Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
20,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ecosystems
soil
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,862
9,517
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbial ecology
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
8,686
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
macroecology
biodiversity
ecology
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,433
12,664
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Molecular microbial ecology. Soil.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,703
11,878
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,683
8,813
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Environmental Governance
Ornithology
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
2,190
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
population ecology
climate change
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,934
9,691
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Natural pest control
Polination ecology
Agroecology
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,607
8,550
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,028
3,190
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Population ecology
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,430
5,472
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ecological networks
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
5,828
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
AMR
Pollution
Microbial Ecology
Wastewater epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,302
5,357
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ecology
freshwater
climate change
phenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,865
5,272
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ecology
biodiversity
natural capital ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
4,689
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Host - parasite interactions and evolution
Community assembly and ecology
tree health
Gallers
Myrmecophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,764
3,672
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
limnology
ecology
phosphorus
legacy waste
lakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,502
4,944
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
6,241
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
5,131
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Vector-borne diseases
environmental change
epidemiology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
2,998
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Soil and plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,856
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Soil Microbial Ecology
Soil Carbon
Soil Function
Bacteria
Fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
4,616
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microbial ecology
Environmental DNA
Freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
4,346
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
816
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
3,120
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,112
1,501
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James M Bullock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,668
20,108
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,624
2,766
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bridget Emmett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,862
9,517
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,241
3,341
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark J Bailey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,859
8,686
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,178
3,680
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nick İsaac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,433
12,664
0.652
macroecology
biodiversity
ecology
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,910
4,165
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Griffiths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,703
11,878
0.671
Molecular microbial ecology. Soil.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,985
4,173
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Pywell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,683
8,813
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,250
5,260
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert E Kenward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,717
2,190
0.149
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Environmental Governance
Ornithology
Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,863
5,622
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diana Bowler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,934
9,691
0.695
population ecology
climate change
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,785
6,373
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ben Woodcock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,607
8,550
0.678
Natural pest control
Polination ecology
Agroecology
Ecosystem services
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,878
7,408
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Preston CD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,028
3,190
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,840
7,860
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francis Daunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,430
5,472
0.525
Population ecology
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,637
9,142
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Pocock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,958
5,828
0.651
ecological networks
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,642
9,932
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew C. Singer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,302
5,357
0.645
AMR
Pollution
Microbial Ecology
Wastewater epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,087
10,489
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Thackeray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,865
5,272
0.670
ecology
freshwater
climate change
phenology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,820
10,535
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Dick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,823
4,689
0.599
ecology
biodiversity
natural capital ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,924
10,608
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karsten Schonrogge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,764
3,672
0.473
Host - parasite interactions and evolution
Community assembly and ecology
tree health
Gallers
Myrmecophiles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,875
10,955
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bryan Spears
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,502
4,944
0.659
limnology
ecology
phosphorus
legacy waste
lakes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,904
11,697
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elma Lahive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
6,241
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,098
12,035
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lindsay Banin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
5,131
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,872
12,235
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bethan V. Purse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
2,998
0.452
Vector-borne diseases
environmental change
epidemiology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,494
12,870
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ed Rowe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,251
2,856
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,216
13,182
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bruce C. Thomson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,077
4,616
0.760
Soil Microbial Ecology
Soil Carbon
Soil Function
Bacteria
Fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,930
13,849
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Read
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
4,346
0.757
Microbial ecology
Environmental DNA
Freshwater ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,787
14,527
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
F. Hugh Dawson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
816
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,814
14,675
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marc Botham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
3,120
0.580