Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 283 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
Protein folding
protein misfolding
intrinsically disordered proteins
molecular biophysics
protein structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,493
45,670
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Phylogenetics
Flowering Plant Evolution
Genome Doubling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,679
36,289
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theoretical ecology
evolutionary biology
population and community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,231
27,276
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Microbiomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,939
16,331
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Infectious Disease Dynamics
influenza
dengue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,053
17,681
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
autoantibodies
autoantigens
microRNA
innate immunity
oral cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,421
7,310
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,169
6,079
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,421
8,270
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
developmental biology
embryology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,347
6,381
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Alternative Splicing
Genome Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,945
7,501
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
tropical ecology
conservation
seed dispersal ecology
avian ecology/population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,207
6,963
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,472
8,053
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biology
Genetics
Developmental Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,192
4,480
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,249
8,300
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evolutionary biology
phylogenomics
molecular evolution
systematics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,881
7,183
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,778
6,835
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Regeneration
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,630
3,693
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
avian ecology
conservation biology
habitat fragmentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,142
3,586
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Synthetic biology
Protein design
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,010
17,642
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
physiological ecology of birds and mammals
energetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,893
2,682
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Signal Transduction
Plant Metabolism
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,533
7,755
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecology and evolution of mutualism
community ecology
rangeland ecology
species extinction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,664
7,658
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ecology
environmental science
ecosystem ecology
conservation
natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,157
3,523
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
biological control
genetics
acarology
integrated pest management
pesticide resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,385
2,405
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ecology
medical entomology
mosquitoes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,049
3,964
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,197
1,017
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vladimir Uversky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,493
45,670
0.376
Protein folding
protein misfolding
intrinsically disordered proteins
molecular biophysics
protein structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,643
1,249
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Doug Soltis
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,679
36,289
0.328
Phylogenetics
Flowering Plant Evolution
Genome Doubling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,129
1,948
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert D Holt
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,231
27,276
0.313
Theoretical ecology
evolutionary biology
population and community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,392
4,466
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shibu Yooseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,939
16,331
0.308
Algorithms
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Microbiomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,873
8,775
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Derek At Cummings
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,053
17,681
0.519
Infectious Disease Dynamics
influenza
dengue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,404
9,890
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Edward KL Chan
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,421
7,310
0.233
autoantibodies
autoantigens
microRNA
innate immunity
oral cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,689
12,197
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Ewel
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,169
6,079
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,891
12,714
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathew A Leibold
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,421
8,270
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,980
12,751
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark Q Martindale
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,347
6,381
0.242
developmental biology
embryology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,622
13,011
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
W Brad Barbazuk
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,945
7,501
0.289
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Alternative Splicing
Genome Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,814
16,026
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bette Loiselle
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,207
6,963
0.314
tropical ecology
conservation
seed dispersal ecology
avian ecology/population biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,570
16,756
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Havens Ke
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,472
8,053
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,277
17,044
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brian Harfe
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,192
4,480
0.211
Biology
Genetics
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,793
18,002
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Mckenna
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,249
8,300
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,827
18,395
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward L Braun
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,881
7,183
0.361
evolutionary biology
phylogenomics
molecular evolution
systematics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,117
18,520
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank S Gilliam
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,778
6,835
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,541
18,695
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Malcolm Maden
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,630
3,693
0.188
Regeneration
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,419
20,597
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott K Robinson
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,142
3,586
0.198
avian ecology
conservation biology
habitat fragmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,900
20,798
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kyle Clark Weber
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,010
17,642
0.980
Synthetic biology
Protein design
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,135
22,468
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brian Mcnab
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,893
2,682
0.159
physiological ecology of birds and mammals
energetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,722
23,064
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sixue Chen
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,533
7,755
0.469
Plant Signal Transduction
Plant Metabolism
Proteomics
Metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,663
24,574
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Todd M Palmer
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,664
7,658
0.489
Ecology and evolution of mutualism
community ecology
rangeland ecology
species extinction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,313
25,584
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patrick Bohlen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,157
3,523
0.232
ecology
environmental science
ecosystem ecology
conservation
natural resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,550
27,155
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marjorie Hoy
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,385
2,405
0.167
biological control
genetics
acarology
integrated pest management
pesticide resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,641
27,937
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Leon Philip Lounibos
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,049
3,964
0.282
ecology
medical entomology
mosquitoes