Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity Theory
Biodiversity Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,460
18,738
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,217
9,076
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
Evolution
Behaviour
Bee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,714
10,156
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
Docking
Molecular Modeling
Extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,133
6,743
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Protein secretion systems
Xanthomonas
virulence factors
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,855
1,844
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Twin arginine translocation
Protein Transport
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
642
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Botany
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
2,636
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleobiology
Eocene & Jurassic Vertebrates
Gastroliths
Vertebrate Taphonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
1,619
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
reproductive biology
reproductive medicine
andrology
sarcoma
oscc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
904
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
mitochondrial transcription
chloroplast transcription
mitochondrial biogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,075
955
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary Biology
Evo Devo
Herpetology
Morphology
Amphibians
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
708
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biological Control
Conservation of Natural enemies
Mass Production of Biocontrol agents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
808
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Watershed Hydrology
Ecosystem Services Assessment
Landscape Ecology and LULC Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
1,165
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
proteins nmr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
387
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mikrobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
574
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
plant ecology
biodiversity
biogeography
macroecology
nature conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
774
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Outdoor Education
STEM Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
209
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
chemical ecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
80
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
180
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Evolutionary genetics
Sexual selection
Sperm competition
EkoEvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
168
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Conservation biology
Pollinator ecology
Bee morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conservation biology
Human-wildlife interactions
Environment Impact Assessment
Habitat ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,093
1,023
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henrique Miguel Pereira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,460
18,738
0.636
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity Theory
Biodiversity Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,322
1,613
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Uwe Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,217
9,076
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,350
1,916
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Paxton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,714
10,156
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,218
4,761
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Panagiotis Kastritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,133
6,743
0.738
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
Docking
Molecular Modeling
Extremophiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,588
7,351
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Büttner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,855
1,844
0.315
Protein secretion systems
Xanthomonas
virulence factors
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,900
9,172
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ralf Bernd Klösgen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
642
0.144
Twin arginine translocation
Protein Transport
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,523
9,707
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcus Lehnert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
2,636
0.631
Botany
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,747
12,220
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oliver Wings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
1,619
0.528
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleobiology
Eocene & Jurassic Vertebrates
Gastroliths
Vertebrate Taphonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,340
15,466
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Greither
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
904
0.418
reproductive biology
reproductive medicine
andrology
sarcoma
oscc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,170
15,857
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristina Kühn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,075
955
0.460
mitochondrial transcription
chloroplast transcription
mitochondrial biogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,477
18,647
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hendrik Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
708
0.453
Evolutionary Biology
Evo Devo
Herpetology
Morphology
Amphibians
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,404
20,346
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nabil El Wakeil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,324
808
0.610
Biological Control
Conservation of Natural enemies
Mass Production of Biocontrol agents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,029
20,495
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohsen Zabihi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
1,165
0.894
Watershed Hydrology
Ecosystem Services Assessment
Landscape Ecology and LULC Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,071
21,571
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexey Krushelnitsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
387
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,223
22,543
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Constanze Pinske
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,076
574
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,100
25,938
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Sporbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
774
0.990
plant ecology
biodiversity
biogeography
macroecology
nature conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,737
37,763
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Lindner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
209
0.666
Outdoor Education
STEM Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,114
41,999
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gunther Tschuch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
80
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,785
44,793
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alice Séguret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
180
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,987
46,151
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bahar Patlar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
168
0.966
Evolutionary genetics
Sexual selection
Sperm competition
EkoEvo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,085,468
63,269
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bilyana Stoykova Wild
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Conservation biology
Pollinator ecology
Bee morphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,214,931
65,283
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nimisha Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Conservation biology
Human-wildlife interactions
Environment Impact Assessment
Habitat ecology