Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Mycology
Molecular systematics
Microbial genetics
Fungal secondary metabolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
4,303
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Postharvest Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
748
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wetland Ecology
Mangroves
Environmental Management
Phytoremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
1,160
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental risk assessment
Fish health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
745
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Environmental Management
Fisheries Management
Zoology
Fisheries Biology
Aquatic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
250
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant ecophysiology
environmental and plant chemistry
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
140
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aquaculture
Health Management of cultured shrimp and ornamental fish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
358
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anthropogenic impacts on coastal communities & Coastal resources management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
139
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecology
Plant biology
GIS and RS
Ecosystem science
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
271
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecology of viruses and emerging infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
145
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Biodiversity
Odonata
Avifauna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
172
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecotoxicology
Solid Waste Management
Environmental Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
127
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biomass Energy
GHG emission
C Sequestration
Green alternatives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
118
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
101
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Plant Biology
Agriculture
Organic fertilizers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
100
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,124
57
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dinushani Anupama Daranagama
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,905
4,303
0.729
Mycology
Molecular systematics
Microbial genetics
Fungal secondary metabolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,642
221
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Krishanthi Abeywickrama
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
748
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,480
243
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marasinghe
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
1,160
0.639
Wetland Ecology
Mangroves
Environmental Management
Phytoremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,265
244
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Asoka Pathiratne
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
745
0.413
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental risk assessment
Fish health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,811
520
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
MJS Wijeyaratne
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
250
0.276
Environmental Management
Fisheries Management
Zoology
Fisheries Biology
Aquatic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,848
646
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
L Ranjith Jayasekera
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
140
0.199
Plant ecophysiology
environmental and plant chemistry
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,710
804
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mangalika Hettiarachchi
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
358
0.710
Aquaculture
Health Management of cultured shrimp and ornamental fish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,832
897
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
W U Chandrasekara
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
139
0.312
Anthropogenic impacts on coastal communities & Coastal resources management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,120
1,143
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
KHWL de Silva
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
271
0.877
Ecology
Plant biology
GIS and RS
Ecosystem science
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,137,366
1,218
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Harsha Perera
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
145
0.498
Ecology of viruses and emerging infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318,915
1,730
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amila Sumanapala
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
172
0.910
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Biodiversity
Odonata
Avifauna
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,923
1,876
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mangala Yatawara
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
127
0.738
Ecotoxicology
Solid Waste Management
Environmental Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,459,995
2,210
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Weerasooriya Arachchillage Rangika Thilaksri Wijayakoon Bandara, Wartwbandara, Rangika Perera|Rangika Bandara, [email protected]
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
118
0.868
Biomass Energy
GHG emission
C Sequestration
Green alternatives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505,606
2,383
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kalya Subasinghe
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
101
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,583,987
2,639
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rha Achala Ranasinghe
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
100
1.000
Plant Biology
Agriculture
Organic fertilizers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239,627
4,719
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ais Priyadarshan
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375