Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
ASEAN Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
ecology
invasion biology
biodiversity
plant ecology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,249
48,584
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Systematics and Taxonomy
Biogeography
Ecology
decapod crustaceans
Brachyura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,670
14,713
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
developmental genetics
disease models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,625
6,582
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
conservation ecology
applied ecology
nature-based solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,837
14,209
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
taxonomy
systematics
phylogenetics
biogeography
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,099
9,067
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
influenza
virology
emerging infectious diseases
evolution
molecular epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,167
8,528
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Flavivirus
dengue virus
Zika virus
mosquito transmitted viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,800
10,972
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Mycology
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,549
14,231
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Operations Research
Hyper-heuristics
Evolutionary Computation
Metaheuristics
Publishing Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,214
8,517
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Protein sciences
Toxinology
thrombosis and hemostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,454
6,392
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,778
7,024
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational and systems biology
algae
riboswitches
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,382
5,817
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mammalogy
Animal Conservation
Taxonomy
Systematics
Evolutionary.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,761
7,235
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biotechnology
bioseparation
bioprocess engineering
bioproducts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,014
13,470
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
tropical forest ecology
forest management
sustainable use of forest resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,930
7,673
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mycology
phylogenetics
taxonomy
invertebrate-pathogenic fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
10,870
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mikrobiologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,577
14,261
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mitochondrial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,409
8,419
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
8,190
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mycoloby
Conservation biology
Biodiversity
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
12,055
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
herpetology
conservation
systematics
history of natural history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
6,876
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biological Wastewater Treatment
Membrane Bioreactor
Membrane Fouling
Water Reuse
Microbial Fuel Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,801
8,634
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biology and Biology Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,657
12,170
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biology
Botany
Biotechnology
Natural Product
Mushroom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,587
9,199
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Phycology
Algae Biotechnology
Seaweed Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,557
8,040
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,482
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David A Wardle
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,249
48,584
0.433
ecology
invasion biology
biodiversity
plant ecology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,482
98
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter KL Ng
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,670
14,713
0.401
Systematics and Taxonomy
Biogeography
Ecology
decapod crustaceans
Brachyura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,033
108
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip Ingham
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,625
6,582
0.190
developmental genetics
disease models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,980
148
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lian Pin Koh
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,837
14,209
0.493
conservation ecology
applied ecology
nature-based solutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,939
19
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Parin Jirapatrasilp
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,099
9,067
0.323
taxonomy
systematics
phylogenetics
biogeography
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,395
189
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gavin Jd Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,167
8,528
0.339
influenza
virology
emerging infectious diseases
evolution
molecular epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,899
28
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duncan R. Smith
Mahidol University
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,800
10,972
0.481
Flavivirus
dengue virus
Zika virus
mosquito transmitted viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,448
29
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saisamorn Lumyong
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,549
14,231
0.631
Mycology
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,177
52
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graham Kendall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,214
8,517
0.383
Operations Research
Hyper-heuristics
Evolutionary Computation
Metaheuristics
Publishing Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,589
249
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manjunatha Kini
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,454
6,392
0.313
Protein sciences
Toxinology
thrombosis and hemostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,447
269
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhiyuan Gong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,778
7,024
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,573
278
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neil Clarke
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,382
5,817
0.300
Computational and systems biology
algae
riboswitches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,998
97
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hasmahzaiti Omar
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,761
7,235
0.407
Mammalogy
Animal Conservation
Taxonomy
Systematics
Evolutionary.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,810
105
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ling Tau Chuan
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,014
13,470
0.792
biotechnology
bioseparation
bioprocess engineering
bioproducts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,138
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Nasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,930
7,673
0.453
tropical forest ecology
forest management
sustainable use of forest resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,558
47
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
10,870
0.646
Mycology
phylogenetics
taxonomy
invertebrate-pathogenic fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,590
87
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sri Hartin Rahayu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,577
14,261
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,000
378
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Karthik Mallilankaraman
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,409
8,419
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,122
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan D. Ziegler
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,188
8,190
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,438
65
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ruvishika Jayawardena
Mae Fah Luang University
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
12,055
0.817
Mycoloby
Conservation biology
Biodiversity
Plant Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,775
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Indraneil Das
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sawarak, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
6,876
0.474
herpetology
conservation
systematics
history of natural history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,081
438
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
How Yong Ng
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,801
8,634
0.626
Biological Wastewater Treatment
Membrane Bioreactor
Membrane Fouling
Water Reuse
Microbial Fuel Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,978
116
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Siti Zubaidah
Universitas Negeri Malang
Malang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,657
12,170
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,421
77
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pataraporn Uaraksakul (อาจารย์ภัทรภร เอื้อรักสกุล)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,587
9,199
0.677
Biology
Botany
Biotechnology
Natural Product
Mushroom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,638
159
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Siew Moi Phang
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,557
8,040
0.593
Phycology
Algae Biotechnology
Seaweed Biotechnology