Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
Palaeobiology
Biostratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
36
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ecology and Evolution
Conservation Biology
Popuation Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
88
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
49
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Comparative Neuroanatomy
Sleep physiology
Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
69
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Herpetology
ecology
conservation
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
52
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Zoology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
51
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ecology
palaeoecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ecology
Mammalian Behaviour and Biology
Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Behavioural Ecology
Physiology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Biological anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Palaeopathology
Human Anatomy
Human Osteology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
GIS
Remote sensing
Ecology
Socio-ecological systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Acarology
Community Ecology
Soil Microbiology
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Carnivores
Climate Change Biology
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ecohydrology
stable isotopes
catchment stressors
inorganic pollutants
nutrient pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Palaeoecology
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy
Palynology
Climate studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Coprolites
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Micropalaeontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Medical Entomology
Invertebrate Pathology
Agricultural Entomology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,554,346
10,539
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Saniye Güven-Neumann
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
36
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,928
10,827
1,055
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Francois Stephanus Becker
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
88
0.846
Ecology and Evolution
Conservation Biology
Popuation Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,631,310
11,246
1,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lisa Hebbelmann
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
49
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673,390
11,617
1,128
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Illke Malungo (Nee Philander)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
69
0.831
Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Comparative Neuroanatomy
Sleep physiology
Anatomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,701,415
11,860
1,147
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Shivan Parusnath
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
52
0.675
Herpetology
ecology
conservation
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,802,930
12,815
1,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nadine Elizabeth Cronk
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
51
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,862,272
13,431
1,290
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Abraham Dabengwa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
46
0.979
Ecology
palaeoecology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,904,352
13,844
1,330
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Damian W Ponsonby
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
Ecology
Mammalian Behaviour and Biology
Conservation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,907,132
13,879
1,334
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Melissa Anne Petford
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,946,579
14,239
1,365
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Wade Stanton-Jones
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
Behavioural Ecology
Physiology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,972,071
14,482
1,382
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Elsie Nchabeleng
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
Biological anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Palaeopathology
Human Anatomy
Human Osteology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,984,148
14,624
1,392
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Buster Mogonong
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
GIS
Remote sensing
Ecology
Socio-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,996,428
14,750
1,402
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sivuyisiwe Situngu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Acarology
Community Ecology
Soil Microbiology
Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,117,509
16,012
1,502
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ashleigh C Donaldson
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Carnivores
Climate Change Biology
Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,125,764
16,100
1,510
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Jonathan Chaim Levin
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Ecohydrology
stable isotopes
catchment stressors
inorganic pollutants
nutrient pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172,435
16,589
1,552
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Elena Mariotti
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,198,928
16,889
1,581
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Angela Effiom
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Palaeoecology
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy
Palynology
Climate studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,847
17,619
1,647
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Chandelé Montgomery
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Coprolites
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Micropalaeontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,314,769
18,183
1,713
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Chia-Yu Chen
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Medical Entomology
Invertebrate Pathology
Agricultural Entomology