Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 30 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
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,961
4,996
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Climate change impacts
Climate solutions
Ocean ecology
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,500
11,116
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Limnology
Aquatic Ecology. nutrient-foodweb ecology
microbiology
ecotoxicology
Isotope geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,299
2,523
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Developmental and Cellular Biology
cellular signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
1,500
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Global Change Ecology
Biogeography
Plant Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,632
4,971
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
larval fish
zooplankton
feeding
growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
3,837
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,186
2,171
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mammals
Landscape Change
Climate Change
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,434
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
symbiosis
insects
host-parasite interactions
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,793
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
conifers
tissue culture
proteomics
metabolomics
pollination drops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
855
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Landscape ecology
wildlife ecology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
859
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ecology of food and wine
Ecogastronomy
Aquaculture
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,832
1,476
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
microplastics
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,766
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biological Oceanography - Phytoplankton
nutrient cycling
isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,751
874
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,315
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
318
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,078
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant diversity & evolution
biogeography
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
349
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ecology
evolution
behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
375
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
mitochondria
eukaryotic evolution
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
730
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
359
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
614
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ecological statistics
mark-recapture
abundance estimation
integrated data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
331
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbial ecology
molecular genetics
biogeochemistry
microsccopy
microbial eukaryotes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
274
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ecology and Evolution
Nearshore Ecosystems
Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
316
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,180
1,355
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ben F Koop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,961
4,996
0.209
Genomics
molecular_biology
evolution
immunology
salmon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,138
1,496
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julia K Baum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,500
11,116
0.494
Climate change impacts
Climate solutions
Ocean ecology
Fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,211
4,375
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asit Mazumder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,299
2,523
0.245
Limnology
Aquatic Ecology. nutrient-foodweb ecology
microbiology
ecotoxicology
Isotope geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,850
5,184
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Burke Robert D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
1,500
0.171
Developmental and Cellular Biology
cellular signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,808
5,279
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trevor Lantz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,632
4,971
0.576
Global Change Ecology
Biogeography
Plant Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,626
7,014
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John F Dower
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
3,837
0.589
larval fish
zooplankton
feeding
growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,415
7,351
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin J Boulanger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,186
2,171
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,032
8,747
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jason T Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,434
0.670
Mammals
Landscape Change
Climate Change
Wildlife Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,143
9,451
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Steve J Perlman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,793
0.381
symbiosis
insects
host-parasite interactions
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,672
10,207
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrick Von Aderkas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,300
855
0.199
conifers
tissue culture
proteomics
metabolomics
pollination drops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,491
10,465
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jelinski DE|Jelinski, Dennis Edward, Jelinski, Dennis E.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
859
0.206
Landscape ecology
wildlife ecology
biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,040
11,163
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Volpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,832
1,476
0.385
Ecology of food and wine
Ecogastronomy
Aquaculture
Landscape Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,962
13,864
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Garth A Covernton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
2,766
0.969
microplastics
aquatic ecology
ecotoxicology
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,478
14,238
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diana E Varela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,751
874
0.318
Biological Oceanography - Phytoplankton
nutrient cycling
isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,989
14,909
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Braden D Siempelkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,560
1,315
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,366
17,319
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles Burnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
318
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,316
18,430
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nancy Shackelford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,078
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,662
19,655
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Geraldine A Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,567
349
0.223
Plant diversity & evolution
biogeography
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,958
20,331
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
JML Richardson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
375
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,437
22,240
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ryan Mr Gawryluk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
730
0.602
mitochondria
eukaryotic evolution
symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,507
22,317
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Punzalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
359
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,798
24,897
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ibrahim Numanagić
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
614
0.666
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,938
25,396
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laura Le Cowen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
331
0.377
ecological statistics
mark-recapture
abundance estimation
integrated data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,632
27,583
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sheryl Murdock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
274
0.404
Microbial ecology
molecular genetics
biogeochemistry
microsccopy
microbial eukaryotes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,391
28,388
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris Neufeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
316
0.517
Ecology and Evolution
Nearshore Ecosystems
Restoration