Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,543
20,607
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Community Ecology
Ichthyology
Food Webs
Life History
Fisheries Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,003
14,187
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Protein Synthesis & Trafficking
Pore-forming Proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,171
3,842
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wildlife ecology
restoration ecology
habitat relationships
endangered species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,372
4,138
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Virology
Structural biology
Invertebrate Paleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,526
14,200
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biological chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,955
3,317
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rangeland Ecology and Stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,246
5,179
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
evolution
social learning
archaeology
decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,717
4,630
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
carbon capture and utilization
renewable materials
biofuels and bioproducts
synthetic and systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,538
7,191
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
tropical biology
tropical ecology
conservation
mammalogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
4,573
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecohydrology
Drylands
Land Cover Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,397
3,889
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
fibrosis
Dictyostelium
cell density sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,777
2,853
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Entomology
Plant Physiology
Plant Breeding
Biological Control
Agroecosystems Management and Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
2,577
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Structural Biology
Innate Immunity
X-ray Crystallography
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,228
4,962
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,376
3,045
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ecology
Evolution
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,738
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecological Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
2,566
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
evolution
ecology
morphometrics
biometry
phenotypic plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,538
2,545
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soil microbiology
environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial source tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,791
2,868
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Engineering Design
Product Design
Biologically Inspired Design
Inclusive Design
Technology Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
2,399
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,409
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mate Choice
Hybridization
Animal Behavior
Evolutionary Genomics
Animal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
3,402
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ecology
Entomology
Evolution
Insect Ecology
Plant-Insect Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,014
2,654
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecophysiology
hydrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,723
3,116
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
algal ecology
biochemistry
aquatic marine/freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,998
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,718
2,710
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fuller Bazer
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,543
20,607
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,637
8,280
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kirk O Winemiller
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,003
14,187
0.405
Community Ecology
Ichthyology
Food Webs
Life History
Fisheries Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,059
14,102
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur E Johnson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,171
3,842
0.159
Protein Synthesis & Trafficking
Pore-forming Proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,179
21,350
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Morrison
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,372
4,138
0.238
Wildlife ecology
restoration ecology
habitat relationships
endangered species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,490
22,648
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Benjamin Neuman
Texas A&M University Texarkana
Texarkana, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,526
14,200
0.859
Virology
Structural biology
Invertebrate Paleontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,039
25,526
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vytas Bankaitis
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,955
3,317
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,955
26,977
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David D Briske
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,246
5,179
0.364
Rangeland Ecology and Stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,219
28,204
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael J O Brien
Texas A&M University San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,717
4,630
0.338
evolution
social learning
archaeology
decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,279
31,124
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joshua Yuan
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,538
7,191
0.574
carbon capture and utilization
renewable materials
biofuels and bioproducts
synthetic and systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,271
33,657
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas E Lacher
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
4,573
0.393
Ecology
tropical biology
tropical ecology
conservation
mammalogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,475
34,462
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bradford P Wilcox
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,397
3,889
0.341
Ecohydrology
Drylands
Land Cover Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,336
36,527
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Gomer
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,777
2,853
0.265
fibrosis
Dictyostelium
cell density sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,827
37,386
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
LT Wilson
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
2,577
0.245
Entomology
Plant Physiology
Plant Breeding
Biological Control
Agroecosystems Management and Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,038
38,500
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pingwei Li
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,228
4,962
0.485
Structural Biology
Innate Immunity
X-ray Crystallography
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,033
42,013
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rosana G Moreira
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,376
3,045
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,271
43,074
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gregory Sword
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,738
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,790
43,254
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William E Grant
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
2,566
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,850
46,008
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas J Dewitt
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,538
2,545
0.298
evolution
ecology
morphometrics
biometry
phenotypic plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,448
50,197
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Terry J Gentry
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,791
2,868
0.368
Soil microbiology
environmental microbiology
microbial ecology
microbial source tracking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,199
51,428
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel A Mcadams
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
2,399
0.316
Engineering Design
Product Design
Biologically Inspired Design
Inclusive Design
Technology Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,411
51,492
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David W Ragsdale
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,579
2,409
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,816
52,563
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gil Rosenthal
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
3,402
0.459
Mate Choice
Hybridization
Animal Behavior
Evolutionary Genomics
Animal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,072
55,218
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Micky D Eubanks
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,014
2,654
0.378
Ecology
Entomology
Evolution
Insect Ecology
Plant-Insect Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,572
57,311
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jason West
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,723
3,116
0.463
ecology
biogeochemistry
stable isotopes
ecophysiology
hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,924
59,967
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Zimba
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,998
0.470
algal ecology
biochemistry
aquatic marine/freshwater ecology