Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 203 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
Ecology and Environment
Financial Systems.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,526
41,398
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,849
18,859
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Evolution of sociality and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,181
31,037
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ecosystem ecology
tropical forests
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,477
44,157
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolutionary ecology
population biology
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,717
30,940
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Structural Biology
Virology
Crystallography
Synchrotron Radiation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,640
25,551
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
evolution
behaviour
ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,682
7,844
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecological analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,710
25,193
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,094
7,220
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,664
13,146
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Radiocarbon dating
archaeology
archaeological science
human evolution
Palaeolithic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,813
17,251
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Structural Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,317
11,748
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,709
11,332
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biodiversity conservation
Long-term Ecology
Natural Capital
Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity &
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,283
14,934
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mitochondrial Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,200
10,421
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
evolution
genomics
developmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,531
6,271
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Population Biology
Mathematical Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,579
8,179
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
entomology
disease mapping
open access data
horticulture
ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
13,681
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evolutionary biology
Ecology
Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
11,646
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,872
7,057
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Behavioural Ecology
Comparative Cognition
Animal Behaviour
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,608
5,118
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
eye research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,703
3,496
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Epigenetics
Chemical Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,016
8,479
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ESS theory
inclusive fitness
population genetics
statistics
evolutionary theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,903
3,377
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chemical Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,478
7,651
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795
61
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert M May
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205,526
41,398
0.201
Ecology and Environment
Financial Systems.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,178
255
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raymond Dwek
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,849
18,859
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,495
288
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rim Dunbar
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,181
31,037
0.323
Evolution of sociality and cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,616
299
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yadvinder Malhi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,477
44,157
0.467
Ecosystem ecology
tropical forests
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,159
428
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,717
30,940
0.403
Evolutionary ecology
population biology
food security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,166
429
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Stuart
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,640
25,551
0.333
Structural Biology
Virology
Crystallography
Synchrotron Radiation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,173
618
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Harvey
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,682
7,844
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,533
656
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andy Hector
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,710
25,193
0.415
Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecological analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,652
666
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Krebs
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,094
7,220
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,454
1,004
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stuart West
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,664
13,146
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,172
1,159
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Higham
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,813
17,251
0.403
Radiocarbon dating
archaeology
archaeological science
human evolution
Palaeolithic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,952
1,231
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
E Yvonne Jones
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,317
11,748
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,877
1,290
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ben C Sheldon
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,709
11,332
0.285
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Animal Behaviour
Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,577
1,739
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Willis Kj
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,283
14,934
0.449
Biodiversity conservation
Long-term Ecology
Natural Capital
Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity &
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,817
2,012
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joanna Poulton
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,200
10,421
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,221
2,278
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Wh Holland
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,531
6,271
0.228
evolution
genomics
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,694
2,414
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tim Coulson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,579
8,179
0.308
Population Biology
Mathematical Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,585
2,491
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catherine Moyes
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
13,681
0.526
entomology
disease mapping
open access data
horticulture
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,175
2,905
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kevin Foster
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
11,646
0.496
Evolutionary biology
Ecology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,696
3,208
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timothy G Barraclough
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,872
7,057
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,293
3,268
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alex Kacelnik
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,608
5,118
0.237
Behavioural Ecology
Comparative Cognition
Animal Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,673
3,453
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neville N Osborne
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,703
3,496
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,546
3,608
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Panagis Filippakopoulos
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,016
8,479
0.424
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Epigenetics
Chemical Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,861
3,640
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alan Grafen
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,903
3,377
0.170
ESS theory
inclusive fitness
population genetics
statistics
evolutionary theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,057
3,754
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oleg Fedorov
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,478
7,651
0.393