Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,581
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Tropical fire
environmental governance
environmental risk
human well-being
conservation and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
2,320
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
structural biology
mineral respiration
shewanella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,212
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
evolutionary biology
behavioural ecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
903
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Soil microbiology
Microbial ecology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,129
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sexual Selection
Adaptive evolution
Reproduction
Thermal Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
681
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
498
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Microbiome
Transgenics
Evolution
CRISPR
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
701
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Evolutionary biology
sexual selection
beetles
sperm
behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
568
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
269
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ornithology
Ecology
Conservation Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
415
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Conservation Biology
Reintroduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
391
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Conservation Biology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
487
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Biodiversity renewal
climate change governance
environmental policy-making processes
sustainable behaviour change
research c
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
215
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Conservation
Wildlife Epidemiology
Avian Biology
Disease
Cultural Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
203
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Evolutionary biology
genetics
sexual selection
sexual conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
177
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Behavioural ecology
Sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
129
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ecology
Evolution
Ageing
Senescence
vertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
68
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,617
21,265
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Andrew Gates
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,581
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,618
23,259
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rachel Carmenta
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
2,320
0.773
Tropical fire
environmental governance
environmental risk
human well-being
conservation and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,452
26,482
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Marcus Edwards
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,212
0.496
structural biology
mineral respiration
shewanella
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,740
28,909
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jen Perry
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,099
903
0.430
evolutionary biology
behavioural ecology
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,305
29,855
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marcela Hernández
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
1,129
0.569
Soil microbiology
Microbial ecology
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,176
41,202
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ramakrishnan Vasudeva
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
681
0.676
Sexual Selection
Adaptive evolution
Reproduction
Thermal Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,312
41,942
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ben Miller
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
498
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,934
42,209
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Philip Leftwich
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
701
0.744
Microbiome
Transgenics
Evolution
CRISPR
Integrated Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,891
43,107
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alyson Lumley
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
568
0.639
Evolutionary biology
sexual selection
beetles
sperm
behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,781
45,159
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Timothy Grocott
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
269
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,455
46,795
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Helena Reis Batalha
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
415
0.611
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Ornithology
Ecology
Conservation Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
896,206
49,512
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Robert John Burnside
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
391
0.719
Conservation Biology
Reintroduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,991
50,596
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jonathan Harry Moore
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
487
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
979,300
53,911
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Michelle Twena
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
215
0.485
Biodiversity renewal
climate change governance
environmental policy-making processes
sustainable behaviour change
research c
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,538
54,542
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kelly Edmunds
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
203
0.471
Conservation
Wildlife Epidemiology
Avian Biology
Disease
Cultural Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,015
55,176
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Damian Smith
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
177
0.423
Evolutionary biology
genetics
sexual selection
sexual conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,332
66,126
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ev Ginny Greenway
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
129
0.535
Behavioural ecology
Sexual selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738,117
83,768
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Thomas J Brown
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
68
0.986
Ecology
Evolution
Ageing
Senescence
vertebrates