Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 38 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
landscape ecology
conservation biology
ecology
road ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,937
24,147
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Behavioral ecology
evolutionary theory
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,072
4,022
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
avian ecology
ecological parasitology
disease ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,748
2,463
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant molecular biology
lipid metabolism
gene expression
biotechnology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,487
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,205
2,068
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evolution
genetics
microbiology
genomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,216
2,569
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
2,292
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
conservation prioritization
spatial statistics
invasion ecology
threatened species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
4,595
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aquatic ecology
limnology
paleolimnology
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
4,448
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Conservation Biology
Fisheries Science
Conservation Social Science
Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife
Natural Resour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
3,400
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Road ecology
landscape ecology
meta-analysis
evidence synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
2,635
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
evolutionary biology
plant life-history evolution
bet hedging
phenotypic plasticity
collective
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,092
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Quantitative Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
2,684
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
landscape heterogeneity
pattern and process
biodiversity
agricultural landscapes
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,780
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
DNA damage response
microRNAs
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
integrated
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
454
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolution
Theory
Diversity
Botany
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
603
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Insect Flight
Biomechanics
Micro-air-vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
446
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biochemistry
bioinformatics
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
266
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vertebrate paleontology
Evolutionary developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
672
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Conservation Physiology
Ecophysiology
Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
795
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Limnology
micropaleontology
molecular ecology
biodiversity
paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
502
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conservation biology
decision science
quantitative ecology
migratory birds
bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
347
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
342
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
284
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
community ecology
biological invasions
restoration
conservation
species at risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
205
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,001
235
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lenore Fahrig
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,937
24,147
0.345
landscape ecology
conservation biology
ecology
road ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,639
3,560
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas N Sherratt
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,072
4,022
0.333
Behavioral ecology
evolutionary theory
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,735
4,639
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Forbes
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,748
2,463
0.253
avian ecology
ecological parasitology
disease ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,429
5,205
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Owen Rowland
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,741
3,487
0.399
plant molecular biology
lipid metabolism
gene expression
biotechnology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,952
5,555
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kathryn Freemark Lindsay
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,205
2,068
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,823
6,357
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alex Wong
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,216
2,569
0.356
Evolution
genetics
microbiology
genomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,984
6,997
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashkan Golshani
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
2,292
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,282
7,696
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joseph R Bennett
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
4,595
0.780
conservation prioritization
spatial statistics
invasion ecology
threatened species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,837
8,947
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jesse Vermaire
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
4,448
0.887
Aquatic ecology
limnology
paleolimnology
environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,980
9,840
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vivian Nguyen
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
3,400
0.755
Conservation Biology
Fisheries Science
Conservation Social Science
Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife
Natural Resour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,277
9,987
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Trina Rytwinski
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
2,635
0.597
Road ecology
landscape ecology
meta-analysis
evidence synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,318
12,913
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Simons
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,092
0.345
evolutionary biology
plant life-history evolution
bet hedging
phenotypic plasticity
collective
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,578
13,063
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard Schuster
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,110
2,684
0.863
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Quantitative Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,074
14,688
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott Mitchell
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,780
0.677
landscape heterogeneity
pattern and process
biodiversity
agricultural landscapes
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,141
16,260
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bruce C Mckay
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
454
0.204
DNA damage response
microRNAs
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
integrated
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,304
17,545
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Root Gorelick
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
603
0.311
Evolution
Theory
Diversity
Botany
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,111
19,750
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeff Dawson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
446
0.287
Insect Flight
Biomechanics
Micro-air-vehicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,124
20,157
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James J Cheetham
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,489
266
0.179
biochemistry
bioinformatics
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,477
22,609
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hillary C Maddin
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
672
0.574
Vertebrate paleontology
Evolutionary developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,770
22,854
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christine L Madliger
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
795
0.697
Conservation Physiology
Ecophysiology
Conservation Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,399
26,730
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Macumber
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
502
0.666
Limnology
micropaleontology
molecular ecology
biodiversity
paleoclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,684
34,208
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Allison D Binley
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
347
0.994
Conservation biology
decision science
quantitative ecology
migratory birds
bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,749
34,212
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Morgan L Piczak
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
342
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,911
36,459
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter E Holder
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
284
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,268,841
39,223
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Courtney Robichaud
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
205
0.923
community ecology
biological invasions
restoration
conservation
species at risk