Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 18 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
Southeast University
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,691
12,277
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
evolution
ecology
conservation biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
3,076
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,608
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Medical Image Processing
3-D Ultrasound
Ultrasound Imaging
Deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
1,123
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant genome
Comparative genumocs
Evolution
Mitochondrial genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
823
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fungal genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
808
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
paleobotany
plant
evolution
biogeochemisty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
732
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical Imaging
Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
684
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
575
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biological signal analysis
wearable medical devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
461
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecological Economics
Health Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental and Resource Economics and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
422
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physiological Ecology
Ecoimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
304
0.786
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
178
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
139
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Systematics of the genus Piper
Floristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
34
0.211
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wildlife conservation
Mammalogy
Bats
Flying Squirrels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,123
1,566
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ting Wang
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,691
12,277
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,928
51,927
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Tallmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,644
3,076
0.319
evolution
ecology
conservation biology
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,557
18,984
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fengming Lin
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,608
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,785
24,661
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guangquan Zhou
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
1,123
0.743
Medical Image Processing
3-D Ultrasound
Ultrasound Imaging
Deep learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,584
29,582
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Changwei Bi
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
823
0.881
Plant genome
Comparative genumocs
Evolution
Mitochondrial genome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,802
155,088
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Allen Gathman
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
808
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,339
164,228
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Winship Taylor
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
732
0.231
paleobotany
plant
evolution
biogeochemisty
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,223
32,499
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shouhua Luo
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
684
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,924
185,965
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dustin Siegel
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
575
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,328
39,167
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xingran Cui
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
461
0.666
Biological signal analysis
wearable medical devices
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,519
1,846
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Md. Hafiz İqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
422
0.940
Ecological Economics
Health Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental and Resource Economics and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,864
242,059
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lucas J Kirschman
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
304
0.786
Physiological Ecology
Ecoimmunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163,574
57,665
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bing-Bo Zhou
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
178
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,280,952
304,677
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kelley A Fritz
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
139
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,851,970
386,344
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Allan Bornstein
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
34
0.211
Systematics of the genus Piper
Floristics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,939,856
397,609
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shariful Islam
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,249,930
433,863
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raj Prasai
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Wildlife conservation
Mammalogy
Bats
Flying Squirrels
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294,496
438,312
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Kelley
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600