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
Germany
Dirk De Beer
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
microbial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
8,727
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Christina Bienhold
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
Deep Sea Ecology
Polar Biology
Microbial biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,508
0.742
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Katharina Kitzinger
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen Cycling
Nitrification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,081
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
André Luiz De Oliveira
Evolution
Eco-Evo-Devo
Bioinformatics
Host-Symbiont interactions
Metazoan evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
334
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Eileen Kröber
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
264
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Vipul Solanki
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
138
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Felix F Raulf
Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
Ocean acidification
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,378
Germany
1,942
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk De Beer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
8,727
0.305
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
microbial physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,439
Germany
8,628
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christina Bienhold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
2,508
0.742
Microbial Diversity
Microbial Ecology
Deep Sea Ecology
Polar Biology
Microbial biogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,928
Germany
16,918
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Katharina Kitzinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,081
0.837
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen Cycling
Nitrification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,037
Germany
31,957
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
André Luiz De Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
334
0.854
Evolution
Eco-Evo-Devo
Bioinformatics
Host-Symbiont interactions
Metazoan evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,919
Germany
35,717
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eileen Kröber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
264
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,996
Germany
45,641
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vipul Solanki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
138
0.746
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930,375
Germany
60,790
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Felix F Raulf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
Biology
Ecology
Climate Change
Ocean acidification
Microbial ecology