Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Pollination
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,997
25,429
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,665
19,852
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ecological economics
ecosystem services
price theory
public goods
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,190
5,262
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
stream ecology
biogeochemistry
arctic climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,751
3,878
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arachnology
Evolution
Systematics
silk
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,202
3,908
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Forests
Land Use/Land Cover Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
3,074
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
DNA repair
DNA replication
RNA processing
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
2,183
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,601
2,965
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
GIS
Remote Sensing
Image Processing
LiDAR
Urban Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
3,718
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Domestication
Crop Diversity
Conservation Genetics
Abiotic Stress tolerance
Local Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,920
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
evolution
quantitative genetics
multilevel selection
group selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,006
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ferns
Evolution
Morphology
Taxonomy
Floristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
3,106
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biology
Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
550
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ecological Economics
Sustainable Development
Renewable Energy
Climate Change Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,468
1,239
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecosystems Ecology
Remote Sensing
Modeling
Climate Change
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,634
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
ecological genomics
population genomics
conservation genetics
climate change
forest trees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
2,261
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Host-parasite interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
1,135
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Agroecology
Ecology
Savannas
Climate Change
GIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,747
1,371
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muscle biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
654
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ornithology
conservation
wildlife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
671
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
invasive species
entomology
ecology
bark beetles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
898
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Environmental humanities
Ecomedia studies
Religion and ecology
Cultural geography
Environmental communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
972
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Systems Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Integrated Pest Management
Climate Change
Serious Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,919
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Plant Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
230
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Academic and executive leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
325
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,582
3,098
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Taylor Ricketts
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,997
25,429
0.385
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Pollination
Environmental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,954
3,777
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicholas J Gotelli
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,665
19,852
0.338
Ecology
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,353
25,596
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joshua Farley
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,190
5,262
0.346
ecological economics
ecosystem services
price theory
public goods
policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,686
28,670
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William Breck Bowden
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,751
3,878
0.282
stream ecology
biogeochemistry
arctic climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,594
39,287
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ingi Agnarsson
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,202
3,908
0.383
Arachnology
Evolution
Systematics
silk
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,158
45,724
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eduardo Martinelli Rodriguez
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,769
3,074
0.351
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Forests
Land Use/Land Cover Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,431
46,464
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sylvie Doublie
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,619
2,183
0.253
DNA repair
DNA replication
RNA processing
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,162
52,268
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joe Roman
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,601
2,965
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,880
58,259
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jarlath O Neil Dunne
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,733
3,718
0.552
GIS
Remote Sensing
Image Processing
LiDAR
Urban Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,017
62,731
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Von Wettberg
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,184
3,920
0.634
Domestication
Crop Diversity
Conservation Genetics
Abiotic Stress tolerance
Local Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,806
69,706
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Charles James Goodnight
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,006
0.185
evolution
quantitative genetics
multilevel selection
group selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,360
74,712
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Sundue
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
3,106
0.620
Ferns
Evolution
Morphology
Taxonomy
Floristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,949
80,194
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
George Happ
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
550
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,060
81,691
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jon D Erickson
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,468
1,239
0.277
Ecological Economics
Sustainable Development
Renewable Energy
Climate Change Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,198
82,036
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gillian L Galford
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,444
2,634
0.593
Ecosystems Ecology
Remote Sensing
Modeling
Climate Change
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,293
85,259
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stephen R Keller
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,226
2,261
0.535
ecological genomics
population genomics
conservation genetics
climate change
forest trees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,118
86,102
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lori Stevens
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
1,135
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,112
93,271
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gabriela Bucini
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,747
1,371
0.366
Agroecology
Ecology
Savannas
Climate Change
GIS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,728
113,337
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jim Vigoreaux
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
654
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,764
117,229
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Allan Strong
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
671
0.248
ornithology
conservation
wildlife
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,290
117,919
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kimberly Wallin
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
898
0.334
invasive species
entomology
ecology
bark beetles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,096
118,972
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adrian Ivakhiv
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
972
0.367
Environmental humanities
Ecomedia studies
Religion and ecology
Cultural geography
Environmental communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,126
132,915
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott Merrill
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,919
0.861
Systems Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Integrated Pest Management
Climate Change
Serious Games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,076
138,668
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mary Tierney
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
230
0.110
Plant Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,487
141,441
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nancy Mathews
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,018
325
0.161
Academic and executive leadership