Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Australia Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science in Australia 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 biology
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,694
89,542
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
resilience
complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,593
54,685
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Metaheuristics
Engineering Optimization
Evolutionary Algorithm
Swarm Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,180
113,663
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant biology
global and climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,364
29,457
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,926
45,208
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,232
42,791
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,100
44,494
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ecology
evolution
vegetation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,250
37,414
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
conservation
evolution
ecology
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,636
25,961
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,881
22,430
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Salinity Tolerance
Plant Biology
Wheat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,896
27,350
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,026
19,680
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,686
10,697
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
bioinformatics
metagenomics
biogeography
machine learning
information visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,896
40,947
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,589
24,729
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Meta-analysis
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,023
37,391
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cell Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,437
20,836
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biodiversity
global change
modelling
conservation assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,888
27,103
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,246
12,403
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Conservation
Environment and Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,659
39,004
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecology
Coral Reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,746
23,515
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Antarctic biology
biodiversity
evolutionary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,929
18,958
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,164
15,064
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,089
19,648
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
systems biology
cell biology
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,824
14,246
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,421
37
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Edward C Holmes
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,694
89,542
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,552
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,593
54,685
0.381
Ecology
resilience
complex systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,131
68
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Seyedali Mirjalili|Ali Mirjalili
Torrens University Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,180
113,663
0.938
Metaheuristics
Engineering Optimization
Evolutionary Algorithm
Swarm Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,382
83
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
GD Farquhar
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,364
29,457
0.258
plant biology
global and climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,903
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Terry Hughes
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,926
45,208
0.435
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,096
116
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Lindenmayer
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,232
42,791
0.427
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,304
129
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William F Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,100
44,494
0.458
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,641
142
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Westoby
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,250
37,414
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,208
166
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Shine
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,636
25,961
0.307
conservation
evolution
ecology
evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,896
196
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard J Hobbs
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,881
22,430
0.288
Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,564
224
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rana Munns
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,896
27,350
0.380
Salinity Tolerance
Plant Biology
Wheat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,252
246
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Craig Moritz
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,026
19,680
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,935
313
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
TML Wigley
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,686
10,697
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,375
323
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Donovan Parks
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,896
40,947
0.733
bioinformatics
metagenomics
biogeography
machine learning
information visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,455
330
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Colin Maxwell Finlayson
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,589
24,729
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,607
335
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shinichi Nakagawa|中川震一
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,023
37,391
0.680
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Meta-analysis
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,740
341
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Febbraio
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,437
20,836
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,151
355
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon Ferrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,888
27,103
0.512
Biodiversity
global change
modelling
conservation assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,257
410
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elizabeth S. Dennis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,246
12,403
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,433
413
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James EM Watson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,659
39,004
0.802
Conservation
Environment and Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,755
428
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Pandolfi
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,746
23,515
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,034
444
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Steven L Chown
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,929
18,958
0.404
Antarctic biology
biodiversity
evolutionary physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,314
453
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard Dick Frankham
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,164
15,064
0.326
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,758
470
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen E Williams
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,089
19,648
0.436
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,888
475
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David E James
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,824
14,246
0.318
systems biology
cell biology
diabetes