Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
plant biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,775
6,420
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ecology
Ecosystems
Soil
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,158
10,406
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
host-parasite interactions
ecological immunology
biocontrol
pathogens
baculoviruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,868
4,931
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
behavioural ecology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
2,201
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ecosystem ecology and function
tropical forest
global change
plant-soil interactions
carbon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
3,173
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecology
macroecology
biogeography
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
2,352
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Climate change
insects
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,392
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
ecology
coral reefs
fisheries
climate change
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
1,436
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hyper-heuristics
Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Metaheuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,139
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
protistology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
292
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
768
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecology
Politics & International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
66
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environmental Data Science
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
386
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Science
Ecosystem Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
317
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecologia
Biologia da Conservação
Biogreografia da Conservação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
101
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
behavioural ecology
group-living
territoriality
interspecific interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
140
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,098
1,694
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lea PJ
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,775
6,420
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,365
3,350
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
N Ostle
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,158
10,406
0.492
Ecology
Ecosystems
Soil
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,717
4,868
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenneth Wilson
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,868
4,931
0.311
host-parasite interactions
ecological immunology
biocontrol
pathogens
baculoviruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,766
11,888
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian Hartley
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
2,201
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,078
14,696
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emma J Sayer
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
3,173
0.579
ecosystem ecology and function
tropical forest
global change
plant-soil interactions
carbon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,247
21,244
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sally A Keith
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
2,352
0.687
Ecology
macroecology
biogeography
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,225
22,353
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rosa Menendez
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,392
0.438
Climate change
insects
ecology
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,983
33,409
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Robinson
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
1,436
0.891
ecology
coral reefs
fisheries
climate change
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,909
34,359
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmed Kheiri
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
1,139
0.747
Hyper-heuristics
Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Metaheuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,208
35,730
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jacqueline Parry
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,404
292
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,908
36,795
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Mills
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
768
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,009
45,918
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caroline Hallam
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
66
0.091
Ecology
Politics & International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,984
53,776
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leonardo De Sousa Miranda
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
386
0.867
Environmental Data Science
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,779
58,245
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kieran Withey
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
359
317
0.883
Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Remote Sensing
Ecosystem Science
Ecosystem Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,681
70,630
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lisiane Zanella
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
101
0.537
Ecologia
Biologia da Conservação
Biogreografia da Conservação
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,150
72,924
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine Sheppard
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
140
0.854
behavioural ecology
group-living
territoriality
interspecific interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,126,996
92,157
1,016
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Davor Mujezinovic
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875