Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad de Puerto Rico Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Ecology
conservation biology
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,338
10,704
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,941
9,125
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
evolución molecular
genética de poblaciones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,953
3,438
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mitochondria
myocardial infarction (ischemia-reperfusion)
oxidative stress
energy metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,507
3,769
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Orchidology
Plant Reproductive Ecology
Invasive Species Biology
Tropical Biology
Caribbean Floristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
2,132
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
3,379
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,776
1,614
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
1,270
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social behavior
honey bee biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
3,084
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Herpetology
Amphibians
Disease Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
2,392
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Orchid Biology
Conservation Biology
Orchidaceae
Evolution
Population Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
1,189
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
microbiome
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
host-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,567
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Large-Scale Ecology
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
640
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Coral Reef Ecology
Conservation Biology
Climate Change Impacts in Coral Reefs
Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Marine Ecosys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,229
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
population biology
demography
life history theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
813
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
1,751
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sustainability
socio-ecological movements
environmental justice
political ecology
commons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,344
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
symbiosis
microbial ecology
mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
422
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Mammals
Land Change
Spatial Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
862
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
979
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
319
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
536
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Primate Morphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
263
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecology
Ecoinformatics
Plant Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
303
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Freshwater ecology
Stream Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
741
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,018
6
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
T Mitchell Aide
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,338
10,704
0.422
Ecology
conservation biology
global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,498
7
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jess K Zimmerman
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,941
9,125
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,083
17
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Carlos Martinez Cruzado
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,953
3,438
0.314
evolución molecular
genética de poblaciones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,380
20
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sabzali Javadov|Dzhavadov S, Джавадов С, Djavadov S
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,507
3,769
0.396
mitochondria
myocardial infarction (ischemia-reperfusion)
oxidative stress
energy metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,962
22
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James D Ackerman
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,073
2,132
0.235
Orchidology
Plant Reproductive Ecology
Invasive Species Biology
Tropical Biology
Caribbean Floristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,942
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joel E Gonzalez Nieves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,843
3,379
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,152
25
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elvira Cuevas
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,776
1,614
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,188
37
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary A Toranzos
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
1,270
0.263
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,883
40
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tugrul Giray
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
3,084
0.697
Social behavior
honey bee biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,362
41
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patricia Burrowes
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
2,392
0.552
Herpetology
Amphibians
Disease Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,584
55
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Raymond L Tremblay
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
1,189
0.362
Orchid Biology
Conservation Biology
Orchidaceae
Evolution
Population Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,294
60
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Filipa Godoy Vitorino
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,567
0.821
microbiome
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
host-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,151
69
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Restrepo Carla
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
640
0.230
Large-Scale Ecology
Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,160
76
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edwin A Hernandez Delgado
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
1,229
0.498
Coral Reef Ecology
Conservation Biology
Climate Change Impacts in Coral Reefs
Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Marine Ecosys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,902
87
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alberto M Sabat
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,228
813
0.365
population biology
demography
life history theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,263
93
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven Van Belleghem
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,989
1,751
0.880
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,535
108
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gustavo A García López
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,688
1,344
0.796
sustainability
socio-ecological movements
environmental justice
political ecology
commons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,319
118
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matias J Cafaro
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
422
0.273
symbiosis
microbial ecology
mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,041
130
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
María José Andrade Núñez
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
862
0.626
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Mammals
Land Change
Spatial Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,958
132
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jean F Ruiz Calderon
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
979
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,473
134
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hector L Ayala Del Rio
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
319
0.237
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,319
143
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eugenio Santiago Valentin
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
536
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,537
156
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean E Turnquist
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,115
263
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,071
159
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Denny S Fernandez
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
303
0.274
Ecology
Ecoinformatics
Plant Ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,068
166
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pablo E Gutiérrez Fonseca
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Rawalakot, Puerto Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
741
0.720
Freshwater ecology
Stream Ecology