Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Cornell University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
ecosystem modelling
data assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
45,010
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Carbon Cycle
Plant Diversity
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
4,619
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Vascular Biology
Computational Biology
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
4,423
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecology
Global Change
Vegetation Modelling
Plant Hydraulics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
3,271
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolution
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
2,944
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Spatial Ecology
Agroecology
Pollination
Biological Control
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
3,605
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Learning and memory
neural circuits
network dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
3,130
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,110
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bioacoustics
Marine Ecology
Ichthyology
Animal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
2,215
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Renewable energy and materials for energy and environmental applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
2,954
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,155
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
2,095
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
virology
viral pathogenesis
virus evolution
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
3,165
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
soil arthropod ecology
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
2,248
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Fluid mechanics
Bio mechanics
Fluid structure interaction
Nonlinear dynamics
Complex network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
1,996
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Ecology
Birds of North America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,766
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spatial Ecology
Decision Science
Wildlife Conservation and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,992
1,976
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Endocrinology
behavior
stress
evolution
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
2,253
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology - Conservation biology - Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
2,178
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Integrative biology
evolutionary biology
sexual selection
behavioral ecology
physiological ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,592
2,024
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biomaterial
cell encapsulation
stem cell
micropattern
tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,311
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
limnology
freshwater ecology
carbon cycle
ecosystem ecology
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
1,983
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
systems biology
biophysics
data geometry
dynamical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
2,214
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
allostery
protein motions
evolution
structural enzymology
x-ray scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,296
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
bird migration
ornithology
evolution
ecology
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,852
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,885
2,326
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yiqi Luo
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
45,010
0.578
global change ecology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
ecosystem modelling
data assimilation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,906
72,846
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donghai Wu
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,049
4,619
0.915
Carbon Cycle
Plant Diversity
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,583
75,739
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Redmond
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
4,423
0.919
Vascular Biology
Computational Biology
Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,692
90,987
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiangtao Xu
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
3,271
0.863
Ecology
Global Change
Vegetation Modelling
Plant Hydraulics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,633
91,545
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Moeller
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
2,944
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,036
91,651
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Heather Grab
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
3,605
0.961
Spatial Ecology
Agroecology
Pollination
Biological Control
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,873
93,320
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fernandez Ruiz Antonio
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
3,130
0.856
Learning and memory
neural circuits
network dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,523
93,511
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander G Ophir
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,110
0.578
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,622
93,845
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aaron N Rice
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
2,215
0.610
Bioacoustics
Marine Ecology
Ichthyology
Animal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,282
94,041
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jillian L Goldfarb
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
2,954
0.816
Renewable energy and materials for energy and environmental applications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,314
95,219
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Guillaume Lambert
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
2,155
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,619
100,213
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ashley Stephen Doane
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,320
2,095
0.631
Computational Biology
Cancer Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,100
102,365
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Javier A Jaimes
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
3,165
0.982
virology
viral pathogenesis
virus evolution
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,378
102,429
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyle Wickings
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
2,248
0.698
soil arthropod ecology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,685
103,956
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sunghwan Jung
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,153
1,996
0.633
Fluid mechanics
Bio mechanics
Fluid structure interaction
Nonlinear dynamics
Complex network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,200
106,290
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul G Rodewald
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,052
1,766
0.579
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Ecology
Birds of North America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,434
107,788
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Angela Fuller
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,992
1,976
0.660
Spatial Ecology
Decision Science
Wildlife Conservation and Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,940
108,521
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maren Vitousek
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,964
2,253
0.760
Endocrinology
behavior
stress
evolution
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,523
109,791
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nárgila G Moura
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,914
2,178
0.747
Ecology - Conservation biology - Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,048
118,854
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Conor Claverie Taff
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,592
2,024
0.781
Integrative biology
evolutionary biology
sexual selection
behavioral ecology
physiological ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,658
120,108
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wei Song
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,311
0.514
biomaterial
cell encapsulation
stem cell
micropattern
tissue engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,193
128,225
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Meredith A Holgerson
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,304
1,983
0.861
limnology
freshwater ecology
carbon cycle
ecosystem ecology
food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,634
129,373
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shu Wang
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
2,214
0.976
systems biology
biophysics
data geometry
dynamical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,519
132,350
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nozomi Ando
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
1,296
0.592
allostery
protein motions
evolution
structural enzymology
x-ray scattering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,768
132,951
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benjamin M Van Doren
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,852
0.853
bird migration
ornithology
evolution
ecology
environmental change