Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Macquarie 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
Evolutionary & Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,058
1,867
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Leaf Hydraulics
Plant-drought Resistance
Functional Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
4,375
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,628
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Palaeobiology
Palaeontology
Palaeoecology
animal evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,764
1,748
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Metabarcoding
eDNA
molecular ecology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,592
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Cell Biology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
1,949
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Plant Ecophysiology
Ecosystem Modelling
Plant-Water Relations
Remote Sensing
Drought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,570
2,794
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Conservation Paleobiology
Conservation Palaeobiology
Paleoecology
Palaeoecology
Taphonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,392
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
MND
ALS
Development
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,769
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Marine Ecology
Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
2,371
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Parasitology
host parasite interactions
wildlife disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,134
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
landscape genetics
evolutionary genomics
conservation genetics
host-parasite ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
1,783
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
ecology
conservation biology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,240
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Wetlands
Productivity
Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,623
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
foraging ecology
historical ecology
populations
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,211
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Avian reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,188
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Restoration Ecology
Species Interactions
Invasion Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,915
1,513
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Biogeography
Biodiversity
Ecological statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,896
1,218
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
reef biology
reef physiology
reef ecology
habitat-forming organisms
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,185
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Synthetic biology
yeast
biotechnology
brewing
distilling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,418
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Synthetic biology
Evolution
Biotechnology
Metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,135
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Genomics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,378
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Macroevolution
Biomechanics
Behavioural Ecology and Ecomorphology
Arachnology
Biomimetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,105
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Animal behaviour
Communication
Sensory ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
855
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
evolutionary biology
invasive species ecology
conservation genetics
quantitative genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
768
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,632
9,194
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Darrell Kemp
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,058
1,867
0.369
Evolutionary & Behavioural Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,855
9,339
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Chris Blackman
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
4,375
0.879
Leaf Hydraulics
Plant-drought Resistance
Functional Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,582
10,989
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jeanneth Pérez
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,628
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,743
11,872
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Glenn A Brock
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,764
1,748
0.464
Palaeobiology
Palaeontology
Palaeoecology
animal evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,034
11,996
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Anthony Chariton
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
2,592
0.699
Metabarcoding
eDNA
molecular ecology
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,023
12,151
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Thomas Fath
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
1,949
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,106
12,348
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Oscar Perez Priego
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,570
2,794
0.783
Plant Ecophysiology
Ecosystem Modelling
Plant-Water Relations
Remote Sensing
Drought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,986
12,539
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Matthew A Kosnik
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,501
1,392
0.398
Conservation Paleobiology
Conservation Palaeobiology
Paleoecology
Palaeoecology
Taphonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,579
12,977
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Nicholas James Cole
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,342
1,769
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,018
14,922
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lynette Hl Loke
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
2,371
0.859
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Marine Ecology
Ecological Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,779
15,241
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Michelle L Power
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,134
0.424
Parasitology
host parasite interactions
wildlife disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,929
15,319
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Rachael Dudaniec
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
1,783
0.671
landscape genetics
evolutionary genomics
conservation genetics
host-parasite ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,003
17,444
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Matt Greenlees
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,240
0.573
ecology
conservation biology
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,211
17,966
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nicole Cormier
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,623
0.784
Wetlands
Productivity
Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,067
18,257
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Alastair Mm Baylis
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,211
0.602
foraging ecology
historical ecology
populations
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,841
18,509
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Laura L Hurley
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,188
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,771
18,814
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Alexandra JR Carthey
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,915
1,513
0.790
Restoration Ecology
Species Interactions
Invasion Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Conservation Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,030
18,926
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
David Nipperess
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,896
1,218
0.642
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Biogeography
Biodiversity
Ecological statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,032
19,138
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Vivian Cumbo
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,185
0.637
reef biology
reef physiology
reef ecology
habitat-forming organisms
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,744
19,229
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Roy Walker
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,418
0.769
Synthetic biology
yeast
biotechnology
brewing
distilling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,399
20,056
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Briardo Llorente
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,135
0.663
Synthetic biology
Evolution
Biotechnology
Metabolic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,837
20,204
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tom Williams
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
1,378
0.816
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Genomics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,546
21,405
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jonas Wolff
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
1,105
0.725
Macroevolution
Biomechanics
Behavioural Ecology and Ecomorphology
Arachnology
Biomimetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,869
21,554
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Benjamin Pitcher
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,506
855
0.568
Animal behaviour
Communication
Sensory ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,148
21,630
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kevin P Oh
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
768
0.513
evolutionary biology
invasive species ecology
conservation genetics
quantitative genetics and genomics