Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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United States
James C Phillips
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
United States
Patrick J Weatherhead
behavior
ecology
ornithology
herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,284
3,785
0.196
United States
James R Miller
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
6,078
0.318
United States
Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
Computational biology
Evolutionary genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
4,001
0.210
United States
Jian Peng
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
13,330
0.756
United States
Julian M Catchen
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
9,678
0.595
United States
Mark E Hauber
Behavioral Ecology
Coevolution
Ornithology
Recognition Systems
Host-parasite Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,794
0.495
United States
Paul Garber
primate behavior
ecology
conservation
cognition
foraging strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
5,365
0.421
United States
Kaiyu Guan
agroecosystem modeling
remote sensing
carbon cycle
ecohydrology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,181
10,774
0.884
United States
Jeffrey D Brawn
avian ecology
conservation biology
tropical ecology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,038
3,660
0.304
United States
Nicholas C Wu
Influenza virus
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
protein evolution
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
10,155
0.916
United States
Robert Sanford
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Anaerobic microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
4,580
0.460
United States
Justin S Rhodes
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
United States
Thomas Bassett
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
United States
Chi Hing Christina Cheng
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
United States
Ken N Paige
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
1,128
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,555
United States
2,183
13
Weifone Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,226
62,946
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,093
United States
3,378
19
Inhs Insect Collection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,698
17,603
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,724
United States
8,778
72
James C Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,614
United States
16,844
152
Andrew V Suarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,680
6,474
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,486
United States
18,393
164
Patrick J Weatherhead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,284
3,785
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,003
United States
18,606
167
James R Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
6,078
0.318
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,152
United States
18,664
169
Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
4,001
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,827
United States
20,481
188
Jian Peng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
13,330
0.756
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,160
United States
22,579
210
Julian M Catchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
9,678
0.595
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,213
United States
27,533
263
Mark E Hauber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,794
0.495
Behavioral Ecology
Coevolution
Ornithology
Recognition Systems
Host-parasite Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,784
United States
29,913
286
Paul Garber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
5,365
0.421
primate behavior
ecology
conservation
cognition
foraging strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,900
United States
31,421
294
Kaiyu Guan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,181
10,774
0.884
agroecosystem modeling
remote sensing
carbon cycle
ecohydrology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,029
United States
31,830
298
Jeffrey D Brawn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,038
3,660
0.304
avian ecology
conservation biology
tropical ecology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,061
United States
34,754
319
Nicholas C Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
10,155
0.916
Influenza virus
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
protein evolution
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,502
United States
38,730
352
Robert Sanford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
4,580
0.460
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Anaerobic microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,243
United States
40,431
365
Angela Kent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,545
4,068
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,184
United States
41,452
376
Carla E Caceres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
2,950
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,541
United States
42,599
386
Justin S Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,118
United States
46,545
419
Thomas Bassett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,739
United States
55,275
500
Chris Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,555
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,760
United States
55,279
501
Anthony Yannarell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,868
3,015
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,882
United States
55,320
502
Chi Hing Christina Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,212
United States
57,335
520
Joanne Chee Sanford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
2,574
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,509
United States
60,304
538
Ken N Paige
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
1,128
0.181
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,158
United States
63,022
560
Kevin Cummings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
1,988
0.337