Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
Mycology
fungal biodiversity
fungal taxonomy
fungal phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,501
4,769
0.867
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biology
environmental toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
988
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecological modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
681
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biophysics of membranes
Nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,017
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
biodiversity
phylogenetics
cave biology
spiders systematics and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,446
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
phytoplankton ecology
taxonomy and systematics
phytoplankton physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
1,095
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Proteomics/Immunology/Microbiology/Streptomyces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
811
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mikrobiologija okoliša
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
605
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
phytoplankton taxonomy
physiology and ecology
coccolithophorids
diatoms
dinoflagellates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
698
0.598
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology
Regulation of Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
423
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
761
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
plankton ecology
jellyfish blooms
trophic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
474
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
395
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
molecular toxicology
ecotoxicology
blue biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
265
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Life Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
512
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
host-parasite interactions
immune memory
ecoimmunology
coevolution
social immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
468
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biology
Ecotoxicology
Bioanalytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
513
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Mathematical Modelling
Ecology
Sea turtles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
520
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ecotoxicology
bioindicators
water protection
metal exposure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
197
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
oceanography
marine microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
181
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant biology
hormonal regulation of plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
221
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marine biology
Biodiversity
Plankton ecology
Marine Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
216
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
marine & freshwater phytoplankton
cyanobacteria
microbial ecology
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
150
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
evolutionary genetics
repetitive sequences
satellite DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
93
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
taxonomy
Tetrigidae
macroevolution
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
87
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,925
80
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tkalčec Zdenko
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,501
4,769
0.867
Mycology
fungal biodiversity
fungal taxonomy
fungal phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,358
173
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tvrtko Smital
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
988
0.311
biology
environmental toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,232
241
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tarzan Legovic
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
681
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,249
332
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Suzana Šegota
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,017
0.527
Biophysics of membranes
Nanobiotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,957
402
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martina Pavlek
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,446
0.859
biodiversity
phylogenetics
cave biology
spiders systematics and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,180
452
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniela Maric Pfannkuchen
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
1,095
0.704
phytoplankton ecology
taxonomy and systematics
phytoplankton physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,130
553
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerry A Quinn
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
811
0.638
Proteomics/Immunology/Microbiology/Streptomyces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,823
576
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ines Sviličić Petrić
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,186
605
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,189
592
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jelena Godrijan
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
698
0.598
phytoplankton taxonomy
physiology and ecology
coccolithophorids
diatoms
dinoflagellates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,543
598
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lea Vojta
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,134
423
0.373
Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology
Regulation of Photosynthesis
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,540
641
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Helena Bilandzija
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
761
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,672
720
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tjaša Kogovšek
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
474
0.531
plankton ecology
jellyfish blooms
trophic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,326
765
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cecile Otten
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
395
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,663
787
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Željko Jakšić
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
789
265
0.336
molecular toxicology
ecotoxicology
blue biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
780,182
798
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Petra Mikolcevic
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
512
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,796
827
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Barbara Milutinović
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
468
0.630
host-parasite interactions
immune memory
ecoimmunology
coevolution
social immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,270
838
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Olga Malev
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
513
0.691
Biology
Ecotoxicology
Bioanalytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,719
932
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nina Marn
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
520
0.824
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Mathematical Modelling
Ecology
Sea turtles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,125
1,198
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vlatka Filipović Marijić
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
197
0.411
ecotoxicology
bioindicators
water protection
metal exposure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,305
1,429
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tina Silovic
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
181
0.435
oceanography
marine microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,170
2,077
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ana Smolko
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
221
0.757
plant biology
hormonal regulation of plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,207,419
2,265
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ana Baricevic
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
216
0.771
Marine biology
Biodiversity
Plankton ecology
Marine Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,390,455
2,901
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anamarija Kolda
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
150
0.877
marine & freshwater phytoplankton
cyanobacteria
microbial ecology
aquaculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,672,129
3,794
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Sermek
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
93
0.989
evolutionary genetics
repetitive sequences
satellite DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,760
3,850
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Niko Kasalo
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
87
1.000
taxonomy
Tetrigidae
macroevolution
citizen science
