Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deakin 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
Evolutionary Ecology
Sensory Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,478
9,999
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
turtles
plankton
jellyfish
migration
diving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,024
16,857
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
wildlife ecology
conservation biology
pest management
fire ecology
small mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
6,425
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Community Ecology
Conservation Biology
Environmental Policy
Pest and Wildlife Management
Fire Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
12,264
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
animal energetics
bird migration
behaviour-based models plant-animal interactions
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,906
5,202
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cell biology
molecular physiology
molecular metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
5,640
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Conservation
movement ecology
fire
amphibian disease
cross disciplinary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
5,475
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
disease ecology
sensory ecology
behavioural ecology
bird navigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,198
2,470
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
behavioural ecology
ecological physiology
animal communication
stress and animal welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,749
3,537
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nanobionics
Phytophthora
nanobiotechnology
agricultural biotechnology
plant disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
4,977
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,942
4,555
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quantitative ecology
conservation
network theory
spatial analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
4,461
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Conservation solutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
4,106
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
evolution
ecology
genetics
epigenetics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
3,966
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Wildlife Ecology
Island Biology
Biodiversity monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
2,507
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainability Assessment
Water Resources Management
Sustainable Diets
Input-Output Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
3,877
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Botany
Plant ecology
Alpine
Climate change
Snow dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
3,516
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
1,282
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,804
643
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemistry
biology
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
2,263
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bioinformatics
Structural Bioinformatics
Cancer Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
848
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
population genetics
DNA
Molecular Ecology
birds
turtles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,962
914
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Protected Areas
National Parks
Visitor Management
Conservation Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
1,209
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics
Ecosystem Restoration
Invasive Species Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
1,899
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Freshwater and Estuarine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,383
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,535
497
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John A Endler
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,478
9,999
0.230
Evolutionary Ecology
Sensory Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,927
610
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Graeme C Hays
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,024
16,857
0.432
turtles
plankton
jellyfish
migration
diving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,453
1,799
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John White
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,112
6,425
0.319
wildlife ecology
conservation biology
pest management
fire ecology
small mammals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,555
2,070
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Euan G Ritchie
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,135
12,264
0.676
Community Ecology
Conservation Biology
Environmental Policy
Pest and Wildlife Management
Fire Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,948
3,337
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marcel Klaassen
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,906
5,202
0.403
animal energetics
bird migration
behaviour-based models plant-animal interactions
disease ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,102
3,571
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sean McGee
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,206
5,640
0.462
cell biology
molecular physiology
molecular metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,432
4,285
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Don Driscoll
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,518
5,475
0.521
Conservation
movement ecology
fire
amphibian disease
cross disciplinary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,858
4,425
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Td Bennett Andy Bennett
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,198
2,470
0.242
disease ecology
sensory ecology
behavioural ecology
bird navigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,905
4,658
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Katherine Kate Buchanan
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,749
3,537
0.363
behavioural ecology
ecological physiology
animal communication
stress and animal welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,702
5,020
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Cahill
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
4,977
0.544
Nanobionics
Phytophthora
nanobiotechnology
agricultural biotechnology
plant disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,382
5,833
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthew Symonds
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,942
4,555
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,232
6,047
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric A Treml
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,732
4,461
0.577
Quantitative ecology
conservation
network theory
spatial analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,879
6,760
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael A Weston
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,965
4,106
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,728
7,107
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Beata Ujvari
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,627
3,966
0.598
evolution
ecology
genetics
epigenetics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,765
9,199
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tim S Jessop
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
2,507
0.496
Wildlife Ecology
Island Biology
Biodiversity monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,263
9,958
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michalis Hadjikakou
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
3,877
0.836
Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainability Assessment
Water Resources Management
Sustainable Diets
Input-Output Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,099
10,038
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Susanna Venn
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
3,516
0.765
Botany
Plant ecology
Alpine
Climate change
Snow dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,255
11,477
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joanna Skommer
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,923
1,282
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,292
11,763
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Beech
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,804
643
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,261
11,973
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Damien L Callahan
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
2,263
0.608
Chemistry
biology
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,481
14,128
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Merridee Wouters
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,989
848
0.284
Bioinformatics
Structural Bioinformatics
Cancer Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,959
14,203
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Patricia LM Lee
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,962
914
0.309
population genetics
DNA
Molecular Ecology
birds
turtles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,717
14,269
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William T Borrie
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,942
1,209
0.411
Protected Areas
National Parks
Visitor Management
Conservation Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,929
14,696
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Craig Sherman
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
1,899
0.673
Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics
Ecosystem Restoration
Invasive Species Biology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,716
15,574
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rebecca E Lester
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,383
0.533
Freshwater and Estuarine Ecology