Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 57 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
mitochondrial genetics and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,322
22,745
0.427
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ageing
Longevity
Evolution
Senescence
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,751
13,449
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bacterial cell biology
microbiology
bacterial genetics
cell cycle
Antibacterial Agents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,012
7,404
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Palaeoecology
Palaeolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,465
5,669
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
conservation ecology
threatening processes
predator-prey interactions
Carnivora
marsupials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,592
7,883
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Conservation
Ornithology
Interdisciplinary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,085
5,937
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
3,378
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Evolutionary Ecology
Sexual Selection
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
1,902
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reproductive Biology
Male Infertility
Epididymis
Sperm Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,738
6,116
0.521
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biofilms
marine bacteriology
marine biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,135
3,249
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
mitochondria
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,511
5,516
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cardiovascular biology and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,943
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Membrane Proteins
Structural Biology
Phage Biology
Cryo-EM
Gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
3,101
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary Game Theory
Evolutionary Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
6,662
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolution of behaviour
especially cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
2,325
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zooxanthellae
coral
coral stress response
symbiosis
Symbiodinium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
3,720
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chromosome segregation and mitochondrial homeostasis in mammalian oocytes and embryos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
1,946
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
1,016
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ecological networks
food-webs
avian biology
biodiversity conservation
environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,047
3,307
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Behavioural and Evolutionary ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
738
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
biology
immunology
virology
metabolism
molecular chaperone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
3,002
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Coral reef ecology
Restoration ecology
Coral biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,061
2,676
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mitochondrial disease
Complex disease genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,327
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mitochondrial Diseases
MELAS Syndrome
Cerebellar Ataxia
Neurogenetics
Gait and Balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
3,087
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antifouling
Nanomechanics
Cell mechanics
Biofilm Mechanics
Computational Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
2,362
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,416
821
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert W Taylor
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,322
22,745
0.427
mitochondrial genetics and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,385
1,000
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Kirkwood
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,751
13,449
0.288
Ageing
Longevity
Evolution
Senescence
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,734
1,465
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeff Errington
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,012
7,404
0.200
Bacterial cell biology
microbiology
bacterial genetics
cell cycle
Antibacterial Agents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,747
3,135
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Juggins
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,465
5,669
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,911
2,965
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matt W Hayward
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,592
7,883
0.540
conservation ecology
threatening processes
predator-prey interactions
Carnivora
marsupials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,071
5,743
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Whittingham
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,085
5,937
0.422
Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Conservation
Ornithology
Interdisciplinary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,731
3,200
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John W Patrick
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
3,378
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,332
6,678
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marion Petrie
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
1,902
0.154
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Evolutionary Ecology
Sexual Selection
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,825
3,882
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brett Nixon
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,738
6,116
0.521
Reproductive Biology
Male Infertility
Epididymis
Sperm Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,181
7,497
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J Grant Burgess
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,135
3,249
0.292
Biofilms
marine bacteriology
marine biotechnology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,030
8,081
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Satomi Miwa
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,511
5,516
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,259
8,575
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Helen Arthur
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,943
0.400
Cardiovascular biology and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,897
9,316
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bert van den Berg
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,046
3,101
0.343
Membrane Proteins
Structural Biology
Phage Biology
Cryo-EM
Gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,443
5,249
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Raymond Chiong
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
6,662
0.733
Evolutionary Game Theory
Evolutionary Computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,649
10,461
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gilbert Roberts
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,085
2,325
0.288
Evolution of behaviour
especially cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,038
6,065
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bill Leggat
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
3,720
0.466
Zooxanthellae
coral
coral stress response
symbiosis
Symbiodinium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,845
12,638
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mary Herbert
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,564
1,946
0.296
Chromosome segregation and mitochondrial homeostasis in mammalian oocytes and embryos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,367
13,038
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kirsten Wolff
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,247
1,016
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,556
13,671
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Darren M Evans
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,047
3,307
0.547
ecological networks
food-webs
avian biology
biodiversity conservation
environmental DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,789
14,168
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
L Morris Gosling
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
738
0.129
Behavioural and Evolutionary ecology
Population Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,764
14,735
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lei Huang
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,654
3,002
0.531
biology
immunology
virology
metabolism
molecular chaperone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,650
15,970
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Guest
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,061
2,676
0.529
Coral reef ecology
Restoration ecology
Coral biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,396
16,467
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Pickett nee Campbell
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,327
0.275
Mitochondrial disease
Complex disease genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,100
19,241
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yi Shiau Ng
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
3,087
0.764
Mitochondrial Diseases
MELAS Syndrome
Cerebellar Ataxia
Neurogenetics
Gait and Balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,129
19,552
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
jinju chen
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
2,362
0.599
Antifouling
Nanomechanics
Cell mechanics
Biofilm Mechanics
Computational Biomechanics
