Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
clinical neurobiology
neurotrophic factors
axonal RNA metabolism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,316
16,008
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fear
Anxiety
Pain
Addiction
Emotions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,683
11,971
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,385
10,089
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ecology
tropical biology
conservation
biodiversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,082
7,242
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
DNA repair
structure based drug design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,960
3,944
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ökologie
Naturschutz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
7,450
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
protein kinases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,564
941
0.069
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Structural Biology and Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,750
2,939
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
electron cryo microscopy
structural biology
membrane proteins
cryo-EM
protein complexes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,158
2,324
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
phycology
RNA secondary structure
internal transcribed spacer 2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,178
2,327
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuroethology
Social insects
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
2,871
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Evolutionary Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,598
2,285
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
chemical ecology
evolution
chemical communication
pheromones
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
3,027
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecophysiology
Plant water relations
Plant hydraulics
Drought stress
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
5,274
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Systems Biology
Blood Platelets
Biobanking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,163
1,344
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ecological modeling
Theoretical Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
3,344
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Insect vision
color perception
pollination
bumblebees
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,197
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
community ecology
macroecology
mountain ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
3,250
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
819
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
DNA repair
cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,684
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Systems biology of antibiotics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
2,413
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sensory ecology
neuroscience
spatial orientation
navigation
animal migration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,759
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mountain ecology
pollination
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,918
2,509
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chronobiologie
Neurobiologie
Drosophila melanogaster
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
941
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,262
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,283
332
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Sendtner
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,316
16,008
0.279
clinical neurobiology
neurotrophic factors
axonal RNA metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,529
1,196
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Pauli
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,683
11,971
0.449
Fear
Anxiety
Pain
Addiction
Emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,489
1,542
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Rudel
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,385
10,089
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,166
1,575
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linsenmair
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,082
7,242
0.328
ecology
tropical biology
conservation
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,473
2,692
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Caroline Kisker
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,960
3,944
0.264
DNA repair
structure based drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,843
2,860
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jochen Krauss
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,362
7,450
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,832
3,063
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Suzanne Lohmann
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,564
941
0.069
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,492
3,322
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hermann Schindelin
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,750
2,939
0.231
Structural Biology and Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,386
4,826
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bettina Böttcher
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,158
2,324
0.254
electron cryo microscopy
structural biology
membrane proteins
cryo-EM
protein complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,415
5,421
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthias Wolf
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,178
2,327
0.285
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
phycology
RNA secondary structure
internal transcribed spacer 2
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,969
5,819
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wolfgang Rössler
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,603
2,871
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,921
6,713
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Hovestadt
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,598
2,285
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,974
6,745
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Schmitt
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
3,027
0.462
chemical ecology
evolution
chemical communication
pheromones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,572
6,998
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bernhard Schuldt
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,306
5,274
0.836
Ecophysiology
Plant water relations
Plant hydraulics
Drought stress
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,393
7,147
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joerg Geiger
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,163
1,344
0.218
Systems Biology
Blood Platelets
Biobanking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,013
8,337
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juliano Sarmento Cabral
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
3,344
0.651
Ecological modeling
Theoretical Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,146
8,417
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johannes Spaethe
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,197
0.432
Insect vision
color perception
pollination
bumblebees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,786
9,422
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marcell K Peters
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
3,250
0.734
community ecology
macroecology
mountain ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,500
10,541
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vladimir L Sukhorukov
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
819
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,250
10,964
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jochen Kuper
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
1,684
0.462
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
DNA repair
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,831
11,722
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ana Rita Brochado
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,331
2,413
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,306
12,853
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Basil el Jundi
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,759
0.600
sensory ecology
neuroscience
spatial orientation
navigation
animal migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,632
12,891
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alice Classen
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,918
2,509
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,831
14,732
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dirk Rieger
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
941
0.394
Chronobiologie
Neurobiologie
Drosophila melanogaster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,118
14,899
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keram Pfeiffer
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,349
1,262
0.537