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
evolution
population genetics
range expansions
statistical genetics
demographic inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,726
29,898
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evolutionary ecology
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,044
10,644
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
community assembly
coexistence
biodiversity-ecosystem function
plant animal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,917
8,503
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conservation Biology
Restoration ecology
Wildlife Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,523
8,062
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biology of Behavior
Social Evolution
Cooperation
Alternative Tactics
Extended Phenotype Signals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,960
7,197
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,627
6,295
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
In vivo imaging
lymphatic vessels
CSF outflow
vascular leakage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
5,178
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
community ecology
landscape ecology
biogeography
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
4,818
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
4,746
0.770
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biodiversity
environmental DNA
freshwater systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,070
4,361
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary genetics
polyploidy
plant biology
transposable elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,568
3,305
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evolution
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Welfare
3Rs
Reproducibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,706
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Biology - Parasitology - Epidemiology - Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,492
2,686
0.234
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Spatial Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
2,647
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Intervertebral Disc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,163
2,587
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
sustainability transformations
transformative learning
transdisciplinary research
research impact
social ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
2,471
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
community ecology
plant-enemy interactions
coexistence
plant rarity
global change ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,392
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Behavioural ecology
Developmental plasticity
Life history
Social competence
cichlids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
2,256
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,005
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
wildlife health
wildlife conservation
one health
felids
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,916
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecology
chemical plant-plant
plant-microbe
plant-insect interactions
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
1,872
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biology
Ecology
Insect pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,676
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ecology
biodiversity
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
1,658
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
computational biology
computer graphics
scientific computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
1,639
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecology
Conservation
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
1,574
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,888
110
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laurent Excoffier
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,726
29,898
0.268
evolution
population genetics
range expansions
statistical genetics
demographic inference
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,300
609
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Prati
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,044
10,644
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,102
853
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eric Allan
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,917
8,503
0.779
community assembly
coexistence
biodiversity-ecosystem function
plant animal interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,724
919
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raphaël Arlettaz
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,523
8,062
0.460
Conservation Biology
Restoration ecology
Wildlife Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,291
1,065
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Taborsky
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,960
7,197
0.380
Biology of Behavior
Social Evolution
Cooperation
Alternative Tactics
Extended Phenotype Signals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,889
1,267
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Catherine Peichel
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,627
6,295
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,054
1,573
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steven T Proulx
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
5,178
0.669
In vivo imaging
lymphatic vessels
CSF outflow
vascular leakage
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,611
1,708
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Caterina Penone
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,211
4,818
0.925
community ecology
landscape ecology
biogeography
conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,468
1,739
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vidhya Jagnanthan
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
4,746
0.770
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
transcriptomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,562
1,907
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elvira Mächler
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,070
4,361
0.860
Biodiversity
environmental DNA
freshwater systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,654
2,462
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Parisod
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,568
3,305
0.503
Evolutionary genetics
polyploidy
plant biology
transposable elements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,103
2,959
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernhard Voelkl
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,756
2,706
0.569
Evolution
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Welfare
3Rs
Reproducibility
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,588
2,984
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Heinz Richner
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,492
2,686
0.234
Evolutionary Biology - Parasitology - Epidemiology - Behavioural Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,678
3,025
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Veronika Braunisch
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,477
2,647
0.591
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Spatial Modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,531
3,098
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benjamin Gantenbein
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,163
2,587
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,670
3,223
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Flurina Schneider
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
2,471
0.719
sustainability transformations
transformative learning
transdisciplinary research
research impact
social ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,170
3,325
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anne Kempel
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
2,392
0.814
community ecology
plant-enemy interactions
coexistence
plant rarity
global change ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,611
3,500
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Barbara Taborsky
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
2,256
0.497
Behavioural ecology
Developmental plasticity
Life history
Social competence
cichlids
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,007
3,872
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adamandia Kapopoulou
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,005
0.508
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,036
4,003
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marie Pierre Ryser Degiorgis
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,916
0.586
wildlife health
wildlife conservation
one health
felids
disease ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,267
4,074
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katja Steinauer
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,140
1,872
0.875
Ecology
chemical plant-plant
plant-microbe
plant-insect interactions
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,681
4,438
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Orlando Yanez
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,676
0.772
Biology
Ecology
Insect pathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,704
4,480
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrea Grill
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
1,658
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,128
4,525
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pierre Barbier De Reuille
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
1,639
0.513
computational biology
computer graphics
scientific computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,123
4,677
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean Yves Humbert
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,455
1,574
0.641
Ecology
Conservation
Biodiversity
Agriculture