Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Università degli Studi di Firenze Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,418
8,541
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Conservation biology
Tropical biodiversity
Large mammals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,248
10,246
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
zoology
invasion biology
biodiversity conservation
animal behavior
aquatic invertebrates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,132
4,952
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Clinical Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,294
3,714
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social insects
social behaviour
animal communication
social evolution
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,250
3,014
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Neogene
Biochronology
Carnivorans
Primates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,829
4,404
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Anthropology
Ancient DNA
Human Evolution
Population Genomics
Forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,544
5,723
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,070
4,827
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
microbiota
mycobiota
Inflammatory bowel disease
gastroenterology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,668
5,121
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
zoology
animal behavior
invasion biology
aquatic species
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,195
4,797
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
2,336
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biogeography
island conservation biology
herpetology
Biodiversity and Agro-environment.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,646
2,851
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,545
2,815
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,220
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Fuzzy Logic
Mathematical modelling
Ecology
Automatic Control
Ecological Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,502
1,837
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Insect Chemical Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
1,994
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational biology
Genomics
Metabolic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,990
3,065
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
NMR
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
1,279
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Zoology
animal behavior
animal ecology
evolution
sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
886
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Protein X-ray crystallography
Integrated Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,692
1,126
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Zoology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Behavioral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,416
1,574
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Zoology
Social behaviour
Animal communication
Social insects
Biological Invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
2,102
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
zoology
ethology
animal orientation
ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
865
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Botany
biodiversity
population genetics
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,187
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biotecnologie
biologia
microbiologia ambientale
desertificazione
soil restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
2,057
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,766
1,884
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alessio Papini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,418
8,541
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,212
2,234
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francesco Rovero
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,248
10,246
0.672
Ecology
Conservation biology
Tropical biodiversity
Large mammals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,769
2,259
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francesca Gherardi
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,132
4,952
0.327
zoology
invasion biology
biodiversity conservation
animal behavior
aquatic invertebrates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,338
2,433
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anna Maria Gori
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,294
3,714
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,463
3,359
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefano Turillazzi
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,250
3,014
0.268
social insects
social behaviour
animal communication
social evolution
zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,448
3,534
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lorenzo Rook
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,829
4,404
0.407
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Neogene
Biochronology
Carnivorans
Primates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,349
3,653
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Caramelli
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,544
5,723
0.543
Anthropology
Ancient DNA
Human Evolution
Population Genomics
Forensics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,665
4,452
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alessio Mengoni
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,070
4,827
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,433
4,731
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Monica Di Paola
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,668
5,121
0.591
microbiota
mycobiota
Inflammatory bowel disease
gastroenterology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,567
5,986
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elena Tricarico
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,195
4,797
0.667
zoology
animal behavior
invasion biology
aquatic species
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,605
6,306
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simone Ciofi Baffoni
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,874
2,336
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,423
7,874
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Claudia Corti
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,646
2,851
0.505
Biogeography
island conservation biology
herpetology
Biodiversity and Agro-environment.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,654
8,020
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leonardo Dapporto
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,545
2,815
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,435
8,062
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marco Vannini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,520
1,220
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,050
8,091
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefano Marsili Libelli
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,502
1,837
0.334
Fuzzy Logic
Mathematical modelling
Ecology
Automatic Control
Ecological Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,970
8,854
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francesca Romana Dani
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
1,994
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,581
8,971
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marco Fondi
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,990
3,065
0.614
Computational biology
Genomics
Metabolic modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,420
11,541
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesca Cantini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
1,279
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,862
11,661
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Francesco Dessì Fulgheri
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
886
0.231
Zoology
animal behavior
animal ecology
evolution
sexual selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,852
12,092
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vito Calderone
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,692
1,126
0.305
Protein X-ray crystallography
Integrated Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,506
12,968
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sara Fratini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,416
1,574
0.461
Zoology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Behavioral Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,574
14,075
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alessandro Cini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
2,102
0.677
Zoology
Social behaviour
Animal communication
Social insects
Biological Invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,921
14,794
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alberto Ugolini
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
865
0.296
zoology
ethology
animal orientation
ecophysiology
ecotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,258
15,086
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Coppi
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
2,187
0.767
Botany
biodiversity
population genetics
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,742
16,316
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Federico Rossi
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Firenze, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
2,057
0.793
Biotecnologie
biologia
microbiologia ambientale
desertificazione
soil restoration