Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 29 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
France
Fabrice Not
Biology
Ecology
Oceanography
Symbiosis
Protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,911
13,278
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
France
Daniel Vaulot
biological oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,048
8,613
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Ian Probert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,827
6,336
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
France
Philippe Potin
algues marines biochimie des défenses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,677
4,894
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Sarah Romac
plankton ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
3,910
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Bernard Kloareg
macro-algues marines
biochimie
génétique
génomique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,643
3,834
0.245
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Erwan Corre
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
3,207
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Myriam Valero
biologie évolutive
génétique des populations
biodiversité
haploïde
diploïde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,093
3,092
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Nicolas Henry
Plankton ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,933
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Stéphane Bach
Modulation of Programmed cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
2,438
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Simon Dittami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
2,238
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Sophie Martin
Global Change
Benthic communities
C and CaCO3 cycles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
2,204
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Christophe Destombe
Biologie des populations
génétique des populations
évolution
phycologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,974
1,983
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Cecile Herve
algal cell walls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
1,928
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Benedicte Charrier
Algae
seaweeds
morphogenesis
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
1,856
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Gabriel V. Markov
metabolic pathway evolution
systems biology
phylometabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,311
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Didier Jollivet
evolution population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,445
1,167
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Ehsan Kayal
Evolutionary Biology
Genome Evolution
Phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
925
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Anne-Claire Baudoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
882
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
France
C. Sylvie Campagne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
878
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
François H. Lallier
Marine biology
ecophysiology
extreme environments
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
691
0.205
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Thierry Comtet
Connectivity - Larval Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
606
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Thomas Roret
Cristallographie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
473
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Sebastian Metz
Bioinformatics
Molecular ecology
Biodiversity
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
423
0.944
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Julien Dhinaut
Ecologie
Evolution
Immunologie
Génétique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
274
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,569
France
371
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fabrice Not
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,911
13,278
0.580
Biology
Ecology
Oceanography
Symbiosis
Protists
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,388
France
737
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Vaulot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,048
8,613
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,755
France
1,199
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian Probert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,827
6,336
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,833
France
1,795
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philippe Potin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,677
4,894
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,670
France
2,488
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sarah Romac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
3,910
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,414
France
2,574
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernard Kloareg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,643
3,834
0.245
macro-algues marines
biochimie
génétique
génomique
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,015
France
3,293
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erwan Corre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
3,207
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,178
France
3,477
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Myriam Valero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,093
3,092
0.382
biologie évolutive
génétique des populations
biodiversité
haploïde
diploïde
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,493
France
3,739
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicolas Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
2,933
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,618
France
4,775
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stéphane Bach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
2,438
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,269
France
5,328
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon Dittami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
2,238
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,702
France
5,420
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sophie Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,363
2,204
0.346
Global Change
Benthic communities
C and CaCO3 cycles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,902
France
6,176
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christophe Destombe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,974
1,983
0.399
Biologie des populations
génétique des populations
évolution
phycologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,757
France
6,371
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cecile Herve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
1,928
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,298
France
6,652
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benedicte Charrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,729
1,856
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,614
France
9,682
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gabriel V. Markov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,311
0.449
metabolic pathway evolution
systems biology
phylometabolomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,492
France
10,851
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Didier Jollivet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,445
1,167
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,573
France
13,264
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ehsan Kayal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
925
0.508
Evolutionary Biology
Genome Evolution
Phylogeny
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,241
France
13,748
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne-Claire Baudoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
882
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,122
France
13,816
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
C. Sylvie Campagne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
878
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,800
France
16,355
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
François H. Lallier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,368
691
0.205
Marine biology
ecophysiology
extreme environments
symbiosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,871
France
17,782
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thierry Comtet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
606
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,582
France
20,531
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Roret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
473
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,301
France
21,758
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sebastian Metz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
423
0.944
Bioinformatics
Molecular ecology
Biodiversity
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,669
France
26,624
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julien Dhinaut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
274
0.846