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![Zhong Yin Zhang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/31/1472184.jpg)
Protein tyrosine phosphatases
cell signaling
chemical biology & drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,146
7,459
0.265
![Psc Rao](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Ecological Sciences & Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,671
5,267
0.197
![Xiaohong Zhu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/1452728.jpg)
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,408
6,343
0.250
![Maureen C Mccann](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
plant cell wall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,560
5,805
0.269
![Bayer SA](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Developmental neurobiology
Neurogenesis
Adult neurogenesis
hippocampus
dentate gyrus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,153
2,085
0.099
![Theodore R Cummins|Theodore R Cummins](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,836
4,953
0.250
![Scott T Bates](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/aa/1494520.jpg)
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Microbiome
Molecular Microbial Ecology
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,397
12,847
0.662
![Stanton Gelvin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b6/1447235.jpg)
Plant Genetic Transformation
Agrobacterium
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,068
4,296
0.238
![Bryan Pijanowski](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/1569328.jpg)
land use
landscape ecology
soundscape ecology
land use change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
8,368
0.554
![Lixin Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ca/1535063.jpg)
Ecohydrology
Isotope Biogeochemistry
Drylands
Drought
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,281
11,418
0.800
![Peter Goldsbrough](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/29/1508505.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,094
2,506
0.178
![Wen Jiang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e5/1447237.jpg)
cryo-EM
structural biology
biophysics
image processing
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,826
5,619
0.406
![Stephen F Konieczny](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/96/1447236.jpg)
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,627
3,228
0.256
![Esteban Fernandez Juricic](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ae/1447224.jpg)
behavioral ecology
sensory ecology
conservation ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,581
4,985
0.396
![Christopher J Staiger](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/1573707.jpg)
Cytoskeleton
Plant Cell Biology
Host Plant-Microbe Interactions
Actin-binding Proteins
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,982
2,759
0.230
![Daisuke Kihara](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/90/1447228.jpg)
Protein Bioinformatics
Protein Structure Modeling
Protein Function Prediction
Drug Screening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
6,064
0.524
![Sherry Harbin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Biologic Materials
Collagen Polymers
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,498
3,209
0.279
![S Ramaswamy|S Ramaswamy](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5a/1447227.jpg)
protein structure/function/engineering/design
regenerative biology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,788
2,611
0.242
![Stephen L Cameron](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Insect Genomics & Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
4,985
0.462
![Laszlo N Csonka](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Bacterial genetics
Bacterial Physiology
Salt stress
Heat stress
Salmonella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,776
2,044
0.209
![Alan Beck](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
human-animal bond
animal behavior
animal-assisted therapy
epidemiology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,852
2,355
0.266
![Peter Hollenbeck](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Cell Biology
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,802
1,953
0.222
![Christian Krupke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3b/1574483.jpg)
Entomology
pest management
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,295
5,224
0.630
![Peristera Paschou](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/1508797.jpg)
Population Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
5,532
0.705
![Jeffrey T Bolin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Structural biology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,385
788
0.107
Zhong Yin Zhang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,146
7,459
0.265
Protein tyrosine phosphatases
cell signaling
chemical biology & drug discovery
Psc Rao
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,671
5,267
0.197
Ecological Sciences & Engineering
Xiaohong Zhu
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,408
6,343
0.250
Maureen C Mccann
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,560
5,805
0.269
Bayer SA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,153
2,085
0.099
Developmental neurobiology
Neurogenesis
Adult neurogenesis
hippocampus
dentate gyrus
Theodore R Cummins|Theodore R Cummins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,836
4,953
0.250
Scott T Bates
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,397
12,847
0.662
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
Microbiome
Molecular Microbial Ecology
Mycology
Stanton Gelvin
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,068
4,296
0.238
Plant Genetic Transformation
Agrobacterium
Plant Molecular Biology
Bryan Pijanowski
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,116
8,368
0.554
land use
landscape ecology
soundscape ecology
land use change
Lixin Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,281
11,418
0.800
Ecohydrology
Isotope Biogeochemistry
Drylands
Drought
Climate Change
Peter Goldsbrough
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,094
2,506
0.178
Wen Jiang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,826
5,619
0.406
cryo-EM
structural biology
biophysics
image processing
computational biology
Stephen F Konieczny
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,627
3,228
0.256
Esteban Fernandez Juricic
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,581
4,985
0.396
behavioral ecology
sensory ecology
conservation ecology
Christopher J Staiger
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,982
2,759
0.230
Cytoskeleton
Plant Cell Biology
Host Plant-Microbe Interactions
Actin-binding Proteins
Microscopy
Daisuke Kihara
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,567
6,064
0.524
Protein Bioinformatics
Protein Structure Modeling
Protein Function Prediction
Drug Screening
Sherry Harbin
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,498
3,209
0.279
Biologic Materials
Collagen Polymers
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
S Ramaswamy|S Ramaswamy
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,788
2,611
0.242
protein structure/function/engineering/design
regenerative biology.
Stephen L Cameron
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,785
4,985
0.462
Laszlo N Csonka
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,776
2,044
0.209
Bacterial genetics
Bacterial Physiology
Salt stress
Heat stress
Salmonella
Alan Beck
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,852
2,355
0.266
human-animal bond
animal behavior
animal-assisted therapy
epidemiology
evolution
Peter Hollenbeck
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,802
1,953
0.222
Christian Krupke
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,295
5,224
0.630
Entomology
pest management
sustainable agriculture
Peristera Paschou
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
5,532
0.705
Population Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology
Jeffrey T Bolin
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
![United States](/flags/us.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,385
788
0.107