Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Arizona 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
tropical ecology
land use change
coral reefs
conservation science
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,334
50,798
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
evolution
genetics
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,842
22,855
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,521
21,596
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Landscape ecology
Urban ecology
Sustainability science
Urban sustainability
Ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,193
31,844
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecosystem ecology
urban ecology
stream ecology
biogeochemistry
resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,718
18,670
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary medicine
Emotions
Mental disorders
Cooperation
Social selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,326
14,047
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sustainability
complex systems
archaeology
human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,730
19,202
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
bioarchaeology
paleopathology
forensic anthropology
paleodemography
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,574
11,572
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
biological X-ray laser science
nanocrystallography
structural biology
structural medicinal chemistry
photosynthesis systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,167
10,106
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Population Dynamics
Mathematical Ecology
Mathematical Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Modeling
Disease Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,791
12,098
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Entomology
evolution
behavior
behavior genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,529
5,281
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biotechnology
Microalgae
Cell Biology
Biofuel
Photobioreactor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,526
10,112
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,400
7,394
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Restoration Ecology
Rivers
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,654
5,999
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Environmental biotechnology
Human microbiome
autism
gut brain connection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,585
13,345
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Evolution and Cancer
Neoplastic Progression
Therapeutic Resistance
Peto's Paradox
Barrett's Esophagus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,474
9,274
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
5,181
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sexual selection
coloration
carotenoids
birds
urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,422
5,201
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
ecosystem ecology
wetland ecology
urban ecology
sustainability science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
5,938
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Conservation Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,877
4,539
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
conservation science
decision science
marine ecology
impact evaluation
environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,900
6,382
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biology education
science education
biology education research
teaching
neuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,707
9,114
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ecological and evolutionary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,664
4,616
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neurobiology of Chronic Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,233
2,985
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Evolution and organismal biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
2,450
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,625
1,245
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregory P Asner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,334
50,798
0.465
tropical ecology
land use change
coral reefs
conservation science
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,362
2,081
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Lynch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,842
22,855
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,021
2,860
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Osvaldo Sala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,521
21,596
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,688
3,167
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jianguo Jingle Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,193
31,844
0.496
Landscape ecology
Urban ecology
Sustainability science
Urban sustainability
Ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,107
5,268
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nancy B Grimm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,718
18,670
0.400
ecosystem ecology
urban ecology
stream ecology
biogeochemistry
resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,537
6,409
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Randolph M Nesse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,326
14,047
0.340
Evolutionary medicine
Emotions
Mental disorders
Cooperation
Social selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,034
7,097
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sander Van Der Leeuw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,730
19,202
0.496
sustainability
complex systems
archaeology
human evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,456
7,741
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane E Buikstra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,574
11,572
0.316
bioarchaeology
paleopathology
forensic anthropology
paleodemography
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,177
10,249
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Petra Fromme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,167
10,106
0.335
biological X-ray laser science
nanocrystallography
structural biology
structural medicinal chemistry
photosynthesis systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,179
11,582
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos Castillo Chavez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,791
12,098
0.435
Population Dynamics
Mathematical Ecology
Mathematical Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Modeling
Disease Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,381
13,824
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert E Page Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,529
5,281
0.215
Entomology
evolution
behavior
behavior genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,286
15,438
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qiang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,526
10,112
0.449
Biotechnology
Microalgae
Cell Biology
Biofuel
Photobioreactor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,544
15,534
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joan B Silk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,400
7,394
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,254
16,242
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juliet C Stromberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,654
5,999
0.277
Restoration Ecology
Rivers
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,432
16,309
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosa Krajmalnik Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,585
13,345
0.618
Environmental biotechnology
Human microbiome
autism
gut brain connection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,131
19,735
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carlo C Maley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,474
9,274
0.502
Evolution and Cancer
Neoplastic Progression
Therapeutic Resistance
Peto's Paradox
Barrett's Esophagus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,735
20,763
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James P Collins
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
5,181
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,934
22,812
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin Mcgraw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,422
5,201
0.317
sexual selection
coloration
carotenoids
birds
urban ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,049
23,990
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel L Childers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,744
5,938
0.377
ecosystem ecology
wetland ecology
urban ecology
sustainability science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,815
30,212
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,877
4,539
0.352
Conservation Biology
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,171
32,898
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leah Gerber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,900
6,382
0.536
conservation science
decision science
marine ecology
impact evaluation
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,753
33,459
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sara E Brownell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,707
9,114
0.779
biology education
science education
biology education research
teaching
neuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,150
33,604
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jon Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,664
4,616
0.396
ecological and evolutionary physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,976
38,473
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cheryl Conrad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,233
2,985
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,768
40,166
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Timothy L Karr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
2,450
0.250
Evolution and organismal biology