Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 49 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
ecology
community ecology
beta diversity
phylogenetic analysis
multivariate statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,272
80,485
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evolution
Phylogenomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,398
9,646
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Écologie numérique
écologie des communautés
écologie du sol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,024
8,717
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Human population genetics
human evolution
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,113
4,826
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
limnology
ecotoxicology
biogeochemistry
trace metals
mercury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,100
4,678
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Limnologie
environnement
phosphore
azote
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,117
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Limnology
freshwater ecology
zooplankton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,086
1,447
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
RNA
RNA-protein interaction
structural biology
ribozyme
miRNA biogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
729
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,219
1,434
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,007
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
403
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
limnology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
aquatic carbon cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
2,338
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
mating system evolution
population genomics
hybridization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,590
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Disease ecology
Public health
Zoonoses
Climat change
Disease modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
2,337
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolutionary biology
Mitochondria
Mitogenomics
Mitochondrial adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,789
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eco-physiology
movement behaviour
aquatic ecology
marine biology
trophic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
2,127
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Origins & Evolution of Animal Body Plan Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
912
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
parasitoids
biological control
ecology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,959
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Structural Biology
Oncology
Chemical Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,071
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
mitochondrial programming of health and diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,441
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
synthetic biology
protein design
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
561
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Evolution
Ecology
Genomic
Plant microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
737
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tropical ecology
biogeography
disturbance
human impacts
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,116
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
meta-ecosystem
community ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,098
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neuroanthropology
Evolution
Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
999
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884
38
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Legendre
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,272
80,485
0.412
ecology
community ecology
beta diversity
phylogenetic analysis
multivariate statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,474
577
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hervé Philippe
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,398
9,646
0.239
Evolution
Phylogenomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,316
1,257
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Borcard
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,024
8,717
0.348
Écologie numérique
écologie des communautés
écologie du sol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,953
1,338
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Damian Labuda
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,113
4,826
0.200
Human population genetics
human evolution
molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,992
3,224
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Amyot
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,100
4,678
0.357
limnology
ecotoxicology
biogeochemistry
trace metals
mercury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,189
4,910
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Carignan
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,117
0.121
Limnologie
environnement
phosphore
azote
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,563
7,476
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bernadette Pinel Alloul
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,086
1,447
0.238
Limnology
freshwater ecology
zooplankton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,396
9,149
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pascale Legault
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,901
729
0.149
RNA
RNA-protein interaction
structural biology
ribozyme
miRNA biogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,386
10,370
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Derek Boerboom
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,219
1,434
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,611
11,247
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bernard Angers
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
1,007
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,126
11,344
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maxime Ranger
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
403
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,967
11,379
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jean François Lapierre
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
2,338
0.624
limnology
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
aquatic carbon cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,467
11,517
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simon Joly
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,689
1,590
0.431
Evolutionary biology
phylogenetics
mating system evolution
population genomics
hybridization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,375
11,957
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick A Leighton
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
2,337
0.665
Disease ecology
Public health
Zoonoses
Climat change
Disease modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,543
12,296
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sophie Breton
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
1,789
0.528
Evolutionary biology
Mitochondria
Mitogenomics
Mitochondrial adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,154
13,042
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sandra A Binning
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,115
2,127
0.683
Eco-physiology
movement behaviour
aquatic ecology
marine biology
trophic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,702
14,274
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher B Cameron
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
912
0.332
Origins & Evolution of Animal Body Plan Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,266
15,238
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul K Abram
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,477
1,959
0.791
parasitoids
biological control
ecology
entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,466
16,109
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew J Smith
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,261
1,071
0.474
Structural Biology
Oncology
Chemical Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Cell Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,253
17,951
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gael Cagnone
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,441
0.775
mitochondrial programming of health and diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,614
18,496
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Almer Van Der Sloot
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
561
0.319
synthetic biology
protein design
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,060
20,083
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean Baptiste Leducq
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
737
0.491
Evolution
Ecology
Genomic
Plant microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,500
20,217
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julie C Aleman
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,116
0.755
Tropical ecology
biogeography
disturbance
human impacts
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,453
20,619
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric Harvey
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,419
1,098
0.774
meta-ecosystem
community ecology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,905
21,680
771
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yassine Benhajali
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
999
0.777
Neuroanthropology
Evolution
Genetic