Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
microbial ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,182
65,448
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,055
27,831
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
biofilms
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,096
25,178
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Viral Immunity
T Cells
pathogenesis
major histocompatibility complex
influenza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,822
9,508
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,960
27,811
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
The University of Melbourne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,220
16,382
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
microbial diversity
evolution
secondary metabolism
toxin biosynthesis
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,924
11,108
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical bacteriology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,421
8,353
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,192
11,533
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microbial Biology and Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,752
14,282
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,406
6,978
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
microbial ecology
environmental microbiology
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,339
7,205
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,267
6,895
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,828
7,881
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,957
12,444
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,411
7,068
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,743
3,764
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioremediation
environmental biotechnology
environmental microbiology
agricultural sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,751
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
6,755
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
microbiology
genomics
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
6,608
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
electrobiology
environment
microbiome
rhizosphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,702
10,258
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,429
5,628
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiology
Immunology
Vaccines
Salmonella
Klebsiella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,686
7,789
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
microbial evolution & ecology
multi-omics
microbial plastic degradation
biorecycling
superworm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,191
13,122
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,387
6,054
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064
65
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Hugenholtz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,182
65,448
0.531
microbial ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,679
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Paulsen
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,055
27,831
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,082
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Staffan Kjelleberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,096
25,178
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,394
326
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter C Doherty
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,822
9,508
0.170
Viral Immunity
T Cells
pathogenesis
major histocompatibility complex
influenza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,235
522
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gene W Tyson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,960
27,811
0.663
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,358
636
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James McCluskey
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,220
16,382
0.429
The University of Melbourne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,358
912
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brett Neilan
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,924
11,108
0.359
microbial diversity
evolution
secondary metabolism
toxin biosynthesis
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,383
1,059
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roy Robins Browne
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,421
8,353
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,526
1,214
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Schembri
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,192
11,533
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,958
1,325
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Morrison
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,752
14,282
0.577
Microbial Biology and Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,605
1,352
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Duncan Maskell
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,406
6,978
0.286
Microbiology
Infectious disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,680
1,441
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Linda Louise Blackall
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,339
7,205
0.309
microbial ecology
environmental microbiology
symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,805
1,445
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julian Rood
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,267
6,895
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,647
1,482
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John P Bowman
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,828
7,881
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,556
1,568
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Scott Beatson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,957
12,444
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,833
1,629
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ruth Hall
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,411
7,068
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,540
1,713
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tom McMeekin
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,743
3,764
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,964
1,730
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew S Ball
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,592
10,751
0.522
Bioremediation
environmental biotechnology
environmental microbiology
agricultural sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,605
1,993
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ian R Henderson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,628
6,755
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,828
2,005
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Timms
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,558
6,608
0.356
microbiology
genomics
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,913
2,145
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ashley Franks
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,702
10,258
0.579
Microbiology
electrobiology
environment
microbiome
rhizosphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,952
2,185
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adrienne Paton
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,429
5,628
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,836
2,323
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
R Strugnell
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,686
7,789
0.467
Microbiology
Immunology
Vaccines
Salmonella
Klebsiella
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,008
2,431
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Rinke|Chris Rinke
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,191
13,122
0.810
microbial evolution & ecology
multi-omics
microbial plastic degradation
biorecycling
superworm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,791
2,612
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Osborn
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,387
6,054
0.393
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology