
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Rankings

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19,012
World Rank
China
736
Country Rank
Zhejiang Normal University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Melvin T Tyree
Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Biophysics | Plant Hydraulics | Physiological Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,615
  • Last 5 Years
    8,571
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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Rankings

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19,103
World Rank
China
738
Country Rank
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Ji-Zheng He
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Environmental Science | Microbial Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,507
  • Last 5 Years
    24,520
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.654
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Rankings

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19,763
World Rank
China
777
Country Rank
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Yang Bai (白洋)
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Root microbiome | plant microbiome | microbiom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,676
  • Last 5 Years
    34,886
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.951
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Rankings

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21,001
World Rank
China
831
Country Rank
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Jian-Min Zhou
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant immunity | plant biology | signal transductio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,262
  • Last 5 Years
    19,329
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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Rankings

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21,417
World Rank
China
853
Country Rank
China Agricultural University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Wen Feng Chen
China Agricultural University Beijing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
microbial Evolution | Diversity of rhizobia | Biogeography | Symbiosis | Agricultur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,791
  • Last 5 Years
    13,450
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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Rankings

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21,700
World Rank
China
863
Country Rank
Nanjing Agricultural University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Cao Weixing
Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Precision Agriculture | Information Agricultur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,474
  • Last 5 Years
    20,885
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.606
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Rankings

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21,835
World Rank
Brazil
164
Country Rank
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Niro Higuchi
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia CABA, Brazil
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
forest | floresta | biomass

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,348
  • Last 5 Years
    13,688
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.399
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Rankings

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21,840
World Rank
South Africa
66
Country Rank
North West University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology | Soil Metagenomics | Plant-Microbe Interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,341
  • Last 5 Years
    30,623
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.892
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