Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

California State University Fullerton 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
United States
Marcelo Tolmasky
infectious diseases
extrachromosomal elements
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
plasmids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,856
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Maria Soledad Ramirez
Antimicrobial
microbiology
bacteria
horizontal genetic transfer
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
4,222
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Paul Stapp
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,010
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Nikolas Nikolaidis
molecular evolution
biochemistry
stress response
lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,273
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Anne E Kelly
ecohydrology
landscape ecology
climate change effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
985
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Sean E Walker
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
406
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Verónica Jiménez
Parasitology
Ion channels
Electrophysiology
Mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
573
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Nicole Bonuso
Evolutionary Paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
444
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Parvin Shahrestani
evolutionary genetics
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
521
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Ankita Mohapatra
Evolutionary algorithms
Soft Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
342
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Bryan P White
biology
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
159
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,447
United States
41,637
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marcelo Tolmasky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,388
3,856
0.411
infectious diseases
extrachromosomal elements
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
plasmids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,259
United States
59,222
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maria Soledad Ramirez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,427
4,222
0.657
Antimicrobial
microbiology
bacteria
horizontal genetic transfer
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,533
United States
84,257
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Stapp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,010
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,695
United States
99,606
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nikolas Nikolaidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,273
0.383
molecular evolution
biochemistry
stress response
lipids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,145
United States
134,563
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anne E Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,114
985
0.466
ecohydrology
landscape ecology
climate change effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,523
United States
149,189
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sean E Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,782
406
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,289
United States
180,984
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Verónica Jiménez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,248
573
0.459
Parasitology
Ion channels
Electrophysiology
Mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,478
United States
186,159
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nicole Bonuso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
444
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,384
United States
194,222
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Parvin Shahrestani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,079
521
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,510
United States
240,967
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ankita Mohapatra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
342
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,930
United States
286,988
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bryan P White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
159
0.537
biology
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
computational biology