Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
River ecosystems
Water scarcity
Global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,970
12,319
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Fish ecology
Invasion biology
Freshwater ecology
Statistical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,895
9,068
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,686
6,461
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,314
1,687
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biological invasions
invasion ecology
species distribution
management of biological invasions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
1,738
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
ecology
conservation
biodiversity
limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,318
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Conservation Biology
Phylogeography
Conservation Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
867
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
animal ecology
fire ecology
conservation biology
forest management
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
1,199
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Conservation biology
Taxonomy
Invertebrates
Temporary ponds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
1,029
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,007
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
freshwater fish ecology
fish conservation
European eel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
462
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Landscape
Water use
Tourism and sustainability
Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
627
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ficologia
Taxonomia
Ecofisiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
522
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biological modelling
molecular dynamics
computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
849
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Freshwater ecology
Mediterranean Rivers
Ecological Statistics
Ecological Modelling
Species distribution models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
420
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
285
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biología
vegetación
flora
cartografía ambiental
desarrollo local
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
160
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
424
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
botánica
ecologia marina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
179
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
231
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecology
Fish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
230
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Ecología humana
economía ecológica
ecología política
metabolismo social
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
168
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
vegetation
botany
plant ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
122
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Trichoptera
Taxonomy
Faunistics
Insect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
55
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,891
509
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sergi Sabater
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,970
12,319
0.474
River ecosystems
Water scarcity
Global change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,759
862
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emili García-Berthou
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,895
9,068
0.480
Ecology
Fish ecology
Invasion biology
Freshwater ecology
Statistical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,613
2,789
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marc Yeste
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,686
6,461
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,421
6,761
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xavier D. Quintana
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,314
1,687
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,238
8,329
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Núria Roura-Pascual
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
1,738
0.494
biological invasions
invasion ecology
species distribution
management of biological invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,141
9,665
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stéphanie Gascón Garcia
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,318
0.437
ecology
conservation
biodiversity
limnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,933
9,709
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jose-Luis Garcia-Marin
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
867
0.289
Conservation Biology
Phylogeography
Conservation Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,485
9,979
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pere Pons
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,915
1,199
0.411
animal ecology
fire ecology
conservation biology
forest management
ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,392
10,626
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jordi Sala
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
1,029
0.380
Conservation biology
Taxonomy
Invertebrates
Temporary ponds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,372
16,152
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Olga Serra
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,007
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,468
17,982
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lluís Zamora Hernández
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
462
0.340
freshwater fish ecology
fish conservation
European eel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,700
19,168
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albert Llausàs
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
627
0.512
Landscape
Water use
Tourism and sustainability
Political Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,173
20,204
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Conxi Rodríguez-Prieto
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
522
0.465
Ficologia
Taxonomia
Ecofisiología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,721
22,197
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrian Romero-Rivera
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
849
0.901
biological modelling
molecular dynamics
computational chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,428
26,285
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juan Diego Alcaraz-Hernández
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
420
0.642
Freshwater ecology
Mediterranean Rivers
Ecological Statistics
Ecological Modelling
Species distribution models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,307
27,399
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gemma Urrea Clos
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
285
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,074
29,800
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Josep Gesti
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
160
0.329
biología
vegetación
flora
cartografía ambiental
desarrollo local
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,433
32,090
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sandra Recuero
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
424
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,659
37,382
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alba Verges
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
179
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,773
37,421
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carla Olmo
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
231
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,261
41,192
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francesc Rubio-Gracia
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
230
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,999
45,743
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antonio Malo Larrea
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
168
0.966
Ecología humana
economía ecológica
ecología política
metabolismo social
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,462,967
49,072
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jordi Bou Manobens
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
122
0.904
vegetation
botany
plant ecology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654,868
54,071
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luis Martín González
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
55
0.655
Trichoptera
Taxonomy
Faunistics
Insect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,775
63,641
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrés Lucas Fernández
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
0
0.000