Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 245 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
conservation biology
agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,443
37,713
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Origin and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes
especially integron-associated determinants
Antibiotic biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,567
16,744
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,103
18,932
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evolution
Ecology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,777
14,291
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Phylogenetic biology
arachnology
Salticidae
systematics
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,264
9,363
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,218
23,916
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
evolution
microbiology
protists
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,982
12,607
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,590
11,518
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Community ecology
biodiversity
tropical conservation
food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,610
11,496
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microbial Ecology
yeast
mycorrhiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,429
19,530
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,256
7,471
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tree Biotechnology
Plant Cell Walls
Cellulose
Lignin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,229
8,978
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,198
9,568
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
eukaryotic microbiology
microbial ecology
eukaryotic tree of life
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,080
14,814
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,961
4,996
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbial Ecology
Biological Engineering
Microbial Cell Factories
Bioinformatics
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,525
11,979
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Climate change impacts
Climate solutions
Ocean ecology
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,500
11,116
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant systematics
Plant evolution
Comparative genomics
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,192
8,852
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,891
5,665
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
microbial ecology
bacterial catabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,348
7,269
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Phylogenetics
Biodiversity
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,156
9,381
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
botany
island biology
evolutionary developmental biology
plant taxonomy
evo-devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,466
5,641
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tropical forest conservation science - understanding the drivers of change in tropical forest extent and condition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,797
7,160
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cryo-EM
drug discovery
focused ion beams
electron tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,146
5,054
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
biodiversity informatics
fisheries
fish biology
marine biology
historical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,972
7,045
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,651
178
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Claire Kremen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,443
37,713
0.463
conservation biology
agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,064
197
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julian Davies
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,567
16,744
0.216
Origin and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes
especially integron-associated determinants
Antibiotic biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,252
273
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Loren Rieseberg
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,103
18,932
0.305
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,704
290
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dolph Schluter
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,777
14,291
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,498
410
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wayne P Maddison
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,264
9,363
0.190
Phylogenetic biology
arachnology
Salticidae
systematics
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,544
585
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kai Ma Chan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,218
23,916
0.595
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,290
616
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick Keeling
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,982
12,607
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,548
972
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah Otto
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,590
11,518
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,582
1,142
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Diane S Srivastava
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,610
11,496
0.432
Community ecology
biodiversity
tropical conservation
food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,471
1,220
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dm Durall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,429
19,530
0.768
Microbial Ecology
yeast
mycorrhiza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,811
1,234
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Whitlock
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,256
7,471
0.296
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,652
1,325
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shawn Mansfield
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,229
8,978
0.371
Tree Biotechnology
Plant Cell Walls
Cellulose
Lignin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,706
1,328
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Doebeli
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,198
9,568
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,947
1,345
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Laura Wegener Parfrey
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,080
14,814
0.615
eukaryotic microbiology
microbial ecology
eukaryotic tree of life
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,180
1,355
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ben F Koop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,961
4,996
0.209
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,034
1,390
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Steven James Hallam
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,525
11,979
0.509
Microbial Ecology
Biological Engineering
Microbial Cell Factories
Bioinformatics
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,138
1,496
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julia K Baum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,500
11,116
0.494
Climate change impacts
Climate solutions
Ocean ecology
Fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,845
1,530
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sean W Graham
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,192
8,852
0.399
Plant systematics
Plant evolution
Comparative genomics
Phylogenetics
Phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,570
1,575
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carl J Douglas
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,891
5,665
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,507
1,758
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William W Mohn
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,348
7,269
0.357
microbial ecology
bacterial catabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,053
1,791
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Davies
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,156
9,381
0.465
Phylogenetics
Biodiversity
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,000
1,870
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quentin Cronk
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,466
5,641
0.290
botany
island biology
evolutionary developmental biology
plant taxonomy
evo-devo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,132
1,968
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeff Sayer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,797
7,160
0.381
Tropical forest conservation science - understanding the drivers of change in tropical forest extent and condition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,403
2,070
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sriram Subramaniam
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,146
5,054
0.279
cryo-EM
drug discovery
focused ion beams
electron tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,046
2,097
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ml Deng Palomares
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,972
7,045
0.392
biodiversity informatics
fisheries
fish biology
marine biology
historical ecology