Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 74 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
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Aquatic Toxicology
Ecology
Environmental Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,106
29,853
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
predator-prey interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,589
6,533
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,301
3,755
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,412
4,748
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,171
8,049
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Predator-prey interactions
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
human-induced environmental change
cognitive ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,270
5,904
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ecotoxicology
birds
pesticides
agroecosystems
rivers and wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,517
6,427
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
3,603
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
woodpeckers
parental care
incubation
sex roles
snowy owl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
1,925
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecotoxicology
Stress Physiology
Fish Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
2,172
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolution
Genomics
Apomixis
Reproduction
Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,210
1,993
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
population ecology
life history
evolution
caribou
Sable Island horses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
2,373
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mitochondria
energy and metal ion homeostasis
signaling
human disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,003
1,734
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
zebrafish
heat shock proteins
developmental biology
toxicology
synchrotron imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
727
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
2,905
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
aquatic ecology
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gas emissions
climate change
winter limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,070
2,891
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
skeletal development
evolution
regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,548
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wildlife ecology
Conservation Biology
Community Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
1,919
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecohydrology
beaver
groundwater-surface water interactions
wetlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,795
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
grassland ecology
landscape ecology
large mammal behaviour
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
785
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Reproductive Biology
Developmental Biology
Placenta
Uterine Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
1,539
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Mycorrhizas
Plant-soil feedbacks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,965
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
textual scholarship
digital humanities
phylogenetics
Chaucer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
469
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant systematics
Cactaceae
Reproductive biology
Vivipary
Pollination biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,587
895
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
890
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,161
118
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Giesy
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,106
29,853
0.295
Ecotoxicology
Environmental Chemistry
Aquatic Toxicology
Ecology
Environmental Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,988
1,387
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Chivers
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,589
6,533
0.277
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
predator-prey interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,688
1,519
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miroslaw Cygler
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,301
3,755
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,464
1,754
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregg P Adams
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,412
4,748
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,370
2,659
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jill Johnstone
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,171
8,049
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,397
2,888
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maud Ferrari
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,270
5,904
0.414
Predator-prey interactions
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
human-induced environmental change
cognitive ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,079
4,265
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christy A Morrissey
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,517
6,427
0.611
ecotoxicology
birds
pesticides
agroecosystems
rivers and wetlands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,134
4,535
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yangdou Wei
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,966
3,603
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,796
6,792
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karen L Wiebe
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
1,925
0.284
woodpeckers
parental care
incubation
sex roles
snowy owl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,496
6,858
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Janz
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,701
2,172
0.324
Ecotoxicology
Stress Physiology
Fish Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,164
7,338
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Timothy F Sharbel
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,210
1,993
0.321
Evolution
Genomics
Apomixis
Reproduction
Plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,070
7,411
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philip D Mcloughlin
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,138
2,373
0.387
population ecology
life history
evolution
caribou
Sable Island horses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,257
8,963
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Scot Leary
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,003
1,734
0.347
mitochondria
energy and metal ion homeostasis
signaling
human disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,742
10,500
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pat Krone
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
727
0.175
zebrafish
heat shock proteins
developmental biology
toxicology
synchrotron imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,801
10,574
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Markus Brinkmann
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,121
2,905
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,701
10,682
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Helen Baulch
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,070
2,891
0.710
aquatic ecology
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gas emissions
climate change
winter limnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,052
11,191
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian F Eames
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,548
0.405
skeletal development
evolution
regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,612
11,486
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ryan Brook
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
1,919
0.518
Wildlife ecology
Conservation Biology
Community Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,397
12,289
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cherie Westbrook
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,795
0.529
Ecohydrology
beaver
groundwater-surface water interactions
wetlands
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,460
12,635
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Wilmshurst
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
785
0.241
grassland ecology
landscape ecology
large mammal behaviour
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,526
14,304
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel J Macphee
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
1,539
0.562
Reproductive Biology
Developmental Biology
Placenta
Uterine Function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,854
14,355
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan A Bennett
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
1,965
0.721
Community Ecology
Plant Ecology
Mycorrhizas
Plant-soil feedbacks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,057
14,564
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Robinson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
469
0.176
textual scholarship
digital humanities
phylogenetics
Chaucer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,711
14,821
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cota Sánchez J Hugo
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,587
895
0.346
Plant systematics
Cactaceae
Reproductive biology
Vivipary
Pollination biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,969
15,048
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peta Bonham Smith
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
890
0.352