Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of South Carolina 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
oceanography
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,176
11,406
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
evolutionary ecology
evolution
Chernobyl
Fukushima
maternal effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
10,104
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
ecology
environment
marine science
modeling
botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
7,570
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
microbial ecology
host-microbe interactions
coral microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
2,297
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
plant developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
1,872
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
bacterial genomes
bacteriophage genomes
plant and bacterial interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,369
1,054
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ecotoxicology
estuarine ecology
meiofaunal ecology
sediment toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,294
1,130
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
graph theory
combinatorics
phylogenetics
networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
1,038
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,651
1,049
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
heart
development
growth factors
endoderm
valves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
751
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
2,108
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Neural Information Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
787
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mitochondrial Disease
Mitochondria
mtDNA
Zebrafish
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
988
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Developmental Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,356
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Pituitary Gland Organogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
718
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Disease Modeling
Cell Fate
Hepatic Progenitor Cells
Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
706
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sexual selection
genomic conflict
experimental evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
928
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Evolutionary Physiology
Neuroethology
Visual Ecology
Invertebrate Zoology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
863
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Genomics
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
595
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
invertebrate evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
185
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ecological Engineering
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Wastewater Treatment
Stormwater Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
710
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular and Structural biology
Antibiotic Resistance
FGFR Signaling
Immune Checkpoints
Protein Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
434
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
208
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
microbiology
botany
plant ecoloy
pollination biology
VOCs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
89
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
81
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,782
6,982
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald Benner
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,176
11,406
0.291
oceanography
biogeochemistry
microbial ecology
geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,087
11,096
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timothy Mousseau
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,645
10,104
0.353
evolutionary ecology
evolution
Chernobyl
Fukushima
maternal effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,979
21,264
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James T Morris
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,421
7,570
0.435
ecology
environment
marine science
modeling
botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,433
49,518
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kim B Ritchie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,902
2,297
0.291
microbial ecology
host-microbe interactions
coral microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,316
59,148
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Beth Krizek
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,486
1,872
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,307
60,100
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bert Ely
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,369
1,054
0.165
bacterial genomes
bacteriophage genomes
plant and bacterial interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,345
60,707
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
G Thomas Chandler
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,294
1,130
0.180
ecotoxicology
estuarine ecology
meiofaunal ecology
sediment toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,885
76,397
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laszlo A Szekely
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
1,038
0.218
graph theory
combinatorics
phylogenetics
networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,340
93,454
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johannes W Stratmann
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,651
1,049
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,133
93,999
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yukiko Sugi
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,624
751
0.207
heart
development
growth factors
endoderm
valves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,007
118,284
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nathan Senner
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
2,108
0.807
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,907
130,310
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Homayoun Valafar
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
787
0.351
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Neural Information Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,373
134,545
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sherine Chan
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
988
0.463
Mitochondrial Disease
Mitochondria
mtDNA
Zebrafish
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,029
137,215
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mingli Xu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,356
0.655
Developmental Biological Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,684
153,940
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shannon Davis
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,703
718
0.422
Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Pituitary Gland Organogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,698
155,283
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Behshad Pournasr
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
706
0.421
Disease Modeling
Cell Fate
Hepatic Progenitor Cells
Stem Cells and Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,448
158,392
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian Hollis
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
928
0.573
sexual selection
genomic conflict
experimental evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,954
175,153
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel I Speiser
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
863
0.642
Evolutionary Physiology
Neuroethology
Visual Ecology
Invertebrate Zoology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,312
180,052
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffry L Dudycha
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,273
595
0.467
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Genomics
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,959
185,107
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joseph L Staton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
185
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,113
185,148
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William HJ Strosnider
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
710
0.590
Ecological Engineering
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Wastewater Treatment
Stormwater Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,252
238,728
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Avinash Singh
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
434
0.688
Molecular and Structural biology
Antibiotic Resistance
FGFR Signaling
Immune Checkpoints
Protein Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,244
291,890
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alissa Armstrong
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
208
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,782
293,836
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Annette M. Golonka
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
89
0.331
microbiology
botany
plant ecoloy
pollination biology
VOCs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640,095
357,636
975
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cleber Ten Caten
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
81
0.931