Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Sheffield 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
ecosystem evolution
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gas removal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,212
17,472
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,487
15,002
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Evolution
especially speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,149
10,969
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,043
6,337
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biodiversity
Tropical Ecology & Conservation
Selective logging
Restoration
Wildlife Trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,205
13,471
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
community and landscape ecology
food webs
ecosystem services
urban & freshwater ecology
human-nature interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,340
7,967
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
conservation
biodiversity
ecosystem services
urbanisation
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,080
8,667
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Macroevolution
Birds
Phylogenetics
Macroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,960
7,029
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social evolution
population ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,642
3,776
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Wildlife trafficking
security
environmental governance
animal studies
political ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,356
5,439
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hypothalamus
Neural Stem Cells
Adult Stem Cells
Floor Plate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,845
1,931
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biological mass spectrometry
bioseparations
proteomics
CRISPR systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,217
5,066
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
CryoEM
bacterial spores
S-layers
bacteriophages
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
1,677
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biologics manufacturing
cell engineering
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,634
1,963
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biodemography
Population Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Ecological Statistics
MPM/IPMs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
3,658
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Algal biotechnology
bioanalytical techniques
metabolomics
systems biology
bioenergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,542
2,377
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
theoretical biology
collective decision-making
social evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
2,759
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biology
genetics
nitric oxide
cancer
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
600
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolutionary Biology
Adaptation
Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,488
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,296
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
vascular inflammation
neutrophils
extracellular vesicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
2,172
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evolution
plants
mutualism
ecology
systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
2,885
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sensory systems
peripheral nervous system
development
neurogenic placodes
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
1,141
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,212
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,157
1,421
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,766
1,289
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David J Beerling
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,212
17,472
0.446
ecosystem evolution
biogeochemistry
greenhouse gas removal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,040
1,593
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert P Freckleton
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,487
15,002
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,197
1,972
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roger K Butlin
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,149
10,969
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,368
3,105
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon Slate
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,043
6,337
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,020
3,489
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David P Edwards
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,205
13,471
0.667
Biodiversity
Tropical Ecology & Conservation
Selective logging
Restoration
Wildlife Trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,442
3,704
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip H Warren
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,340
7,967
0.412
community and landscape ecology
food webs
ecosystem services
urban & freshwater ecology
human-nature interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,364
5,088
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karl L Evans
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,080
8,667
0.575
conservation
biodiversity
ecosystem services
urbanisation
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,215
6,162
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gavin Thomas
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,960
7,029
0.542
Macroevolution
Birds
Phylogenetics
Macroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,529
6,349
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ben J Hatchwell
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,642
3,776
0.299
Social evolution
population ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,850
7,166
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rosaleen Duffy
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,356
5,439
0.479
Wildlife trafficking
security
environmental governance
animal studies
political ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,665
7,537
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marysia A Placzek
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,845
1,931
0.178
Hypothalamus
Neural Stem Cells
Adult Stem Cells
Floor Plate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,155
8,022
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark J Dickman
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,217
5,066
0.496
Biological mass spectrometry
bioseparations
proteomics
CRISPR systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,767
10,250
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Per A Bullough
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
1,677
0.208
CryoEM
bacterial spores
S-layers
bacteriophages
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,718
12,223
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David C James
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,634
1,963
0.296
Biologics manufacturing
cell engineering
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,595
13,895
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dylan Z Childs
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,724
3,658
0.639
Biodemography
Population Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Ecological Statistics
MPM/IPMs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,350
14,285
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Seetharaman Vaidyanathan
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,542
2,377
0.429
Algal biotechnology
bioanalytical techniques
metabolomics
systems biology
bioenergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,041
14,819
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James Ar Marshall
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
2,759
0.519
theoretical biology
collective decision-making
social evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,099
18,933
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Weiming Xu
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
600
0.152
biology
genetics
nitric oxide
cancer
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,830
19,656
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rui M Macieira De Faria
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,488
0.666
Evolutionary Biology
Adaptation
Speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,295
20,078
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Paul A Davison
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,296
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,251
20,243
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Victoria C Ridger
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
2,172
0.605
vascular inflammation
neutrophils
extracellular vesicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,157
21,115
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guillaume Chomicki
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
2,885
0.854
Evolution
plants
mutualism
ecology
systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,840
21,496
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tanya T Whitfield
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
1,141
0.347
Sensory systems
peripheral nervous system
development
neurogenic placodes
zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,237
21,800
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stone Elworthy
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,222
1,212
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,384
22,115
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pu Qian
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,157
1,421
0.450