Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 166 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: 126
Ecology
Conservation
Ornithology
Species Interactions
Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
315
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Dynamical Modelling
Simulation
Complex Systems
Evolutionary Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
110
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
C. elegans
ecology
evolution
host-bacteria associations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
128
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
ecology
remote sensing
tropical forests
lianas
machine learning/AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
305
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
ornithology
paleontology
phylogenetics
morphology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
299
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioural Endocrinology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
224
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Structural biology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
165
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
ecology
biogeochemical cycles
programming
global changes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
285
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Biologics Design
Machine Learning
Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
249
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
216
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
evolution
pollination
paleobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
85
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
205
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Bacterial dormancy
bacterial infections.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
166
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Metabolism
Mitochondria
Physiology
Liver Metabolism
Cardiovascular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
187
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Zoology
Behavioural Ecology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
166
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Wildlife Conservation
Road Ecology
Island Biology
Invasive Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
160
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
climate change
health and migration
zoonotic disease dynamics in displaced populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
152
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Sustainable agricultural management
tropical agriculture
spider ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
130
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
ecology
conservation
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
113
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
molecular biology
directed evolution
protein engineering
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
wildlife microbiome
heavy metals
genomics
marine mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Evolutionary ecology
biogeography
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
79
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
ornithology
brood parasitism
mimicry
coevolution
behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
evolutionary biology
behavioural ecology
conservation science
thermal ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,392
60,272
2,490
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Jack D Shutt
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
315
0.963
Ecology
Conservation
Ornithology
Species Interactions
Forests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,710
60,387
2,495
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Arno Steinacher
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
110
0.337
Dynamical Modelling
Simulation
Complex Systems
Evolutionary Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,119,576
61,039
2,530
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Anaid Diaz
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
128
0.405
C. elegans
ecology
evolution
host-bacteria associations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,955
61,248
2,550
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Catherine Waite
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
305
0.978
ecology
remote sensing
tropical forests
lianas
machine learning/AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,341
61,316
2,558
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Albert Chen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
299
0.961
ornithology
paleontology
phylogenetics
morphology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,778
61,506
2,570
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Philippe Vullioud
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
224
0.727
Behavioural Ecology
Behavioural Endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,115
61,714
2,584
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Laura Radu
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
165
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,366
62,916
2,672
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Tania L Maxwell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
285
0.997
ecology
biogeochemical cycles
programming
global changes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,185,091
64,051
2,749
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Anna M Puszkarska
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
249
0.922
Biologics Design
Machine Learning
Theoretical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,223,238
65,730
2,868
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Roman Kellenberger
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
216
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238,484
66,394
2,911
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Gabriela Doria
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
85
0.356
evolution
pollination
paleobotany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,585
68,985
3,079
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Anna Orteu
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
205
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,324,729
70,098
3,155
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Santiago Cano-Muniz
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
166
0.851
Bacterial dormancy
bacterial infections.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330,918
70,347
3,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Alice P Sowton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
187
0.974
Metabolism
Mitochondria
Physiology
Liver Metabolism
Cardiovascular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361,557
71,555
3,262
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Chris Im Duncan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
166
0.927
Zoology
Behavioural Ecology
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394,105
72,843
3,357
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Sophia C Cooke
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
160
0.964
Wildlife Conservation
Road Ecology
Island Biology
Invasive Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,431,766
74,244
3,460
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Dorien Braam
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
152
1.000
climate change
health and migration
zoonotic disease dynamics in displaced populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,473,652
75,720
3,571
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Michael D Pashkevich
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
130
0.942
Sustainable agricultural management
tropical agriculture
spider ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,486,724
76,183
3,606
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Vaibhav Chaturvedi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
113
0.843
ecology
conservation
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,498,258
76,585
3,638
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Karen Duffy
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
molecular biology
directed evolution
protein engineering
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,330
79,671
3,818
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Constanza Toro
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
102
0.990
wildlife microbiome
heavy metals
genomics
marine mammals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,502
80,299
3,868
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Anne Thomas
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
79
0.806
Evolutionary ecology
biogeography
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,060
80,829
3,906
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Jess Lund
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
ornithology
brood parasitism
mimicry
coevolution
behavioural ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,637,308
80,966
3,910
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Eleanor Kate Bladon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
evolutionary biology
behavioural ecology
conservation science
thermal ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,672,233
82,000
3,982
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Rasiqh Wadud
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988