Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 16 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
Proteomics
protein function
mucosal immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,865
1,443
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
1,405
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Algae
Aquaculture
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,078
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marine Biodiversity
Biological Invasions
Maritime Ecology
Community Ecology
Biofouling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
1,318
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
1,684
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
714
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular ecology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,519
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aquatic Ecology
Invasive species
Aquaculture
Multiple stressors
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
1,133
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marine ecology
Mussel settlement and recruitment
Aquaculture
Biological invasions
Canopy-forming algae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,287
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Water Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment
Health-Related Water Microbiology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
635
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biological Oceanography
Water Column Ecology
Marine microbiology
Physical Oceanography
Harmful Algal Blooms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
352
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
788
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
278
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecophysiology
Stressors
Invertebrates
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
503
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biology - Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
295
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marine Biology
Aquaculture
Harmful Algae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
323
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,732
905
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Wheeler
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,865
1,443
0.246
Proteomics
protein function
mucosal immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,643
1,157
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roger Young
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,862
1,405
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,053
1,625
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael A Packer|Mike Packer
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,078
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,752
2,049
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian C Davidson
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
1,318
0.513
Marine Biodiversity
Biological Invasions
Maritime Ecology
Community Ecology
Biofouling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,381
2,280
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Pearman
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
1,684
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,708
2,440
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan Banks
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
714
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,584
2,752
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Olivier Laroche
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,519
0.898
Molecular ecology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,873
2,755
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Javier Atalah
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
1,133
0.670
Aquatic Ecology
Invasive species
Aquaculture
Multiple stressors
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,787
2,860
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul M South
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,608
1,287
0.800
Marine ecology
Mussel settlement and recruitment
Aquaculture
Biological invasions
Canopy-forming algae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,019
3,527
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos Ja Campos
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
635
0.595
Water Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment
Health-Related Water Microbiology
Marine Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,600
3,693
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Benjamin R Knight
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
352
0.369
Biological Oceanography
Water Column Ecology
Marine microbiology
Physical Oceanography
Harmful Algal Blooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,705
3,869
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laura Biessy
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
788
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,161
4,067
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Annika Wagenhoff
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
278
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,046
4,135
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natali Delorme
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
696
503
0.723
Ecophysiology
Stressors
Invertebrates
Aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
991,268
4,636
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paula Casanovas
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
295
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,466
4,705
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Rolton Vignier
Cawthron Institute
Nelson, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
323
0.801
Marine Biology
Aquaculture
Harmful Algae