Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 114 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 101
ecology
land use
urbanization
agriculture
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Biology
Education
Biology Education
Evolution
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
43
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
biology
ecology
genomics
conservation
adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
55
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Veterinary Medicine
Disease Ecology
Wildlife Diseases
honey bee medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
ecology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
ecology
plant biology
evoloution
phenology
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Wildlife biology
population ecology
population dynamics
elusive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
20
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Biology Education
Plant Biology Education
Social media and Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
evolutionary biology
evolution of intelligence
behavior
carnivore brain evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Behavioral Ecology
Evolution
Kin Selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
9
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Evolutionary Biology
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
5
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
ecology
biodiversity
urbanization
ecosystem services
pollination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,790,192
379,099
2,330
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Jamie D Smith
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
58
0.967
ecology
land use
urbanization
agriculture
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,140
380,820
2,340
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Wendy R Johnson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
43
0.741
Biology
Education
Biology Education
Evolution
Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812,625
382,117
2,354
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Ben Kline
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
55
0.982
biology
ecology
genomics
conservation
adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,830,503
384,552
2,370
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Peter Fowler
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
Veterinary Medicine
Disease Ecology
Wildlife Diseases
honey bee medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,859,616
388,441
2,403
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Alex Lewanski
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,873,163
390,280
2,423
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Andrew Bleich
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
ecology
plant biology
evoloution
phenology
phenotypic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,884,729
391,761
2,434
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Stephanie A Shaffer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
20
0.444
Wildlife biology
population ecology
population dynamics
elusive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,900,499
393,807
2,450
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Caitlin Broderick
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
Ecosystem ecology
microbial ecology
global change ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920,118
396,251
2,468
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Cybil Nicole Cavalieri
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
13
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,968,318
402,560
2,527
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Farnaz Tajik
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
33
1.000
Biology Education
Plant Biology Education
Social media and Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,023,619
409,441
2,590
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Ani Hristova
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
evolutionary biology
evolution of intelligence
behavior
carnivore brain evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,117,396
420,590
2,670
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Sara Garnett
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
9
0.500
Behavioral Ecology
Evolution
Kin Selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,192,943
429,091
2,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Neem Serra
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
5
0.417
Evolutionary Biology
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239,232
433,994
2,767
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Nicole Wonderlin
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
ecology
biodiversity
urbanization
ecosystem services
pollination