Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Macquarie University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
evolution
vegetation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,491
35,790
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
conservation
evolution
ecology
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,537
24,950
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,486
14,452
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
plant ecology
invasion biology
climate change impacts
plant conservation
urban greening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,226
10,136
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Macroecology
Metabolic Theory
Ecological Theory
Stoichiometry
Ecosystem Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,937
9,519
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,871
8,860
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pollination
foraging
ecology
behaviour
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,710
4,777
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
conservation biology
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,490
10,695
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
global change ecology
species distribution models
conservation
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,805
6,368
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Birds
behavioural ecology
sexual selection
zebra finch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,951
5,356
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Free radicals
protein oxidation
peroxides
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,017
2,091
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Reptile / Amphibian Ecology
Invasion Biology
Ecoimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
5,101
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
fungi
molecular biology
enzymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,059
3,184
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Clusters of galaxies
the effect of the cluster environment on galaxies
cluster mergers
intracluster medium
galaxy evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,983
8,475
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wetlands
Estuaries
Blue Carbon
mangrove
salt marsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
6,796
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biodiversity
extinction
macroecology
macroevolution
paleobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,504
3,770
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Movement Ecology
Animal Movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
5,102
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cognitive neuroethology
neuroethology
sociobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
5,299
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuroethology
Sensory Biology
Sensory Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,390
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Benthic Ecology
Community Ecology
Oysters
Estuaries
Ecoengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
5,411
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Sexual Selection
Cognition
Animal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,295
4,314
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
behavioural ecology
arachnology
animal behaviour
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,268
3,168
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Ecology
Invasion Biology
Plant Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
4,570
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecology
Functional morphology
Ecomorphology
Chiroptera
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,648
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
invasion ecology
artificial structures
ecotoxicology
soft sediments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
4,744
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,611
137
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Westoby
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,491
35,790
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,152
160
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Shine
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,537
24,950
0.299
conservation
evolution
ecology
evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,188
449
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Dick Frankham
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,486
14,452
0.318
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,845
1,399
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michelle Leishman
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,226
10,136
0.436
plant ecology
invasion biology
climate change impacts
plant conservation
urban greening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,432
1,428
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew P Allen
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,937
9,519
0.415
Macroecology
Metabolic Theory
Ecological Theory
Stoichiometry
Ecosystem Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,685
1,764
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xi Chen
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,871
8,860
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,357
2,066
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pyke Graham H
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,710
4,777
0.270
pollination
foraging
ecology
behaviour
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,185
2,099
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Harcourt
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,490
10,695
0.611
conservation biology
marine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,090
2,422
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Linda Beaumont
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,805
6,368
0.403
global change ecology
species distribution models
conservation
invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,748
2,874
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon C Griffith
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,951
5,356
0.384
Birds
behavioural ecology
sexual selection
zebra finch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,732
3,191
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Janusz Gebicki
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,017
2,091
0.161
Free radicals
protein oxidation
peroxides
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,010
3,403
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gregory P Brown
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
5,101
0.411
Reptile / Amphibian Ecology
Invasion Biology
Ecoimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,594
3,531
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nevalainen H
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,059
3,184
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,239
3,551
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matt Owers
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,983
8,475
0.707
Clusters of galaxies
the effect of the cluster environment on galaxies
cluster mergers
intracluster medium
galaxy evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,092
3,968
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neil Saintilan
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,847
6,796
0.627
Wetlands
Estuaries
Blue Carbon
mangrove
salt marsh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,476
4,160
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Alroy
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,504
3,770
0.359
biodiversity
extinction
macroecology
macroevolution
paleobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,312
4,544
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian Jonsen
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,686
5,102
0.527
Movement Ecology
Animal Movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,453
5,019
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew B Barron
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,890
5,299
0.596
cognitive neuroethology
neuroethology
sociobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,560
5,111
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nathan S Hart
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,390
0.388
Neuroethology
Sensory Biology
Sensory Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,106
5,336
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melanie Bishop
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
5,411
0.646
Benthic Ecology
Community Ecology
Oysters
Estuaries
Ecoengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,366
5,389
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin J Whiting
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,295
4,314
0.520
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Sexual Selection
Cognition
Animal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,822
5,411
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marie Mariella Herberstein
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,268
3,168
0.383
behavioural ecology
arachnology
animal behaviour
behavioral ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,134
6,406
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaco Le Roux
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
4,570
0.643
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Ecology
Invasion Biology
Plant Invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,217
6,869
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter D Wilson
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
2,648
0.398
Ecology
Functional morphology
Ecomorphology
Chiroptera
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,382
7,011
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katherine Dafforn
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
4,744
0.728
invasion ecology
artificial structures
ecotoxicology
soft sediments