Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
AsiaNatural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,537
127,195
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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 :3
Epidemiology
Global Burden of Diseases
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,108
80,967
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
medical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,589
16,942
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
human evolution
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,595
19,905
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,029
22,409
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Brain Storm Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,392
24,391
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Algorithms
Computational Intelligence
Neural Networks
SBSE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,428
34,547
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Palaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,377
44,515
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Microbial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,887
40,031
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,160
16,990
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecology - Forestry - Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,100
31,442
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genome biology
Plant-microbe interactions
Comparative genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,742
18,033
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,836
28,000
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,029
32,527
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Systems Biology
Metabolism
Sustainability Science
Global Ecology
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,497
35,063
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bacterial infection
Innate immunity and Pyroptosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,536
39,479
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Immunology
Apoptosis
Tumor
Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,319
30,551
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cancer Biology
Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Chronic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,014
27,264
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Photosynthesis
environmental stress
genetic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,768
11,317
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,976
26,518
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,917
11,726
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Collisions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,741
27,577
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Microbial Ecology and Global Change Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,477
24,415
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecological Statistics
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,036
25,843
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Koichiro Tamura
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hachioji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,537
127,195
0.449
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,468
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
3,524
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karzan Abdulmuhsin Mohammad
Salahaddin University Erbil
Erbil, Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,108
80,967
0.860
Epidemiology
Global Burden of Diseases
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,620
70
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiaodong Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,589
16,942
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,992
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saitou Naruya
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,595
19,905
0.227
human evolution
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,537
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ciechanover A|shaked, yuval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,029
22,409
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,601
103
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yuhui Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,392
24,391
0.303
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Brain Storm Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,701
110
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xin Yao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,428
34,547
0.435
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Algorithms
Computational Intelligence
Neural Networks
SBSE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,955
121
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zhang Zhifei
Northwest University
Xi'an, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,377
44,515
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,113
55
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jong Guk Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,887
40,031
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,930
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eviatar Nevo
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,160
16,990
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,237
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mostafa Jafari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,100
31,442
0.469
Ecology - Forestry - Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,435
76
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shusei Sato
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,742
18,033
0.274
Genome biology
Plant-microbe interactions
Comparative genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,578
42
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
GG Chen
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,836
28,000
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,097
197
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jingyun Fang
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,029
32,527
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,767
29
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ron Milo
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,497
35,063
0.599
Systems Biology
Metabolism
Sustainability Science
Global Ecology
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,209
222
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Feng Shao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,536
39,479
0.698
Bacterial infection
Innate immunity and Pyroptosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,263
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yufang Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,319
30,551
0.542
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Immunology
Apoptosis
Tumor
Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,866
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,014
27,264
0.505
Cancer Biology
Pharmacology
Molecular Biology
Chronic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,928
108
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Murata Norio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,768
11,317
0.210
Photosynthesis
environmental stress
genetic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,711
279
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gang Li|G Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,976
26,518
0.520
Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,732
115
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,917
11,726
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,788
284
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Subhash Singha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,741
27,577
0.543
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Heavy-Ion Collisions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,876
291
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Weixing Liu(刘卫星)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,477
24,415
0.484
Microbial Ecology and Global Change Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,313
35
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anne Chao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,036
25,843
0.527
Ecological Statistics
biodiversity