Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universitat de València Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Ecology
Fire Ecology
Plant Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,945
26,169
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Thinking
Symbiosis
Microbiome
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,132
12,846
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aquatic Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Chemical Risk Assessment
Multiple Stressors
Microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
5,336
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
taxonomía de procariotas
sistemática
filogenia
diversidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,991
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Legionella
tuberculosis
evolution
genome
SARS-CoV-22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,300
3,662
0.581
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High Energy Physics
Higgs
Precision Physics
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
3,074
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
2,955
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ecology
conservation
birds
movement ecology
telemetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
2,934
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Insecticide resistance
Varroa destructor
Bacillus thuringiensis
Pest control
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
2,432
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bryology
Systematics
Taxonomy
Biogeography
Orthotrichaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,033
2,352
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
evolutionary biology
systems biology
synthetic biology
origins of life
metabolic modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,165
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Lichens
Symbiotic algae
Plant Genetics
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
1,993
0.366
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
animal behavior
communication
animal cognition
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
1,863
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
population genetics
phylogenetics
microbiome
arthropods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,824
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neolithisation process
Socioecological dynamics
Evolutionary Archaeology
Cultural transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
1,739
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Zoology
Parasitology
Biological Conservation
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,728
0.460
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
High energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
1,601
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
1,559
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Systems Biology
Molecular Chaperones
Bacterial Symbiosis
Gene and Genome Duplication
Comparative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
1,537
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolutionary biology
animal behaviour
sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,482
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,497
1,443
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecology
Limnology
Biogeography
Metacommunity
Ostracoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
1,413
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
limnología
fisicoquímica aguas
lagunas costeras
humedales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,421
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,346
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Polyamines
stress
Plants
microalgae
transcriptome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
1,296
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,497
177
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juli G. Pausas
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,945
26,169
0.557
Ecology
Fire Ecology
Plant Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,052
474
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andres Moya
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,132
12,846
0.356
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Thinking
Symbiosis
Microbiome
Systems and Synthetic Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,016
1,921
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreu Rico
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,288
5,336
0.849
Aquatic Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Chemical Risk Assessment
Multiple Stressors
Microplastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,694
2,137
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David R Arahal
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
4,991
0.612
taxonomía de procariotas
sistemática
filogenia
diversidad
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,786
3,314
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mireia Coscolla
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,300
3,662
0.581
Legionella
tuberculosis
evolution
genome
SARS-CoV-22
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,418
4,220
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leandro Cieri
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
3,074
0.474
High Energy Physics
Higgs
Precision Physics
QCD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,018
4,451
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Antonio Camacho
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
2,955
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,449
4,496
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pascual López-López
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
2,934
0.612
ecology
conservation
birds
movement ecology
telemetry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,050
5,695
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joel González Cabrera
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,842
2,432
0.502
Insecticide resistance
Varroa destructor
Bacillus thuringiensis
Pest control
Biocontrol
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,752
5,924
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ricardo Garilleti
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,033
2,352
0.467
Bryology
Systematics
Taxonomy
Biogeography
Orthotrichaceae
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,481
6,538
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juli Peretó
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,165
0.400
evolutionary biology
systems biology
synthetic biology
origins of life
metabolic modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,537
7,129
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eva Barreno
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,442
1,993
0.366
Lichens
Symbiotic algae
Plant Genetics
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,558
7,714
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Enrique Font
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,159
1,863
0.448
animal behavior
communication
animal cognition
evolutionary biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,324
7,897
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ferran Palero
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,764
1,824
0.660
population genetics
phylogenetics
microbiome
arthropods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,483
8,290
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oreto García Puchol
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
1,739
0.423
Neolithisation process
Socioecological dynamics
Evolutionary Archaeology
Cultural transmission
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,212
8,344
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francisco Javier Aznar Avendaño
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,728
0.460
Zoology
Parasitology
Biological Conservation
Higher Education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,254
8,976
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Otto Eberhardt
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
1,601
0.633
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,139
9,215
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antonio Del Campo
Universitat Politècnica de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
1,559
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,278
9,363
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mario A. Fares
Universitat Politècnica de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
1,537
0.322
Systems Biology
Molecular Chaperones
Bacterial Symbiosis
Gene and Genome Duplication
Comparative Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,458
9,705
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pau Carazo
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,482
0.585
Evolutionary biology
animal behaviour
sexual selection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,637
9,965
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emilio Barba
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,497
1,443
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,305
10,169
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mesquita-Joanes, Francesc|Francesc Mezquita, F. MESQUITA-JOANES
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
1,413
0.411
Ecology
Limnology
Biogeography
Metacommunity
Ostracoda
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,649
10,118
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juan Soria
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,421
0.688
limnología
fisicoquímica aguas
lagunas costeras
humedales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,657
10,633
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jesus Muñoz Bertomeu
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
1,346
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,722
11,051
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francisco Marco
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,967
1,296
0.437
Polyamines
stress
Plants
microalgae
transcriptome