Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Entomology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,226
62,946
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
insects
biodiversity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,698
17,603
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ant Ecology
Biological Invasions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,680
6,474
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
behavior
ecology
ornithology
herpetology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,284
3,785
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
6,078
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computational biology
Evolutionary genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
4,001
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
13,330
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
9,678
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Behavioral Ecology
Coevolution
Ornithology
Recognition Systems
Host-parasite Interactions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,794
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
primate behavior
ecology
conservation
cognition
foraging strategies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
5,365
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
agroecosystem modeling
remote sensing
carbon cycle
ecohydrology
biogeochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,181
10,774
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
avian ecology
conservation biology
tropical ecology
ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,038
3,660
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Influenza virus
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
protein evolution
structural biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
10,155
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Anaerobic microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
4,580
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbial ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,545
4,068
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
2,950
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,555
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,868
3,015
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
microbial ecology
soil microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
2,574
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Molecular Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
1,128
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Freshwater Mollusks
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
1,988
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,539
2,177
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Weifone Huang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,226
62,946
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,067
3,366
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Inhs Insect Collection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,698
17,603
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,665
8,750
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James C Phillips
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,946
12,161
0.369
high-performance computing
molecular dynamics
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,512
16,798
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew V Suarez
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,680
6,474
0.313
Ant Ecology
Biological Invasions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,371
18,338
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick J Weatherhead
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,284
3,785
0.196
behavior
ecology
ornithology
herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,885
18,548
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James R Miller
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,100
6,078
0.318
conservation biology
restoration ecology
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,036
18,606
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gustavo Caetano-Anolles
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,053
4,001
0.210
Computational biology
Evolutionary genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,689
20,415
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jian Peng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,622
13,330
0.756
Machine Learning
Drug Discovery
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,008
22,509
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julian M Catchen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
9,678
0.595
Computational Biology
Population Genomics
Structural Variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,025
27,445
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark E Hauber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,739
6,794
0.495
Behavioral Ecology
Coevolution
Ornithology
Recognition Systems
Host-parasite Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,565
29,813
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Garber
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
5,365
0.421
primate behavior
ecology
conservation
cognition
foraging strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,666
31,314
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kaiyu Guan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,181
10,774
0.884
agroecosystem modeling
remote sensing
carbon cycle
ecohydrology
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,793
31,721
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey D Brawn
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,038
3,660
0.304
avian ecology
conservation biology
tropical ecology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,795
34,638
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nicholas C Wu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,088
10,155
0.916
Influenza virus
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
protein evolution
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,206
38,598
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Sanford
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
4,580
0.460
Microbial Ecology
Geomicrobiology
Anaerobic microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,927
40,296
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Angela Kent
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,545
4,068
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,862
41,315
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carla E Caceres
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,308
2,950
0.317
Community and Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,217
42,458
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Justin S Rhodes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
3,313
0.366
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,752
46,389
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Bassett
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,273
2,418
0.292
Africa
political ecology
history of cartography
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,283
55,080
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chris Phillips
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,555
0.372
Conservation Biology
Herpetology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,304
55,084
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anthony Yannarell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,868
3,015
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,424
55,124
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chi Hing Christina Cheng
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,863
2,091
0.305
cold daptation
molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
polar biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,738
57,133
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joanne Chee Sanford
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
2,574
0.391
microbial ecology
soil microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,010
60,093
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ken N Paige
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,218
1,128
0.181
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,632
62,799
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kevin Cummings
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
1,988
0.337