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
Ecological complexity
Quantitative ecology
Ecological networks
Complex systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,947
5,299
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
4,359
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
conservation biology
restoration ecology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
4,204
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ecology
Freshwater ecology
Community ecology
Biodiversity
Metacommunity ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
3,958
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Freshwater ecology
stream ecology
stream restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,250
3,369
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
plant physiology
plant development
plant hormones
plant microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
3,169
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Freshwater Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
2,707
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phyllosphere microbiology
single-cell microbiology
plant-microbe interactions
bacterial bioreporters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
2,521
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
palaeobiology
restoration ecology
animal migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,809
2,050
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
evolutionary/conservation genetics/genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
1,913
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Community ecology
functional ecology
plant ecology
theoretical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,912
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
GIS
Ecology
Mammals
Polar regions
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,785
0.665
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
vision
animal behaviour
jumping spiders
kea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
1,246
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolution
Behaviour
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,196
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
phyllosphere microbiology
single-cell microbiology
microbial ecology
plant molecular biology
plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,180
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Star formation
massive stars
galaxy evolution
stellar evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,161
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecological Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
995
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
evolution
sexual selection
molecular ecology
population genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
907
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Crustacea
Marine Biology
Brachyura
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,245
882
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ecology
species interactions
macroecology
biological invasions
biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
872
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Community ecology
antagonistic and mutualistic networks
species interactions
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
849
0.812
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
776
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Protein aggregation
Amyloid
NMR spectroscopy
Structural Biology
Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
700
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Palaeontology
Paleobiology
Evolutionary Biology
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
648
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Environmental Change
Pacific Islands
Palaeoecology
Mahinga kai
Aotearoa New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
580
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,449
386
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel B Stouffer
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,947
5,299
0.592
Ecological complexity
Quantitative ecology
Ecological networks
Complex systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,605
506
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dave Kelly
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,339
4,359
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,566
526
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Norton
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,194
4,204
0.277
conservation biology
restoration ecology
ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,285
569
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan D Tonkin
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,753
3,958
0.833
Ecology
Freshwater ecology
Community ecology
Biodiversity
Metacommunity ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,304
704
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jon S Harding
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,250
3,369
0.408
Freshwater ecology
stream ecology
stream restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,189
764
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
PE Jameson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
3,169
0.436
plant physiology
plant development
plant hormones
plant microbe interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,008
934
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angus R McIntosh
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,433
2,707
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,334
1,027
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mitja NP Remus Emsermann
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
2,521
0.751
Phyllosphere microbiology
single-cell microbiology
plant-microbe interactions
bacterial bioreporters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,349
1,283
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard N Holdaway
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,809
2,050
0.301
palaeobiology
restoration ecology
animal migration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,495
1,394
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tammy Steeves
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
1,913
0.566
evolutionary/conservation genetics/genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,675
1,396
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Loïc Chalmandrier
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,912
0.815
Community ecology
functional ecology
plant ecology
theoretical ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,178
1,509
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michelle Larue
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,685
1,785
0.665
GIS
Ecology
Mammals
Polar regions
Remote Sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,169
2,135
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ximena Nelson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,686
1,246
0.464
vision
animal behaviour
jumping spiders
kea
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,576
2,194
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James V Briskie
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,196
0.243
Evolution
Behaviour
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,240
2,223
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rudolf Schlechter
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,180
0.855
phyllosphere microbiology
single-cell microbiology
microbial ecology
plant molecular biology
plant-microbe interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,679
2,263
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anna F Mcleod
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,161
0.896
Star formation
massive stars
galaxy evolution
stellar evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,418
2,564
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aisling O Sullivan
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
995
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,484
2,730
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sarah Flanagan
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
907
0.911
evolution
sexual selection
molecular ecology
population genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,103
2,779
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colin McLay
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,245
882
0.272
Crustacea
Marine Biology
Brachyura
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,457
2,801
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Warwick Allen
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,038
872
0.840
ecology
species interactions
macroecology
biological invasions
biocontrol
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,059
2,846
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Guadalupe Peralta
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
849
0.812
Community ecology
antagonistic and mutualistic networks
species interactions
ecosystem services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,613
2,999
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Katharina J. Peters
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
776
0.898
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,814
3,178
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vanessa Morris
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
700
0.656
Protein aggregation
Amyloid
NMR spectroscopy
Structural Biology
Neurodegeneration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,922
3,310
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vanesa De Pietri
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
648
0.753
Palaeontology
Paleobiology
Evolutionary Biology
Ornithology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,546
3,488
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
M Prebble
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,036
580
0.560
Environmental Change
Pacific Islands
Palaeoecology
Mahinga kai
Aotearoa New Zealand