Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
George Washington 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
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Population Genetics
Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,300
20,934
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Primatology
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Restoration
Seed Dispersal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,685
27,278
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,186
16,711
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Human evolution
comparative morphology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,318
5,111
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolution
Ecology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,223
8,271
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary Biology
Systematics
Phylogeny
Ichthyology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,573
5,195
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
paleontology
systematics
fossils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,674
3,197
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Phylogenetics - Bioinformatics - Computational Biology - Population Genetics - Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,007
5,123
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Systematics
spiders
taxonomy
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,476
3,436
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,395
2,496
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
microbial diversity
microbial evolution
archaea
cyanobacteria
extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
3,092
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
tidal wetlands
global change
conservation biology
community ecology
historical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,232
3,057
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Pattern Formation
Butterflies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,890
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Biology and Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
1,611
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Plant-Insect Interactions
Insect Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
1,691
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
statistical genetics
evolutionary biology
human disease genetics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
1,565
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Molecular Biology
Malacology
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,350
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
electrolyte and acid-base balance
temperature acclimitization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
212
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
landscape ecology
social-ecological systems
arid rangelands
spatial analysis
GIS and Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,131
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
functional morphology
evolutionary developmental biology
ichthyology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
787
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Evolution
Genetics
Development
Morphology
Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
663
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Developmental Biology
Craniofacial Development
Mouse genetics
Xenopus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
429
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Herpetology
systematics
phylogeography
speciation & diversification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
354
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,326
2,050
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keith A Crandall
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,300
20,934
0.251
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Population Genetics
Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,360
3,476
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Colin A Chapman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,685
27,278
0.450
Primatology
Conservation Biology
Behavioural Ecology
Restoration
Seed Dispersal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,655
12,612
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amy Zanne
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,186
16,711
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,878
15,623
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernard Wood
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,318
5,111
0.229
Human evolution
comparative morphology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,843
24,966
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Alexander Pyron
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,223
8,271
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,426
28,529
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Guillermo Orti
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,573
5,195
0.383
Evolutionary Biology
Systematics
Phylogeny
Ichthyology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,853
36,913
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Clark
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,674
3,197
0.300
paleontology
systematics
fossils
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,536
43,703
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marcos Pérez Losada
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,007
5,123
0.569
Phylogenetics - Bioinformatics - Computational Biology - Population Genetics - Systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,126
52,169
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gustavo Hormiga
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,476
3,436
0.460
Systematics
spiders
taxonomy
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,754
52,668
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sally A Moody
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,395
2,496
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,055
57,892
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jimmy Saw
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,652
3,092
0.465
microbial diversity
microbial evolution
archaea
cyanobacteria
extremophiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,100
70,835
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Keryn Gedan
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,232
3,057
0.584
tidal wetlands
global change
conservation biology
community ecology
historical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,836
74,097
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arnaud Martin
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,890
0.583
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Pattern Formation
Butterflies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,775
79,063
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chen Zeng
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,561
1,611
0.353
Computational Biology and Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,719
82,863
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Lill
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
1,691
0.394
Plant-Insect Interactions
Insect Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,249
88,558
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Taylor Maxwell
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,940
1,565
0.397
statistical genetics
evolutionary biology
human disease genetics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,248
97,156
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matty Knight
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,350
0.389
Biology
Molecular Biology
Malacology
Parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,160
141,029
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Randall K Packer
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
212
0.107
electrolyte and acid-base balance
temperature acclimitization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,297
166,777
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ginger Allington
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,131
0.766
landscape ecology
social-ecological systems
arid rangelands
spatial analysis
GIS and Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,457
170,153
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
L Patricia Hernandez
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
787
0.553
functional morphology
evolutionary developmental biology
ichthyology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,656
222,196
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anyi Mazo Vargas
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
788
663
0.841
Evolution
Genetics
Development
Morphology
Insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,469
231,302
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andre Luiz Pasqua Tavares
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
429
0.613
Developmental Biology
Craniofacial Development
Mouse genetics
Xenopus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,850
234,700
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catriona Hendry
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
354
0.529
Herpetology
systematics
phylogeography
speciation & diversification