Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Princeton University 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
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,379
44,952
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Wildlife Disease
Population Dynamics
Serengeti
Elephants
Yellowstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,685
25,566
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
systems biology
informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,442
23,313
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolution genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,729
28,098
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biological sciences
biomedical sciences
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,801
8,720
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
metastasis
breast cancer
bone
tumor-stromal interaction
mammary stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,357
25,329
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,940
16,085
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,628
7,393
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecohydrology
Environmental Fluid Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,576
13,175
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conservation Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,748
9,775
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
vegetation dynamics
ecosystem ecology
global change ecology
carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,929
15,681
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
membrane transport
Cav/Nav channels
transporters
cholesterol metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,163
11,455
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary biology
epidemiology
ecology
demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
13,791
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ecology
biogeochemistry
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,426
6,444
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,327
10,194
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Immunology
Parasitology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,086
5,530
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
CRISPR
Biotechnology
Virology
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,137
7,612
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ecology and environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
5,191
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Systems genetics
evolutionary biology
quantitative genetics
epistasis
ecological genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,249
3,143
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Systems Biochemistry
Proteomics
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,144
5,060
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecology
Evolution
Mathematical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
3,535
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evolution
Neuroscience
Behavior
Mosquitoes
Olfaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,103
3,099
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Protein glycation
diabetic complications
neurodegeneration
drug development
advanced glycation end products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,897
1,240
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Conservation
Ecology
Biodiversity
Global Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
4,558
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
1,932
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,087
965
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Simon Levin
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,379
44,952
0.367
Ecology
theoretical ecology
mathematical biology
ecological economics
applied mathematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,254
2,487
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andy Dobson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,685
25,566
0.342
Wildlife Disease
Population Dynamics
Serengeti
Elephants
Yellowstone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,186
2,931
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Matese
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,442
23,313
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,719
3,670
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joshua Akey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,729
28,098
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,399
4,008
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Shenk
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,801
8,720
0.156
Biological sciences
biomedical sciences
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,221
4,867
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yibin Kang
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,357
25,329
0.513
metastasis
breast cancer
bone
tumor-stromal interaction
mammary stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,326
9,014
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Levine
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,940
16,085
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,658
10,013
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phil Jeffrey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,628
7,393
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,955
10,606
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amilcare Porporato
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,576
13,175
0.445
Ecohydrology
Environmental Fluid Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,959
11,044
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Wilcove
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,748
9,775
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,424
15,064
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anping Chen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,929
15,681
0.684
vegetation dynamics
ecosystem ecology
global change ecology
carbon cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,949
18,902
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nieng Yan
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,163
11,455
0.598
membrane transport
Cav/Nav channels
transporters
cholesterol metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,917
20,836
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
C Jessica E Metcalf
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
13,791
0.779
Evolutionary biology
epidemiology
ecology
demography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,960
21,257
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lars Hedin
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,426
6,444
0.370
ecology
biogeochemistry
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,089
24,765
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert M Pringle
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,327
10,194
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,857
43,276
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrea L Graham
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,086
5,530
0.609
Immunology
Parasitology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,310
48,152
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cameron Myhrvold
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,137
7,612
0.935
CRISPR
Biotechnology
Virology
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,162
49,761
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matteo Detto
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,861
5,191
0.660
ecology and environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,016
53,610
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julien F Ayroles
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,249
3,143
0.434
Systems genetics
evolutionary biology
quantitative genetics
epistasis
ecological genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,230
54,319
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Wühr
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,144
5,060
0.708
Systems Biochemistry
Proteomics
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,099
57,494
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corina E Tarnita
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
3,535
0.528
Ecology
Evolution
Mathematical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,545
62,343
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carolyn Lindy Mcbride
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,103
3,099
0.508
Evolution
Neuroscience
Behavior
Mosquitoes
Olfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,335
64,199
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raja Khalifah
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,897
1,240
0.210
Protein glycation
diabetic complications
neurodegeneration
drug development
advanced glycation end products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,367
66,950
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rebecca A Senior
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
4,558
0.813
Conservation
Ecology
Biodiversity
Global Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,902
81,175
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Karig
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,407
1,932
0.438
Synthetic Biology
Systems Biology
Microbiome