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Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 17 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,395
World Rank
2,949
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biodiversity | biogeography | conservation biology | ecology | mammalog
biodiversity | biogeography | conservation biology | ecology | mammalog
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Total56,380
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Last 6 Years28,219
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Last 6 Years / Total0.501
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,243
World Rank
29,702
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Insect Ecology - Conservation - Evolution and biogeography in Southeast Asi
Insect Ecology - Conservation - Evolution and biogeography in Southeast Asi
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Total11,436
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Last 6 Years5,568
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Last 6 Years / Total0.487
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
121,543
World Rank
42,725
Country Rank
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Historical Biogeography | Biodiversity Prediction | Integrative Biolog
Historical Biogeography | Biodiversity Prediction | Integrative Biolog
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Total7,839
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Last 6 Years4,032
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Last 6 Years / Total0.514
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
208,211
World Rank
68,937
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total6,312
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Last 6 Years2,506
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Last 6 Years / Total0.397
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
252,048
World Rank
81,737
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total5,903
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Last 6 Years2,081
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Last 6 Years / Total0.353
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,463
World Rank
83,843
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbiology | Immunology | Infectious diseases | Vaccines | Immunomodulatio
Microbiology | Immunology | Infectious diseases | Vaccines | Immunomodulatio
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Total6,627
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Last 6 Years2,020
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
273,362
World Rank
87,836
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Phylogenomics | Phylogeography | Systematics | Herpetology | Biogeograph
Phylogenomics | Phylogeography | Systematics | Herpetology | Biogeograph
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Total2,999
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Last 6 Years1,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.639
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
403,182
World Rank
123,938
Country Rank
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Innate immunity | hematopoiesis | blood cell function | host-parasite interaction
Innate immunity | hematopoiesis | blood cell function | host-parasite interaction
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Total4,171
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Last 6 Years1,237
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Last 6 Years / Total0.297
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
419,753
World Rank
128,436
Country Rank
93
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Spatial modeling | spatial ecology | conservation biology | research computin
Spatial modeling | spatial ecology | conservation biology | research computin
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Total3,999
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Last 6 Years1,176
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Last 6 Years / Total0.294
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
524,073
World Rank
155,661
Country Rank
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total1,178
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Last 6 Years870
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Last 6 Years / Total0.739
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
614,166
World Rank
178,150
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Neuroscience | Neuroimmunology | Viral Immunology | Microbial Ecology | Molecular Psychiatr
Neuroscience | Neuroimmunology | Viral Immunology | Microbial Ecology | Molecular Psychiatr
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Total1,729
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Last 6 Years680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.393
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
619,731
World Rank
179,495
Country Rank
130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total1,631
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Last 6 Years670
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Last 6 Years / Total0.411
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
924,476
World Rank
243,802
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biosensors | Bioinformatics | STEM Education | Whispering gallery mode
Biosensors | Bioinformatics | STEM Education | Whispering gallery mode
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Total909
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Last 6 Years325
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,036,010
World Rank
264,113
Country Rank
181
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Tropical Ecology | Entomology | Botany | Plant-Insect Interaction
Tropical Ecology | Entomology | Botany | Plant-Insect Interaction
Citation Metrics
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Total800
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Last 6 Years257
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Last 6 Years / Total0.321
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,204,501
World Rank
291,995
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total2,061
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Last 6 Years183
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Last 6 Years / Total0.089
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,397,953
World Rank
320,719
Country Rank
218
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Thymus | Developmental Immunology | T cell Development | Central Toleranc
Thymus | Developmental Immunology | T cell Development | Central Toleranc
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Total668
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Last 6 Years126
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Last 6 Years / Total0.189
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,717,815
World Rank
363,153
Country Rank
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological physics | non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and Information theor
Biological physics | non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and Information theor
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Total98
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Last 6 Years67
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Last 6 Years / Total0.684
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