Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 13 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
New Zealand
S Wratten
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,003
13,139
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
New Zealand
William Godsoe
ecology
evolution
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
3,115
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
New Zealand
Glenn H Stewart
Forest Ecology
Conservation Biology
Urban Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
868
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
New Zealand
Adrian Paterson
biogeography
coevoution
dispersal
diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,860
1,000
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
New Zealand
Cor J Vink
Arachnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
1,726
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
New Zealand
Timothy J Curran
plant ecology
plant functional traits
fire ecology
plant flammability
flammability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,365
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
New Zealand
Wynand S Verwoerd
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
178
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
New Zealand
Sarah Mansfield
entomology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
573
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
New Zealand
James Ross
Ecology
Wildlife Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
694
0.495

360° Institutional Performance & Benchmarking Click Here for Live Demo 

Gain data-driven strategic insights into your institution’s academic performance, global positioning, and competitive strengths through advanced analysis and benchmarking

with 20 similarly ranked institutions at City, Country, Region, and Global levels. 

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
New Zealand
M Bowie
Ecology
restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
317
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
New Zealand
Azharul Alam
Plant ecology
Fire ecology
Plant functional traits
Lichen biology
Mangrove ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
541
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
New Zealand
Stephen C Urlich
Conservation biology
ecology
evolution
environmental monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
257
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
New Zealand
Jon Bray; Jonathan Bray; Jonathan P. Bray
Freshwater and community ecology
phycology
theory
ecotoxicology
invasion biology and biosecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
270
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,687
New Zealand
46
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
S Wratten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,003
13,139
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,113
New Zealand
997
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Godsoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,450
3,115
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,606
New Zealand
1,180
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Glenn H Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,771
868
0.182
Forest Ecology
Conservation Biology
Urban Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,419
New Zealand
1,466
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Adrian Paterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,860
1,000
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,547
New Zealand
1,489
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cor J Vink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
1,726
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,246
New Zealand
2,456
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy J Curran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,365
0.679
plant ecology
plant functional traits
fire ecology
plant flammability
flammability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,594
New Zealand
2,708
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wynand S Verwoerd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
178
0.102
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,045
New Zealand
2,879
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah Mansfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
573
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,057
New Zealand
3,115
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
694
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,069
New Zealand
3,169
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Bowie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
317
0.233

360° Institutional Performance & Benchmarking Click Here for Live Demo 

Gain data-driven strategic insights into your institution’s academic performance, global positioning, and competitive strengths through advanced analysis and benchmarking

with 20 similarly ranked institutions at City, Country, Region, and Global levels. 

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,998
New Zealand
4,326
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Azharul Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
541
0.903
Plant ecology
Fire ecology
Plant functional traits
Lichen biology
Mangrove ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,236
New Zealand
4,624
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen C Urlich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
257
0.584
Conservation biology
ecology
evolution
environmental monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,037,451
New Zealand
4,752
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jon Bray; Jonathan Bray; Jonathan P. Bray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
270
0.703
Freshwater and community ecology
phycology
theory
ecotoxicology
invasion biology and biosecurity
We use cookies to personalize our website and offer you a better experience. If you accept cookies, we can offer you special services.   Cookie Policy