Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 38 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,317
7,866
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,434
4,609
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mikrobiologie
Hygiene
Antibiotikaresistenzen
Zoonoseerreger
Biozide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,963
4,438
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
island biology
urban ecology
biogeography
evolutionary ecology
global change biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
4,316
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,204
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecosystem Stability
Soil-plant interaction
community ecology
biodiversity
productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
3,137
0.892
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fungi Traits Ecology Networks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
2,559
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Host parasite evolution and ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
2,305
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Functional plant ecology
community dynamics
plant-soil interactions
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,247
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Conservation
Botany
Phylogeny
Systematics
Diversification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
2,067
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
ecosystem dynamics
global chance impacts
ecosystem functions
plant traits
theoretical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,938
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
symbiosis of protists and insects
host-parasite interactions
termites
ultrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,878
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Birds
Threatened Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,675
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary demography
Population dynamics
Stochastic processes
Mathematical modeling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,625
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Proteomics
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,460
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolutionary ecology
insect immunity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,274
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Proteomics Algorithms C++ R
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
1,241
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microbial ecology
agroecology
trophic interactions
microbial food web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,129
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Community ecology
Urban ecology
Invasion Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
1,118
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
796
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
molecular evolution
primate evolution
trancription factors
gene regulatory networks
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
773
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
In vitro Tests Sensibilisierung
Tissue Repair
Immuntoxikologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
580
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Host-Microbe interactions
Insect-Microbe interactions
Microbial Community Ecology
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
504
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
soil ecology
molecular ecology
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
458
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evolution
Paleovirology
Herpesviruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
413
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,769
1,940
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Robin Hiesinger
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,317
7,866
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,562
4,022
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Monika Hilker
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,434
4,609
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,096
4,216
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Uwe Rösler
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,963
4,438
0.495
Mikrobiologie
Hygiene
Antibiotikaresistenzen
Zoonoseerreger
Biozide
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,685
4,339
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yuval Itescu
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
4,316
0.719
island biology
urban ecology
biogeography
evolutionary ecology
global change biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,934
4,474
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stavros D Veresoglou
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,204
0.664
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,489
6,245
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gaowen Yang
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
3,137
0.892
Ecosystem Stability
Soil-plant interaction
community ecology
biodiversity
productivity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,476
7,757
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carlos A Aguilar Trigueros
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
2,559
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,508
8,570
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dino P McMahon
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
2,305
0.579
Host parasite evolution and ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,189
8,792
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yudi M Lozano
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,247
0.923
Functional plant ecology
community dynamics
plant-soil interactions
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,436
9,473
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ingo Michalak
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
2,067
0.437
Conservation
Botany
Phylogeny
Systematics
Diversification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,279
10,059
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Britta Tietjen
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,938
0.633
ecosystem dynamics
global chance impacts
ecosystem functions
plant traits
theoretical ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,010
10,357
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Renate Radek
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,878
0.488
symbiosis of protists and insects
host-parasite interactions
termites
ultrastructure
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,280
11,394
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Evans
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,675
0.604
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Birds
Threatened Species
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,585
11,701
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich Karl Steiner
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,625
0.510
Evolutionary demography
Population dynamics
Stochastic processes
Mathematical modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,076
12,789
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jayaseelan Murugaiyan
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,460
0.654
Proteomics
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,084
14,188
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sophie AO Armitage
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,274
0.374
Evolutionary ecology
insect immunity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,429
14,465
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chris Bielow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
1,241
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,013
15,479
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Florine Degrune
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,129
0.884
Microbial ecology
agroecology
trophic interactions
microbial food web
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,178
15,585
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maud Bernard-Verdier
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
1,118
0.691
Community ecology
Urban ecology
Invasion Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,357
19,393
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
India Mansour
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
796
0.883
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,724
19,732
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katja Nowick
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
773
0.331
molecular evolution
primate evolution
trancription factors
gene regulatory networks
cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,524
23,086
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthias Peiser
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
580
0.312
In vitro Tests Sensibilisierung
Tissue Repair
Immuntoxikologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,654
24,952
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arne Weinhold
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
504
0.598
Host-Microbe interactions
Insect-Microbe interactions
Microbial Community Ecology
Symbiosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,100
26,354
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Moisés A. Sosa-Hernández
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
458
0.872
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
soil ecology
molecular ecology
agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,270
27,926
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amr Aswad
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
413
0.651
Evolution
Paleovirology
Herpesviruses