Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke University 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 :26
plant systematics
phylogenetics
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,147
5,193
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
4,536
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
biophysics
visual ecology
deep-sea biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
4,926
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Databases
Data Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
1,882
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
evolutionary biology
primates
behavior
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,912
5,968
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Behavioral ecology
Circadian rthymn
Physiological ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
1,833
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
zebrafish
kidney
disease models
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,176
2,999
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Plant Biology
Arabidopsis
Auxin
Transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,633
3,906
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
3,005
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Biology
Informatics
Immunology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
5,967
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
membrane protein
structural biology
ion channel
transporter
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
3,410
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biology
GIS
Data Science
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
1,516
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Aquatic Ecosystems
Alternative Stable States
Biogeosciences
Urban Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,129
3,749
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
comparative biomechanics
evolution
animal physiology
bioacoustics
spring latch systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,622
3,164
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
brain development
RNA binding proteins
neural stem division
brain evolution
corticogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
2,636
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
2,380
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
developmental biology
genetics
phenotypic plasticity
starvation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
2,088
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Drosophila development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,047
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
neurobiology
sensory systems
biophysics
vision
retina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
1,984
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Plant biology
agriculture
genetics
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,717
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Proteomics
Metabolic disease
Post-translational modifications
Mass spectrometry
Cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
2,172
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
mathematical modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
455
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
landscape ecology
remote sensing
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,791
2,194
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
biological anthropology
anatomy
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,099
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Neurobiology - visual system development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,928
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,526
35,064
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Paul Manos
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,147
5,193
0.466
plant systematics
phylogenetics
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,896
36,245
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kathleen Donohue
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
4,536
0.420
Evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,586
38,194
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
SöNke Johnsen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,244
4,926
0.481
biophysics
visual ecology
deep-sea biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,943
40,434
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Hilmar Lapp
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,676
1,882
0.195
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Databases
Data Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,902
49,210
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jenny Tung
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,912
5,968
0.754
evolutionary biology
primates
behavior
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,608
52,656
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ken Glander
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
1,833
0.249
Behavioral ecology
Circadian rthymn
Physiological ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,143
53,803
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Zhou Weibin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,176
2,999
0.418
zebrafish
kidney
disease models
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,347
57,710
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Lucia Strader
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,633
3,906
0.589
Plant Biology
Arabidopsis
Auxin
Transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,149
58,270
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Lydia Olander
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,560
3,005
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,648
59,372
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jeremy Chase Crawford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,418
5,967
0.930
Biology
Informatics
Immunology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,735
59,718
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Seok Yong Lee
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
3,410
0.535
membrane protein
structural biology
ion channel
transporter
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,392
59,943
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John Fay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
1,516
0.239
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biology
GIS
Data Science
Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,385
61,762
766
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jim Heffernan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,129
3,749
0.612
Aquatic Ecosystems
Alternative Stable States
Biogeosciences
Urban Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,447
66,455
802
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
SN Patek
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,622
3,164
0.563
comparative biomechanics
evolution
animal physiology
bioacoustics
spring latch systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,623
74,663
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Debra Silver
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
2,636
0.541
brain development
RNA binding proteins
neural stem division
brain evolution
corticogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,019
75,069
850
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Dana E Hunt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,840
2,380
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,382
75,179
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ryan Baugh
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
2,088
0.432
developmental biology
genetics
phenotypic plasticity
starvation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,924
77,979
867
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Eric Spana
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
1,047
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,492
78,145
869
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Greg Field
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,597
1,984
0.432
neurobiology
sensory systems
biophysics
vision
retina
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,425
80,806
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Rodolfo Zentella
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,717
0.390
Plant biology
agriculture
genetics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,121
85,997
919
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Paul A Grimsrud
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
2,172
0.534
Proteomics
Metabolic disease
Post-translational modifications
Mass spectrometry
Cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,707
87,030
928
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Marcy Uyenoyama
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
455
0.114
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
mathematical modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,110
90,550
956
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jennifer J Swenson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,791
2,194
0.579
landscape ecology
remote sensing
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,121
94,011
987
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Christine E Wall
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,099
0.305
biological anthropology
anatomy
biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,313
96,426
1,006
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jeremy N Kay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,928
0.554
Neurobiology - visual system development