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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Spain
Andy J. Green
Freshwater ecology
invasive species
seed dispersal
waterbird ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,130
9,542
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spain
Jordi Figuerola
Evolutionary ecology
emerging infectious diseases
conservation
wetland ecology
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,525
8,466
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spain
Eloy Revilla
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
7,484
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Spain
José Antonio Donázar
animal ecology
conservation
natural resources
scavenging
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,705
6,428
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spain
José L. Tella
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Biological Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,303
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spain
Carlos M. Herrera
Evolutionary ecology
Plant ecology
Plant-animal interactions
Plant reproductive ecology
Molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,739
6,107
0.247
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Spain
Carles Vilà
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
molecular ecology
hybridization
domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,834
5,772
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Spain
Fernando Hiraldo
Ecologia
medio ambiente
ecología evolutiva Biologia de la conservacion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
5,681
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Spain
Laetitia M. Navarro
Conservation Biology
Rewilding
Science-policy Interface
Global Change Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
5,320
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Spain
Rc Soriguer
Zoologia
Ecologia
Parasitologia
Ecoepidemiologia
Ungulados
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
4,718
0.491
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Spain
Miguel Clavero
Historical ecology
Biological invasions
Freshwater fish
Mediterranean streams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,454
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Spain
Jennifer A. Leonard
Ancient DNA
conservation genetics
biogeography
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
4,372
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spain
Francisco Palomares Fernandez
ecología
conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
4,273
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spain
Juan José Negro
biología de la conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
4,026
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Spain
Miguel Ferrer
conservation biology
applied ecology
raptors
ornithology
seabirds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
3,122
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Spain
Fabrizio Sergio
demography
habitat quality
individual quality
interactions
top predators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
3,043
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spain
Javier Juste
Bats evolutionary ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
2,892
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Spain
F. Xavier Picó
population biology
plant ecology
plant genetics
adaptive evolution
Arabidopsis thaliana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,843
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spain
Xim Cerda
ants
community ecology
behavioural ecology
thermophyly
Cataglyphis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,812
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Spain
Jose A. Godoy
Conservation genetics
molecular ecology
population genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
2,693
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Spain
Ivan Gomez-Mestre
developmental plasticity
life-history evolution
adaptation
amphibians
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
2,445
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Spain
Adolfo Marco
Conservation Biology
Animal Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Sea Turtles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,432
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Spain
Javier Bustamante Díaz
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Ornithology
Species Distribution Models
Lesser kestrel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
2,240
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Spain
Julio Blas
ecology
ornithology
endocrinology
behavior
behavioral endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,209
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Spain
Manuela González Forero
Biologia de la Consevación
Ecología Marina
Ecología trófica
Isótopos Estables
Ornitología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,197
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,290
Spain
709
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andy J. Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,130
9,542
0.431
Freshwater ecology
invasive species
seed dispersal
waterbird ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,278
Spain
852
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jordi Figuerola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,525
8,466
0.457
Evolutionary ecology
emerging infectious diseases
conservation
wetland ecology
behavioral ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,603
Spain
1,032
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eloy Revilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,527
7,484
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,793
Spain
1,318
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
José Antonio Donázar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,705
6,428
0.385
animal ecology
conservation
natural resources
scavenging
wildlife
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,432
Spain
1,356
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
José L. Tella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,348
6,303
0.386
Conservation Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Biological Invasions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,218
Spain
1,430
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carlos M. Herrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,739
6,107
0.247
Evolutionary ecology
Plant ecology
Plant-animal interactions
Plant reproductive ecology
Molecular ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,549
Spain
1,565
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carles Vilà
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,834
5,772
0.343
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
molecular ecology
hybridization
domestication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,070
Spain
1,604
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fernando Hiraldo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,147
5,681
0.375
Ecologia
medio ambiente
ecología evolutiva Biologia de la conservacion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,748
Spain
1,774
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laetitia M. Navarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,547
5,320
0.813
Conservation Biology
Rewilding
Science-policy Interface
Global Change Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,129
Spain
2,152
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rc Soriguer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,606
4,718
0.491
Zoologia
Ecologia
Parasitologia
Ecoepidemiologia
Ungulados
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,278
Spain
2,332
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Miguel Clavero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,454
0.527
Historical ecology
Biological invasions
Freshwater fish
Mediterranean streams
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,654
Spain
2,407
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jennifer A. Leonard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
4,372
0.393
Ancient DNA
conservation genetics
biogeography
phylogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,704
Spain
2,509
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francisco Palomares Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,924
4,273
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,726
Spain
2,726
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juan José Negro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,504
4,026
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,849
Spain
3,847
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miguel Ferrer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,272
3,122
0.304
conservation biology
applied ecology
raptors
ornithology
seabirds
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,462
Spain
3,998
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabrizio Sergio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,891
3,043
0.386
demography
habitat quality
individual quality
interactions
top predators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,890
Spain
4,283
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Javier Juste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,653
2,892
0.435
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,173
Spain
4,376
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
F. Xavier Picó
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,843
0.518
population biology
plant ecology
plant genetics
adaptive evolution
Arabidopsis thaliana
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,313
Spain
4,436
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xim Cerda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,812
0.374
ants
community ecology
behavioural ecology
thermophyly
Cataglyphis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,948
Spain
4,704
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jose A. Godoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,206
2,693
0.374
Conservation genetics
molecular ecology
population genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,984
Spain
5,321
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,344
2,445
0.563
developmental plasticity
life-history evolution
adaptation
amphibians
phenotypic plasticity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,113
Spain
5,358
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adolfo Marco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,073
2,432
0.400
Conservation Biology
Animal Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Sea Turtles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,582
Spain
5,925
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Javier Bustamante Díaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
2,240
0.371
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Ornithology
Species Distribution Models
Lesser kestrel
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,729
Spain
6,009
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julio Blas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,056
2,209
0.437
ecology
ornithology
endocrinology
behavior
behavioral endocrinology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,948
Spain
6,052
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Manuela González Forero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,425
2,197
0.342
Biologia de la Consevación
Ecología Marina
Ecología trófica
Isótopos Estables
Ornitología