Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Vermont Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
United States
Jennifer Pontius
forest health
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,792
920
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
United States
Brent L Lockwood
Ecological physiology
temperature adaptation
protein evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
878
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
United States
Sarah Cusser
Pollination Ecology
Agricultural Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
1,439
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
United States
James D Murdoch
Wildlife Biology
Conservation Biology
Animal Behavior and Ecology
HWCRN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
785
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
United States
Rebecca Manners Diehl
fluvial geomorphology
riparian ecology
floodplains
environmental flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
692
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
United States
Edmund Hart
Ecology
population biology
bayesian statistics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
706
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
United States
Ana M Morales Williams
Limnology
phytoplankton ecology
carbon biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
855
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
United States
Elias Rosenblatt
Conservation biology
carnivore ecology
protection areas and gradients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
687
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
United States
Elizabeth Calabrese
Biophilia
Ecology
Biophilic Design
Holistic Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
632
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
United States
Kristian Brevik
kinship
ecology
ecofeminism
insects
art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521
477
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
United States
Dustin Kincaid
Watershed Science
Biogeochemistry
Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology
Limnology
Open Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
321
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
United States
Cíntia Gomes De Freitas
Community ecology
palm ecology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
233
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
United States
Sarah K Morris
evolutionary biology
biogeography
ferns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
218
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
United States
Joaquin Cb Nunez|JCB Nunez
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
136
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
United States
Erika M Bueno
Evolutionary biology and pest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
140
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
United States
Tharshani Nishanthan
Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Plant pathology
Bio remediation
Nematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
75
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
United States
R Kirsten Tyler
Ecology and Evolutionary history of Invasive Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
51
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,461
United States
146,996
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jennifer Pontius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,792
920
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,171
United States
151,394
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Brent L Lockwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
878
0.516
Ecological physiology
temperature adaptation
protein evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,822
United States
161,491
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sarah Cusser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
1,439
0.947
Pollination Ecology
Agricultural Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,704
United States
168,067
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
James D Murdoch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
785
0.556
Wildlife Biology
Conservation Biology
Animal Behavior and Ecology
HWCRN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,003
United States
192,163
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rebecca Manners Diehl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
692
0.640
fluvial geomorphology
riparian ecology
floodplains
environmental flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,042
United States
199,757
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Edmund Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
706
0.710
Ecology
population biology
bayesian statistics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,658
United States
202,621
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ana M Morales Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
855
0.888
Limnology
phytoplankton ecology
carbon biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,002
United States
207,332
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Elias Rosenblatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
687
0.752
Conservation biology
carnivore ecology
protection areas and gradients
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,719
United States
229,828
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Elizabeth Calabrese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
632
0.912
Biophilia
Ecology
Biophilic Design
Holistic Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,961
United States
249,800
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kristian Brevik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521
477
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,044
United States
257,069
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Dustin Kincaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
321
0.687
Watershed Science
Biogeochemistry
Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology
Limnology
Open Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,346
United States
284,974
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Cíntia Gomes De Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
233
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,962
United States
294,753
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sarah K Morris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
218
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,387,285
United States
323,969
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Joaquin Cb Nunez|JCB Nunez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
136
0.895
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Genomics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,420,504
United States
328,290
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Erika M Bueno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
140
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,444,901
United States
331,606
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Tharshani Nishanthan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
75
0.564
Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Plant pathology
Bio remediation
Nematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,716,646
United States
368,438
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
R Kirsten Tyler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
51
0.773
Ecology and Evolutionary history of Invasive Plants