Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,319
10,831
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,836
6,558
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
植物分子遗传学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,358
4,320
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant miRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
4,783
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Crop Phenotyping
Precision Agriculture
Crop Modelling
UAV/UGV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
5,965
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Maize nitrogen use efficiency
genetic dissection
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,363
3,152
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant epigenome
Wheat genetics
Cis-regulatory elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
4,085
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Phytohormones-Brassinosteroids
Crop yield
Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
3,714
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant miRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,666
1,341
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular Breeding and Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,365
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
2,342
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
2,008
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of soybean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,382
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Wheat
diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
738
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Crop Physiology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,886
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genetics and Functional Genomics of Millet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,051
1,547
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Corn breeding
Genomic selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
707
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Carbon cycling
greenhouse gas emission
food security
biological invasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant breeding and quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
166
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
人工智能、认知计算
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
72
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
molecular biology
crop science
endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
77
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,472
904
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhi-Kang Li Or Zhikang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,319
10,831
0.396
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Plant Genomics
Rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,160
4,131
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jian-Long Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,836
6,558
0.667
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,912
4,381
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Binying Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,358
4,320
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,286
4,740
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Li Wen-Xue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
4,783
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,790
6,548
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xiuliang Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
5,965
0.893
Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Crop Phenotyping
Precision Agriculture
Crop Modelling
UAV/UGV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,147
8,402
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chuanxiao Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,363
3,152
0.588
Maize nitrogen use efficiency
genetic dissection
molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,464
8,725
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zefu Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
4,085
0.788
Plant epigenome
Wheat genetics
Cis-regulatory elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,588
9,485
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hongning Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
3,714
0.777
Phytohormones-Brassinosteroids
Crop yield
Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,411
12,387
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wen-Xue Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,666
1,341
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,923
14,501
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zheng Tian-Qing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,086
2,365
0.766
Molecular Breeding and Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,803
14,912
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yuanfeng Hao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
2,342
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,393
16,525
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luyan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
2,008
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,263
18,404
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yong Guo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
1,382
0.594
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of soybean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,835
18,771
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Li Hongjie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
738
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,022
20,060
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mehmood Ali Noor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,886
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,497
20,266
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sha Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,051
1,547
0.754
Genetics and Functional Genomics of Millet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,643
35,745
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaogang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
707
0.983
Corn breeding
Genomic selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,783
57,784
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yuxin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
Plant Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,687
59,671
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abdulkareem Raheem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
Carbon cycling
greenhouse gas emission
food security
biological invasion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356,006
60,195
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohsin Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
166
0.982
Plant breeding and quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466,417
65,240
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
崔运鹏
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
72
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,608,709
71,523
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yuxin Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
77
0.837
molecular biology
crop science
endocrinology