Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Case Western Reserve University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Charles Hoppel
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,907
10,274
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Dana C Crawford
Genetic epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
12,420
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Tsan Sam Xiao
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
6,978
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Roy E Ritzmann
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
1,889
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Chris Cullis
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
2,001
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Sarah E Diamond
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
4,531
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Scott Simpson
Human Evolution
Human Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,579
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Thomas A Gerken
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,766
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Focco Van Den Akker
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
1,623
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Mark Willis
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,384
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Michael Benard
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,640
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Jason Mears
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,706
1,636
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Radhika Atit
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
1,673
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Ryan A Martin
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
2,586
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Jean H Burns
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,802
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Karen C Abbott
theoretical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,921
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Joseph F Koonce
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
300
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Xinghong Dai
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,901
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Kathryn Daltorio
Biologically-Inspired Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
911
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Robin Snyder
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
740
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Prashansa Agrawal
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
863
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Wei Huang
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
910
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Shi Gu
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
532
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Priti Anand
Cardiovascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
697
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,361
United States
7,735
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Charles Hoppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,907
10,274
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,077
United States
12,452
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dana C Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
12,420
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,571
United States
27,259
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tsan Sam Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
6,978
0.505
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,061
United States
45,516
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roy E Ritzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,444
1,889
0.224
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,225
United States
54,084
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chris Cullis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
2,001
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,845
United States
58,796
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah E Diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,379
4,531
0.710
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,701
United States
68,092
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Scott Simpson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,356
1,579
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,014
United States
68,462
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas A Gerken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,315
1,766
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,219
United States
71,565
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Focco Van Den Akker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
1,623
0.322
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,158
United States
76,063
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Willis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,384
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,642
United States
78,849
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Benard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,454
1,640
0.368
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,292
United States
90,757
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Mears
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,706
1,636
0.441
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,304
United States
93,043
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Radhika Atit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
1,673
0.468
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,369
United States
93,653
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ryan A Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
2,586
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,045
United States
95,347
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean H Burns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,802
0.521
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,430
United States
114,110
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen C Abbott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,677
1,921
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,132
United States
114,303
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph F Koonce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
300
0.112
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,117
United States
120,459
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xinghong Dai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,901
0.770
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,041
United States
142,025
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathryn Daltorio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
911
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,579
United States
157,964
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah C Bagby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
778
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,322
United States
160,291
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robin Snyder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
740
0.480
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,520
United States
170,884
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prashansa Agrawal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
863
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,654
United States
183,647
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wei Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
910
0.766
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,948
United States
186,770
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shi Gu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
532
0.463
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,067
United States
191,676
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Priti Anand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
697
0.641