Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,433
18,594
0.540
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Climate- and Biodiversity Change
Clouds and Climate
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,773
8,099
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,523
3,796
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Biocatalysis
Purinergic Signalling
Metalloenzymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,971
3,323
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physics of Cancer
Biological Physics
Mechanobiology
Cell Mechanics
Cell Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
2,558
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evolution
Populationsgenetik
Ökologie
Zoologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,915
2,381
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
functional morphology
biomechanics
tooth wear
evolution
biological anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
1,975
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,493
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evolution
Population Biology
Speciation
Biodiversity of protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,929
999
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
dead wood
decomposition
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
866
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Species Coexistence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
388
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
botany
ecology
knowledge transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
363
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zoology
Ecology
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
286
0.719
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spiders
Araneae
Animal Ecology
Caucasus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
217
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
botany
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cardiovascular Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,479
539
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Wirth
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,433
18,594
0.540
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
functional plant ecology
fire ecology
forest ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,180
1,858
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johannes Quaas
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,773
8,099
0.634
Climate- and Biodiversity Change
Clouds and Climate
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,115
5,040
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph Bleidorn
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,523
3,796
0.505
Evolutionary Biology
Phylogeny
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,476
5,879
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Norbert Sträter
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,971
3,323
0.303
Structural Biology
Protein Crystallography
Biocatalysis
Purinergic Signalling
Metalloenzymes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,238
7,782
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudia Tanja Mierke
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,907
2,558
0.433
Physics of Cancer
Biological Physics
Mechanobiology
Cell Mechanics
Cell Migration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,291
8,303
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sebastian Steinfartz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,915
2,381
0.484
Evolution
Populationsgenetik
Ökologie
Zoologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,487
9,929
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ellen Schulz Kornas
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,483
1,975
0.567
functional morphology
biomechanics
tooth wear
evolution
biological anthropology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,542
12,584
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Georg Kuenze
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,716
1,493
0.870
Structural Biology and Biophysics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,104
16,815
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Schlegel
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,929
999
0.254
Evolution
Population Biology
Speciation
Biodiversity of protists
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,675
18,457
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katherina A Pietsch
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
866
0.798
dead wood
decomposition
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
forest ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,245
28,912
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anne Christina Lang
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
388
0.370
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Species Coexistence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,740
29,884
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rolf A. Engelmann
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
363
0.877
botany
ecology
knowledge transfer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,336
33,619
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amy Macleod
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
286
0.719
Zoology
Ecology
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,566
38,061
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stefan Otto
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
217
0.212
Spiders
Araneae
Animal Ecology
Caucasus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,696,242
56,139
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jay Edneil Olivar
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
botany
phylogeny
biogeography
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895,218
60,234
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Rode
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,210,292
65,349
676
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Denisse Dalgo
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Molecular Evolution and Systematics of Animals