Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Colorado Denver Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
cancer
leukemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,489
12,744
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
ecology
evolution
fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
5,999
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Forest ecology
conservation biology
applied ecology
plant-animal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,916
1,760
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Proteomics of the ECM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
4,245
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolutionary Physiology
Animal Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
1,079
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Applied Ecology
Transdisciplinary Research
Ecosystem Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
813
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Animal Population Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,776
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Developmental Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,411
1,124
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Paleoecology and Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,580
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Landscape Ecology
Disturbance
Resilience
Succession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
2,486
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Endocrine Disruption
Ecological Developmental Biology
Conservation Biology
Applied Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,187
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
paleoanthropology
primate functional morphology
human evolution
hand
wrist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,804
1,374
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Proteomics
Sirtuins
Acetylation
Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
Diabetic Nephropathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
1,599
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
999
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
microbial ecology
microbial biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,494
964
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sociobiology
Behavioral Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Comparative Physiology
Animal Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
622
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,081
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ecological succession
bacterial pathogenesis
machine learning
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,643
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
systematics of species rich genera
cryptic species
population and evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
369
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
protein dynamics
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
493
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
769
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
472
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biology
RNA translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
188
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Community Ecology
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,884
10,089
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Craig T Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,489
12,744
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,714
50,743
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sara Branco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
5,999
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,940
55,941
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diana Tomback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,916
1,760
0.254
Forest ecology
conservation biology
applied ecology
plant-animal interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,180
72,660
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ryan C Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
4,245
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,275
74,819
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John G Swallow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
1,079
0.220
Evolutionary Physiology
Animal Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,692
87,536
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Greg Cronin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
813
0.203
Applied Ecology
Transdisciplinary Research
Ecosystem Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,779
97,622
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Wunder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
1,776
0.515
Animal Population Ecology
Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,359
98,386
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kristin Artinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,411
1,124
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,478
100,110
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christy Briles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
1,580
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,243
106,199
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian Buma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
2,486
0.813
Landscape Ecology
Disturbance
Resilience
Succession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,411
109,919
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alan M Vajda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,187
0.407
Endocrine Disruption
Ecological Developmental Biology
Conservation Biology
Applied Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,736
112,800
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caley Orr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,804
1,374
0.490
paleoanthropology
primate functional morphology
human evolution
hand
wrist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,129
113,202
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kristofer S Fritz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
1,599
0.573
Proteomics
Sirtuins
Acetylation
Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
Diabetic Nephropathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,576
116,045
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timberley Roane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
999
0.372
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,068
122,031
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Annika C Mosier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,494
964
0.387
microbial ecology
microbial biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,317
132,366
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael J Greene
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
622
0.284
Sociobiology
Behavioral Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Comparative Physiology
Animal Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,522
137,128
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,081
0.521
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,410
152,526
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Casey G Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,643
0.949
ecological succession
bacterial pathogenesis
machine learning
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,452
179,754
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Leo Paul Bruederle
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
369
0.288
systematics of species rich genera
cryptic species
population and evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,862
187,808
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liliya Vugmeyster
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
493
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,571
203,254
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Benjamin J Garcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
986
769
0.780
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,504
230,404
679
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher M Quinn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
472
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,366
270,091
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julianne Roy-Garrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
188
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,965,453
400,836
830
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Trevor A Carter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
Community Ecology
Forest Ecology
Disturbance Ecology
Landscape Ecology