Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
La Trobe University 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
Cell clearance
Apoptosis
Extracellular vesicles
Apoptotic bodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,360
15,625
0.851
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Conservation Biology
Invasion Biology
Protected Areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,674
11,780
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
mitochondria
quality control
mitochondrial fission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,077
10,228
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neurobiology
neuroscience
biodiversity
evolution
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
6,481
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cellular immunology
antigen processing & presentation
vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
6,272
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
3,678
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Community ecology
Biodiversity
Terrestrial invertebrates
Ants
Global change biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
3,487
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,810
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,432
2,670
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sleep Ecology
Sleep Evolution
Sleep Function
Sleep & Pollution
Adaptive Sleep Loss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,920
2,597
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
1,650
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Conservation biology
Fire ecology
Landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,633
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,538
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology and Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,399
0.377
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Reproductive Biology
Vitamin A metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,377
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Phylogenetics of Marsupials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,668
1,341
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Physiological Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,328
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Craniofacial development
neural development
epithelial biology
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,264
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Wildlife Ecology
Forests
Wetlands
Fire
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,214
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecophysiology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,163
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial ecology
Rhizosphere
Bioremediation
Biocorrosion
Environmental Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,128
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular ecology
freshwater invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
1,118
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Diabetes Development
Prevention and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
1,050
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Animal Behaviour
Visual Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,041
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
969
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,635
890
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ivan Poon
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,360
15,625
0.851
Cell clearance
Apoptosis
Extracellular vesicles
Apoptotic bodies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,664
1,382
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Melodie A McGeoch
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,674
11,780
0.498
Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Conservation Biology
Invasion Biology
Protected Areas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,440
1,716
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Laura Osellame *
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,077
10,228
0.536
mitochondria
quality control
mitochondrial fission
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,573
3,300
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shaun Patrick Collin
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,135
6,481
0.459
Neurobiology
neuroscience
biodiversity
evolution
ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,668
3,464
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Weisan Chen
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
6,272
0.395
cellular immunology
antigen processing & presentation
vaccine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,432
6,603
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Clarke
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,054
3,678
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,350
6,999
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Heloise Gibb
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,749
3,487
0.517
Community ecology
Biodiversity
Terrestrial invertebrates
Ants
Global change biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,593
8,885
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Kvansakul
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,802
2,810
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,144
9,358
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oliver Berkowitz
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,432
2,670
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,005
9,618
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John A Lesku
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,920
2,597
0.663
Sleep Ecology
Sleep Evolution
Sleep Function
Sleep & Pollution
Adaptive Sleep Loss
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,039
14,256
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Begona Heras
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
1,650
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,121
14,366
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angie Haslem
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,633
0.513
Conservation biology
Fire ecology
Landscape ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,912
15,050
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kim Johnson
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
1,538
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,292
16,152
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter T Green
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,709
1,399
0.377
Ecology and Conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,342
16,350
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cathryn Hogarth
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
1,377
0.504
Reproductive Biology
Vitamin A metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,669
16,609
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Westerman
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,668
1,341
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,971
16,724
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James U Van Dyke
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,328
0.777
Physiological Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,801
17,327
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sebastian Dworkin
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,264
0.439
Craniofacial development
neural development
epithelial biology
zebrafish
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,223
17,792
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard H Loyn
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,214
0.287
Wildlife Ecology
Forests
Wetlands
Fire
Conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,521
18,287
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ursula Ellenberg
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,163
0.540
Ecophysiology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,108
18,674
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
JL Wood nee Wiltshire|J L Wiltshire
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,312
1,128
0.860
Microbial ecology
Rhizosphere
Bioremediation
Biocorrosion
Environmental Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,997
18,806
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nick Murphy
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,368
1,118
0.472
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular ecology
freshwater invertebrates
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,639
19,514
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hayder Al Aubaidy
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,595
1,050
0.658
Diabetes Development
Prevention and Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,623
19,611
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard A Peters
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
1,041
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,642
20,410
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yan Wang
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
969
0.619