Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Imperial College London 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
evolution
ecology
conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,481
15,099
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biopolymer Mass Spectrometry and Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,309
5,696
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Infectious Disease Ecology and Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,561
31,899
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
habitat fragmentation
ecology
tropical deforestation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,223
18,747
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Structural biology
Synthetic biology
Macromolecular mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
9,191
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
conservation biology
risk analysis
expert judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,847
10,180
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
evolutionary biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,986
10,563
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biology Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,061
11,319
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Climate change
ecology
food webs
global change biology
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,251
11,801
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Protein structure
protein modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,523
9,711
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
structural virology
human serum albumin
scholarly publishing
research assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,643
6,540
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Bioinformatics
Vector biology
Genome sequencing
Genome annotation
VectorBase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,578
5,935
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
immune-metabolic interactions
innate immunity
host-pathogen interactions
infection pathogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,399
7,912
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Science
Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
11,049
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ecology
conservation
infectious disease
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,770
13,379
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
respiratory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,700
4,961
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,970
3,289
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
structural biology
protein nucleic interaction
transcription
DNA damage and repair
AAA ATPases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,928
3,581
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Spatial epidemiology
ecology
impact of global change
optimal resource allocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,964
10,656
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ecology
evolution
symbiosis
fungi
plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,718
5,394
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
microbial ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,448
4,397
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecology
Evolution
Community phylogenetics
Phenology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,092
5,989
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biology
genetics
development
embryology
signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,626
1,333
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
carbohydrates
microarrays
glycobiology and chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
3,227
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Synthetic Biology
Genome Engineering
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
4,751
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,592
468
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Russell Lande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,481
15,099
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,582
1,011
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Howard Morris
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,309
5,696
0.126
Biopolymer Mass Spectrometry and Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,931
1,040
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Riley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,561
31,899
0.716
Infectious Disease Ecology and Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,979
1,861
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert M Ewers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,223
18,747
0.600
habitat fragmentation
ecology
tropical deforestation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,364
1,892
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Freemont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,817
9,191
0.298
Structural biology
Synthetic biology
Macromolecular mechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,459
1,982
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Burgman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,847
10,180
0.341
conservation biology
risk analysis
expert judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,832
2,159
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alfried Vogler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,986
10,563
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,297
2,545
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Simon J O Hanlon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,061
11,319
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,777
2,670
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guy Woodward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,251
11,801
0.487
Climate change
ecology
food webs
global change biology
aquatic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,144
2,986
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lawrence Kelley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,523
9,711
0.431
Protein structure
protein modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,451
3,601
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Curry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,643
6,540
0.333
structural virology
human serum albumin
scholarly publishing
research assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,628
3,892
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel Lawson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,578
5,935
0.319
Bioinformatics
Vector biology
Genome sequencing
Genome annotation
VectorBase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,886
4,222
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marc S Dionne
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,399
7,912
0.455
immune-metabolic interactions
innate immunity
host-pathogen interactions
infection pathogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,166
4,345
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joseph Tobias
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
11,049
0.647
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem Science
Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,749
4,770
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kris A Murray
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,770
13,379
0.848
ecology
conservation
infectious disease
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,087
5,221
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Louise E Donnelly
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,700
4,961
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,944
6,116
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erhard Hohenester
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,970
3,289
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,213
6,139
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaodong Zhang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,928
3,581
0.277
structural biology
protein nucleic interaction
transcription
DNA damage and repair
AAA ATPases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,219
7,416
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lorenzo Cattarino
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,964
10,656
0.972
Spatial epidemiology
ecology
impact of global change
optimal resource allocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,639
7,589
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Bidartondo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,718
5,394
0.503
ecology
evolution
symbiosis
fungi
plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,916
9,683
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Bell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,448
4,397
0.520
microbial ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,747
10,131
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Will Pearse
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,092
5,989
0.740
Ecology
Evolution
Community phylogenetics
Phenology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,188
10,732
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vasso episkopou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,626
1,333
0.175
Biology
genetics
development
embryology
signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,018
10,789
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yan Liu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,583
3,227
0.426
carbohydrates
microarrays
glycobiology and chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,370
11,340
638
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tom Ellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,165
4,751
0.663
Synthetic Biology
Genome Engineering
Biotechnology