Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Groningen 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
Community Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,573
9,263
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
8,282
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,815
7,933
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
behavioural ecology
aging
telomeres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,378
7,288
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ecology
Climate change
Ornithology
Migration
Dispersal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,638
7,246
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Systems biology
microbiology
metabolism
cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,684
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Theoretical Biology
Evolution
Ecology
Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,829
6,622
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,332
6,046
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nature Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,637
5,898
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Theoretical and evolutionary community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
5,578
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
evolutionary genetics and ecology
life history evolution
entomology
biological control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,795
4,708
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chromosomal instability
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
3,846
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biotechnology
fermentation
screening
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
3,906
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Complexity Science
behavioral biology
behavioural ecology
theoretical biology
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,820
3,460
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
3,459
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Evolutionary Systems Biology
Sexual Selection
Speciation
Behavioural Syndromes
Sex Determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
2,942
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
evolution of animal signals
sexual selection and mate choice
sensory ecology
aposematism
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
2,521
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Oligomeric State Control
Biophysics
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
2,468
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
structural biology
membrane proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
2,353
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolutionary ecology
social evolution
maternal effects
ageing
sex determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,824
2,276
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,196
2,280
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Senescence
Evolutionary Medicine
Cooperative breeding
Evolution of personalities
Quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,669
1,802
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
glycobiology
carbohydrate research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,628
1,790
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Fertility
Computational Social Science
Evolutionary Theory
Height
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,986
1,792
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
nature conservation
community energy
restoration ecology
Science & Technology Studies
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
1,687
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,818
1,082
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Han Olff
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,573
9,263
0.393
Ecology
Community Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,979
1,268
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Victor Guryev
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,696
8,282
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,010
1,336
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Willems
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,815
7,933
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,453
1,506
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simon Verhulst
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,378
7,288
0.419
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
behavioural ecology
aging
telomeres
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,907
1,525
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christiaan Both
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,638
7,246
0.369
Ecology
Climate change
Ornithology
Migration
Dispersal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,768
1,693
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Heinemann
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,684
0.536
Systems biology
microbiology
metabolism
cell cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,564
1,713
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Franz J Weissing
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,829
6,622
0.352
Theoretical Biology
Evolution
Ecology
Behaviour
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,950
1,913
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
J Komdeur
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,332
6,046
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,402
1,978
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jp Bakker
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,637
5,898
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,170
2,117
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rampal S Etienne
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,716
5,578
0.439
Theoretical and evolutionary community ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,834
2,592
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lw Beukeboom
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,795
4,708
0.399
evolutionary genetics and ecology
life history evolution
entomology
biological control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,042
3,164
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Floris Foijer
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
3,846
0.804
Chromosomal instability
oncology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,754
3,126
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gert Jan Euverink
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,582
3,906
0.593
Biotechnology
fermentation
screening
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,273
3,516
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ck Hemelrijk
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,820
3,460
0.352
Complexity Science
behavioral biology
behavioural ecology
theoretical biology
artificial intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,341
3,517
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roelof A Hut
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,959
3,459
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,885
4,155
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
G Sander Van Doorn
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,947
2,942
0.423
Evolutionary Systems Biology
Sexual Selection
Speciation
Behavioural Syndromes
Sex Determination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,064
4,791
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martine Maan
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,254
2,521
0.403
evolution of animal signals
sexual selection and mate choice
sensory ecology
aposematism
speciation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,740
4,884
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Groves
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
2,468
0.434
Oligomeric State Control
Biophysics
Structural Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,675
5,096
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Albert Guskov
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,602
2,353
0.511
structural biology
membrane proteins
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,333
5,237
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ido Pen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,824
2,276
0.334
Evolutionary ecology
social evolution
maternal effects
ageing
sex determination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,989
5,229
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sander S Van Leeuwen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,196
2,280
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,622
6,307
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hannah Dugdale
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,669
1,802
0.675
Senescence
Evolutionary Medicine
Cooperative breeding
Evolution of personalities
Quantitative genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,451
6,337
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
GJ Gerwig
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,628
1,790
0.235
glycobiology
carbohydrate research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,199
6,331
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gert Stulp
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,986
1,792
0.600
Fertility
Computational Social Science
Evolutionary Theory
Height
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,017
6,644
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henny J Van Der Windt
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,828
1,687
0.597
nature conservation
community energy
restoration ecology
Science & Technology Studies
sustainability