Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California Davis 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
epidemiology & prevention of insect transmitted disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,271
26,863
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Biology
Algorithms
Machine Learning
Genomics
Cancer Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,375
25,933
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ecology
animal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,079
17,895
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecology
Pollination Biology
Landscape Ecology
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,101
17,009
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
time
conservation ecology
climate change ecology
phenology
Arctic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,510
12,570
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,651
11,200
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,428
10,736
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
evolutionary genetics
population genetics
domestication
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,003
10,067
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,656
9,144
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Evolution
ichthyology
functional morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
8,795
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Conservation science
conservation planning
wildfire
plant conservation
assisted migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
8,785
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,753
7,832
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Statistical Genetics
Evolution
Population Genetics
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,225
7,787
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology
population ecology
community ecology
spatial ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,599
7,294
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,805
6,980
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Evolutionary ecology
plant ecology
community ecology
plant-herbivore interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,190
6,321
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
community ecology
species interactions
resource pulses
pulsed subsidies
phenological shifts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,084
6,270
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sustainable Materials
Industrial Ecology
Cement
Plastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,501
6,240
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
population biology
life history evolution
mathematical ecology
stochastic processes
dynamical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,897
5,859
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
olfaction
insect biochemistry
pheromone
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,263
5,622
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Virology
Bioinformatics
Omics
Geomicrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,769
5,315
0.684
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecosystem ecology
community ecology
population ecology
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,992
5,221
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
5,200
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Proteomics
Protein Chemistry
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,238
4,944
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,295
4,758
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,204
3,300
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas W Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,271
26,863
0.504
Ecology
epidemiology & prevention of insect transmitted disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,662
3,474
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fereydoun Hormozdiari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,375
25,933
0.515
Computational Biology
Algorithms
Machine Learning
Genomics
Cancer Systems Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,189
6,048
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Sih
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,079
17,895
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,428
6,536
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neal Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,101
17,009
0.530
Ecology
Pollination Biology
Landscape Ecology
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,007
10,235
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eric Post
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,510
12,570
0.375
time
conservation ecology
climate change ecology
phenology
Arctic ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,949
12,098
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerald Quon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,651
11,200
0.716
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Human genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,036
12,888
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susan Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,428
10,736
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,244
14,078
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeffrey Ross Ibarra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,003
10,067
0.592
evolutionary genetics
population genetics
domestication
plant genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,745
16,138
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Stachowicz Jay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,656
9,144
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,155
16,989
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter C Wainwright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
8,795
0.362
Evolution
ichthyology
functional morphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,211
17,002
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark W Schwartz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
8,785
0.374
Conservation science
conservation planning
wildfire
plant conservation
assisted migration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,066
19,839
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Howard V Cornell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,753
7,832
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,483
19,983
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce Rannala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,225
7,787
0.321
Statistical Genetics
Evolution
Population Genetics
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,566
21,759
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marcel Holyoak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,599
7,294
0.414
Ecology
population ecology
community ecology
spatial ecology
conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,255
23,044
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Graham Coop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,805
6,980
0.415
Population Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,924
26,088
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sharon Y Strauss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,190
6,321
0.329
Evolutionary ecology
plant ecology
community ecology
plant-herbivore interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,709
26,353
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Louie H Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,084
6,270
0.519
community ecology
species interactions
resource pulses
pulsed subsidies
phenological shifts
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,200
26,520
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sabbie A Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,501
6,240
0.960
Sustainable Materials
Industrial Ecology
Cement
Plastics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,284
28,598
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sebastian Schreiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,897
5,859
0.538
population biology
life history evolution
mathematical ecology
stochastic processes
dynamical
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,643
30,073
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Walter Leal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,263
5,622
0.346
olfaction
insect biochemistry
pheromone
chemical ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,663
32,125
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joanne B Emerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,769
5,315
0.684
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Virology
Bioinformatics
Omics
Geomicrobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,650
32,777
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Valerie Eviner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,992
5,221
0.348
Ecosystem ecology
community ecology
population ecology
landscape ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,120
32,941
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samuel N Luoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
5,200
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,056
34,886
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brett S Phinney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,238
4,944
0.535
Proteomics
Protein Chemistry
mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,745
36,365
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Zalom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,295
4,758
0.387