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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 68 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
food scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,885
25,098
0.375
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
polyphenols
clinical trial
cardiovascular
cancer
gut microbiot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,405
15,170
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Wast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,340
9,745
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,340
8,249
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
8,024
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
9,365
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
FOOD SAFET
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
10,825
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
organic wastes
composting
biochar
greenhouse gases
soil organic matte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
8,800
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Foods
Biofactories
Glucosinolates
Biostimulation
Chronic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
9,139
0.507
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agriculture
Soil SCience
Ecology
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
5,823
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,863
6,558
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nutrition
Health
Clinical Nutrition
Food Science and Technology
Clinica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,976
6,568
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
8,489
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
suelo
compost
enfermedades
trichoderma harzianum
compostaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,273
4,897
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
Microbiome
Gut microbiota-polyphenols
Nutrition
Novel probiotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
6,897
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
soil biogeochemistry
N2O
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrogen cycle
nitrous_oxid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,283
8,711
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mediterranean diet and plant bioactives: bioavailability
health effects
molecular mechanisms of action
gene expression. Sust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,060
5,238
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
5,070
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Food Science
Molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,465
6,977
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Soil
agriculture
soil microbial community
organic wastes
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,918
7,211
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant sciences
agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
4,240
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
soil erosion
soil
environment
participation
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,342
5,641
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agriculture
Soil Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
3,279
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Waste
Composting
Soil
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,913
4,628
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,172
4,227
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,766
128
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francisco Tomas-Barberan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,885
25,098
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,610
314
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juan Carlos Espín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,405
15,170
0.428
polyphenols
clinical trial
cardiovascular
cancer
gut microbiot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,848
439
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carlos García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,340
9,745
0.332
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Wast
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,164
460
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gil Mi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,340
8,249
0.291
food quality and safet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,303
514
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hernandez T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
8,024
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,238
705
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cristina Garcia-Viguera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
9,365
0.421
Food Science and Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,907
917
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ana Allende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
10,825
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,043
979
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Miguel A. Sanchez-Monedero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
8,800
0.482
organic wastes
composting
biochar
greenhouse gases
soil organic matte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,914
1,002
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diego A Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
9,139
0.507
Plant Foods
Biofactories
Glucosinolates
Biostimulation
Chronic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,708
1,106
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Roldan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
5,823
0.346
Agriculture
Soil SCience
Ecology
Environmental Science
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,151
1,213
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vicente Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,863
6,558
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,819
1,322
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angel Gil Izquierdo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,976
6,568
0.439
Nutrition
Health
Clinical Nutrition
Food Science and Technology
Clinica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,796
1,349
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rosa M Rivero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
8,489
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,027
1,439
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jose Antonio Pascual Valero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,273
4,897
0.343
suelo
compost
enfermedades
trichoderma harzianum
compostaj
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,862
1,558
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Victoria Selma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
6,897
0.510
Microbiology
Microbiome
Gut microbiota-polyphenols
Nutrition
Novel probiotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,464
1,608
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Luz Cayuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,283
8,711
0.656
soil biogeochemistry
N2O
greenhouse gas emissions
nitrogen cycle
nitrous_oxid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,072
1,647
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
María Teresa García Conesa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,060
5,238
0.401
Mediterranean diet and plant bioactives: bioavailability
health effects
molecular mechanisms of action
gene expression. Sust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,277
1,720
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Micaela Carvajal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
5,070
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,124
2,008
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antonio González-Sarrías
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,465
6,977
0.609
Food Science
Molecular biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,372
2,172
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Felipe Bastida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,918
7,211
0.660
Soil
agriculture
soil microbial community
organic wastes
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,937
2,220
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francisco Pérez Alfocea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
4,240
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,525
2,348
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joris De Vente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,342
5,641
0.545
soil erosion
soil
environment
participation
climate chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,962
2,488
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fuensanta Caravaca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
3,279
0.329
Agriculture
Soil Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,545
2,508
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jose Antonio Alburquerque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,913
4,628
0.467
Waste
Composting
Soil
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,386
2,789
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria Jesús Sánchez Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,172
4,227
0.461