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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Phylogenetics
Evolution
Computational Biology
Comparative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,365
10,309
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,565
8,372
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Disease Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecoimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,359
7,085
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
disease ecology
microbial ecology
herpetology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,733
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
physiology
environmental physiology
conservation biology
ecological informatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,364
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
2,004
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,666
1,884
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolution
Molecular Ecology
Life History
Crop Domestication
Phenotypic Plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,883
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
genetics
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,750
1,547
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
growth control
cell cycle
stress physiology
plant-microbe interactions
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,389
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
developmental biology
germ cells
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,098
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
statistical physics
evolutionary ecology
QBism
complex systems
information theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,056
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
conservation biology
sustainability science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
672
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Drosophila
developmental biology
proteomics
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
556
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiology
Bacterial Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
553
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
467
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Endocrinology
Reproductive Biology
Human Reproductive Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
331
0.136
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Comparative Immunology
Ecological Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
296
0.095
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
botany
archaeobotany
ethnobotany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
271
0.147
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell biology
yeast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,639
251
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
animal behavior
evolution
pedagogy and conceptual development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
168
0.192
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,471
12,733
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Liam J Revell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,365
10,309
0.630
Phylogenetics
Evolution
Computational Biology
Comparative Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,963
16,985
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
KS Bawa|Kamal Bawa, Kamaljit S. Bawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,565
8,372
0.217
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,701
21,225
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas C Woodhams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,359
7,085
0.573
Disease Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecoimmunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,067
61,649
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Molly Bletz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,466
2,733
0.789
disease ecology
microbial ecology
herpetology
conservation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,260
70,800
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert D Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,364
0.348
physiology
environmental physiology
conservation biology
ecological informatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,256
82,262
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ron Etter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
2,004
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,138
86,824
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jill Macoska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,666
1,884
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,328
86,887
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brook T Moyers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,883
0.628
Evolution
Molecular Ecology
Life History
Crop Domestication
Phenotypic Plasticity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,133
102,310
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rick Kesseli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,750
1,547
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,487
111,400
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adán Colón Carmona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,389
0.340
growth control
cell cycle
stress physiology
plant-microbe interactions
education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,286
132,325
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kellee Siegfried
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,098
0.406
developmental biology
germ cells
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,566
135,944
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Blake C Stacey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,056
0.619
statistical physics
evolutionary ecology
QBism
complex systems
information theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,935
177,799
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reinmar Seidler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
672
0.462
conservation biology
sustainability science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,624
194,392
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexey Veraksa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,120
556
0.262
Drosophila
developmental biology
proteomics
cell signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,673
194,903
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Shiaris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
553
0.226
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Microbiology
Bacterial Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,034
209,422
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bonnie Blalock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
467
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,226
238,387
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth L Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
331
0.136
Endocrinology
Reproductive Biology
Human Reproductive Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,621
247,731
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gregory Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
296
0.095
Comparative Immunology
Ecological Immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,817
254,771
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence Kaplan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
271
0.147
botany
archaeobotany
ethnobotany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,130
260,915
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linda Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,639
251
0.153
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183,863
291,322
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Prassede Calabi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
168
0.192
animal behavior
evolution
pedagogy and conceptual development