Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 14 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
4,053
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
2,300
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,481
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,125
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biology
Genetics
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,124
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
977
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
847
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
727
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
553
0.892
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
333
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
154
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bat ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
118
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
105
0.108
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,783
18
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick J. Schembri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,213
4,053
0.440
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,056
41
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julian Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
2,300
0.701
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,832
60
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph A Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,481
0.470
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,130
85
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leyla Knittweis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,151
1,125
0.523
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,527
86
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adriana Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
1,124
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,514
107
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Byron Baron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
977
0.700
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,117
118
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
JoAnn Cassar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
847
0.612
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,175
134
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gabrielle Zammit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
727
0.727
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,899
162
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theodoros Galanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
553
0.892
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,969
215
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniele Gravina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
333
0.797
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231,650
319
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandro Lanfranco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
154
0.527
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,262
353
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Clare Marie Mifsud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
118
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,410,344
368
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Victor Axiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
105
0.108
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,008,713
549
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrea Francesca Bellia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change