Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 10 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
United States
Stefan A Schnitzer
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,387
6,700
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Nathan P Lemoine
Ecology
Biology
Evolution
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,364
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Krassimira R Hristova
Microbial Ecology
Antimicrobial Resistance
Probiotics
Water Quality
Biodegradation of organic pollutants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
1,345
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Michelle Mynlieff
Neurophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
119
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Joseph A Lamanna
community ecology
population ecology
conservation biology
quantitative ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
812
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Christopher M Foley
engineering
structural
steel
evolutionary algorithm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
312
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Lisa Petrella
Genetics
Development
C. elegans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
379
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Shannon E Keating
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
David M Defilippis
Community Ecology
Environmental Sensor Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Nicholas B Sepulveda
Biology
genetics
sexual reproduction
behavior
temperature stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,405
United States
23,323
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan A Schnitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,387
6,700
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,460
United States
78,811
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nathan P Lemoine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,658
3,364
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,491
United States
87,898
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Krassimira R Hristova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
1,345
0.332
Microbial Ecology
Antimicrobial Resistance
Probiotics
Water Quality
Biodegradation of organic pollutants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,969
United States
187,285
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michelle Mynlieff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
119
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,640
United States
188,226
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph A Lamanna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
812
0.685
community ecology
population ecology
conservation biology
quantitative ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,670
United States
188,728
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christopher M Foley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
312
0.264
engineering
structural
steel
evolutionary algorithm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,956
United States
200,281
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lisa Petrella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
379
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,518,365
United States
340,752
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shannon E Keating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662,321
United States
359,344
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David M Defilippis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000
Community Ecology
Environmental Sensor Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,137,696
United States
418,368
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas B Sepulveda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Biology
genetics
sexual reproduction
behavior
temperature stress