Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 38 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,317
7,866
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,434
4,609
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mikrobiologie
Hygiene
Antibiotikaresistenzen
Zoonoseerreger
Biozide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,963
4,438
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,204
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
island biology
urban ecology
biogeography
evolutionary ecology
global change biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
4,316
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Conservation
Botany
Phylogeny
Systematics
Diversification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
2,067
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Host parasite evolution and ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
2,305
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
symbiosis of protists and insects
host-parasite interactions
termites
ultrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,878
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecosystem Stability
Soil-plant interaction
community ecology
biodiversity
productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
3,137
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Evolutionary ecology
insect immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,274
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary demography
Population dynamics
Stochastic processes
Mathematical modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,625
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ecosystem dynamics
global chance impacts
ecosystem functions
plant traits
theoretical ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,938
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fungi Traits Ecology Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
2,559
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Birds
Threatened Species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,675
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Functional plant ecology
community dynamics
plant-soil interactions
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,247
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
molecular evolution
primate evolution
trancription factors
gene regulatory networks
cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
773
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Proteomics
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,460
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Proteomics Algorithms C++ R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
1,241
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
In vitro Tests Sensibilisierung
Tissue Repair
Immuntoxikologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
580
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Community ecology
Urban ecology
Invasion Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
1,118
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbial ecology
agroecology
trophic interactions
microbial food web
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,129
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
796
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Host-Microbe interactions
Insect-Microbe interactions
Microbial Community Ecology
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
504
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolutionay Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
181
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evolution
Paleovirology
Herpesviruses
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
413
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,037
1,647
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Robin Hiesinger
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,317
7,866
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,698
3,104
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Monika Hilker
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,434
4,609
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,159
4,933
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Uwe Rösler
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,963
4,438
0.495
Mikrobiologie
Hygiene
Antibiotikaresistenzen
Zoonoseerreger
Biozide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,026
6,978
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stavros D Veresoglou
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
4,204
0.664
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,954
7,312
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuval Itescu
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,002
4,316
0.719
island biology
urban ecology
biogeography
evolutionary ecology
global change biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,815
8,933
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ingo Michalak
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,728
2,067
0.437
Conservation
Botany
Phylogeny
Systematics
Diversification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,641
10,261
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dino P McMahon
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,984
2,305
0.579
Host parasite evolution and ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,528
10,541
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renate Radek
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,878
0.488
symbiosis of protists and insects
host-parasite interactions
termites
ultrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,221
11,275
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gaowen Yang
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
3,137
0.892
Ecosystem Stability
Soil-plant interaction
community ecology
biodiversity
productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,467
11,541
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sophie AO Armitage
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
1,274
0.374
Evolutionary ecology
insect immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,350
12,105
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ulrich Karl Steiner
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,184
1,625
0.510
Evolutionary demography
Population dynamics
Stochastic processes
Mathematical modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,546
12,437
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Britta Tietjen
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,938
0.633
ecosystem dynamics
global chance impacts
ecosystem functions
plant traits
theoretical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,796
12,570
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlos A Aguilar Trigueros
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
2,559
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,134
13,355
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Evans
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,675
0.604
Biological Invasions
Macroecology
Birds
Threatened Species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,514
14,557
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yudi M Lozano
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,434
2,247
0.923
Functional plant ecology
community dynamics
plant-soil interactions
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,490
14,944
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katja Nowick
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,338
773
0.331
molecular evolution
primate evolution
trancription factors
gene regulatory networks
cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,438
15,375
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jayaseelan Murugaiyan
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
1,460
0.654
Proteomics
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,981
15,470
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chris Bielow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
1,241
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,390
17,152
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthias Peiser
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
580
0.312
In vitro Tests Sensibilisierung
Tissue Repair
Immuntoxikologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,150
18,590
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maud Bernard-Verdier
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
1,118
0.691
Community ecology
Urban ecology
Invasion Biology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,453
20,997
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Florine Degrune
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,129
0.884
Microbial ecology
agroecology
trophic interactions
microbial food web
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,620
24,728
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
India Mansour
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
796
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,475
25,452
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arne Weinhold
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
504
0.598
Host-Microbe interactions
Insect-Microbe interactions
Microbial Community Ecology
Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,083
26,532
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dirk Johannes Mikolajewski
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
181
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,210
28,486
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amr Aswad
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
413
0.651
Evolution
Paleovirology
Herpesviruses