Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 21 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
Italy
Carlo Cerrano
Zoology
marine biology
marine ecology
marine conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
6,188
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Italy
Antonio Dell Anno
Marine microbial ecology
Marine biology
Marine biogeochemistry
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
5,869
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Italy
Cinzia Corinaldesi
Marine Microbial Ecology
Marine ecology
Deep-sea microbial ecology
Applied marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
6,196
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Italy
Mario Giordano
Primo interesse
secondo interesse
...Plant physiology
Phycology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
4,120
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Italy
Carlo Giacomo Avio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,839
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Italy
Cecilia Totti
Ecology and taxonomy of marine microalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,341
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Italy
Fabio Rindi
Algal biology
systematics and taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,041
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Italy
Emanuela Fanelli
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,594
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Italy
Giuseppe D Errico
Ecological Risk Assessment
Marine Microbiology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,192
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Italy
Barbara Calcinai
Zoology
Biodiversity
Porifera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
1,396
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Italy
Bitocchi Elena
Biotecnologie
Biodiversità e Risorse genetiche
Genetica vegetale
Genetica di Popolazione
Genomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,930
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Italy
Silvia Bianchelli
Ecologia
ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
1,283
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Italy
Stefania Puce
zoology
taxonomy
ecology
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
941
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Italy
Anna Sabbatini
foraminifera
ecology
biomineralization
biogechemistry
micropaleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
877
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Italy
Simone Pesaresi
Vegetation classification
Vegetation mapping
Numerical Ecology
Functional Data Analysis
Remote Sensing Time Series
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,033
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Italy
Laura Rocchetti
Bioremediation
Environmental Biotechnology
Life Cycle Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
809
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Italy
Marica Mezzelani
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Applied Biology
Emerging Contaminants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
968
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Italy
Federica Carducci,
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
532
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Italy
Fabrizio Torsani
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
192
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Italy
Sara Canensi
Ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Italy
Nada Dhaouadi
Biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,537
Italy
2,507
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carlo Cerrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,224
6,188
0.435
Zoology
marine biology
marine ecology
marine conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,531
Italy
2,791
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Antonio Dell Anno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
5,869
0.442
Marine microbial ecology
Marine biology
Marine biogeochemistry
bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,259
Italy
3,659
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cinzia Corinaldesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
6,196
0.575
Marine Microbial Ecology
Marine ecology
Deep-sea microbial ecology
Applied marine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,963
Italy
4,045
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mario Giordano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
4,120
0.414
Primo interesse
secondo interesse
...Plant physiology
Phycology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,280
Italy
6,189
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carlo Giacomo Avio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,839
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,913
Italy
8,681
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cecilia Totti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
2,341
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,954
Italy
9,427
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fabio Rindi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,877
2,041
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,472
Italy
9,688
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emanuela Fanelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,748
2,594
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,524
Italy
11,116
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Giuseppe D Errico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
3,192
0.772
Ecological Risk Assessment
Marine Microbiology
Marine Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,555
Italy
12,236
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barbara Calcinai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
1,396
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,798
Italy
12,446
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bitocchi Elena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,930
0.525
Biotecnologie
Biodiversità e Risorse genetiche
Genetica vegetale
Genetica di Popolazione
Genomica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,263
Italy
16,677
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Silvia Bianchelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,584
1,283
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,459
Italy
18,469
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stefania Puce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
941
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,537
Italy
19,096
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Sabbatini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
877
0.410
foraminifera
ecology
biomineralization
biogechemistry
micropaleontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,425
Italy
19,834
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simone Pesaresi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,033
0.511
Vegetation classification
Vegetation mapping
Numerical Ecology
Functional Data Analysis
Remote Sensing Time Series
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,029
Italy
21,830
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laura Rocchetti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
809
0.469
Bioremediation
Environmental Biotechnology
Life Cycle Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,479
Italy
27,182
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marica Mezzelani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
968
0.871
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Applied Biology
Emerging Contaminants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,657
Italy
32,579
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Federica Carducci,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
532
0.840
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250,619
Italy
44,010
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabrizio Torsani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
192
0.835
Conservation Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,945
Italy
46,786
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sara Canensi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
175
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,011,870
Italy
58,313
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nada Dhaouadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
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