Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Dakota State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,712
4,238
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,567
4,858
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
4,670
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,631
1,847
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,786
1,432
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,897
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
3,430
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biology and Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,151
3,075
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
1,584
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecological Engineering
Systems Ecology
Wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bioenergetics
Trophic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,325
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biology Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,493
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
insect physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,024
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Stress physiology
comparative animal physiology
hormesis
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,260
1,077
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Behavioral ecology
bats
animal behavior
animal communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
960
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
phylogenetics
plant systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
557
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Community Ecology
Tropical Biology
Arbuscular Mycorrhizas
Plant-Fungal Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
674
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Rangeland Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
744
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cancer Cell Biology
Therapeutic Approaches
Natural Products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,048
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant Molecular systematics
bioinformatics
genomics/genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
1,166
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
range science
ecology
plant-animal interactions
grazing management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
434
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evolution
Development
Physiology
Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
939
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cancer Biology
Environmental Microbiology & Gut Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
909
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
CRU Program
Landscape Ecology
Population Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Biometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
264
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular and cell biology
Microbiology
Synthetic biology
Metabolic engineering
Quantitative biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
326
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,168
20,855
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carol A Johnston
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,712
4,238
0.239
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Soil Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,551
31,112
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles B Fenster
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,567
4,858
0.387
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics
Floral Evolution
Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,702
32,233
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michele R Dudash
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,141
4,670
0.385
Population Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Reproductive Biology
Conservation Genetics
Plant Pollinator Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,443
40,926
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carter Johnson
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,631
1,847
0.192
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
seed dispersal
alternative agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,813
65,327
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Malcolm G Butler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,786
1,432
0.247
aquatic ecology
limnology
Arctic invertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,662
71,324
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan Jenks
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,897
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,017
71,731
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ned A Dochtermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
3,430
0.665
evolutionary ecology
behavioral syndromes
quantitative genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,558
85,169
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dan Wang
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,151
3,075
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,499
85,800
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Greg Heiberger
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
1,584
0.385
Social Media in Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student Success
Student Retention
First Year
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,192
86,567
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kyle D Boutin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Ecological Engineering
Systems Ecology
Wetlands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,992
106,460
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steve Chipps
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,325
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,295
123,739
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jennifer Momsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,493
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,656
124,929
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kendra J Greenlee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,408
1,024
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,368
130,006
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giancarlo Lopez Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,260
1,077
0.477
Stress physiology
comparative animal physiology
hormesis
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,122
144,303
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erin Gillam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
960
0.503
Behavioral ecology
bats
animal behavior
animal communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,753
147,465
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maribeth Latvis
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
557
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,793
148,543
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Aldrich Wolfe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
674
0.370
Community Ecology
Tropical Biology
Arbuscular Mycorrhizas
Plant-Fungal Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,351
151,074
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexander J Smart
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
744
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,703
155,080
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katie Reindl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,048
0.621
Cancer Cell Biology
Therapeutic Approaches
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,987
172,219
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Madhav Nepal
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,394
1,166
0.836
Plant Molecular systematics
bioinformatics
genomics/genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,505
173,927
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patricia S Johnson
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
434
0.317
range science
ecology
plant-animal interactions
grazing management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,347
176,008
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julia Bowsher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,338
939
0.702
Evolution
Development
Physiology
Insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,447
191,557
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roshan Kumar
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
909
0.807
Cancer Biology
Environmental Microbiology & Gut Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,552
266,007
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tammy L Wilson
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
264
0.623
CRU Program
Landscape Ecology
Population Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Biometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,346
266,130
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicholas C Butzin
South Dakota State University
Brookings, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
326
0.771
Molecular and cell biology
Microbiology
Synthetic biology
Metabolic engineering
Quantitative biology