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: 26
developmental biology
gene regulation
Notch signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
3,452
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Mitochondrial carriers
Mitochondrial diseases
Structural biology
Membrane proteins
Solute transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,698
5,801
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Metabolic networks
Evolution
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
7,940
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Neurobiology
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,916
1,779
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
zoology
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,231
3,036
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Stable isotopes
palaeodiet
palaeodiet
palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,715
4,364
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Biological and Soft Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,812
5,124
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
molecular evolution
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
4,585
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Malacology
Quaternary
climate change
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
1,936
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Evolution
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,108
3,490
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Axonal biology
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Membrane Traffic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,353
2,644
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Entomology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,084
2,388
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,287
3,634
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Antibodies
proteomics
biotechnology
immunoassay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
898
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Crystallography
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Phasing
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,565
6,255
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
human biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,524
979
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
3,155
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Developmental biology
Hox genes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
451
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Scientific Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,758
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
historical ecology
environmental archaeology
globalisation
marine resources
fur & ivory trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
2,182
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mitochondrial disorders
neuromuscular disorders
neurmetabolic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
2,443
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Coevolution
behavioural ecology
conservation
birds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
1,974
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
biology
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
1,921
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
889
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Physical biology
mechanobiology
developmental biology
tissue regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
2,486
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,387
5,681
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sarah Bray
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,090
3,452
0.245
developmental biology
gene regulation
Notch signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,796
5,889
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Edmund RS Kunji
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,698
5,801
0.423
Mitochondrial carriers
Mitochondrial diseases
Structural biology
Membrane proteins
Solute transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,107
6,153
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kiran Raosaheb Patil
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
7,940
0.601
Metabolic networks
Evolution
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,143
6,327
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Malcolm Burrows
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,916
1,779
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,171
6,734
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tony Fulford
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,231
3,036
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,891
7,773
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tamsin O Connell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,715
4,364
0.407
Stable isotopes
palaeodiet
palaeodiet
palaeoecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,754
8,539
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Pietro Cicuta
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,812
5,124
0.522
Biological and Soft Matter Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,689
8,803
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Lucy Weinert
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
4,585
0.483
molecular evolution
genetics
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,008
9,036
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
RC Preece
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,240
1,936
0.210
Malacology
Quaternary
climate change
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,845
9,158
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Justin Gerlach
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,108
3,490
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,246
10,060
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Evan Reid
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,353
2,644
0.317
Axonal biology
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Membrane Traffic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,759
10,413
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
William A Foster
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,084
2,388
0.295
Entomology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,022
11,419
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Katja Jaeger
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,287
3,634
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,872
12,370
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Michael Taussig
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
898
0.135
Antibodies
proteomics
biotechnology
immunoassay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,469
12,543
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Massimo Domenico Sammito
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,565
6,255
0.953
Crystallography
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Phasing
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,497
12,615
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
CG Nicholas Mascie Taylor
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,524
979
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,920
14,323
661
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Edgar C Turner
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
3,155
0.560
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,304
15,053
687
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Stephen Gaunt
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
451
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,478
15,563
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Charles R Bradshaw
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,758
0.537
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Scientific Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,486
15,630
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
James H Barrett
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,111
2,182
0.427
historical ecology
environmental archaeology
globalisation
marine resources
fur & ivory trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,976
16,947
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
caterina garone
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
2,443
0.529
Mitochondrial disorders
neuromuscular disorders
neurmetabolic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,046
17,019
745
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Claire Spottiswoode
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
1,974
0.429
Coevolution
behavioural ecology
conservation
birds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,898
17,385
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jian Yang
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,476
1,921
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,390
18,000
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
PDCarey
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,286
889
0.207
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,010
18,301
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kevin Chalut
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,197
2,486
0.592
Physical biology
mechanobiology
developmental biology
tissue regeneration