Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Kwazulu Natal 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
Biological invasions
biodiversity conservation
land use planning
socio-ecological systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,486
6,543
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
conservation
ecology
zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,104
8,644
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,039
8,478
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,809
5,173
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Terrestrial vertebrate physiology
ecology and conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,195
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
1,471
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fermentation technology
Bioprocess modelling and optimization
Biofuel research
Bioreactor design
Artificial Intelligence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,730
4,407
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
evolution
social insects
host-parasite interactions
pollination
honeybee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,366
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
evolutionary biology
community ecology
biogeography
bioacoustics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
1,878
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Evolutionary biology
systematics
botany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,596
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
systems analysis
network modelling
estuaries
marine systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,484
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
political ecology
environmental governance
innovative socio-technical systems (water and sanitation)
informal settlements
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,450
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ornithology
pollination ecology
Ecophysiology
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
974
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Application of biocatalysts in the field of biofuels
biopulping and biobleaching
biorefinery processes and bioplastics. Fungal bioactive molecules with antioxidane
anti-cancer and antimicrobial potential
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,833
672
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
IMTA
marine biology
phycology
teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,602
790
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant ecology
Herbivore ecology
Savanna ecology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
738
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Conservation
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
1,010
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Coral biology
coral reef ecology
plastic pollution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
858
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolution
phylogeny and phytogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
789
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ants
Macroecology
Community Ecology
Insect Conservation and Entomophagy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
914
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
behavioural ecology
reproductive isolation
science education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
304
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Vegetation ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
557
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Redox Systems Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
314
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ecotoxicology
animal physiology
effects of anthropogenic environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
319
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
estuarine ecology
zooplankton ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
240
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,778
125
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mathieu Rouget
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,486
6,543
0.336
Biological invasions
biodiversity conservation
land use planning
socio-ecological systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,676
156
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Slotow, RH
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,104
8,644
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,767
190
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matt Hilton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,039
8,478
0.564
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,144
239
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael J Lawes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,809
5,173
0.404
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,666
395
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Colleen Downs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,195
0.590
Terrestrial vertebrate physiology
ecology and conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,322
659
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barry Lovegrove
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
1,471
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,724
703
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gueguim Kana Evariste Bosco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,730
4,407
0.769
Fermentation technology
Bioprocess modelling and optimization
Biofuel research
Bioreactor design
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,027
720
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
H. Michael G. Lattorff
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,366
0.421
evolution
social insects
host-parasite interactions
pollination
honeybee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,652
1,124
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
M Corrie Schoeman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
1,878
0.505
evolutionary biology
community ecology
biogeography
bioacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,333
1,393
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timo Van Der Niet
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,596
0.529
Evolutionary biology
systematics
botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,566
1,604
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ursula Scharler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,484
0.571
systems analysis
network modelling
estuaries
marine systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,325
1,816
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Catherine Sutherland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,450
0.637
political ecology
environmental governance
innovative socio-technical systems (water and sanitation)
informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,292
1,888
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Brown
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,180
974
0.447
Ornithology
pollination ecology
Ecophysiology
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,328
2,186
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roshini Govinden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,833
672
0.367
Application of biocatalysts in the field of biofuels
biopulping and biobleaching
biorefinery processes and bioplastics. Fungal bioactive molecules with antioxidane
anti-cancer and antimicrobial potential
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,172
2,416
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Deborah Robertson-Andersson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,602
790
0.493
IMTA
marine biology
phycology
teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,676
2,469
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Scogings
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
738
0.472
Plant ecology
Herbivore ecology
Savanna ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,241
2,680
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David A. Ehlers Smith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
1,010
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,900
2,806
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Glassom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
858
0.650
Coral biology
coral reef ecology
plastic pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,138
3,101
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sandi Willows-Munro
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
789
0.690
Evolution
phylogeny and phytogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,371
3,242
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Caswell Munyai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
914
0.860
Ants
Macroecology
Community Ecology
Insect Conservation and Entomophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,530
3,487
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edith Dempster
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
948
304
0.321
behavioural ecology
reproductive isolation
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,915
3,661
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erwin Sieben
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
557
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,730
3,772
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Che S. Pillay
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
314
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,301
4,115
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dalene (Van Heerden) Vosloo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
319
0.450
Ecotoxicology
animal physiology
effects of anthropogenic environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,368
4,453
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicola Carrasco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
240
0.403
estuarine ecology
zooplankton ecophysiology