Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 11 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
Portugal
Helena Freitas
Ecology
Biodiversity
Plant Sciences
Ecosystem Services
Agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
12,449
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Portugal
Carlos Palmeira
Mitocôndria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,115
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Portugal
Sara Mendes
Ecology
Soil
Soil macrofauna
Biodiversity
Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
333
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Portugal
Vitor MJ Matos
Biological Anthropology
Skeletal Biology
Bioarchaeology
Paleopathology
Forensic Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
261
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Portugal
Carla Paiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
213
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Portugal
Raquel Amaral
Biosensors
Microalgae
Molecular taxonomy
Pigments
Antioxidants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Portugal
José Costa
ecological communities
species interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
344
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Portugal
Mafalda Gama
Ecologia dulçaquícola
monitorização
biodiversidade e gestão de comunidades de macroinvertebrados aquáticos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
232
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Portugal
Lúcia Fernandes
knowledge co-production
political ecology
contamination
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
100
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Portugal
Filipa Reis
Ecology
Soil fauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
183
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Portugal
Catarina Siopa
Ecology
Pollination Ecology
Floral Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,326
Portugal
52
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helena Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,752
12,449
0.418
Ecology
Biodiversity
Plant Sciences
Ecosystem Services
Agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,883
Portugal
126
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Palmeira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,206
7,115
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,725
Portugal
3,689
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sara Mendes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
333
0.599
Ecology
Soil
Soil macrofauna
Biodiversity
Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,412
Portugal
3,844
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vitor MJ Matos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
261
0.494
Biological Anthropology
Skeletal Biology
Bioarchaeology
Paleopathology
Forensic Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,438
Portugal
4,700
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carla Paiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
213
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,144
Portugal
4,707
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raquel Amaral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
Biosensors
Microalgae
Molecular taxonomy
Pigments
Antioxidants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,945
Portugal
4,715
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
344
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,732
Portugal
5,595
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mafalda Gama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
232
0.688
Ecologia dulçaquícola
monitorização
biodiversidade e gestão de comunidades de macroinvertebrados aquáticos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304,812
Portugal
7,353
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lúcia Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
100
0.493
knowledge co-production
political ecology
contamination
environmental justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,312,319
Portugal
7,426
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Filipa Reis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
183
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389,953
Portugal
7,948
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Catarina Siopa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994