Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 152 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
Community ecology
numerical ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
44,694
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,935
13,256
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ekologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,994
12,541
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brain development
ion transport
GABA
seizure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,473
7,024
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Statistical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,948
12,042
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecosystem services
social and cultural values
PPGIS
sense of place
ecological economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,864
13,076
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genomics
metagenomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,110
8,971
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Palaeontology
palaeobiology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
5,764
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Community ecology
biogeography
limnology
macroecology
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,326
8,453
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
evodevo
functional ecology
paleontology
phenomics
teeth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,386
3,830
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biodiversity Change
Species Distribution Models
Resilience
Machine learning
Remote Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,663
8,728
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecology
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,540
6,469
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
protein structure and function
ionotropic glutamate receptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
781
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
biological
ecological and environmentel research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,889
3,748
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,880
3,243
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
developmental biology
cell biology
stem cells
morphogenesis
skin appendage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,647
2,206
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ornithology
Ecology
Urban ecology
Biodiversity statistics
Invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,432
5,455
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,319
3,426
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Glycobiology
immunology
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
1,690
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oncolytic viruses
immunotherapy
cancer therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,665
3,627
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Conservation Biology
Machine learning
Economics
Policy
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,533
5,618
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Photobiology
Plant Biology
Plant Ecology
Plant Sensory Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,789
2,467
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Urban ecology
urban ecosystems
ecosystem services
urban green areas
air pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
3,205
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
family studies
fertility
sociology
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,395
2,969
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cladistics
botany
bryology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,946
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,029
23
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jari Oksanen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
44,694
0.573
Community ecology
numerical ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,241
24
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hanski I
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,935
13,256
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,805
90
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heikki Setälä
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,994
12,541
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,902
116
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kai Kaila
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,473
7,024
0.247
Brain development
ion transport
GABA
seizure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,208
148
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Otso Ovaskainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,948
12,042
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,157
180
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christopher M Raymond
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,864
13,076
0.627
Ecosystem services
social and cultural values
PPGIS
sense of place
ecological economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,181
192
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Petri Auvinen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,110
8,971
0.446
genomics
metagenomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,529
235
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mikael Fortelius
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
5,764
0.328
Palaeontology
palaeobiology
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,443
298
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janne Soininen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,326
8,453
0.552
Community ecology
biogeography
limnology
macroecology
aquatic ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,542
322
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jukka Jernvall
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,386
3,830
0.266
evodevo
functional ecology
paleontology
phenomics
teeth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,958
458
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Babak Naimi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,663
8,728
0.748
Biodiversity Change
Species Distribution Models
Resilience
Machine learning
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,599
527
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aleksi Lehikoinen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,540
6,469
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,339
538
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kari Keinänen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
781
0.075
protein structure and function
ionotropic glutamate receptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,993
663
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lauri Arvola
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,889
3,748
0.422
biological
ecological and environmentel research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,123
666
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ulrika Candolin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,880
3,243
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,612
688
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marja Mikkola
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,647
2,206
0.255
developmental biology
cell biology
stem cells
morphogenesis
skin appendage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,003
711
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian MacGregor Fors
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,432
5,455
0.647
Ornithology
Ecology
Urban ecology
Biodiversity statistics
Invasive species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,793
716
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kimmo Palin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,319
3,426
0.412
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,601
748
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Risto Renkonen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
1,690
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,472
777
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vincenzo Cerullo
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,665
3,627
0.473
Oncolytic viruses
immunotherapy
cancer therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,045
795
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Enrico Di Minin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,533
5,618
0.746
Conservation Biology
Machine learning
Economics
Policy
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,061
885
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pedro J Aphalo
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,789
2,467
0.363
Photobiology
Plant Biology
Plant Ecology
Plant Sensory Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,579
892
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vesa Yli Pelkonen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
3,205
0.474
Urban ecology
urban ecosystems
ecosystem services
urban green areas
air pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,861
947
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Rotkirch
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,395
2,969
0.464
family studies
fertility
sociology
behavioral ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,259
973
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaakko Hyvönen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,266
2,946
0.470