Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 48 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
Biologie de la fibrose
biologie vasculaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,588
10,279
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biodiversity
climate change
spatial data infrastructure
geographic information system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,427
7,612
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
evolution
limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,297
8,408
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biologie des cellules pancréatiques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,369
4,545
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mitochondria and energy metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,140
3,837
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
EvoDevo (Evolutionary Developmental Biology)
Physics of Biology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,538
2,892
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Biological sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,334
2,036
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mRNA biogenesis
noncoding transcription
chromatin
DPC
yeast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
1,318
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
sustainable agriculture
microbial diversity
biotechnology
symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
1,358
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Interdiscplinarity
Transdisciplinarity
Human ecology
Uban health
Sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,169
2,028
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Active galactic nuclei
AGN - galaxy coevolution
machine-learning
big data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
4,065
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
prokaryotic cell and developmental biology
prokaryotic genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
1,758
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
population genetics
HLA
anthropology
immunogenetics
human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
1,549
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biologie Moléculaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,808
477
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Limnology
Biogeoscience
Aquatic Carbon Dynamics
Methane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
3,205
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
quantitative ecology
temperature
phytoplankton
traits
multiple drivers/stressors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
2,629
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
1,451
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational biology
human gut microbiome
protein folding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
2,949
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biology of malaria parasites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,478
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biologie de la reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
532
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
Molecular Biology
Sugar signaling
Protein biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
655
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
membrane biochemistry
membrane biophysics
structural biology
electron microscopy
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,154
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human evolution
population genetics
immunology
HLA and KIR
HSC and organ transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
874
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
470
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecologie aquatique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
422
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,293
85
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giulio Gabbiani
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,588
10,279
0.136
Biologie de la fibrose
biologie vasculaire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,314
651
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anthony Lehmann
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,427
7,612
0.339
biodiversity
climate change
spatial data infrastructure
geographic information system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,563
924
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bas Ibelings
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,297
8,408
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,663
1,162
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Domenico Bosco
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,369
4,545
0.316
Biologie des cellules pancréatiques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,070
1,183
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pierre Maechler
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,140
3,837
0.271
Mitochondria and energy metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,630
1,595
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michel C Milinkovitch
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,538
2,892
0.274
EvoDevo (Evolutionary Developmental Biology)
Physics of Biology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,829
1,634
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martine Collart
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,334
2,036
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,393
1,866
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Françoise Stutz
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
1,318
0.146
mRNA biogenesis
noncoding transcription
chromatin
DPC
yeast
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,470
2,231
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xavier Perret
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
1,358
0.182
sustainable agriculture
microbial diversity
biotechnology
symbiotic nitrogen fixation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,883
2,629
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roderick Lawrence
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,169
2,028
0.329
Interdiscplinarity
Transdisciplinarity
Human ecology
Uban health
Sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,825
2,710
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sotiria Fotopoulou
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
4,065
0.686
Active galactic nuclei
AGN - galaxy coevolution
machine-learning
big data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,189
2,992
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick H Viollier
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,223
1,758
0.337
prokaryotic cell and developmental biology
prokaryotic genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,786
3,022
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alicia Sanchez Mazas
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,155
1,549
0.300
population genetics
HLA
anthropology
immunogenetics
human evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,916
3,194
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Caroline Gabus
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,808
477
0.099
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,649
3,240
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tonya Delsontro
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,698
3,205
0.682
Limnology
Biogeoscience
Aquatic Carbon Dynamics
Methane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,214
3,369
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mridul K Thomas
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,427
2,629
0.594
quantitative ecology
temperature
phytoplankton
traits
multiple drivers/stressors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,174
3,640
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean Jacquet
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
1,451
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,286
3,700
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Gurry
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,893
2,949
0.758
Computational biology
human gut microbiome
protein folding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,394
4,652
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mathieu Brochet
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,478
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,015
4,736
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alfred Paul Senn
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,727
532
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,571
5,623
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jacobo Martinez Font
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,087
655
0.314
Structural Biology
Molecular Biology
Sugar signaling
Protein biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,980
5,782
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joachim Moser Von Filseck
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,154
0.581
membrane biochemistry
membrane biophysics
structural biology
electron microscopy
electron tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,862
6,293
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stéphane Buhler
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,706
874
0.512
Human evolution
population genetics
immunology
HLA and KIR
HSC and organ transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,253
6,425
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vincent Taelman
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
470
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,366
6,674
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dominique Auderset Joye
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,541
422
0.274