Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ecotoxicology
Ornithology
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,623
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Conservation
Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
2,991
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
2,106
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
wetlands ecology
invasion ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
1,934
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,581
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aquatic Ecology
Community Ecology
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
1,193
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental Biology
Bioengineering
Phage/Microbial Geneticsmssah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
1,101
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Landscape ecology
biodiversity
anthropogenic drivers
movement ecology
species distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
945
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Behavioral Ecology
Animal Communication
Social Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
325
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
297
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
community ecology
predator ecology
global change
habitat restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
274
0.864
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
host-vector-virus interaction
viral accumulation
transmission
virulence
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
217
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
evolution
evolutionary genetics
yeast
sociomicrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
194
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
20
0.253
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,855
37,510
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Cristol
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,427
4,623
0.549
Ecotoxicology
Ornithology
Behavioral Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,019
59,121
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John P Swaddle
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
2,991
0.305
Conservation
Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,414
82,180
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael C Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
2,106
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,517
88,507
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Randolph Chambers
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,103
1,934
0.379
wetlands ecology
invasion ecology
conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,835
104,527
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ilker Tunc
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,581
0.939
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,601
129,096
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Skelton
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
1,193
0.824
Aquatic Ecology
Community Ecology
Symbiosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,403
136,358
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Margaret Saha
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
1,101
0.344
Developmental Biology
Bioengineering
Phage/Microbial Geneticsmssah
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,416
150,379
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthias Leu
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,173
945
0.435
Landscape ecology
biodiversity
anthropogenic drivers
movement ecology
species distribution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,067
244,252
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Tumulty
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
325
0.823
Behavioral Ecology
Animal Communication
Social Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,569
251,535
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Drew Lamar
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
632
297
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,987
258,230
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enie Hensel|Stephanie Buhler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
274
0.864
community ecology
predator ecology
global change
habitat restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,335
276,341
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juliette Doumayrou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
217
0.437
host-vector-virus interaction
viral accumulation
transmission
virulence
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,468
284,970
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Helen Murphy
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
194
0.348
evolution
evolutionary genetics
yeast
sociomicrobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,008,361
406,405
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marie Pitts
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
20
0.253
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior