Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Florida State 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
Nuclear organization
gene expression
chromatin structure
chromosomes
epigenetics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,001
14,816
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
DNA replication
Cell Fate specification
Replication Timing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,329
10,657
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Population genetics
Phylogenetics
Bayesian inference
Model selection
Demographic Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,944
3,847
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,605
1,396
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,409
5,693
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social insect natural history
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,946
3,007
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
muscle
myosin
myosin filament
cryoEM
cryoET
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,009
2,366
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
equity in science learning
teacher learning
reform-efforts
evolution education
affect and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,512
3,660
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,283
2,019
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,773
2,431
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
2,169
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
magnetic resonance
EPR
lipoxygenase
lipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,692
430
0.076
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Innate Immunity
Signal Transduction
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Drug Development
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
3,221
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Community Ecology
Marine Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Quantitative Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
3,428
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,079
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Virology
Immunology
Herpesvirus
Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,759
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cell & molecular biomechanics of cardiac & skeletal muscle
Ca2+ regulation & inherited cardiomyopathies
Bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
1,199
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
maize molecular genetics
chromosomes & chromatin
3D cytogenetics
meiosis & telomeres
nuclear envelope & LINC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,281
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology
marine biology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
2,753
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Neural Development
Retinal Disease
Zebrafish Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
761
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nanotechnology
lipid
small molecule microarrays
biosensors
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
640
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biodiversity
Phylogenomics
Biogeography
Biodiversity Informatics
Citizen Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
1,184
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plant Developmental Biology
Genomics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
1,093
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
microbiology
molecular biology
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
922
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Wetlands
Biogeochemistry
Geomorphology
Ecology
Sediment Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,247
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,772
7,877
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Fraser
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,001
14,816
0.412
Nuclear organization
gene expression
chromatin structure
chromosomes
epigenetics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,210
12,426
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David M Gilbert
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,329
10,657
0.405
DNA replication
Cell Fate specification
Replication Timing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,935
23,494
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Beerli
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,944
3,847
0.241
Population genetics
Phylogenetics
Bayesian inference
Model selection
Demographic Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,701
28,294
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Donald Ld Caspar
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,605
1,396
0.103
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,977
31,273
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian Inouye
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,409
5,693
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,547
32,568
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Walter R Tschinkel
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,946
3,007
0.252
social insect natural history
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,802
35,504
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kenneth A Taylor
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,009
2,366
0.215
muscle
myosin
myosin filament
cryoEM
cryoET
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,796
37,245
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sherry A Southerland
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,512
3,660
0.348
equity in science learning
teacher learning
reform-efforts
evolution education
affect and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,914
42,166
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Don R Levitan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,283
2,019
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,400
50,016
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kimberly A Hughes
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,773
2,431
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,621
62,818
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Scott J Steppan
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,012
2,169
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,187
65,745
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Betty J Gaffney Mcfarland
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,692
430
0.076
magnetic resonance
EPR
lipoxygenase
lipids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,607
67,741
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Qian Yin
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
3,221
0.587
Innate Immunity
Signal Transduction
Host-Pathogen Interaction
Drug Development
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,406
69,442
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Rassweiler
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
3,428
0.645
Community Ecology
Marine Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Quantitative Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,344
78,390
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nora Underwood
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,079
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,913
80,065
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fanxiu Zhu
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,759
0.395
Virology
Immunology
Herpesvirus
Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
innate immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,546
80,250
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
P Bryant Chase
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
1,199
0.270
Cell & molecular biomechanics of cardiac & skeletal muscle
Ca2+ regulation & inherited cardiomyopathies
Bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,129
94,883
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hank W Bass
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,555
1,281
0.360
maize molecular genetics
chromosomes & chromatin
3D cytogenetics
meiosis & telomeres
nuclear envelope & LINC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,204
96,960
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew A Shantz
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,453
2,753
0.797
Ecology
marine biology
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,543
104,727
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James M Fadool
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
761
0.245
Neural Development
Retinal Disease
Zebrafish Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,869
107,886
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven Lenhert
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,970
640
0.215
nanotechnology
lipid
small molecule microarrays
biosensors
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,848
108,157
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Austin Mast
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,959
1,184
0.400
Biodiversity
Phylogenomics
Biogeography
Biodiversity Informatics
Citizen Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,348
119,956
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hongchang Cui
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
1,093
0.430
Plant Developmental Biology
Genomics
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,092
123,440
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kathryn M Jones
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
922
0.380
microbiology
molecular biology
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,305
156,895
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joshua L Breithaupt
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,247
0.762
Wetlands
Biogeochemistry
Geomorphology
Ecology
Sediment Dynamics