Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Tulane University 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
United States
Keith Clay
symbiosis
disease
community ecology
plant-fungal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,618
8,692
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Julie S Denslow
invasive plants
tropical forests
community ecology
melastomataceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
4,570
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Thomas W Sherry
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,398
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Erik Flemington
Biological sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
3,673
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Lina Moses
outbreaks
zoonoses
community health
surveillance
disease ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,637
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Caz Taylor
Migration
spatial ecology
movement ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,980
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Sunshine Van Bael
community ecology
tropical ecology
plant-animal-fungal interactions
biodiversity conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,406
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Samir El Dahr
Developmental biology of kidney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
958
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Victoria P Belancio
transposons
genetics
aging
cancer
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
1,880
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Samuel J Landry
protein structure
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
657
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Dawn M Wesson
medical entomology
mosquito-borne viruses
mosquito ecology
Chagas disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,407
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Alex R Gunderson
Global change
Physiology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,353
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
David C Heins
ecology and evolution of fishes
host-parasite interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
856
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Jordan Karubian
Evolutionary Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation
Tropical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
1,569
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Emily Farrer
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Plant-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
1,537
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Protein-Protein Interactions
Supramolecular Chemistry
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
677
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Nicholas R Sandoval
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Clostridium
recombineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
948
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Scott Mckinley
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Biology
Diffusion in Biological Fluids
Movement Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
746
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Gilberto Sabino Santos Jr
Virology
Viral Ecology & Evolution
Eco-Immunology
Applied Ecology
One Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
699
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Aram Krauson
Protein structure/function
molecular pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
482
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Krista Jankowski
wetlands
coastal restoration
climate
paleoclimate
deltas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
541
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Demetra Kandalepas
Wetland Ecology
Plant-endophyte symbioses
Coastal Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
267
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Kathleen G. Ferris
genetics
plants
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
340
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Luke Auld-Thomas
Ancient Maya
remote sensing
settlement patterns
historical ecology
epigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
407
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Ray C. Schmidt
Africa
conservation
freshwater biodiversity
cryptic species
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
258
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,861
United States
12,303
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Keith Clay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,618
8,692
0.327
symbiosis
disease
community ecology
plant-fungal interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,678
United States
18,391
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julie S Denslow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,608
4,570
0.233
invasive plants
tropical forests
community ecology
melastomataceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,143
United States
29,605
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas W Sherry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,120
3,398
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,675
United States
31,261
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erik Flemington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,483
3,673
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,477
United States
69,070
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lina Moses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,637
0.490
outbreaks
zoonoses
community health
surveillance
disease ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,808
United States
72,813
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Caz Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,052
1,980
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,844
United States
72,826
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sunshine Van Bael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
2,406
0.476
community ecology
tropical ecology
plant-animal-fungal interactions
biodiversity conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,353
United States
76,546
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samir El Dahr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
958
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,891
United States
77,607
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Victoria P Belancio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,666
1,880
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,160
United States
79,764
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Samuel J Landry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,505
657
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,584
United States
85,508
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dawn M Wesson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
1,407
0.341
medical entomology
mosquito-borne viruses
mosquito ecology
Chagas disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,741
United States
101,386
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alex R Gunderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,353
0.720
Global change
Physiology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,264
United States
105,216
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David C Heins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,099
856
0.276
ecology and evolution of fishes
host-parasite interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,945
United States
111,042
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jordan Karubian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,866
1,569
0.547
Evolutionary Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation
Tropical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,898
United States
131,389
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emily Farrer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
1,537
0.694
Community Ecology
Global Change Biology
Plant-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,259
United States
140,486
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,990
677
0.340
Protein-Protein Interactions
Supramolecular Chemistry
Nucleic Acids Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,456
United States
154,156
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas R Sandoval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
948
0.558
synthetic biology
genome engineering
Clostridium
recombineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,755
United States
187,648
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott Mckinley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
746
0.637
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Biology
Diffusion in Biological Fluids
Movement Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,037
United States
215,454
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gilberto Sabino Santos Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
699
0.819
Virology
Viral Ecology & Evolution
Eco-Immunology
Applied Ecology
One Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,840
United States
231,704
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aram Krauson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
482
0.694
Protein structure/function
molecular pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,793
United States
241,196
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Krista Jankowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
541
0.888
wetlands
coastal restoration
climate
paleoclimate
deltas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,988
United States
261,943
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Demetra Kandalepas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
267
0.593
Wetland Ecology
Plant-endophyte symbioses
Coastal Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,804
United States
265,856
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kathleen G. Ferris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
340
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,379
United States
266,461
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luke Auld-Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
407
0.969
Ancient Maya
remote sensing
settlement patterns
historical ecology
epigraphy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,041,866
United States
275,030
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ray C. Schmidt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
258
0.701
Africa
conservation
freshwater biodiversity
cryptic species
biogeography