Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 101 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
biologia
patologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,892
6,088
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zoologia
Ecología animal
Biología evolutiva
Herpetología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,360
5,234
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
inmunología comparada
inmunología
biología células madres
timo
enfermedades hematológicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,295
3,405
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Neurociencias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,940
3,644
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biodiversity conservation
Bird migration
Ornithology
Vertebrates
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,872
2,402
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biología de la Conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,595
3,795
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evolutionary algorithms
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Optimization
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,191
9,012
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuroinmunomodulacion
inflamacion
enfermedades reumaticas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
1,618
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Entomología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,094
2,612
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecologia vegetal
ecofisiologia
biodiversidad
liquenes
antartida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,900
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Botany Unit / Department Pharmacology Pharmacognosy and Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
4,107
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,982
3,351
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
lichenology
evolution
phylogeny
taxonomy
mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
3,824
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
2,605
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurobiología evolutiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,045
2,207
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natural Sciences
Theoretical Physics
Effective field theories
QCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
3,776
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
1,409
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biotecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,430
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Freshwater Fish
Conservation Biology
Zoology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
1,200
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecology. Landscape Ecology
Biological Diversity
ecological succession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
944
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Botánica
Geobotánica
Biogeografía
Bioclimatología
Etnobotánica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,431
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
neuroscience
animal models
early life stress
cannabinoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
1,333
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Palaeoenvironment
palaeoecology
palynology
human impact
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,518
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
conservation biology
ornithology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,789
657
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,011
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,076
749
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Flores Jm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,892
6,088
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,312
1,010
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José A Díaz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,360
5,234
0.301
Zoologia
Ecología animal
Biología evolutiva
Herpetología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,831
1,116
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Agustin Gregorio Zapata Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,295
3,405
0.209
inmunología comparada
inmunología
biología células madres
timo
enfermedades hematológicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,459
1,267
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agustin Gonzalez Gallegos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,940
3,644
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,140
1,830
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
José Luis Tellería
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,872
2,402
0.202
Biodiversity conservation
Bird migration
Ornithology
Vertebrates
Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,042
2,181
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miguel Andrés Cárdenas Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,595
3,795
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,368
2,305
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diego Oliva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,191
9,012
0.884
Evolutionary algorithms
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm Optimization
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,895
2,682
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rosa P Gomariz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,104
1,618
0.178
Neuroinmunomodulacion
inflamacion
enfermedades reumaticas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,580
3,181
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose M Hernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,094
2,612
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,695
3,222
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Leopoldo Garcia Sancho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
2,900
0.361
ecologia vegetal
ecofisiologia
biodiversidad
liquenes
antartida
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,544
3,245
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rosario G Gavilán
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
4,107
0.514
Botany Unit / Department Pharmacology Pharmacognosy and Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,589
3,247
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ruth Del Prado Millan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,982
3,351
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,473
3,306
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raquel Pino Bodas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,877
3,824
0.485
lichenology
evolution
phylogeny
taxonomy
mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,634
3,405
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Javier Pérez Tris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
2,605
0.338
Evolutionary Biology
Biodiversity Conservation
Behavioural Ecology
Ornithology
Parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,187
3,862
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jesus Maria Lopez Redondo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,045
2,207
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,406
4,144
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ignazio Scimemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,690
3,776
0.564
Natural Sciences
Theoretical Physics
Effective field theories
QCD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,212
4,923
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Miguel A Casado
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
1,409
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,757
5,899
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Domingo Marquina Diaz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,954
2,430
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,049
5,993
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benigno Elvira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,899
1,200
0.245
Freshwater Fish
Conservation Biology
Zoology
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,023
6,033
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Diaz Pineda
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,876
944
0.194
Ecology. Landscape Ecology
Biological Diversity
ecological succession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,132
6,131
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Sánchez Mata
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,431
0.298
Botánica
Geobotánica
Biogeografía
Bioclimatología
Etnobotánica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,119
6,365
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eva M Marco
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,642
1,333
0.287
neuroscience
animal models
early life stress
cannabinoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,107
7,612
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lourdes López Merino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
1,518
0.384
Palaeoenvironment
palaeoecology
palynology
human impact
environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,638
7,941
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tomas Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,789
657
0.173
conservation biology
ornithology
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,293
8,286
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Francisco Pulido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,011
0.280
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
Bird Migration
Climate Change