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
systems biology
systems medicine
precision oncology
signal transduction
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,830
9,297
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,730
15,709
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Systems Biology
Signal Transduction
Computational and Mathematical Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,736
4,365
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
evolution
virulence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,387
3,934
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
palaeontology
Carboniferous sedimentary basins
carbonates
coral reefs
foraminifers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
3,955
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ecology
biodiversity
aboveground-belowground linkages
soil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,493
4,972
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
702
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,226
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vascular Biology in Transplant Medicine and Oncology
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
958
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology
Veterinary Epidemiology
Network Analysis
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,105
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Applied Freshwater Ecology
multiple stressors
climate change
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
3,382
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
evolutionary biology
ecology
adaptation
genomics
behavioural genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
2,391
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
2,387
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Virology
Viral evolution
NGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
2,700
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biology
Pharmacology
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
1,548
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dispersal
invasion
population genetics
ecosystem resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
1,236
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Genetics
Plant Genetics
Transcription Factors
Evo-Devo
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,699
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,262
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecosystem Service
Ecosystem Service Valuation
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
2,811
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental Biology
Cancer
Cell Division
Cell Death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
251
0.089
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
2,001
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fetal movements
Developmental biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Skeletal development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
1,231
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Protein Engineering
Calcium binding proteins
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
806
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Childhood Cancer
Personalized Medicine
Signaling Networks
Proteomics
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
932
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
456
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,134
37
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Walter Kolch
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,830
9,297
0.217
systems biology
systems medicine
precision oncology
signal transduction
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,438
47
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cormac Taylor
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,730
15,709
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,332
170
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Boris Kholodenko
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,736
4,365
0.233
Systems Biology
Signal Transduction
Computational and Mathematical Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,228
400
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geraldine Butler
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,387
3,934
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,961
627
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Somerville
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
3,955
0.521
palaeontology
Carboniferous sedimentary basins
carbonates
coral reefs
foraminifers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,822
640
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tancredi Caruso
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,493
4,972
0.664
ecology
biodiversity
aboveground-belowground linkages
soil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,627
695
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dolores Cahill
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,935
702
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,151
753
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Bolger
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,226
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,388
877
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guenther Eissner
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,684
958
0.169
Vascular Biology in Transplant Medicine and Oncology
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,832
914
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jamie Tratalos
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,485
2,105
0.384
Ecology
Veterinary Epidemiology
Network Analysis
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,063
926
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary Kelly Quinn
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,449
3,382
0.621
Applied Freshwater Ecology
multiple stressors
climate change
ecosystem services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,041
962
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julia C Jones
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
2,391
0.457
evolutionary biology
ecology
adaptation
genomics
behavioural genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,483
1,090
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kieran Wynne
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
2,387
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,909
1,093
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Carr
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
2,700
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,426
1,315
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Breandan Kennedy
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
1,548
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,626
1,342
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jon Yearsley
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
1,236
0.339
Dispersal
invasion
population genetics
ecosystem resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,630
1,423
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rainer Melzer
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,392
1,699
0.501
Developmental Genetics
Plant Genetics
Transcription Factors
Evo-Devo
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,513
1,436
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Finarelli
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,262
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,657
1,657
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Srikanta Sannigrahi
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
2,811
0.984
Ecosystem Service
Ecosystem Service Valuation
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,912
1,671
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carmel Hensey
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
251
0.089
Developmental Biology
Cancer
Cell Division
Cell Death
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,027
1,728
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adam Kane
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
2,001
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,742
1,872
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Niamh C Nowlan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
1,231
0.502
Fetal movements
Developmental biomechanics
Mechanobiology
Skeletal development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,399
2,224
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David O Connell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
806
0.414
Protein Engineering
Calcium binding proteins
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,372
2,268
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Melinda Halasz
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,906
932
0.489
Childhood Cancer
Personalized Medicine
Signaling Networks
Proteomics
Zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,368
2,436
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raul Miranda Casoluengo
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
456
0.268
Molecular Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Regulation