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
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,304
80,407
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
ecology
stable isotopes
climate change
forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,175
20,386
0.248
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Global Ecology
Tree Physiology
Drought
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,259
19,934
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conservation ecology
ornithology
tropical biology
wildlife biology
EkoEvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,685
12,141
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
synaptic function
neuroscience
DNA metabolism
C. elegans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,155
7,977
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
RAS signaling
Preclinical models
Experimental Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,798
7,215
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
mitochondria
metal cofactors in proteins
cytochrome oxidase
succinate dehydrogenase
cytochrome c reductase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,007
5,971
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,698
5,607
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ecosystem ecology
freshwater ecology
microbial ecology
global change
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,681
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hydrology
Water Resources
Snow
Ecohydrology
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
4,653
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
nutritional ecology
pharm-ecology
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
4,397
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coevolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,852
4,240
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Host-microbial interactions
Microbiology
Immunology
Developmental Biology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
4,231
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Innate immunity
endothelial cells
platelets
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
3,293
0.927
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Human evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,355
3,244
0.187
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuroethology
Insect behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,649
3,103
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mobile DNA and Genome Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,133
2,918
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
2,908
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
2,822
0.197
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
human behavioral ecology
human-environment interactions
ecological anthropology
hunter-gatherers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,574
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells
Muscle
Musculoskeletal System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,554
2,050
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Host-parasite
immunogenetics
behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
1,925
0.177
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ecology
Evolution
Parasitology
Ornithology
Animal Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
1,816
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
human neurodevelopment
stem cell-derived neurons and organoids
SHANK3
autism
synapses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
1,664
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
protein quality control
structural biology
cryogenic electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,588
0.696
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382
506
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gabor T Marth
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,304
80,407
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,436
5,004
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Ehleringer
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,175
20,386
0.248
ecology
stable isotopes
climate change
forensics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,843
5,174
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Anderegg
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,259
19,934
0.789
Global Ecology
Tree Physiology
Drought
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,227
10,736
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Çağan Hakki Şekercioğlu
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,685
12,141
0.560
Conservation ecology
ornithology
tropical biology
wildlife biology
EkoEvo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,469
19,318
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Erik M Jorgensen
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,155
7,977
0.345
synaptic function
neuroscience
DNA metabolism
C. elegans
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,088
22,004
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Mcmahon
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,798
7,215
0.260
RAS signaling
Preclinical models
Experimental Therapeutics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,021
27,904
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dennis R Winge
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,007
5,971
0.221
mitochondria
metal cofactors in proteins
cytochrome oxidase
succinate dehydrogenase
cytochrome c reductase
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,409
30,113
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David R Bowling
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,698
5,607
0.479
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
biosphere-atmosphere interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,208
36,992
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer Follstad Shah
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,602
4,681
0.488
ecosystem ecology
freshwater ecology
microbial ecology
global change
restoration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,986
37,241
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul D Brooks
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
4,653
0.427
Hydrology
Water Resources
Snow
Ecohydrology
Biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,433
39,681
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dearing Denise
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
4,397
0.389
nutritional ecology
pharm-ecology
disease ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,359
41,213
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dale Clayton
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,852
4,240
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,671
41,311
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
W Zac Stephens
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,458
4,231
0.775
Host-microbial interactions
Microbiology
Immunology
Developmental Biology
Microbial Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,335
53,831
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aaron C Petrey
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
3,293
0.927
Innate immunity
endothelial cells
platelets
glycobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,955
54,593
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alan R Rogers
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,355
3,244
0.187
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,074
56,979
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neil Vickers
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,649
3,103
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,789
60,555
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ellen Jean Pritham
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,133
2,918
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,446
60,737
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Markus Babst
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
2,908
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,563
62,563
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kent Golic
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
2,822
0.197
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,664
68,370
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brian F Codding
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,964
2,574
0.649
human behavioral ecology
human-environment interactions
ecological anthropology
hunter-gatherers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,376
84,137
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabrielle Kardon
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,554
2,050
0.450
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells
Muscle
Musculoskeletal System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,804
88,867
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wayne Potts
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,879
1,925
0.177
Host-parasite
immunogenetics
behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,325
93,268
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Bush
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,299
1,816
0.550
Ecology
Evolution
Parasitology
Ornithology
Animal Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,632
100,222
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alex Shcheglovitov
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
1,664
0.382
human neurodevelopment
stem cell-derived neurons and organoids
SHANK3
autism
synapses
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,511
104,149
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Shen
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,281
1,588
0.696
protein quality control
structural biology
cryogenic electron microscopy