Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 36 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
biotechnology
transcription factors
gene regulatory networks
synthetic biology
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,838
10,750
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
community ecology
aquatic food webs
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
2,735
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
speciation
population differentiation
adaptation
molecular evolution
plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
2,465
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ecology
Evolution
Chemical Ecology
Nutritional Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
1,887
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Ecoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
3,648
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,297
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
2,095
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Behavioural Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
1,887
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evolutiobary biology
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
606
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
1,158
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paleoecology
Biodiversity
Peatland ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
1,461
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Community ecology
biodiversity
functional traits
metacommunity
ecosystem restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,582
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Zoology
Herpetology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
867
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecology
Movement Ecology
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
1,608
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Movement Ecology
Biodiversity
Statistical Ecology
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
1,415
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
theoretical ecology
food webs
population dynamics
dynamical models
metacommunity ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
798
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
lake food webs
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
841
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
adaptive evolution
physiology
evolutionary ecology
molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
917
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natural Products
Biosynthesis
Genome Mining
Chemical Biology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
649
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biology
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
594
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecological Modelling
Animal Behaviour
Wilderness
Forest Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
800
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Behavioural and evolutionary ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
437
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Cognition
Animal Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
407
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ecological modelling
eco-evolutionary dynamics
adaptive dynamics
predator-prey interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
261
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecology
Global Change Biology
Climate Change
Palaeoecology
Invasion Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
250
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,949
939
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bernd Müller Röber
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,838
10,750
0.338
biotechnology
transcription factors
gene regulatory networks
synthetic biology
plant molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,080
5,595
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ursula Gaedke
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
2,735
0.346
community ecology
aquatic food webs
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,024
6,241
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralph Tiedemann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
2,465
0.347
speciation
population differentiation
adaptation
molecular evolution
plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,440
10,433
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alexander Wacker
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
1,887
0.485
Ecology
Evolution
Chemical Ecology
Nutritional Ecology
Theoretical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,395
10,742
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian König
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
3,648
0.974
Ecology
Evolution
Biogeography
Ecoinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,107
12,320
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carsten Beta
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
1,297
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,281
12,706
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Julia Wendt
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
2,095
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,830
12,789
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Melanie Dammhahn
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
1,887
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,584
13,296
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Valerio Ketmaier
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
606
0.217
Evolutiobary biology
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,881
13,680
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guntram Weithoff
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
1,158
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,517
14,703
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
René Dommain
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,395
1,461
0.610
Paleoecology
Biodiversity
Peatland ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,895
14,776
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bertrand Fournier
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,376
1,582
0.666
Community ecology
biodiversity
functional traits
metacommunity
ecosystem restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,569
15,029
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexander Kupfer
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
867
0.375
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Zoology
Herpetology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,495
16,991
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wiebke Ullmann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
1,608
0.852
Ecology
Movement Ecology
Agriculture
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,810
17,267
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ulrike Schlägel
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
1,415
0.769
Movement Ecology
Biodiversity
Statistical Ecology
Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,288
17,442
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christian Guill
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,809
798
0.441
theoretical ecology
food webs
population dynamics
dynamical models
metacommunity ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,843
20,869
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kristin Scharnweber
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
841
0.652
lake food webs
evolutionary ecology
aquatic ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,767
21,078
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alice Dennis
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,264
917
0.725
adaptive evolution
physiology
evolutionary ecology
molecular ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,543
23,175
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martin Baunach
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
649
0.622
Natural Products
Biosynthesis
Genome Mining
Chemical Biology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,908
24,975
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mainak Das Gupta
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
594
0.676
Biology
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,689
25,951
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexander Milles
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
800
0.996
Ecological Modelling
Animal Behaviour
Wilderness
Forest Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,461
26,293
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karin Schneeberger
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
437
0.561
Behavioural and evolutionary ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,946
33,161
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valeria Mazza
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
407
0.915
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Cognition
Animal Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,994
36,649
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ellen Van Velzen
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
261
0.741
ecological modelling
eco-evolutionary dynamics
adaptive dynamics
predator-prey interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,833
37,097
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ildikó Orbán
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
250
0.733
Ecology
Global Change Biology
Climate Change
Palaeoecology
Invasion Biology