Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Paul Orwin
Microbiology
Microbial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
1,008
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Eric Scott
Vertebrate paleontology - Pleistocene - megafaunal extinction - Equus - Bison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
815
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Daniel Nickerson
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
394
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Breanna Bree Putman
behavioral ecology
predator-prey interactions
urban ecology
herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
754
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Lua Lopez
Evolutionary ecology
conservation genetics
invasion biology
plant ancient genomics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
391
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Stacey Nerkowski
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Microsatellites
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
11
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,748
United States
84,317
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Orwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
1,008
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,022
United States
147,181
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,842
815
0.442
Vertebrate paleontology - Pleistocene - megafaunal extinction - Equus - Bison
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,556
United States
175,062
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Nickerson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
394
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,929
United States
213,310
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Breanna Bree Putman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
754
0.861
behavioral ecology
predator-prey interactions
urban ecology
herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,780
United States
242,260
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lua Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
391
0.652
Evolutionary ecology
conservation genetics
invasion biology
plant ancient genomics
transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,037,094
United States
410,328
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stacey Nerkowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
11
0.458
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Microsatellites
Evolution