Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 82 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
crops
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,305
23,867
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,654
13,446
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Climate change
agricultural systems
impact assessment
CSA
crop modelling...
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,487
12,845
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
agricultural systems
soil science
agroecology
crop
nutrient
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,754
9,483
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ESTADISTICA - BIOMETRIA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,568
8,005
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
7,453
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Agricultural Systems/Climate Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
7,089
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,188
6,734
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
6,667
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sustainability
soil fertility plant nutrition
precision agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
6,096
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agricultural Economics
Microeconometrics
Marketing
Household modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,434
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant breeding
Marker Assisted breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,734
5,059
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agriculture
Natural Resource management
Climate Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
5,338
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soil Science
Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification
Small Scale Mechanization
Agronomy in stress environm
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
5,313
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wheat Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
4,854
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant breeding
genetics
marker assisted breeding
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
4,820
0.661
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Agriculture
Farming systems
sustainable intensification
biodiversity
participatory innovation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
4,779
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wheat
plant breeding
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,007
4,483
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
GIS
Wheat Rusts
Disease Monitoring
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,356
4,466
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Breeding
Genetics
Plant breeding
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
4,434
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
crop physiology
agronomy
tropical agriculture
climate change
agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
4,420
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maize Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
Genomic Selection
NGS
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
4,244
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
wheat rust
stem rust
genetics
breeding
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,493
3,603
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Climate change policy
Poverty and inequality
Adoption and Impact analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
3,359
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
wheat
pulses
breeding
lentil
soybean
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
3,254
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,427
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthew Reynolds
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,305
23,867
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,165
63
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Prasanna Bm
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,654
13,446
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,640
64
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pramod Aggarwal
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,487
12,845
0.485
Climate change
agricultural systems
impact assessment
CSA
crop modelling...
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,188
95
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sieglinde Snapp|Sieg Snapp, Sigelinde Snapp, S.S. Snapp
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,754
9,483
0.506
agricultural systems
soil science
agroecology
crop
nutrient
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,711
120
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juan Burgueño
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,568
8,005
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,289
134
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jill E Cairns
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,529
7,453
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,903
149
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tek Bahadur Sapkota
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
7,089
0.820
Agricultural Systems/Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,727
160
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yunbi Xu|Yun-Bi Xu, Y. B. Xu, X Yunbi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,188
6,734
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,524
165
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Thierfelder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,711
6,667
0.622
Conservation Agriculture
Sustainable Land Management
Soil and Water Conservation
Biology
Agronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,965
195
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,892
6,096
0.361
Sustainability
soil fertility plant nutrition
precision agriculture
climate change
genetic resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,799
230
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Moti Jaleta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,434
0.690
Agricultural Economics
Microeconometrics
Marketing
Household modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,149
254
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yoseph Beyene
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,734
5,059
0.654
Plant breeding
Marker Assisted breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,637
234
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kindie Tesfaye
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
5,338
0.702
Agriculture
Natural Resource management
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,111
236
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mahesh K Gathala|M K Ghatala, M Gathala, M K Gathala
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
5,313
0.616
Soil Science
Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification
Small Scale Mechanization
Agronomy in stress environm
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,712
276
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Awais Rasheed
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
4,854
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,443
280
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Velu Govindan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,289
4,820
0.661
Plant breeding
genetics
marker assisted breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,433
286
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frédéric Baudron
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
4,779
0.704
Agriculture
Farming systems
sustainable intensification
biodiversity
participatory innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,914
311
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alison R Bentley
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,007
4,483
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,371
313
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dave Hodson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,356
4,466
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,242
319
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Manje Gowda
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
4,434
0.663
Molecular Breeding
Genetics
Plant breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,606
320
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clare Stirling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
4,420
0.639
crop physiology
agronomy
tropical agriculture
climate change
agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,730
351
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xuecai Zhang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
4,244
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,219
430
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sridhar Bhavani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,493
3,603
0.555
wheat rust
stem rust
genetics
breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,182
467
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeetendra P Aryal
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,869
3,359
0.868
Climate change policy
Poverty and inequality
Adoption and Impact analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,394
494
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rajiv K. Sharma
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
3,254
0.385