Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke 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
Developmental biology
stem cells
lung repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,027
15,543
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
tropical ecology
plant-animal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,067
20,270
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Conservation
conservation biology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,303
20,299
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
fungi: systematics
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,258
17,177
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
RNA Structural Biology
Biopolymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,821
20,728
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecosystem Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Forest Hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,334
10,872
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,140
11,643
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetic variation in plant populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,366
8,626
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
landscape ecology
ecology
conservation
ecosystems
connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,151
8,646
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
6,967
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary biology
symbiosis
phylogenetics
systematic biology
lichenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
9,359
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Developmental Physiology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
6,973
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,133
11,184
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,126
6,845
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,844
11,316
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Wetlands
Ecology
biogeochemistry
phosphorus
carbon cycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
5,158
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
evolutionary anthropology
Primate paleontology
paleobiology
vertebrate paleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
3,894
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,454
5,498
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
community and ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
8,728
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
evolution
genetics
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
3,626
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
1,934
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
animal communication
animal behavior
neuroethology
evolution
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
3,961
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant biology
Ca2+ signaling
sensory Ca2+ channels
nitric oxide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
4,674
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Mitochondria
Exercise
Aging
Muscle
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
5,149
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
genomics
madagascar
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
4,252
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,699
1,754
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brigid Hogan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,027
15,543
0.171
Developmental biology
stem cells
lung repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,669
3,150
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Terborgh
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,067
20,270
0.316
tropical ecology
plant-animal interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,557
3,580
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stuart Pimm
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,303
20,299
0.342
Conservation
conservation biology
ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,594
5,506
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rytas Vilgalys
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,258
17,177
0.380
fungi: systematics
genetics
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,804
5,600
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gary Kapral
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,821
20,728
0.462
RNA Structural Biology
Biopolymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,842
7,455
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ram Oren
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,334
10,872
0.291
Ecosystem Physiology
Plant Ecophysiology
Forest Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,990
7,516
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James S Clark
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,140
11,643
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,779
9,196
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Mitchell Olds
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,366
8,626
0.267
genetic variation in plant populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,042
9,748
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dean Urban
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,151
8,646
0.278
landscape ecology
ecology
conservation
ecosystems
connectivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,229
9,836
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Douglas Marchuk
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
6,967
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,445
12,115
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francois Lutzoni
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
9,359
0.349
Evolutionary biology
symbiosis
phylogenetics
systematic biology
lichenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,908
14,023
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
H Frederik Nijhout
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
6,973
0.288
Developmental Physiology and Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,959
14,830
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan C Alberts
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,133
11,184
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,053
15,696
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregory Wray
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,126
6,845
0.309
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,139
16,981
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John R Poulsen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,844
11,316
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,173
20,087
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Curtis J Richardson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,133
5,158
0.284
Wetlands
Ecology
biogeochemistry
phosphorus
carbon cycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,374
20,561
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard F Kay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
3,894
0.219
evolutionary anthropology
Primate paleontology
paleobiology
vertebrate paleontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,631
22,632
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathleen Pryer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,454
5,498
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,285
22,879
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Justin Wright
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,298
8,728
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,279
27,402
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohamed Noor
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,987
3,626
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,192
27,749
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clifford Cunningham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,845
1,934
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,115
29,858
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen Nowicki
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,944
3,961
0.306
animal communication
animal behavior
neuroethology
evolution
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,044
32,003
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhen Ming Pei
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,136
4,674
0.385
Plant biology
Ca2+ signaling
sensory Ca2+ channels
nitric oxide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,144
33,135
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy R Koves
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,753
5,149
0.438
Mitochondria
Exercise
Aging
Muscle
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,776
33,358
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anne D Yoder
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,676
4,252
0.364
evolutionary biology
conservation genetics
genomics
madagascar
population genetics