Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Complutense de Madrid Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
biologia
patologia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,299
6,649
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Zoologia
Ecología animal
Biología evolutiva
Herpetología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,907
6,020
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
inmunología comparada
inmunología
biología células madres
timo
enfermedades hematológicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,969
3,779
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neurociencias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,690
4,141
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biodiversity conservation
Bird migration
Ornithology
Vertebrates
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,886
2,745
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biología de la Conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,065
4,076
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolutionary algorithms
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Optimization
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,303
8,673
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Neuroinmunomodulacion
inflamacion
enfermedades reumaticas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
1,833
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Entomología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,859
3,139
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ecologia vegetal
ecofisiologia
biodiversidad
liquenes
antartida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,795
3,161
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,709
3,799
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Botany Unit / Department Pharmacology Pharmacognosy and Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
4,275
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
lichenology
evolution
phylogeny
taxonomy
mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,527
4,221
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evolutionary Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,898
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neurobiología evolutiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,865
2,452
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Natural Sciences
Theoretical Physics
Effective field theories
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,332
3,884
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
1,588
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Freshwater Fish
Conservation Biology
Zoology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,381
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology. Landscape Ecology
Biological Diversity
ecological succession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
1,081
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Botánica
Geobotánica
Biogeografía
Bioclimatología
Etnobotánica
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,684
1,526
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biotecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,667
2,539
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
neuroscience
animal models
early life stress
cannabinoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,528
1,476
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Palaeoenvironment
palaeoecology
palynology
human impact
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,827
1,725
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
conservation biology
ornithology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
762
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,502
1,151
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,505
737
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Flores Jm
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,299
6,649
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,424
982
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José A Díaz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,907
6,020
0.356
Zoologia
Ecología animal
Biología evolutiva
Herpetología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,353
1,080
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agustin Gregorio Zapata Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,969
3,779
0.237
inmunología comparada
inmunología
biología células madres
timo
enfermedades hematológicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,615
1,218
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agustin Gonzalez Gallegos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,690
4,141
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,986
1,701
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
José Luis Tellería
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,886
2,745
0.231
Biodiversity conservation
Bird migration
Ornithology
Vertebrates
Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,079
2,216
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miguel Andrés Cárdenas Torres
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,065
4,076
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,921
2,472
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diego Oliva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,303
8,673
0.932
Evolutionary algorithms
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Optimization
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,027
2,605
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rosa P Gomariz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,920
1,833
0.205
Neuroinmunomodulacion
inflamacion
enfermedades reumaticas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,668
3,127
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose M Hernandez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,859
3,139
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,812
3,167
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Leopoldo Garcia Sancho
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,795
3,161
0.406
ecologia vegetal
ecofisiologia
biodiversidad
liquenes
antartida
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,404
3,219
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruth Del Prado Millan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,709
3,799
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,663
3,293
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosario G Gavilán
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,589
4,275
0.563
Botany Unit / Department Pharmacology Pharmacognosy and Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,783
3,318
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raquel Pino Bodas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,527
4,221
0.561
lichenology
evolution
phylogeny
taxonomy
mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,889
3,321
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Javier Pérez Tris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,522
2,898
0.385
Evolutionary Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,371
3,767
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jesus Maria Lopez Redondo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,865
2,452
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,050
4,207
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ignazio Scimemi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,332
3,884
0.613
Natural Sciences
Theoretical Physics
Effective field theories
QCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,803
4,802
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Miguel A Casado
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
1,588
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,367
5,876
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Benigno Elvira
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,381
0.289
Freshwater Fish
Conservation Biology
Zoology
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,396
5,878
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Francisco Diaz Pineda
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
1,081
0.226
Ecology. Landscape Ecology
Biological Diversity
ecological succession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,516
6,023
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Sánchez Mata
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,684
1,526
0.326
Botánica
Geobotánica
Biogeografía
Bioclimatología
Etnobotánica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,219
6,045
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Domingo Marquina Diaz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,667
2,539
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,344
6,240
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eva M Marco
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,528
1,476
0.326
neuroscience
animal models
early life stress
cannabinoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,903
7,508
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lourdes López Merino
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,827
1,725
0.451
Palaeoenvironment
palaeoecology
palynology
human impact
environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,881
7,712
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tomas Santos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,728
762
0.204
conservation biology
ornithology
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,296
8,161
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francisco Pulido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,502
1,151
0.329
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Climate Change