Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 35 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
mitochondria
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,649
9,102
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetic epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,797
10,860
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,335
6,332
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,595
1,657
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Plant Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,176
1,753
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
4,627
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
glycobiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
1,618
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Human Evolution
Human Anatomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
1,373
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,161
1,486
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,755
1,254
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,580
1,423
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,545
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
2,515
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,577
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,758
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
theoretical ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,921
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
250
0.093
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,733
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biologically-Inspired Robotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
879
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
700
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
673
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
777
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
915
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
497
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biology
CryoEM
Biophysics
Virology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
610
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,814
7,886
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Charles Hoppel
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,649
9,102
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,276
12,470
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dana C Crawford
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,797
10,860
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,871
27,262
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tsan Sam Xiao
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,335
6,332
0.442
Structural Biology
Immunology
Inflammasomes
Host pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,390
46,428
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roy E Ritzmann
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,595
1,657
0.193
neuroscience
insect neurobiology
neuroethology robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,337
54,877
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chris Cullis
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,176
1,753
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,383
56,499
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah E Diamond
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,945
4,627
0.666
evolutionary ecology
physiological ecology
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,799
69,060
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas A Gerken
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
1,618
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,647
69,316
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Scott Simpson
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
1,373
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,534
72,611
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Focco Van Den Akker
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,161
1,486
0.288
Antibiotic resistance
structural biology
cardiovascular diseases
drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,179
77,499
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Willis
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,755
1,254
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,912
79,854
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Benard
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,580
1,423
0.311
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation
Amphibian Biology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,692
90,820
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Mears
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
1,545
0.399
Mitochondrial dynamics
Structural biology
Cryo-EM
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,874
92,325
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ryan A Martin
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,784
2,515
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,297
93,579
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Radhika Atit
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,714
1,577
0.425
developmental biology
skin
dermis
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,731
94,563
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean H Burns
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,662
1,758
0.480
Community assembly
biological invasions
phylogenetic comparative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,314
112,333
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen C Abbott
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
1,921
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,131
117,249
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph F Koonce
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,697
250
0.093
Systems Ecology
Great Lakes Resource Management
Land-water Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,095
120,001
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xinghong Dai
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
1,733
0.666
structural biology
cryoEM
virology
membrane proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,309
141,575
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathryn Daltorio
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
879
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,000
158,211
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah C Bagby
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
700
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,253
161,693
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robin Snyder
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,592
673
0.423
Theoretical Ecology
Mathematical Biology
stochasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,782
171,289
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prashansa Agrawal
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
777
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,400
180,701
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wei Huang
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
915
0.711
Computational biology
Biophysics
protein/RNA complexes
cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,751
187,726
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shi Gu
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
497
0.417
Biology
biomedical engineering
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,699
192,451
619
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kunpeng Li
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
610
0.539
Biology
CryoEM
Biophysics
Virology