Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
James Cook 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
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,926
45,208
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,100
44,494
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,089
19,648
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation
Fish
Coral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,794
11,140
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Coral Reef Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,629
17,344
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,351
17,541
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
Disease Ecology
Herpetology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,870
5,598
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
evolutionary biology
parasitology
conservation biology
mitogenomics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,087
3,952
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,889
3,970
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Taxonomy
systematics
biogeography
ecology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,903
8,660
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
invasion ecology
ant ecology
bee disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,520
3,213
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
data analytics
engineering
spatial ecology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,136
5,144
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ecology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
2,874
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
evolution
ecology
ectotherm thermoregulation
habitat structure & vertebrate biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
4,412
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
evolutionary genetics
phylogenetics
population genetics
aquaculture
fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,550
6,467
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Conservation Science
Remote Sensing
Ecological Modelling
Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,066
6,886
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
5,787
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biological Sciences
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
4,603
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biological modelling
biostatistics
health
population ecology
animal behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
1,855
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Coral Traits and Adaptive Strategy
Community Ecology
Functional Ecology
Long-Term Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
4,174
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
road ecology
secondary forests
conservation biology
assessment of environmental impacts of humans
fragmentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
2,514
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
ecology
environment
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
1,385
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
malaria
mosquitoes
anopheles
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,726
2,393
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolution
Diversification
Phylogenetics
Speciation
Extinction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,554
3,304
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecophysiology
vertebrate ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,122
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,912
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terry Hughes
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,926
45,208
0.435
Coral Reefs
climate change
resilience
ecology
coral reef ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,312
127
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William F Laurance
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,100
44,494
0.458
Conservation Biology
Tropical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,795
471
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen E Williams
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,089
19,648
0.436
global change biology
tropical ecology
tropical biology
climate change biology
macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,665
650
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geoffrey P Jones
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,794
11,140
0.295
Ecology
Marine Biology
Conservation
Fish
Coral
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,703
824
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew H Baird
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,629
17,344
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,992
845
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graeme S Cumming
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,351
17,541
0.542
Landscape Ecology
Conservation
Social-Ecological Systems
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,038
1,957
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ross A Alford
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,870
5,598
0.297
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
Disease Ecology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,714
3,274
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Blair
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,087
3,952
0.302
evolutionary biology
parasitology
conservation biology
mitogenomics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,716
4,100
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joseph Andrew Maxted Holtum
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,889
3,970
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,573
4,086
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tom Bridge
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,903
8,660
0.794
Taxonomy
systematics
biogeography
ecology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,414
4,283
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lori Lach
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,520
3,213
0.305
invasion ecology
ant ecology
bee disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,536
4,457
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeremy Vanderwal
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,136
5,144
0.507
data analytics
engineering
spatial ecology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,225
5,242
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard G Pearson
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,754
2,874
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,201
5,334
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lin Schwarzkopf
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,620
4,412
0.512
evolution
ecology
ectotherm thermoregulation
habitat structure & vertebrate biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,244
5,374
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Strugnell
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,550
6,467
0.756
evolutionary genetics
phylogenetics
population genetics
aquaculture
fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,215
5,717
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Murray
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,066
6,886
0.854
Conservation Science
Remote Sensing
Ecological Modelling
Risk Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,464
6,741
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kristen D Anderson
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
5,787
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,903
8,773
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mike Mcwilliam
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,318
4,603
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,892
9,125
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rhondda Jones
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
1,855
0.364
Biological modelling
biostatistics
health
population ecology
animal behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,568
9,155
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chao Yang Kuo
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,085
4,174
0.821
Coral Traits and Adaptive Strategy
Community Ecology
Functional Ecology
Long-Term Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,061
9,210
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Miriam Goosem
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,048
2,514
0.498
road ecology
secondary forests
conservation biology
assessment of environmental impacts of humans
fragmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,697
9,793
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Valentine
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,722
1,385
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,495
9,786
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tanya L Russell
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,726
2,393
0.506
malaria
mosquitoes
anopheles
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,073
10,110
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Francis Cowman
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,554
3,304
0.726
Evolution
Diversification
Phylogenetics
Speciation
Extinction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,089
10,361
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew Krockenberger
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,429
2,122
0.479
ecophysiology
vertebrate ecology