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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 68 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years 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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* Last 6 Years 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
FOOD SAFET
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
10,825
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Soil science
Soil organic matter
Organic Wast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,340
9,745
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Food Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
9,365
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Foods
Biofactories
Glucosinolates
Biostimulation
Chronic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,015
9,139
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
8,489
0.573
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
food quality and safet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,340
8,249
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
8,024
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Food Science
Molecular biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,465
6,977
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Microbiome
Gut microbiota-polyphenols
Nutrition
Novel probiotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,513
6,897
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,863
6,558
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agriculture
Soil SCience
Ecology
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
5,823
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
soil erosion
soil
environment
participation
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,342
5,641
0.545
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
5,070
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
suelo
compost
enfermedades
trichoderma harzianum
compostaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,273
4,897
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Waste
Composting
Soil
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,913
4,628
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fisiología y bioquímica vegeta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
4,567
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
plant sciences
agronom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
4,240
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,172
4,227
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,588
178
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,546
337
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,874
592
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ana Allende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,144
10,825
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,075
689
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,233
741
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cristina Garcia-Viguera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,260
9,365
0.421
Food Science and Technolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,596
776
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,844
820
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,445
837
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,035
862
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rosa M Rivero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
8,489
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,825
896
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gil Mi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,340
8,249
0.291
food quality and safet
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,654
936
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hernandez T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
8,024
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,521
1,099
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,057
1,159
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antonio González-Sarrías
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,465
6,977
0.609
Food Science
Molecular biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,043
1,176
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,096
1,285
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,232
1,288
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vicente Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,863
6,558
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,354
1,564
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antonio Roldan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,825
5,823
0.346
Agriculture
Soil SCience
Ecology
Environmental Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,589
1,653
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,426
1,853
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,059
1,951
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Micaela Carvajal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,615
5,070
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,085
2,050
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,090
2,255
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose Antonio Alburquerque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,913
4,628
0.467
Waste
Composting
Soil
Climate Chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,833
2,298
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pedro Diaz-Vivancos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
4,567
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,409
2,570
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisco Pérez Alfocea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,768
4,240
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,855
2,588
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