Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Queen\\\\\\\'s University Kingston 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
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,438
18,361
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,683
2,965
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
arginase
vascular biology
urea cycle disorders
cardiopulmonary inflammatory disease
gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,691
5,351
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Marine Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Fisheries Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,152
3,003
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
conservation biology
environmental biology
evolution
genetics
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
2,546
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
plant ecology
evolutionary ecology
sociobiology
evolution and human affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
5,159
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
sexual selection
evolution
behaviour
behavioural ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
3,485
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecotoxicology
fish
polycyclic aroamtic hydrocarbons
oil spills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,240
4,219
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,557
2,567
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
ecology
evolution
population genetics
botany
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
4,629
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
5,596
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Aquatic ecology
paleolimnology
bioindicators
diatom
cladocerans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
3,040
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolutionary Ecology
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,269
4,307
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Speciation
Phylogeography
Landscape Genetics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
2,876
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
evolutionary genetics
genomics
adaptation
conservation
seabird ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,220
2,971
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
evolution
sexual conflict
sexual selection
life-history
sperm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
1,853
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neuroethology
motor patterning
central pattern generation
abiotic stress
spreading depolarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
1,744
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,434
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
evolutionary physiology
phenotypic plasticity
behavioural ecology
urban ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,714
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Aquatic ecology
limnology
community ecology
zooplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
1,710
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Genetics
Molecular Biology
Host-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,142
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,628
2,029
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Systems biology
optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
1,978
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,233
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,156
442
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,520
324
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen L Archer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,438
18,361
0.331
Mitochondrial Dynamics
Oxygen Sensing
Epigenetic
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,885
942
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roger Deeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,683
2,965
0.100
molecular oncology
drug transporters
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,415
1,044
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colin Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,691
5,351
0.193
arginase
vascular biology
urea cycle disorders
cardiopulmonary inflammatory disease
gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,169
1,879
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William C Leggett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,152
3,003
0.157
Marine Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Fisheries Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,037
2,220
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter T Boag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,943
2,546
0.150
conservation biology
environmental biology
evolution
genetics
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,817
2,396
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lonnie Aarssen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,070
5,159
0.321
plant ecology
evolutionary ecology
sociobiology
evolution and human affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,903
2,503
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Montgomerie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
3,485
0.223
sexual selection
evolution
behaviour
behavioural ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,751
2,585
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Hodson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,240
4,219
0.277
Ecotoxicology
fish
polycyclic aroamtic hydrocarbons
oil spills
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,413
2,751
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Raleigh Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,557
2,567
0.176
behavioural ecology
conservation biology
ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,619
2,765
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christopher G Eckert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,519
4,629
0.319
ecology
evolution
population genetics
botany
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,583
4,076
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Grogan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,700
5,596
0.523
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,242
4,111
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian Cumming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
3,040
0.286
Aquatic ecology
paleolimnology
bioindicators
diatom
cladocerans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,053
4,308
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul R Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,269
4,307
0.419
Evolutionary Ecology
Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,674
5,468
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen C Lougheed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
2,876
0.350
Speciation
Phylogeography
Landscape Genetics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,605
5,463
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vicki Friesen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,220
2,971
0.361
evolutionary genetics
genomics
adaptation
conservation
seabird ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,870
6,057
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adam Chippindale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
1,853
0.249
evolution
sexual conflict
sexual selection
life-history
sperm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,719
7,244
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
R Meldrum Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
1,744
0.281
neuroethology
motor patterning
central pattern generation
abiotic stress
spreading depolarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,380
8,654
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,434
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,158
8,942
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frances Bonier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,714
0.551
evolutionary physiology
phenotypic plasticity
behavioural ecology
urban ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,942
9,929
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shelley Arnott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
1,710
0.391
Aquatic ecology
limnology
community ecology
zooplankton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,858
12,361
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jacqueline Monaghan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
2,142
0.649
Plant Genetics
Molecular Biology
Host-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,987
14,507
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Diane Orihel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,628
2,029
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,839
15,395
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laurence Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
1,978
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,870
15,692
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jannice Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
1,233
0.532
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,323
16,375
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laura Nagel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,156
442
0.205