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Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 170 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 Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
climate change
grassland
biodiversity
livestock
carbon cycl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,672
16,654
0.409
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial Ecology
Environmental microbiology
Nitrogen cycling
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,891
16,155
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
remote sensing
ecology
water and carbon cycl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
14,040
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mountain ecosystems
Landscape ecology
Modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,032
12,860
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Translational Research
Sex determination and plant pollinators coevolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
11,390
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biology
Genetics
Plant Seed Development and Metabolism
Gene Expression
Specialized Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
10,677
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Community Ecology
Intermittent Rivers
Climate Change
Hyporheic Zone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,142
10,331
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
evolutionary ecology
conservation biology
population genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,710
9,867
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Quantitative Genetics
Agroecology
Plant Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,605
9,618
0.616
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biodiversity
herbivory
forest
plant insect interactions
citizen scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,976
8,815
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Functional Diversity
Community Ecology
Ecosystem Functioning
Agroecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,102
8,640
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pollination ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,987
8,577
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
ecology
entomolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,405
7,553
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Freshwater ecology
Metabarcoding
Aquatic biomonitoring
Ecotoxicology
Biofil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
7,361
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolutionary biology
Epigenetics
Transposable elements
Endogenous viruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,482
7,261
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ecology
agroecology
biodiversity
ecosystem services
trophic interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,016
6,224
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Microbial Ecology
Exposome
Human Microbiome
Drug-Microbiota Interactions
Reproductive Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
5,938
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biologie Animale
Biotechnologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
5,870
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biology - Metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
5,772
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
écologie du paysag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
5,691
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
aphids
evolutionary biology
symbionts
reproductive mode
plant-insect interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,062
5,248
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
limnology
paleolimnology
eDNA
sedimentary DNA
microbial ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,815
4,713
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Systems Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,053
4,460
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Landscape Ecology Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Global Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
4,455
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biology
bioinformatics
genomics
transcriptomics
interoperabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
4,236
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,506
287
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Francois Soussana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,672
16,654
0.409
climate change
grassland
biodiversity
livestock
carbon cycl
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,317
305
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Laurent Philippot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,891
16,155
0.491
Microbial Ecology
Environmental microbiology
Nitrogen cycling
plant-microbe interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,404
386
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean-Pierre Wigneron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,450
14,040
0.493
remote sensing
ecology
water and carbon cycl
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,490
433
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Björn Reineking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,032
12,860
0.558
Mountain ecosystems
Landscape ecology
Modellin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,407
545
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abdelhafid Bendahmane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
11,390
0.531
Translational Research
Sex determination and plant pollinators coevolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,347
598
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Loic Lepiniec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,512
10,677
0.403
Biology
Genetics
Plant Seed Development and Metabolism
Gene Expression
Specialized Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,989
632
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Datry Thibault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,142
10,331
0.682
Community Ecology
Intermittent Rivers
Climate Change
Hyporheic Zone
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,358
682
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guillaume Evanno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,710
9,867
0.369
evolutionary ecology
conservation biology
population genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,697
703
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothée Flutre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,605
9,618
0.616
Quantitative Genetics
Agroecology
Plant Genetic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,817
819
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bastien Castagneyrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,976
8,815
0.803
biodiversity
herbivory
forest
plant insect interactions
citizen scienc
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,048
845
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicolas Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,102
8,640
0.778
Functional Diversity
Community Ecology
Ecosystem Functioning
Agroecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,500
857
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rémy Petit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,987
8,577
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,232
1,035
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adam Vanbergen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,405
7,553
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,252
1,080
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Agnès Bouchez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,819
7,361
0.680
Freshwater ecology
Metabarcoding
Aquatic biomonitoring
Ecotoxicology
Biofil
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,339
1,097
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Florian Maumus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,482
7,261
0.582
Evolutionary biology
Epigenetics
Transposable elements
Endogenous viruse
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,598
1,421
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adrien Rusch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,016
6,224
0.776
ecology
agroecology
biodiversity
ecosystem services
trophic interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,242
1,517
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zehra Esra Ilhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,316
5,938
0.714
Microbial Ecology
Exposome
Human Microbiome
Drug-Microbiota Interactions
Reproductive Healt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,335
1,540
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Acloque H.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,193
5,870
0.341
Biologie Animale
Biotechnologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,096
1,578
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hervé Guillou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
5,772
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,538
1,622
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jacques Baudry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
5,691
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,226
1,820
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean-Christophe Simon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,062
5,248
0.373
aphids
evolutionary biology
symbionts
reproductive mode
plant-insect interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,094
2,149
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Isabelle Domaizon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,815
4,713
0.603
limnology
paleolimnology
eDNA
sedimentary DNA
microbial ecolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,118
2,318
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wolfram Liebermeister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,053
4,460
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,266
2,323
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sandra Luque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
4,455
0.554
Landscape Ecology Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Global Chang
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,038
2,489
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastien Carrere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,364
4,236
0.506
biology
bioinformatics
genomics
transcriptomics
interoperabilit