Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 23 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
Spain
José M. Rey Benayas
Biología de la Conservación y Ecología de la Restauración
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,316
8,597
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde
Biogeography
Distribution Ecology
Biodiversity
Entomology
Araneae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,538
7,016
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
Miguel A. Zavala|Miguel Angel de Zavala, Miguel Angel de Zavala Gironés, Miguel Angel Zavala
Social-Ecological Systems
Resilience
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
7,569
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Pilar Castro Díez
biological invasions
functional ecology
plant-soil interactions
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
3,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Biogeography
macroecology
conservation biology
community ecology
habitat fragmentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,017
2,203
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Pedro Villar-Salvador
Forest ecology
Ecophysiology
Forestation
Ecological restoration
Plant production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,795
2,485
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Ignacio Morales-Castilla
Biogeography
Macroecology
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,527
2,546
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Elena Granda
Ecology
Forest
Ecophysiology
Biological Invations
Dendroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
2,782
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Antonio Gómez Sal
Ecología
Paisaje
Planificación
servicios de los ecosistemas
sostenibilidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,894
856
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Angeles Cuadrado Bermejo
Cytogenetics
Chromosomes
Repetitive DNA
Crop evolution
Dinoflagellates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
748
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
José V. De Lucio
Commons
environmental education
landscape ecology
biosphere reserves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
625
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spain
Aurelio Malo
population dynamics
evolutionary ecology
conservation genetics
sexual selection
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
944
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Spain
Arturo Baz
zoologia
entomologia
entomologia forense
biología de la conservación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
714
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Josabel Belliure
Evolutionary ecology
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
702
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spain
Alicia Mansilla
biologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
408
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spain
Lorenzo Pérez-Camacho
Biodiversity
Seed Dispersal
Grazing
Raptors
Corvids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
814
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Juan L.Cantalapiedra
Mammals
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Paleobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
719
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Spain
Jose D. Gilgado
Millipede taxonomy and diversity
Urban Ecology
Alpine Ecology
Invasive Species
Subterranean Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
532
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spain
Rodrigo Megía-Palma
evolutionary ecology
parasitology
herpetology
climate change
sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
592
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spain
Ángela López-Villalba
Myxomycetes
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
322
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spain
María González-Hourcade
Algal Biotecnhology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
206
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Spain
Álvaro Mato López
Biología
biología molecular
microbiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,458
Spain
858
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
José M. Rey Benayas
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,316
8,597
0.445
Biología de la Conservación y Ecología de la Restauración
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,703
Spain
1,089
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,538
7,016
0.424
Biogeography
Distribution Ecology
Biodiversity
Entomology
Araneae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,315
Spain
1,263
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miguel A. Zavala|Miguel Angel de Zavala, Miguel Angel de Zavala Gironés, Miguel Angel Zavala
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,965
7,569
0.506
Social-Ecological Systems
Resilience
Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,280
Spain
2,535
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pilar Castro Díez
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,526
3,584
0.376
biological invasions
functional ecology
plant-soil interactions
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,801
Spain
3,884
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,017
2,203
0.314
Biogeography
macroecology
conservation biology
community ecology
habitat fragmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,918
Spain
4,055
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pedro Villar-Salvador
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,795
2,485
0.366
Forest ecology
Ecophysiology
Forestation
Ecological restoration
Plant production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,784
Spain
8,494
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ignacio Morales-Castilla
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,527
2,546
0.722
Biogeography
Macroecology
Phylogenetics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,472
Spain
8,606
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elena Granda
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,489
2,782
0.797
Ecology
Forest
Ecophysiology
Biological Invations
Dendroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,273
Spain
10,192
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antonio Gómez Sal
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,894
856
0.296
Ecología
Paisaje
Planificación
servicios de los ecosistemas
sostenibilidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,909
Spain
10,404
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Angeles Cuadrado Bermejo
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
748
0.264
Cytogenetics
Chromosomes
Repetitive DNA
Crop evolution
Dinoflagellates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,474
Spain
10,999
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José V. De Lucio
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
625
0.235
Commons
environmental education
landscape ecology
biosphere reserves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,610
Spain
11,034
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aurelio Malo
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
944
0.357
population dynamics
evolutionary ecology
conservation genetics
sexual selection
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,982
Spain
13,246
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arturo Baz
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
714
0.334
zoologia
entomologia
entomologia forense
biología de la conservación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,201
Spain
13,748
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Salvador Rebollo De La Torre
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,043
1,178
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,466
Spain
14,844
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Josabel Belliure
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
702
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,768
Spain
17,426
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alicia Mansilla
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
408
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,131
Spain
20,489
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lorenzo Pérez-Camacho
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,123
814
0.725
Biodiversity
Seed Dispersal
Grazing
Raptors
Corvids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,019
Spain
20,956
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juan L.Cantalapiedra
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
719
0.666
Mammals
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Paleobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,072
Spain
23,661
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jose D. Gilgado
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
532
0.628
Millipede taxonomy and diversity
Urban Ecology
Alpine Ecology
Invasive Species
Subterranean Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,909
Spain
23,936
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rodrigo Megía-Palma
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
592
0.717
evolutionary ecology
parasitology
herpetology
climate change
sexual selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,278
Spain
32,311
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ángela López-Villalba
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
322
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,871
Spain
43,867
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
María González-Hourcade
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
206
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,243,279
Spain
64,993
767
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Álvaro Mato López
Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Biología
biología molecular
microbiología
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