Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
King Abdullah University of Science Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Microbial ecology
Environmental Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,015
10,829
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Structural Biology
Synthetic Biology
Signal Transduction
Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,469
7,355
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Extreme Environments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
5,962
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological oceanography
microbial ecology
plankton
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
3,634
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corals
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Scleractinia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
3,098
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer genomics
Evolutionary genomics
Genome Architecture
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
2,946
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Synthetic Biology
Evo-devo
aDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,965
2,732
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gas and Bio-Sensors
MOFs
Core@shell NPs
2D MXene Sensors
H2 evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
2,629
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biology
molecular biology
plant microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
2,626
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biodiversity
Marine Ecology
Marine Conservation
Ecosystem Management
Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
2,591
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,984
2,569
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
endosymbiosis
host-microbe interactions
nutrient cycling
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,479
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Adhesion
Glycobiology
stem cells
Immune Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,853
2,279
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sustainable & Synthetic Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
2,183
0.872
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biodiversity
Coral Reef Ecology
Functional traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
2,011
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
2,005
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,370
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
microbial biotechnology
wastewater
electroactive microorganisms
carbon capture
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
1,368
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bioengineering
Cancer Research
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
1,155
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Systems Biology
Systems Pharmacology
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,011
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
AFM
Raman
nanotechnology
biophysics
bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
722
0.544
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
682
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Water Reuse
Water Treatment
Sustainability
Urban Greening and Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
624
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Coral Reef Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
472
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Coral Reef Ecology
Coral Reef Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
355
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,619
142
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniele Daffonchio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,015
10,829
0.492
Microbial ecology
Environmental Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,860
242
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefan Arold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,469
7,355
0.546
Structural Biology
Synthetic Biology
Signal Transduction
Small Angle X-ray Scattering
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,612
339
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexandre Soares Rosado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
5,962
0.464
Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Extreme Environments
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,387
693
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xosé Anxelu G Morán
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
3,634
0.509
Biological oceanography
microbial ecology
plankton
biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,409
862
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francesca Benzoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
3,098
0.539
Corals
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Scleractinia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,048
908
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alaguraj Veluchamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
2,946
0.772
Cancer genomics
Evolutionary genomics
Genome Architecture
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,297
993
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amhed Missael Vargas Velazquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,965
2,732
0.550
Bioinformatics
Synthetic Biology
Evo-devo
aDNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,344
1,033
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sanjit Manohar Majhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
2,629
0.878
Gas and Bio-Sensors
MOFs
Core@shell NPs
2D MXene Sensors
H2 evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,590
1,035
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shawkat Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,227
2,626
0.814
Biology
molecular biology
plant microbe interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,490
1,045
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susana Almeida Carvalho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,684
2,591
0.703
Biodiversity
Marine Ecology
Marine Conservation
Ecosystem Management
Pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,382
1,054
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marco Fusi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,984
2,569
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,277
1,093
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nils Rädecker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,479
0.911
endosymbiosis
host-microbe interactions
nutrient cycling
coral reef ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,610
1,193
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jasmeen Merzaban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,853
2,279
0.591
Adhesion
Glycobiology
stem cells
Immune Cells
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,030
1,261
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyle J Lauersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,503
2,183
0.872
Sustainable & Synthetic Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,865
1,394
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Darren Coker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,700
2,011
0.745
Biodiversity
Coral Reef Ecology
Functional traits
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,702
1,400
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maxat Kulmanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
2,005
0.979
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,920
2,096
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Satoshi Habuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,370
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,565
2,099
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alaa Ragab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
1,368
0.981
microbial biotechnology
wastewater
electroactive microorganisms
carbon capture
sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,066
2,456
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Afaque Ahmad Momin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,317
1,155
0.877
Bioengineering
Cancer Research
Structural Biology
Bioinformatics
Biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,878
2,767
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francesco Napolitano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,011
0.709
Systems Biology
Systems Pharmacology
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,100
3,560
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Manola Moretti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
722
0.544
AFM
Raman
nanotechnology
biophysics
bioengineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,936
3,683
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hiroyuki Kuwahara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
682
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,711
3,906
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Syed Haleem Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
624
0.914
Water Reuse
Water Treatment
Sustainability
Urban Greening and Agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,508
4,609
638
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diego Lozano Cortés
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
684
472
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,900
5,315
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maha T Khalil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
576
355
0.616
Coral Reef Ecology
Coral Reef Conservation