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
soil science
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,861
9,336
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ecosystem ecology
climate change impacts
air pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,708
6,440
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ecology
hydrology
biogeosciences
remote sensing
fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,217
5,498
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evolution
nutrition
evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
3,427
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Ecology
Soil
Nutrient Cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
2,911
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biological adaptation
climate change
speciation
plant-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
2,651
0.849
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Behavioural Ecology
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Climate Change Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,346
2,533
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant ecology
tree physiology
micrometeorology
carbon sequestration
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,323
2,204
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecosystem ecology
Plant physiology
Global change ecology
Ecosystem modelling
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,957
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Conservation
Environment
Ecology
Herpetology
Invasive Animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
1,943
0.606
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
urban ecology
herpetology
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,494
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Entomology
biological control
IPM
apiculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,215
1,449
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
globalisation
Deleuze
literacies
critical thinking
social ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,310
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
protein biochemistry
SARS CoV-2 proteins
DNA repair
structural biology
NMR spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
912
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
entomology
botany
oils
citrus
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,388
851
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolution
Sexual selection
Genitalia
Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
759
0.454
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant biology
plant physiology
ecology
plant-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
619
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
507
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecology
zoology
wildlife managment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
316
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecology
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
139
0.275
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,322
1,986
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elise Pendall
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,861
9,336
0.589
soil science
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,767
3,335
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sally Power
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,708
6,440
0.663
Ecosystem ecology
climate change impacts
air pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,439
4,121
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthias Boer
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,217
5,498
0.669
ecology
hydrology
biogeosciences
remote sensing
fire
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,379
7,149
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Hunt
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
3,427
0.337
Evolution
nutrition
evolutionary genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,302
8,553
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catriona Macdonald
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
2,911
0.738
Microbial Ecology
Soil
Nutrient Cycling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,390
9,429
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Rymer
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
2,651
0.849
Biological adaptation
climate change
speciation
plant-insect interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,240
9,860
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Justin A Welbergen
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,346
2,533
0.583
Behavioural Ecology
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Climate Change Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,272
11,138
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anne Griebel
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,323
2,204
0.949
Plant ecology
tree physiology
micrometeorology
carbon sequestration
remote sensing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,469
12,332
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mingkai Jiang
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,957
0.960
Ecosystem ecology
Plant physiology
Global change ecology
Ecosystem modelling
Ecosystem services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,346
12,413
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ricky Spencer
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,207
1,943
0.606
Conservation
Environment
Ecology
Herpetology
Invasive Animals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,714
15,390
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emeritus Shelley Burgin
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,494
0.391
urban ecology
herpetology
wildlife management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,101
15,726
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Spooner Hart
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,215
1,449
0.451
Entomology
biological control
IPM
apiculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,835
16,895
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David R Cole
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,638
1,310
0.497
globalisation
Deleuze
literacies
critical thinking
social ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,133
21,146
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roland Gamsjaeger
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,362
912
0.386
protein biochemistry
SARS CoV-2 proteins
DNA repair
structural biology
NMR spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,942
21,903
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
George Andrew Charles Beattie
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,388
851
0.356
entomology
botany
oils
citrus
ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,198
23,116
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clarissa M House
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
759
0.454
Evolution
Sexual selection
Genitalia
Morphology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,383
25,140
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tony Haigh
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,100
619
0.295
Plant biology
plant physiology
ecology
plant-insect interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,893
26,924
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon M Tierney
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
507
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,756
30,424
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adele Reid
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
316
0.365
Ecology
zoology
wildlife managment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303,383
35,515
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew Stanton
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
505
139
0.275