Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
US Fish and Wildlife Service 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
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,005
2,189
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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 :4
lake trout
Great Lakes
coregonines
mass marking
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
1,586
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
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 :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
2,266
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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 :8
conservation biology
fisheries
evolution
ecology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,040
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
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 :11
Chemistry
Wildlife Forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,340
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
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 :13
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 :14
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 :15
environmental toxicology
water quality
risk assessment
freshwater mussels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
797
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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 :17
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 :18
Aquatic Ecology
Biodiversity
Environmental Stressors
Invasive Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,116
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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 :20
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 :21
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 :22
aquatic toxicology
fish health
freshwater mussels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
413
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
1,254
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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 :25
Aquatic ecology
Population dynamics
Statistics and modeling
Estuarine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
867
0.550
* 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
206,053
73,556
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John M Guinotte
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,005
2,189
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,515
74,895
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
237,542
82,850
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles R Bronte
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
1,586
0.369
lake trout
Great Lakes
coregonines
mass marking
restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,809
87,869
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
258,462
88,934
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian Balmer
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
2,266
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,826
91,297
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
327,625
108,645
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William R Ardren
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,040
0.350
conservation biology
fisheries
evolution
ecology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,713
111,728
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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: 10
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
366,928
119,529
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edgard Espinoza
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,578
1,340
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,298
121,859
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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: 13
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: 14
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
402,999
129,353
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom Augspurger
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
797
0.350
environmental toxicology
water quality
risk assessment
freshwater mussels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,895
132,585
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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: 17
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
460,075
144,819
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew S Kornis
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,116
0.588
Aquatic Ecology
Biodiversity
Environmental Stressors
Invasive Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,541
146,024
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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: 20
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: 21
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
486,071
151,761
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alfred E Pinkney
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
413
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,138
151,783
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Toni Mizerek
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
1,254
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,118
155,187
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
522,140
161,294
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David A Hewitt
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
867
0.550
Aquatic ecology
Population dynamics
Statistics and modeling
Estuarine ecology