Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utah 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
community ecology
population ecology
theory
climate change
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,354
15,932
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
freshwater ecology
water quality
biodiversity
environmental assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,510
4,454
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Global Change Ecology
Community Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,039
7,108
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,919
3,805
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Large mammal ecology
conservation ecology
terrestrial ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,586
3,830
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Limnology
fish ecology
aquatic ecology
saline lakes
pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,877
4,028
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecological Economics
Conservation Biology
Risk Perception
Decision-Making
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,875
6,267
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Foraging Behavior
Diet Selection
Self-Medication
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,891
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
1,619
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
soil ecology
ecohydrology
soils
plant soil feedbacks
plant community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
4,250
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Recreation Ecology
Protected Area Management
Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Ecology
Arctic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
3,078
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Developmental biology
transgenic animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,142
1,597
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Behavioral Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Biometry
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
5,045
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
5,424
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Evolutionary biology
insect systematics
insect symbioses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
1,750
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Aquatic Ecology and Fishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
2,082
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Streams and Rivers
Limnology
Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,604
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Insect behavior and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
831
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
wetland ecology
plant ecology
seed ecology
invasion ecology
restoration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
2,392
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Wildlife Population Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,947
1,798
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Wildlife Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
2,706
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
herpetology
evolutionary morphology
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,542
1,057
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Remote Sensing
GIS
landscape ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,049
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
turfgrass
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
1,053
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
entomology
evolution
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
1,444
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,444
12,510
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter B Adler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,354
15,932
0.605
community ecology
population ecology
theory
climate change
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,874
22,714
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles P Hawkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,510
4,454
0.270
freshwater ecology
water quality
biodiversity
environmental assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,129
29,859
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karen H Beard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,039
7,108
0.545
Global Change Ecology
Community Ecology
Conservation Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,953
30,168
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John M Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,919
3,805
0.295
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,404
33,956
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johan T Du Toit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,586
3,830
0.331
Large mammal ecology
conservation ecology
terrestrial ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,462
44,385
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wayne A Wurtsbaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,877
4,028
0.454
Limnology
fish ecology
aquatic ecology
saline lakes
pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,488
44,398
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarah C Klain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,875
6,267
0.706
Ecological Economics
Conservation Biology
Risk Perception
Decision-Making
Environmental Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,957
48,886
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Juan Villalba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,891
0.360
Foraging Behavior
Diet Selection
Self-Medication
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,025
49,232
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nancy Huntly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,971
1,619
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,454
54,840
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Kulmatiski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
4,250
0.600
soil ecology
ecohydrology
soils
plant soil feedbacks
plant community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,308
57,680
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christopher Monz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
3,078
0.460
Recreation Ecology
Protected Area Management
Outdoor Recreation
Alpine Ecology
Arctic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,548
62,120
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
İrina Polejaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,142
1,597
0.260
Developmental biology
transgenic animal models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,920
63,527
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tal Avgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
5,045
0.843
Behavioral Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Biometry
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,933
63,840
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Trisha Atwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,949
5,424
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,056
70,250
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carol D Von Dohlen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,294
1,750
0.331
Evolutionary biology
insect systematics
insect symbioses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,813
82,045
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Phaedra Budy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
2,082
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,676
82,599
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michelle A Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,319
1,604
0.371
Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Streams and Rivers
Limnology
Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,563
85,507
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frank Messina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
831
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,004
88,536
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Karin Kettenring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
2,392
0.606
wetland ecology
plant ecology
seed ecology
invasion ecology
restoration ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,092
88,553
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary Conner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,947
1,798
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,381
88,627
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julie K Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
2,706
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,402
95,818
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alan H Savitzky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,542
1,057
0.298
herpetology
evolutionary morphology
chemical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,878
98,824
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
RD Ramsey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,395
1,049
0.309
Remote Sensing
GIS
landscape ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,852
99,404
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul G Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,369
1,053
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,859
114,790
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James P Pitts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
1,444
0.527
entomology
evolution
systematics