Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 113 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
ecology
ecosystem services
phosphorus
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,110
45,964
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biodiversity change
evolutionary rescue
mesoecology
connectivity conservation
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,666
24,013
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,464
5,781
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
evolutionary ecology
evolution
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,355
13,023
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,702
3,683
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecology
evolutionary biology
microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,554
4,918
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,740
12,799
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biological Invasions
Aquatic Ecosystems
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
9,550
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,303
4,601
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecophysiology
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecology
environmental stressors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,855
4,292
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Functional and community ecology of plants
conservation ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,536
4,174
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
behavior
neurobiology
ecology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,870
4,544
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
structural biology
biochemistry
NMR spectroscopy
X-ray crystallography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,733
4,364
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Animal Behaviour
Animal Cognition
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Social Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,649
5,713
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbial ecology
gut microbiota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,303
8,474
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
moleccular stress bbiology of plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,550
3,046
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Herpetology
conservation
ecology
amphibians
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,036
3,247
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wildlife Biology
Traditional Food Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
5,391
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary biology
Evolutionary genetics
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary Ecology
Plant reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
2,031
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Systems Biology
Microarrays
Functional Genomics
Candida albicans
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,755
2,756
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
Antibiotic Resistance
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
2,366
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
ecosystem services
conservation
biodiversity
scenarios
science-policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,890
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mitochondria
sexual dimorphisms
redox biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
3,839
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
evolution
ecology
genomics
molecular biology
adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,182
3,775
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Progranulin
Zebrafish
Development
Motor Neuron
Protein structure/function
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,117
980
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,412
130
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elena M Bennett
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,110
45,964
0.473
ecology
ecosystem services
phosphorus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,827
464
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Gonzalez
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,666
24,013
0.526
biodiversity change
evolutionary rescue
mesoecology
connectivity conservation
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,834
548
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Howard Bussey
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,464
5,781
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,832
739
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Hendry
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,355
13,023
0.368
evolutionary ecology
evolution
ecology
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,400
962
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Y Thomas
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,702
3,683
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,123
1,071
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graham Bell
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,554
4,918
0.178
Ecology
evolutionary biology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,374
1,124
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
İvan Topisirovic
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,740
12,799
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,851
1,239
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anthony Ricciardi
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,236
9,550
0.378
Biological Invasions
Aquatic Ecosystems
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,472
1,418
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Lasko
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,303
4,601
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,448
2,110
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lauren Chapman
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,855
4,292
0.240
ecophysiology
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecology
environmental stressors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,709
2,353
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin J Lechowicz
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,536
4,174
0.252
Functional and community ecology of plants
conservation ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,814
2,725
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Louis Lefebvre
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,870
4,544
0.306
behavior
neurobiology
ecology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,561
2,762
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kalle Gehring
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,733
4,364
0.296
structural biology
biochemistry
NMR spectroscopy
X-ray crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,034
2,781
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simon M Reader
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,649
5,713
0.390
Animal Behaviour
Animal Cognition
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Social Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,063
2,876
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Corinne Maurice
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,303
8,474
0.592
Microbial ecology
gut microbiota
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,785
3,097
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rajinder Dhindsa
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,550
3,046
0.225
moleccular stress bbiology of plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,269
3,243
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David M Green
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,036
3,247
0.249
Herpetology
conservation
ecology
amphibians
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,528
3,514
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Murray Humphries
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
5,391
0.442
Wildlife Biology
Traditional Food Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,692
3,951
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel J Schoen
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,140
2,031
0.182
Evolutionary biology
Evolutionary genetics
Conservation genetics
Evolutionary Ecology
Plant reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,492
4,139
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andre Nantel
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,755
2,756
0.256
Systems Biology
Microarrays
Functional Genomics
Candida albicans
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,742
4,401
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Albert M Berghuis
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
2,366
0.231
Structural Biology
Antibiotic Resistance
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,975
4,818
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ciara Raudsepp Hearne
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,890
0.520
ecosystem services
conservation
biodiversity
scenarios
science-policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,062
5,571
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ryan Mailloux
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
3,839
0.469
Mitochondria
sexual dimorphisms
redox biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,072
5,573
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rowan Barrett
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,182
3,775
0.461
evolution
ecology
genomics
molecular biology
adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,143
5,616
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
HPJ Bennett
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,117
980
0.121
Progranulin
Zebrafish
Development
Motor Neuron
Protein structure/function