Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
US Fish and Wildlife Service 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
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,734
7,003
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
2,382
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
1,838
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
1,831
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,647
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,023
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
1,504
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
2,084
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
632
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,191
615
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
534
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,007
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,318
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,189
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,166
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
ecology
evolution
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
501
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
727
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,064
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
472
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
530
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Migration ecology
avian conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
837
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Wildlife Forensics
Fish population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
672
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Landscape Ecology
Climate Change Adaptation
Biodiversity
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
818
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Shorebird ecology
conservation biology
climate change
sea level rise resiliency
structured decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
383
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,575
18,277
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jess Jones
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,734
7,003
0.355
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,515
74,895
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
richard lanctot
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,896
2,382
0.487
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,809
87,869
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin E Doherty
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,987
1,838
0.461
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,826
91,297
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeremy TH Coleman
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,783
1,831
0.484
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,713
111,728
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey Hostetler
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,647
0.578
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,274
117,975
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel B Fitzgerald
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,023
0.769
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,298
121,859
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ryan R Wilson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,504
1,504
0.601
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,132
124,251
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jennifer Rb Miller
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
2,084
0.858
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,489
125,974
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Angela D Anders
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,378
632
0.266
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,895
132,585
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Seamans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,191
615
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,038
135,945
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark C Otto
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,107
534
0.253
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,541
146,024
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven Sesnie
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
1,007
0.538
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,246
148,934
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brian Klingbeil
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,318
0.728
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,001
149,684
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nathan Whelan
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
1,189
0.662
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,118
155,187
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul Schuette
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,166
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,368
169,459
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steve Morey
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
501
0.348
ecology
evolution
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,009
174,880
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nathan R Franssen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,355
727
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,209
177,713
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Judy Che-Castaldo
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,064
0.811
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,414
178,529
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roy C Averill-Murray
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
472
0.363
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,627
183,183
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erik E Osnas
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
530
0.429
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,542
187,533
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James A Johnson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
837
0.711
Migration ecology
avian conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,971
190,204
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mary Burnham Curtis
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
291
0.254
Wildlife Forensics
Fish population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,712
190,621
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
G Scott Boomer
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,139
672
0.590
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,658
193,098
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dawn Robin Magness
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
818
0.738
Landscape Ecology
Climate Change Adaptation
Biodiversity
Wildlife Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,839
202,394
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kevin Kalasz
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
383
0.383
Shorebird ecology
conservation biology
climate change
sea level rise resiliency
structured decision making