Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Imperial College London Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 :51
photosynthesis
photosystems
bioenergetics
molecular evolution
directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
2,028
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Bone Biology
Thyroid Hormone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,468
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Evolutionary biology
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,660
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Osteoarthritis
genetics
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
2,056
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Cryo-electron Microscopy
Bacterial Secretion Systems
Membrane Protein Biochemistry
Bacterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,887
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Metabonomics
NMR
cancer
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,444
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Evolution
Geology
Astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
365
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Experimental Evolution
Virology
Adaptation
Influenza
Coronaviruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
2,147
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Synthetic Biology
Cancer Biology
Extracellular vesicles
Cell-free
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,738
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Behavioural Ecology
Vector Biology
Gene Drive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,447
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Biology
Paediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
1,552
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Entomology
Behavioral Ecology
Evolution
Mosquito Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,189
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Bone Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,818
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
vertebrate paleontology
phylogenetic systematics
evolution
morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
889
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Bayesian inference
epidemiology
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,657
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
900
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
synthetic biology
computational protein design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
899
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Ecosystem modelling
Hydrology
Climate/Land cover/use change
Remote sensing
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
1,228
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Computational biology
genome editing
gene drive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
1,318
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Malaria
Plasmodium
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
677
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
478
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Emerging infectious disease
genetics
fungal ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,112
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Microfluidics
Microbiology
Plant biology
Droplet Interface Bilayers
Lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
877
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Life Cycle Assessment
Water Footprint
Material Flow Analysis
Industrial Ecology
Circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
646
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
269
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,820
23,381
1,157
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Tanai Cardona|Tanai Cardona Londoño
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
2,028
0.701
photosynthesis
photosystems
bioenergetics
molecular evolution
directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,062
23,464
1,161
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
John Logan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,468
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,191
24,774
1,220
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Julia Schroeder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,649
1,660
0.627
Evolutionary biology
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,592
25,765
1,248
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Natalie C Butterfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
2,056
0.828
Osteoarthritis
genetics
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,526
25,833
1,252
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Tiago RD Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,887
0.762
Cryo-electron Microscopy
Bacterial Secretion Systems
Membrane Protein Biochemistry
Bacterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,627
25,959
1,257
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Beatriz Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,444
0.587
Metabonomics
NMR
cancer
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,884
26,614
1,277
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Olivia Judson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,358
365
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,885
27,185
1,294
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Daniel Goldhill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
2,147
0.942
Experimental Evolution
Virology
Adaptation
Influenza
Coronaviruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,113
27,684
1,314
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Richard Kelwick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,738
0.787
Synthetic Biology
Cancer Biology
Extracellular vesicles
Cell-free
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,001
29,260
1,384
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Matthew Gribble
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,447
0.724
Behavioural Ecology
Vector Biology
Gene Drive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,927
29,619
1,403
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Nicholas J Andreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
1,552
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,474
29,644
1,405
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Lauren Cator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,189
0.609
Entomology
Behavioral Ecology
Evolution
Mosquito Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,960
29,782
1,412
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Davide Komla Ebri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
1,818
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,737
31,176
1,478
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Martin D Brazeau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
889
0.500
vertebrate paleontology
phylogenetic systematics
evolution
morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,918
31,842
1,504
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Ben C Lambert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,657
0.967
Bayesian inference
epidemiology
mathematical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,682
33,125
1,546
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Luke A Yates|Luke Yates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
900
0.565
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,623
34,490
1,591
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
James T Macdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,471
899
0.611
synthetic biology
computational protein design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,006
34,863
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Rodolfo LB Nóbrega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
1,228
0.853
Ecosystem modelling
Hydrology
Climate/Land cover/use change
Remote sensing
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,064
35,155
1,613
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Nace Kranjc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
1,318
0.932
Computational biology
genome editing
gene drive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,158
35,273
1,621
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Sara Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
677
0.482
Malaria
Plasmodium
Developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,655
37,605
1,709
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Catalina Estrada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
478
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,911
37,757
1,718
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Jennifer MG Shelton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,216
1,112
0.914
Emerging infectious disease
genetics
fungal ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,243
39,022
1,767
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Claire E Stanley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
877
0.780
Microfluidics
Microbiology
Plant biology
Droplet Interface Bilayers
Lipids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,267
40,096
1,811
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Eva Sevigné Itoiz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
646
0.612
Life Cycle Assessment
Water Footprint
Material Flow Analysis
Industrial Ecology
Circular Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,686
40,996
1,840
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Barbara Fasulo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
269
0.269