Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 76 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
Climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,055
9,029
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
reproductive biology
reproductive immunology
immunology
pregnancy
fertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,002
8,883
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Biology
Plant Physiology
Viticulture
Membrane Transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,810
9,085
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ecology
marine
climate
ecosystem technology
people & science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,582
8,632
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biosecurity
Invasion Ecology
Wildlife trade
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,109
9,190
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,423
1,730
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Green Space
Entomology
Public Health
Medical Geology
Ecohealth
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
6,195
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant ecology
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
plant systematics
carnivorous plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,531
5,941
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ecosystem services
GIS
land use change
valuation
spatial modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,397
7,800
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
reproductive biology
ovary
extracellular matrix
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,116
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
3,294
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Limnology
cyanobacteria
lakes
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,159
7,182
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reproductive biology
developmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,738
4,492
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,430
3,798
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Reproductive Biology
Cancer Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,867
3,729
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
hypoxia
transcription
gene regulation
hydroxylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,450
2,439
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Botany
palaeobotany
paleobotany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,412
2,131
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,410
4,932
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
School of Biological Sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,951
1,757
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,641
3,590
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
genetics
retrotransposons
bioinformatics
genome evolution
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,408
3,601
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Non-coding RNAs
Epigenetics
Plant Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
2,726
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
conservation biology
restoration
avian ecology
pollination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,290
1,616
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
glycobiology
transporters
plant cell walls
sphingolipids
biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
4,320
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Global Change Biology
Climate Change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,963
3,826
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,105
317
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
TML Wigley
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,055
9,029
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,172
1,422
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sarah A Robertson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,002
8,883
0.370
reproductive biology
reproductive immunology
immunology
pregnancy
fertility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,542
1,521
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen Tyerman
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,810
9,085
0.398
Plant Biology
Plant Physiology
Viticulture
Membrane Transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,364
1,653
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sean Connell
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,582
8,632
0.400
ecology
marine
climate
ecosystem technology
people & science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,591
1,720
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Phillip Cassey
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,109
9,190
0.435
Biosecurity
Invasion Ecology
Wildlife trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,059
2,666
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian Setchell
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,423
1,730
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,474
2,836
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Weinstein
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,748
6,195
0.420
Green Space
Entomology
Public Health
Medical Geology
Ecohealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,676
2,890
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Conran
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,531
5,941
0.409
Plant ecology
Paleobotany
Palaeobotany
plant systematics
carnivorous plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,471
2,937
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neville Crossman
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,397
7,800
0.542
ecosystem services
GIS
land use change
valuation
spatial modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,945
3,162
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raymond Joseph Rodgers
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,674
6,116
0.447
reproductive biology
ovary
extracellular matrix
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,081
3,219
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roger Seymour
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,527
3,294
0.244
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,390
3,337
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Justin Brookes
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,159
7,182
0.546
Limnology
cyanobacteria
lakes
water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,409
3,488
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rebecca Robker
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,738
4,492
0.353
Reproductive biology
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,644
3,577
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andy Austin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,430
3,798
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,175
3,774
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Darryl Russell
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,867
3,729
0.314
Reproductive Biology
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,794
3,920
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel Peet
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,450
2,439
0.213
hypoxia
transcription
gene regulation
hydroxylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,128
3,930
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert S Hill
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,412
2,131
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,140
3,932
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rachel A Burton
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,410
4,932
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,098
4,669
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Renato Morona
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,951
1,757
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,793
4,833
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philip B Brewer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,641
3,590
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,818
4,972
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David L Adelson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,408
3,601
0.383
genetics
retrotransposons
bioinformatics
genome evolution
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,577
6,049
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Iain Robert Searle
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
2,726
0.346
Non-coding RNAs
Epigenetics
Plant Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,961
6,566
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David C Paton
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,290
1,616
0.222
conservation biology
restoration
avian ecology
pollination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,482
6,742
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jenny Mortimer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
4,320
0.606
glycobiology
transporters
plant cell walls
sphingolipids
biofuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,980
6,915
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Damien Fordham
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,963
3,826
0.549
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Global Change Biology
Climate Change