Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Highly Cited Researchers 28 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
microbial ecology and evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,913
59,800
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,154
25,545
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,587
10,283
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Microbial Biology and Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,367
12,936
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,454
11,318
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,675
5,765
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
microbial evolution & ecology
multi-omics
microbial plastic degradation
biorecycling
superworm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
12,431
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Microbiology
Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,238
2,910
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Environmental Science
Microbiomics
eDNA
Rhizosphere
Soil health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
6,381
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
microbial ecology
bioinformatics
climate change
permafrost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,650
5,923
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Antibiotic Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
6,972
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Antibiotic resistance
Plasmid biology
Transposon mutagenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
3,578
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
4,369
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
microbial ecology
microbiology
archaea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
3,850
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,280
3,555
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
3,911
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Microbiology
antimicrobial drug resistance
gram negative bacteria
bacterial pathogens
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,511
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
environmental science
microbial ecology
biodiversity
conservation & restoration
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
2,273
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Clinical microbiology
human microbiome
phages
molecular diagnostics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
1,284
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
bacterial cellulose
dietary fibre
gut microbiota
in vitro fermentation
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,630
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
genomics
glycomics
capsular polysaccharides
Acinetobacter baumannii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,537
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clinical microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections
antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
1,307
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiome and Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
1,168
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
coral reefs
symbiosis
microbiology
nutrient cycling
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
1,188
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
855
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,058
68
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Hugenholtz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,913
59,800
0.475
microbial ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,977
513
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gene W Tyson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,154
25,545
0.592
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Human microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,617
1,223
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Schembri
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,587
10,283
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,587
1,312
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Morrison
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,367
12,936
0.510
Microbial Biology and Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,242
1,561
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott Beatson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,454
11,318
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,551
2,046
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian R Henderson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,675
5,765
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,557
2,366
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Rinke|Chris Rinke
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
12,431
0.740
microbial evolution & ecology
multi-omics
microbial plastic degradation
biorecycling
superworm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,460
2,995
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theo Sloots
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,238
2,910
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,391
4,071
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Dennis
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
6,381
0.571
Environmental Science
Microbiomics
eDNA
Rhizosphere
Soil health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,689
4,828
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ben J Woodcroft
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,650
5,923
0.614
microbial ecology
bioinformatics
climate change
permafrost
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,642
5,429
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrick Harris
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
6,972
0.807
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Antibiotic Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,264
6,632
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minh Duy Phan
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,227
3,578
0.495
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Antibiotic resistance
Plasmid biology
Transposon mutagenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,993
6,869
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy J Kidd
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,007
4,369
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,730
8,370
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul N Evans
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,736
3,850
0.671
microbial ecology
microbiology
archaea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,082
9,019
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simon Jon McIlroy
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,280
3,555
0.673
Microbial Ecology
Environmental Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,486
9,297
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Forde
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,121
3,911
0.764
Clinical Microbial Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,818
9,893
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alysha Elliott
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
3,511
0.733
Microbiology
antimicrobial drug resistance
gram negative bacteria
bacterial pathogens
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,396
12,299
942
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Inka Vanwonterghem
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,667
2,273
0.620
environmental science
microbial ecology
biodiversity
conservation & restoration
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,453
14,161
1,075
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Seweryn Bialasiewicz
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
1,284
0.421
Clinical microbiology
human microbiome
phages
molecular diagnostics
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,713
15,174
1,152
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Deirdre Mikkelsen
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,630
0.591
bacterial cellulose
dietary fibre
gut microbiota
in vitro fermentation
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,655
16,769
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johanna J Kenyon
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,370
1,537
0.649
Microbiology
genomics
glycomics
capsular polysaccharides
Acinetobacter baumannii
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,387
17,909
1,347
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hosam Mamoon Zowawi
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
1,307
0.614
Clinical microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections
antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,263
17,984
1,354
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paraic O Cuiv
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
1,168
0.552
Microbiome and Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,914
21,417
1,591
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laura Rix
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
1,188
0.759
coral reefs
symbiosis
microbiology
nutrient cycling
environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,774
23,688
1,741
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mori Giorgia
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
855
0.671
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Training