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nutrition
stress
cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,109
25,155
0.716
ecosystems
biodiversity
agriculture
climate
freshwater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
19,106
0.684
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,415
14,844
0.327
Cancer
radiotherapy
radiobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,972
10,118
0.405
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
7,591
0.397
biomechanics
biomimetics
enegetics
swimming
aquatic mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
5,915
0.473
Ecophysiology
Global Change
Drought
Fynbos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,096
4,811
0.477
oomycetes
Saprolegnia
Phytophthora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,793
4,782
0.374
forest tree genomics
biotechnology risk assessment
genome evolution
Populus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,215
4,672
0.329
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
4,450
0.734
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,746
4,448
0.659
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
4,229
0.415
Ecotoxicology
biomarkers
Aquaculture diagnostics
pharmaceuticals
microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
4,079
0.710
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,407
3,858
0.521
Human Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
3,590
0.285
Fungal Taxonomy
Barcoding
Bioprsopection
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
3,515
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecophysiology
hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
3,191
0.470
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
3,141
0.951
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,135
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Interpretive social science
policy studies
sustainability science
biodiversity conservation
adaptive management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
2,659
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
electron microscopy
electron tomography
high-pressure freezing
cryo-fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,980
0.497
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
1,928
0.499
plankton ecology
estuarine processes
eutrophication
hypoxia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,858
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
ecology
plant ecophysiology
climate change
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,792
0.187
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,763
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,408
3,400
23
Sheila West
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,109
25,155
0.716
nutrition
stress
cardiovascular disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,774
5,160
60
Paul C West
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
19,106
0.684
ecosystems
biodiversity
agriculture
climate
freshwater
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,694
1,656
220
Stuart West
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,415
14,844
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,502
2,967
105
Catharine West
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,972
10,118
0.405
Cancer
radiotherapy
radiobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,722
19,425
2
Frank S Gilliam
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,117
7,591
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,459
26,757
1
Frank Fish
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,516
5,915
0.473
biomechanics
biomimetics
enegetics
swimming
aquatic mammals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,210
379
75
Adam G West
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,096
4,811
0.477
Ecophysiology
Global Change
Drought
Fynbos
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,919
7,692
57
Pieter van West
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,793
4,782
0.374
oomycetes
Saprolegnia
Phytophthora
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,592
35,268
45
Stephen Difazio
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,215
4,672
0.329
forest tree genomics
biotechnology risk assessment
genome evolution
Populus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,760
429
16
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,062
4,450
0.734
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,816
430
17
Sarel Cilliers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,746
4,448
0.659
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,446
456
18
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,195
4,229
0.415
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,355
9,179
10
Brian Quinn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
4,079
0.710
Ecotoxicology
biomarkers
Aquaculture diagnostics
pharmaceuticals
microplastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,159
525
22
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,407
3,858
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,110
8
8
Rajini Haraksingh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
3,590
0.285
Human Genetics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,426
2,511
1
Arun Kumar Dutta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
3,515
0.817
Fungal Taxonomy
Barcoding
Bioprsopection
Plant Pathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,651
53,150
433
Jason West
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,796
3,191
0.470
ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecophysiology
hydrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,475
677
30
Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,303
3,141
0.951
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,767
681
31
Victor Wepener
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,135
0.600
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,245
2,681
218
Simon West
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
2,659
0.941
Interpretive social science
policy studies
sustainability science
biodiversity conservation
adaptive management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,479
83,547
555
Matthew West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
1,980
0.497
electron microscopy
electron tomography
high-pressure freezing
cryo-fixation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,221
16,278
3
Wen Bo liao
China West Normal University
Nanchong, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,861
1,928
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,857
88,291
6
Michael C Murrell
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,858
0.404
plankton ecology
estuarine processes
eutrophication
hypoxia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,398
91,047
144
Richard B Thomas
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,590
1,792
0.187
ecology
plant ecophysiology
climate change
carbon cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,958
1,283
66
Anel Petzer
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,647
1,763
0.666