Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 99 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
agronomy
ecology
conservation
crop protection
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,734
30,379
0.587
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
forestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,367
4,437
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
animal populations
plant-animal interaction
wildlife management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,379
2,791
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Autophagy
Endomembrane trafficking
PCD
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,677
6,753
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,518
4,097
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
forest ecology
plant ecology
forest history
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,455
7,294
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecosystem Ecology
Element Cycling
Soil Science
Agroecosystems
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
6,801
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecologist
with an interest in interdisciplinary working
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,487
4,598
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,722
3,325
0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,829
6,843
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spatial ecology
Conservation biology
Forest ecology
Insect ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,579
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
1,682
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Freshwater ecology
restoration
ecosystem functioning
detrital foodwebs
aquatic macroinvertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
4,535
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Conservation Biology
Forest Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
3,636
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
megafauna
trophic ecology
savanna ecology
megaherbivores
earth system function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
5,425
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ecology
behaviour
conservation
forestry
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
2,842
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Insect Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
1,894
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
2,767
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
821
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
1,805
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
1,000
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,616
2,616
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
1,777
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
etologi
antrozoologi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,706
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Insect-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,742
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,587
160
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Riccardo Bommarco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,734
30,379
0.587
agronomy
ecology
conservation
crop protection
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,220
506
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sune Linder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,367
4,437
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,176
719
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kjell Danell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,379
2,791
0.170
Ecology
animal populations
plant-animal interaction
wildlife management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,180
760
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alyona Minina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,677
6,753
0.431
Autophagy
Endomembrane trafficking
PCD
Plant Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,520
875
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard K Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,518
4,097
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,371
981
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jörg Brunet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,455
7,294
0.542
forest ecology
plant ecology
forest history
botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,639
986
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Kätterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
6,801
0.506
Ecosystem Ecology
Element Cycling
Soil Science
Agroecosystems
Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,192
1,078
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rene Van Der Wal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,487
4,598
0.368
Ecologist
with an interest in interdisciplinary working
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,501
1,178
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mats Dynesius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,722
3,325
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,778
1,357
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tomas Brodin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,829
6,843
0.632
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,620
1,490
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Ranius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,853
3,579
0.363
Spatial ecology
Conservation biology
Forest ecology
Insect ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,520
1,610
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Torleif Härd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
1,682
0.182
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,537
1,949
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brendan Mckie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,962
4,535
0.570
Freshwater ecology
restoration
ecosystem functioning
detrital foodwebs
aquatic macroinvertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,637
2,095
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adam Felton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
3,636
0.492
Conservation Biology
Forest Ecology
Climate Change Ecology
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,536
2,156
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joris Pgm Cromsigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
5,425
0.733
megafauna
trophic ecology
savanna ecology
megaherbivores
earth system function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,213
2,631
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sönke Eggers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,019
2,842
0.472
ecology
behaviour
conservation
forestry
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,774
2,673
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,919
1,894
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,351
2,815
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jens Persson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
2,767
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,220
2,964
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ulf Gärdenfors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,604
821
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,202
3,050
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christina Dixelius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
1,805
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,837
3,056
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carin Magnhagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
1,000
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,209
3,461
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul G Becher
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,616
2,616
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,758
3,523
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ulf Grandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
1,777
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,248
3,776
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lena Lidfors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,706
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,643
3,846
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olle Terenius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,742
0.424
