Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universität fur Bodenkultur Wien 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
Human ecology
social ecology
land use
energy
long-term socio-ecological research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,849
21,265
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
land system research
social ecology
human ecology
land use and land cover
long-term socio-ecological research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,638
19,259
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbial Biotechnology
Recombinant Protein Production
Metabolic Engineering
Systems Biology
Biorefinery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,677
7,806
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
biotechnology
food biotechnology
enzymes
oxidoreductases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,152
6,160
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Socio-Economic Metabolism
Circular Economy
Social Ecology
Industrial Ecology
Ecological Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
8,910
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Ecology
Social Metabolism
Food Systems
Land Use
Climate Change Mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
4,699
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Biodeterioration
Extreme Environments
Cultural Heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,041
2,282
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,166
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biotechnology
polymer science
biocatalysis
green chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,860
3,363
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
microbiology
systems biology
cellular stress
evolution
recombinant enyzmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,362
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,630
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant growth
photosynthesis
leaf anatomy
gas diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,092
1,614
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citizen Science
Road Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
2,723
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Freshwater Ecology
Rivers
Aquatic Biodiversity
Environmental Change
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,940
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citizen Science
Ecology
Zoology
Invasion Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
2,430
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biodiversity research
weed ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
2,254
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
conservation planning
land-water interactions
multiple stressors
biodiversity
ecosystem management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,345
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
934
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Conservation
Wildlife Ecology
Structured Decision Making
Multi-scale Population Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
999
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Planzenzellbiologie
Pflanzenglykobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
643
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ecohydrology
limnology
biogeochemistry
multiple stressors
periphyton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,120
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Social Ecology
Participatory Modelling
Time-Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
856
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
terrestrial ecology
forest dynamics
plant - animal interactions
behavioral ecology
seed dispersal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
1,001
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Amphibian Migration
Behavioral Ecology
Neurobiology
Spatial Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,026
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
river-floodplain ecology
restoration ecology
conservation
modelling
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
626
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,716
63
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helmut Haberl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,849
21,265
0.521
Human ecology
social ecology
land use
energy
long-term socio-ecological research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,484
91
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karl Heinz Erb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,638
19,259
0.590
land system research
social ecology
human ecology
land use and land cover
long-term socio-ecological research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,789
256
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diethard Mattanovich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,677
7,806
0.442
Microbial Biotechnology
Recombinant Protein Production
Metabolic Engineering
Systems Biology
Biorefinery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,775
269
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dietmar Haltrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,152
6,160
0.359
biotechnology
food biotechnology
enzymes
oxidoreductases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,995
576
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dominik Wiedenhofer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
8,910
0.906
Socio-Economic Metabolism
Circular Economy
Social Ecology
Industrial Ecology
Ecological Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,422
884
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian Lauk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
4,699
0.683
Social Ecology
Social Metabolism
Food Systems
Land Use
Climate Change Mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,531
1,172
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guadalupe Pinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,041
2,282
0.453
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Biodeterioration
Extreme Environments
Cultural Heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,334
1,256
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manuela Winkler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,639
3,166
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,694
1,467
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alessandro Pellis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,860
3,363
0.871
Biotechnology
polymer science
biocatalysis
green chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,771
1,710
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Dragosits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,362
0.429
microbiology
systems biology
cellular stress
evolution
recombinant enyzmes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,621
1,715
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Astrid Schmidt Kloiber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,630
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,826
1,746
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Danny Tholen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,092
1,614
0.522
plant growth
photosynthesis
leaf anatomy
gas diffusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,794
1,796
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Florian Heigl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,988
2,723
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,070
2,005
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Florian Borgwardt Pletterbauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,940
0.751
Freshwater Ecology
Rivers
Aquatic Biodiversity
Environmental Change
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,920
2,017
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Dörler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
2,430
0.954
Citizen Science
Ecology
Zoology
Invasion Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,836
2,104
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Silvia Winter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
2,254
0.942
biodiversity research
weed ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,165
2,643
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rafaela Schinegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
1,345
0.828
conservation planning
land-water interactions
multiple stressors
biodiversity
ecosystem management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,700
2,661
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mugurel I Feraru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
934
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,169
2,729
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brady Mattsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
999
0.650
Conservation
Wildlife Ecology
Structured Decision Making
Multi-scale Population Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,768
2,740
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jennifer Schoberer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
643
0.420
Planzenzellbiologie
Pflanzenglykobiologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,376
2,948
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elisabeth Bondar Kunze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,120
0.834
ecohydrology
limnology
biogeochemistry
multiple stressors
periphyton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,658
3,062
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Barbara Smetschka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
856
0.681
Social Ecology
Participatory Modelling
Time-Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,481
3,096
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mario Pesendorfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
1,001
0.814
terrestrial ecology
forest dynamics
plant - animal interactions
behavioral ecology
seed dispersal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,010
3,143
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lukas Landler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,026
0.860
Amphibian Migration
Behavioral Ecology
Neurobiology
Spatial Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,232
3,513
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrea Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
626
0.665
river-floodplain ecology
restoration ecology
conservation
modelling
community ecology