Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
evolution
microbiology
protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,930
13,802
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
genomics
chromatin
sequencing
drug discovery
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,057
15,165
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
chemical genomics yeast genetics gene function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,572
8,748
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Mathematics
Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,230
6,115
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
clinical research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,915
8,504
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,786
12,349
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Design of experiments
computer experiments
statistical learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,187
10,925
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
X-ray crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,987
8,412
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
organic chemistry
natural products
chemical biology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,202
7,219
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
23,864
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Community ecology
biodiversity
tropical conservation
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,474
12,289
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Medicinal inorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,839
7,623
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Diabetes
Stem Cells
Endocrine Pancreas
Gut Hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
8,127
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Theoretical and observational cosmology
dark matter
early universe
gravitational lensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,802
8,537
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,592
8,397
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Population genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,035
5,616
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Tree Biotechnology
Plant Cell Walls
Cellulose
Lignin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,606
10,106
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,578
5,623
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
9,932
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Microbial Ecology
yeast
mycorrhiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,084
17,895
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Chemistry of Materials
Optoelectronics
Perovskites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
20,120
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
eukaryotic microbiology
microbial ecology
eukaryotic tree of life
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,633
15,342
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Housing markets
gentrification
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,551
4,773
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Microbial Ecology
Biological Engineering
Microbial Cell Factories
Bioinformatics
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,502
12,825
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,493
6,595
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,030
603
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Patrick Keeling
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,930
13,802
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,256
659
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Corey Nislow
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,057
15,165
0.421
genomics
chromatin
sequencing
drug discovery
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,969
824
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Guri Nina Giaever
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,572
8,748
0.277
chemical genomics yeast genetics gene function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,566
937
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ivar Ekeland
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,230
6,115
0.209
Mathematics
Economics
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,969
948
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rollin Brant
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,915
8,504
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,129
958
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sarah Otto
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,786
12,349
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,876
992
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
William J Welch
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,187
10,925
0.388
Design of experiments
computer experiments
statistical learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,473
1,048
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Brian O Patrick
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,987
8,412
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,631
1,098
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Raymond Andersen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,202
7,219
0.276
organic chemistry
natural products
chemical biology
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,238
1,127
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Robin Newhouse
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,818
23,864
0.924
Astrophysics
Particle Physics
Computational Physics
Scientific Software Engineering
ATLAS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,772
1,154
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Diane S Srivastava
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,474
12,289
0.482
Community ecology
biodiversity
tropical conservation
food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,863
1,193
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Chris Orvig
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,839
7,623
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,924
1,196
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Timothy J Kieffer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,803
8,127
0.328
Diabetes
Stem Cells
Endocrine Pancreas
Gut Hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,926
1,197
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ludovic Van Waerbeke
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,802
8,537
0.344
Theoretical and observational cosmology
dark matter
early universe
gravitational lensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,277
1,217
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michael Whitlock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,592
8,397
0.341
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,286
1,267
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kermit Ritland
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,035
5,616
0.234
Population genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,114
1,313
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Shawn Mansfield
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,606
10,106
0.428
Tree Biotechnology
Plant Cell Walls
Cellulose
Lignin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,172
1,319
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ben F Koop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,578
5,623
0.238
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,623
1,337
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Michael Doebeli
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,332
9,932
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,132
1,363
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Dm Durall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,084
17,895
0.775
Microbial Ecology
yeast
mycorrhiza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,309
1,369
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Makhsud Saidaminov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,002
20,120
0.875
Chemistry of Materials
Optoelectronics
Perovskites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,020
1,400
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Laura Wegener Parfrey
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,633
15,342
0.678
eukaryotic microbiology
microbial ecology
eukaryotic tree of life
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,177
1,411
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
David Ley
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,551
4,773
0.212
Housing markets
gentrification
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,280
1,417
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Steven James Hallam
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,502
12,825
0.570
Microbial Ecology
Biological Engineering
Microbial Cell Factories
Bioinformatics
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,512
1,524
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Carl J Douglas
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,493
6,595
0.307