Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Minnesota Duluth Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
limnology
aquatic food webs
Great Lakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,185
8,450
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Limnology
Ecological Stoichiometry
Aquatic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,378
8,206
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,416
3,822
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,219
2,335
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
stream ecology
biogeochemical cycles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
3,380
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecological and evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,591
2,377
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
limnology
oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
2,359
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
aquatic ecology
limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
882
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant-insect interactions
Coevolution
Speciation
Three trophic level interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
530
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant evolutionary genetics and plant domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
1,599
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
aquatic ecology
limnology
oceanography
fish ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,422
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Vertebrate studies
ecology and mammalogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
1,052
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Geomicrobiology
microbial ecology and microbial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
1,801
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Limnology
Plankton Ecology
Macrosystems Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Freshwater Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
2,154
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
remote sensing
wetlands
networks
landscape ecology
land use change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,246
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
evolutionary genetics
speciation
hybridization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
705
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Freshwater Ecology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,848
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
365
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Apomixis
recombination
polyploidy
hybridization
evolution...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,618
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sensory Physiology
Fish Bioacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,317
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
431
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,329
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
562
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
389
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Limnology
Invasion Biology
Zooplankton
Aquatic Food Webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
455
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,994
9,722
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Hecky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,185
8,450
0.271
limnology
aquatic food webs
Great Lakes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,700
13,043
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Sterner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,378
8,206
0.323
Limnology
Ecological Stoichiometry
Aquatic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,416
13,803
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Pastor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,416
3,822
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,482
47,385
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lucinda Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,219
2,335
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,525
48,404
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian H Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,040
3,380
0.420
stream ecology
biogeochemical cycles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,235
57,964
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julie Etterson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,591
2,377
0.361
Ecological and evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,853
81,463
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jay Austin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
2,359
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,944
91,033
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Axler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
882
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,025
91,367
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothy Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
530
0.142
Plant-insect interactions
Coevolution
Speciation
Three trophic level interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,441
92,017
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Briana L Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
1,599
0.432
Plant evolutionary genetics and plant domestication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,787
92,114
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Hrabik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,693
1,422
0.385
aquatic ecology
limnology
oceanography
fish ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,876
103,092
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ron Moen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
1,052
0.332
Vertebrate studies
ecology and mammalogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,189
103,459
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cody Sheik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,148
1,801
0.572
Geomicrobiology
microbial ecology and microbial physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,236
108,791
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christopher T Filstrup
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
2,154
0.736
Limnology
Plankton Ecology
Macrosystems Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Freshwater Resources Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,455
109,987
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher K Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,246
0.432
remote sensing
wetlands
networks
landscape ecology
land use change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,017
114,257
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jared L Strasburg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
705
0.259
evolutionary genetics
speciation
hybridization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,193
114,843
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Katya Kovalenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,848
0.684
Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Freshwater Ecology
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,833
117,536
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joanne Itami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,613
365
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,089
123,645
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amanda Grusz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
1,618
0.669
Apomixis
recombination
polyploidy
hybridization
evolution...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,399
124,565
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Allen Mensinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,390
1,317
0.551
Sensory Physiology
Fish Bioacoustics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,760
142,024
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jennifer Liang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,937
431
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,822
146,048
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ted Ozersky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,329
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,410
150,710
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valerie J Brady
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,750
562
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,629
156,085
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Dahl
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
389
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,062
163,817
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Donn Branstrator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
455
0.301
Limnology
Invasion Biology
Zooplankton
Aquatic Food Webs