Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 166 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: 76
Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Agroecology
Riparian Buffers
Insect Ecology
Habitat Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
1,177
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Biology
Virology
RNA structure
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
756
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Influenza evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
1,033
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
624
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Assay Development
Cellular Pharmacology
Small Molecule
Hepatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
759
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
sharks and rays
movement ecology
fisheries
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
976
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Animal communication
Mathematical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
827
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,197
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Mitochondria
Mitochondria-ER contact sites
Neurodegenerative disorders
UPRmt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
1,232
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
469
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
protein trafficking
surfactant protein biology
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
438
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
zoology
evolution
evo devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
332
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Ecological Immunology
Physiology
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
395
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
behavioural ecology
eco-physiology
cooperation
sociality
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
602
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Palaeontology
Evolution
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
843
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Structural biology
Computational biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
610
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Deep-time ecology
Benthic ecology
Ediacaran
Origins of Animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
809
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Evolutionary Biology
Speciation
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
577
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
ecological modelling
evolutionary ecology
population biology
climate change
ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
655
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Conservation science and ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
860
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
449
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Biomathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
829
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Molecular and Developmental biology
Host-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
616
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
ecophysiology
genetics
crops
abiotic stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
745
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Neurodegeneration
protein translation
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
430
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,080
33,725
1,225
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Sarah H Luke
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
1,177
0.741
Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Agroecology
Riparian Buffers
Insect Ecology
Habitat Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,990
33,919
1,234
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Omer Ziv
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
756
0.482
Biology
Virology
RNA structure
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,827
35,241
1,273
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Sam Wilks
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
1,033
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,801
35,862
1,294
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Tanya Waldie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
624
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,279
35,893
1,296
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Gonçalo de Castro Pereira
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
759
0.544
Assay Development
Cellular Pharmacology
Small Molecule
Hepatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,774
36,075
1,302
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Julia LY Spaet
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
976
0.706
sharks and rays
movement ecology
fisheries
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,815
36,078
1,303
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Arik Kershenbaum
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
827
0.598
Animal communication
Mathematical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,966
36,085
1,304
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Jorge López Tello
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
1,197
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,131
36,898
1,325
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Nuno Santos Leal
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,319
1,232
0.934
Mitochondria
Mitochondria-ER contact sites
Neurodegenerative disorders
UPRmt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,004
38,581
1,374
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Michael Elliot
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
469
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,579
38,831
1,381
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
jenny dickens
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
438
0.374
protein trafficking
surfactant protein biology
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,949
39,262
1,391
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Carlo Brena
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
332
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,581
40,167
1,419
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Nicholas PC Horrocks
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
395
0.366
Ecological Immunology
Physiology
Behavioural Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,121
40,325
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Dom Cram
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
602
0.563
behavioural ecology
eco-physiology
cooperation
sociality
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,916
40,689
1,435
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Charlotte Kenchington
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
843
0.806
Palaeontology
Evolution
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,330
41,650
1,471
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Tristan Cragnolini
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
983
610
0.621
Structural biology
Computational biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,904
41,797
1,477
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Emily G Mitchell
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
809
0.831
Deep-time ecology
Benthic ecology
Ediacaran
Origins of Animals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,278
42,447
1,492
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Javier Igea
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
577
0.620
Evolutionary Biology
Speciation
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,639
42,462
1,493
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Michela Leonardi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
655
0.705
ecological modelling
evolutionary ecology
population biology
climate change
ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,707
42,530
1,497
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Andrew J. Bladon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
860
0.929
Conservation science and ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,816
43,311
1,523
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Ankita Singhal
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
449
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,837
43,353
1,525
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Omer Karin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
829
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,998
43,851
1,541
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Aleksandr Gavrin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
616
0.724
Molecular and Developmental biology
Host-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,361
44,395
1,563
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
John Ferguson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
745
0.912
ecophysiology
genetics
crops
abiotic stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,196
44,803
1,575
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Florian Buhr
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
430
0.541
Neurodegeneration
protein translation
structural biology