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
Microbiome Research
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,964
40,265
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Life cycle assessment
Industrial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,792
17,948
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Phylogenetics
Evolution
Infectious Diseases
Branching processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,958
16,044
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spatial ecology and evolution
Biodiversity
Species interactions
Biogeography
Spatial systems modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,416
13,765
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,245
12,973
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Systems Biology of Metabolism
Mass spectrometry
Metabolomics
13C Metabolic Flux analysis
Computational methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,476
12,694
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecology
Conservation
Forests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,510
12,451
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
infectious disease dynamics
drug resistance
mathematical biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,768
11,243
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
9,801
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
LCA
industrial ecology
water footprint
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,040
9,574
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sequence Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Alternative Splicing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,837
9,306
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
protein synthesis
ribosomes
structural biology of large assemblies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
9,294
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
technology venturing
industry evolution
identity formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,358
8,977
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomics
Machine Learning
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,963
8,951
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
Evolution
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
8,810
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biological Engineering
Genome Editing
Disease Modeling
Genetics
and Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,913
8,682
0.729
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
systems biology
personalized medicine
personal data
developmental biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,010
6,950
0.193
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aquatic Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeography
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,091
6,553
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Systems biology
Cancer biology
Gene regulation
Single Cell Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
6,280
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Systems biology
synthetic biology
control theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,118
5,414
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biocommunication
Chemical Ecology
Chemical communication
Plant-Insect Interactions
Plant-Plant Interactions Plant-Pathogen I
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,365
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecological genetics
adaptation
speciation
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,883
5,226
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Community ecology
Forest ecology
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
5,078
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbiology
Soil Ecology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,077
4,989
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
evolution
ecology
behavior
chemical ecology
disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,775
4,909
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,321
66
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shinichi Sunagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,964
40,265
0.719
Microbiome Research
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,050
255
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefanie Hellweg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,792
17,948
0.547
Life cycle assessment
Industrial Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,842
312
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tanja Stadler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,958
16,044
0.699
Phylogenetics
Evolution
Infectious Diseases
Branching processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,572
401
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Loïc Pellissier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,416
13,765
0.747
Spatial ecology and evolution
Biodiversity
Species interactions
Biogeography
Spatial systems modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,632
457
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Niko Beerenwinkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,245
12,973
0.583
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,474
476
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicola Zamboni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,476
12,694
0.620
Systems Biology of Metabolism
Mass spectrometry
Metabolomics
13C Metabolic Flux analysis
Computational methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,234
489
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jaboury Ghazoul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,510
12,451
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,592
570
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,768
11,243
0.298
infectious disease dynamics
drug resistance
mathematical biology
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,504
691
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janneke Hille Ris Lambers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
9,801
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,838
711
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephan Pfister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,040
9,574
0.637
LCA
industrial ecology
water footprint
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,471
744
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andre Kahles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,837
9,306
0.725
Sequence Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Alternative Splicing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,535
746
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nenad Ban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,182
9,294
0.330
protein synthesis
ribosomes
structural biology of large assemblies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,650
786
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bart Clarysse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,358
8,977
0.464
technology venturing
industry evolution
identity formation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,836
791
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kjong Van Lehmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,963
8,951
0.816
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomics
Machine Learning
Precision Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,796
808
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Ackermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
8,810
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,708
830
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Randall J Platt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,913
8,682
0.729
Biological Engineering
Genome Editing
Disease Modeling
Genetics
and Neurobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,224
1,113
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ernst Hafen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,010
6,950
0.193
systems biology
personalized medicine
personal data
developmental biology
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,243
1,193
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guillem Salazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,091
6,553
0.810
Aquatic Ecology
Microbial Ecology
Biogeography
Computational Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,137
1,270
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andreas E Moor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,788
6,280
0.925
Systems biology
Cancer biology
Gene regulation
Single Cell Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,111
1,494
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mustafa Khammash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,118
5,414
0.447
Systems biology
synthetic biology
control theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,134
1,506
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Consuelo M De Moraes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,365
0.428
Biocommunication
Chemical Ecology
Chemical communication
Plant-Insect Interactions
Plant-Plant Interactions Plant-Pathogen I
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,980
1,548
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alex Widmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,883
5,226
0.406
Ecological genetics
adaptation
speciation
plant evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,339
1,614
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel S Maynard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,175
5,078
0.822
Community ecology
Forest ecology
Microbial ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,428
1,637
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Johan Van Den Hoogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,077
4,989
0.983
Microbiology
Soil Ecology
Biogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,311
1,671
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Mescher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,775
4,909
0.502
evolution
ecology
behavior
chemical ecology
disease