Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
US Fish and Wildlife Service Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,245
6,630
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
2,260
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,992
0.853
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,928
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,755
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,654
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,580
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
1,431
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
1,279
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,135
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,116
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
1,006
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
959
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Migration ecology
avian conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
788
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
760
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Landscape Ecology
Climate Change Adaptation
Biodiversity
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
746
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
684
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biodiversity Conservation
Climate Change
Evaluation Research
Political Ecology
Community Empowerment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
684
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
632
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
605
0.258
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Wildlife Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
588
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cervus canadensis
ungulate migration
wildlife disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
584
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
506
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
505
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecology
evolution
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
486
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,116
23,096
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jess Jones
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,245
6,630
0.345
Freshwater Mussels
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,537
73,838
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
richard lanctot
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,773
2,260
0.473
shorebirds
arctic ecology
migration ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,953
82,724
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennifer Rb Miller
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,992
0.853
Wildlife trade
human-wildlife conflict
big cats
endangered species
socio-ecological
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,197
85,093
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel B Fitzgerald
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,928
0.761
quantitative ecology
conservation biology
freshwater science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,934
92,225
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeremy TH Coleman
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,704
1,755
0.474
applied ecology
conservation biology
foraging behavior
wildlife disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,229
96,894
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin E Doherty
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,654
0.436
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Conservation Planning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,105
100,626
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey Hostetler
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,580
0.569
Quantitative Ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Migration Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,308
108,804
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan R Wilson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,424
1,431
0.590
Wildlife space use
movement ecology
resource selection
behavioral ecology
wildlife management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,561
118,699
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brian Klingbeil
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
1,279
0.723
conservation biology
community ecology
biodiversity
landscape ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,456
129,371
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathan Whelan
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,135
0.652
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Invertebrates
Molluscs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,028
130,909
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Schuette
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
1,116
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,272
140,469
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Judy Che-Castaldo
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
1,006
0.802
Conservation Biology
Population Dynamics
Applied Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,684
144,843
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven Sesnie
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
959
0.527
Spatial ecology
Remote Sensing
Wildlife Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,377
163,166
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James A Johnson
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
788
0.697
Migration ecology
avian conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,653
166,583
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
J Patrick Donnelly
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
760
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,258
168,233
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dawn Robin Magness
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
746
0.723
Landscape Ecology
Climate Change Adaptation
Biodiversity
Wildlife Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,460
176,185
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nathan R Franssen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
684
0.522
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,729
176,260
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wendy Miles
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
684
0.876
Biodiversity Conservation
Climate Change
Evaluation Research
Political Ecology
Community Empowerment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,215
183,292
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
G Scott Boomer
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
632
0.570
wildlife management
wildlife biology
population ecology
adaptive management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,720
187,079
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Angela D Anders
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
605
0.258
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
National Environmental Policy Act
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,104
189,564
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Seamans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
588
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,915
190,265
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric K Cole
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
584
0.623
Cervus canadensis
ungulate migration
wildlife disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,980
202,470
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark C Otto
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
506
0.244
ecological statistics
Bayesian estimation
small area estimation
time series analysis
seasonal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,836
202,679
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Erik E Osnas
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
505
0.417
wildlife disease
statistical and quantitative ecology
decision analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,271
205,900
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steve Morey
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C., United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
486
0.342
ecology
evolution
conservation biology