Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 73 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
life sciences
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiovascular research
TRP channels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,099
13,958
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational biology
virology
evolution
phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,694
26,063
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
evolutionary ecology
eco-evolutionary dynamics
metacommunity ecology
biodiversity
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,236
16,358
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nature & urban green management
green roofs
plant ecology
urban ecology
historical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,710
10,126
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cheminformatics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,877
12,797
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Virology
Bayesian Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,069
21,569
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biotechnology
molecular microbiology
antibacterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,239
14,766
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,222
5,931
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Conservation biology
Agronomic ecology
Ecological genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,999
10,109
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
learning & memory
brain disease
experimental therapeutics
animal models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
6,219
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecology
Evolution
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,487
6,912
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
microbiology
microbial ecology
plant-microbe-insect interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,712
8,668
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structural Biology
Drug Design
Drug Resistance
Infectious Diseases
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,856
2,800
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
evolutionary biology
theoretical biology
computational biology
behavioural ecology
chemical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,654
7,652
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
evolutionary biology
ecological biogeography
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,810
4,994
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
self-control
consumer behavior
altruism
conservation behavior
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,214
5,088
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biological Psychology
Behavioral Pharmacology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,649
5,364
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
biodiversity
ecosystem services
conservation
environmental epidemiology
human health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,363
4,237
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
2,827
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
5,885
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
developmental bilogy
limb development
cartilage
chick
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,532
1,180
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
evolutionary biology
host-parasite coevolution
microbiome research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,440
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
primate locomotion
primate anatomy
functional morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
1,943
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ion channels
structural biology
electrophysiology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,055
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational biology
regulatory genomics
cancer
microbiology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,246
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,731
52
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bernd Nilius
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,099
13,958
0.214
life sciences
ion channels
channelopathies
cardiovascular research
TRP channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,810
90
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippe Lemey
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,694
26,063
0.570
Computational biology
virology
evolution
phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,767
128
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luc De Meester
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,236
16,358
0.428
evolutionary ecology
eco-evolutionary dynamics
metacommunity ecology
biodiversity
aquatic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,324
150
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Hermy
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,710
10,126
0.292
nature & urban green management
green roofs
plant ecology
urban ecology
historical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,955
182
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yves Moreau
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,877
12,797
0.414
Cheminformatics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,846
238
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guy Baele
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,069
21,569
0.797
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Virology
Bayesian Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,633
286
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rob Lavigne
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,239
14,766
0.609
biotechnology
molecular microbiology
antibacterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,669
288
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Liliane Schoofs
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,222
5,931
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,085
308
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Olivier Honnay
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,999
10,109
0.440
Conservation biology
Agronomic ecology
Ecological genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,288
345
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rudi D Hooge
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
6,219
0.288
learning & memory
brain disease
experimental therapeutics
animal models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,963
516
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robby Stoks
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,487
6,912
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,431
546
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bart Lievens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,712
8,668
0.552
microbiology
microbial ecology
plant-microbe-insect interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,891
585
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kalyan Das
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,856
2,800
0.188
Structural Biology
Drug Design
Drug Resistance
Infectious Diseases
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,003
592
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Wenseleers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,654
7,652
0.522
evolutionary biology
theoretical biology
computational biology
behavioural ecology
chemical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,084
641
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luc Brendonck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,810
4,994
0.362
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
evolutionary biology
ecological biogeography
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,320
765
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Siegfried Dewitte
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,214
5,088
0.417
self-control
consumer behavior
altruism
conservation behavior
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,526
894
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Wöhr
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,649
5,364
0.504
Biological Psychology
Behavioral Pharmacology
Behavioral Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,410
1,043
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Raf Aerts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,363
4,237
0.453
biodiversity
ecosystem services
conservation
environmental epidemiology
human health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,492
1,253
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vera Van Noort
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
2,827
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,297
1,314
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Veronica De Simone
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
5,885
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,236
1,705
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Przemko Tylzanowski
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,532
1,180
0.213
developmental bilogy
limb development
cartilage
chick
zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,520
2,023
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ellen Decaestecker
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
2,440
0.529
evolutionary biology
host-parasite coevolution
microbiome research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,521
2,122
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evie E Vereecke
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
1,943
0.446
primate locomotion
primate anatomy
functional morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,062
2,571
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chris Ulens
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
1,055
0.309
Ion channels
structural biology
electrophysiology
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,640
2,580
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rekin'S Janky
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,246
0.367
Computational biology
regulatory genomics
cancer
microbiology
bioinformatics