Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 29 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
Türkiye
Sreeparna Banerjee
Cancer
inflammation
metabolism
eicosanoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,208
6,953
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Türkiye
Mayda Gürsel
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,930
5,841
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Türkiye
Meryem Beklioğlu
shallow lakes ecology
hydrology
eutrophication
climate changes
restorations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,573
4,398
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Türkiye
Ayşe Meral Yücel
Biohydrogen
Biofuel
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
2,428
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Türkiye
Mehmet Somel
human evolution
ancient DNA
aging
population genetics
EkoEvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
3,207
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Türkiye
Musa Doğan
Plant Systematics
Ecology
Morphology
Anatomy
Biology Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,328
1,643
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Türkiye
Emel Arınç
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
263
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Türkiye
Zeki Kaya
Plant genetics
Forest genetics
Conservation genetics
Plant systematics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
757
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Türkiye
Mesut Muyan
Estrogen Receptor Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
803
0.346

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Türkiye
Cemal Can Bilgin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
882
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Türkiye
Yeşim Aydın Son
Bioinformatics
Clinical Informatics
Genomics
Sequence Analysis
Data Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
418
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Türkiye
Aysel Kızıltay
biomaterials
tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
983
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Türkiye
Altan Koçyiğit
Computer Networks
Software Engineering
Big Data
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
789
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Türkiye
Ayşe Gül Gözen
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
451
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Türkiye
Çağdaş Devrim Son
Protein-protein interaction
Microscopy
Mass Spectrometry
FRET
Split EGFP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
208
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Türkiye
Orhan Adalı
Biyokimya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
223
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Türkiye
Arzu Karahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
355
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Türkiye
Cihelio Alves Amorim
Limnology
Aquatic Ecology
Cyanobacterial Blooms
Phytoplankton Ecology
Biomanipulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
770
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Türkiye
Eren Yüncü
Ancient DNA
Population Genetics
Evolution
EkoEvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
383
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Türkiye
Hasan Huseyin Kazan
Molecular lifesciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
405
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Türkiye
Kanat Gürün
Molecular ecology
population genetics
archaeogenetics
bats
EkoEvo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
155
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Türkiye
Gülce Yalçin
Ecology
Limnology
Climate Change Impacts
DOC
Microplastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
141
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Türkiye
Okan Can Arslan
Zoology
Honeybees
Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
37
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Türkiye
Hamit İzgi
ageing
computational biology
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
72
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Türkiye
Duygu Tolunay
Ecology
Peatlands
carbon dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
58
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,234
Türkiye
183
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sreeparna Banerjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,208
6,953
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,668
Türkiye
296
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mayda Gürsel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,930
5,841
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,705
Türkiye
417
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Meryem Beklioğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,573
4,398
0.459
shallow lakes ecology
hydrology
eutrophication
climate changes
restorations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,830
Türkiye
551
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ayşe Meral Yücel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
2,428
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,419
Türkiye
730
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mehmet Somel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,083
3,207
0.453
human evolution
ancient DNA
aging
population genetics
EkoEvo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,326
Türkiye
1,717
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Musa Doğan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,328
1,643
0.380
Plant Systematics
Ecology
Morphology
Anatomy
Biology Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,377
Türkiye
3,906
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emel Arınç
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
263
0.102
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,003
Türkiye
3,952
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zeki Kaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
757
0.297
Plant genetics
Forest genetics
Conservation genetics
Plant systematics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,008
Türkiye
4,508
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mesut Muyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
803
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,094
Türkiye
6,820
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cemal Can Bilgin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,691
882
0.522

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,564
Türkiye
7,582
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yeşim Aydın Son
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
418
0.270
Bioinformatics
Clinical Informatics
Genomics
Sequence Analysis
Data Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,076
Türkiye
8,745
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aysel Kızıltay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
983
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,731
Türkiye
10,579
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Altan Koçyiğit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
789
0.690
Computer Networks
Software Engineering
Big Data
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,987
Türkiye
12,924
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ayşe Gül Gözen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
451
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,340
Türkiye
13,352
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Çağdaş Devrim Son
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
208
0.233
Protein-protein interaction
Microscopy
Mass Spectrometry
FRET
Split EGFP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,271
Türkiye
14,248
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Orhan Adalı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
223
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,920
Türkiye
14,406
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arzu Karahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
355
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,097
Türkiye
14,758
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cihelio Alves Amorim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
770
0.967
Limnology
Aquatic Ecology
Cyanobacterial Blooms
Phytoplankton Ecology
Biomanipulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,462
Türkiye
18,762
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eren Yüncü
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
383
0.670
Ancient DNA
Population Genetics
Evolution
EkoEvo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,059
Türkiye
23,125
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hasan Huseyin Kazan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
405
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259,396
Türkiye
38,032
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kanat Gürün
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
155
0.686
Molecular ecology
population genetics
archaeogenetics
bats
EkoEvo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464,887
Türkiye
47,574
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gülce Yalçin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
141
0.993
Ecology
Limnology
Climate Change Impacts
DOC
Microplastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,664,067
Türkiye
55,847
929
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Okan Can Arslan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
37
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676,427
Türkiye
56,264
938
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hamit İzgi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
72
0.828
ageing
computational biology
transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,705,545
Türkiye
57,267
955
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Duygu Tolunay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
58
0.716
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