Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,138
5,475
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,759
4,610
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ribosomes
RNA structure & function
origin of life
5S rRNA
metagenomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,347
4,635
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biological Image Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,123
3,593
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
community ecology
wetland ecology
plant-herbivore interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
5,159
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vertebrate Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Development
Gene expression
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
904
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Structural Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,512
1,085
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biochemistry
Cell Signaling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,404
307
0.057
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ecology
mutualism
quantitative ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,456
1,169
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
evolutionary biology
genetics
theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
765
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell signaling pathways
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,334
520
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biology
genetics
evolution
genomics
evolutionary genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,551
1,069
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
stem cells
cell fate regulation
cardiovascular development
cardiovascular diseases
skeletal muscles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
710
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Developmental Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
433
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
fungal ecology
biotechnology
plant biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
455
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,002
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Community ecology
biodiversity
soil microbial ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,247
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
protein kinase C
alcohol addiction
presynaptic proteins
C1 domain
polyphenols
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
615
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Structural Bioinformatics
Molecular Docking
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cellular Immunity
peptide-MHC
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
1,061
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Proteomics
Immunology
Lupus
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
956
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
plant water transport
functional traits
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
479
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Translational Biology
Antibody engineering & Develοpment
Computational Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
289
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
systems biology
infection and immunity
computational biology
biomolecular communication theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
355
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Structural biology NMR X-ray SAXS EM biochemistry cell adhesion immunity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
478
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biotechnology
Marine Genomics and Microbiomics
Bioinformatics
Coral Reef Biology
Marine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
308
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,985
8,389
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert J Schwartz
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,138
5,475
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,522
11,272
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dan Graur
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,759
4,610
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,076
11,518
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
George E Fox
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,347
4,635
0.164
ribosomes
RNA structure & function
origin of life
5S rRNA
metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,493
20,627
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Badrinath Roysam
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,123
3,593
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,870
25,036
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven C Pennings
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
5,159
0.334
community ecology
wetland ecology
plant-herbivore interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,640
54,657
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dan E Wells
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
904
0.125
Vertebrate Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Development
Gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,791
59,802
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert O Fox
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,512
1,085
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,651
69,901
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joseph Eichberg
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,404
307
0.057
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,878
81,604
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julian Nathaniel Holland
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,456
1,169
0.262
ecology
mutualism
quantitative ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,334
96,464
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ricardo Br Azevedo
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,564
765
0.215
evolutionary biology
genetics
theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,074
101,271
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amy K Sater
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,334
520
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,067
121,666
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard P Meisel
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,551
1,069
0.419
biology
genetics
evolution
genomics
evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,337
123,060
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yu Liu
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
710
0.283
stem cells
cell fate regulation
cardiovascular development
cardiovascular diseases
skeletal muscles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,867
138,234
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arne Lekven
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
433
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,491
140,255
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Lyons
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,035
455
0.224
fungal ecology
biotechnology
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,900
141,730
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Corey Hryc
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
1,002
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,670
145,952
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerri M Crawford
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,247
0.655
Community ecology
biodiversity
soil microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,122
153,976
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joydip Das
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
615
0.354
protein kinase C
alcohol addiction
presynaptic proteins
C1 domain
polyphenols
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,274
174,047
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dinler A Antunes
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
1,061
0.765
Structural Bioinformatics
Molecular Docking
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cellular Immunity
peptide-MHC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,682
177,472
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kamala Vanarsa
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
956
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,624
199,180
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael F Tobin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,049
479
0.457
plant water transport
functional traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,054
199,281
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antonios Samiotakis
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
289
0.276
Translational Biology
Antibody engineering & Develοpment
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,085
217,692
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elebeoba E May
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
845
355
0.420
systems biology
infection and immunity
computational biology
biomolecular communication theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,658
229,199
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mehmet Sen
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
478
0.657
Structural biology NMR X-ray SAXS EM biochemistry cell adhesion immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,035
230,406
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lory Z Santiago Vazquez
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
308
0.430
Biotechnology
Marine Genomics and Microbiomics
Bioinformatics
Coral Reef Biology
Marine