Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 13 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
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,816
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
evolution
zoology
conservation
rodents
mustelids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,594
1,349
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Freshwater ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
1,669
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Macromolecular Rate Theory (MMRT)
Toxin-antitoxins
Protein Engineering
Enzyme Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
2,455
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
polar biology
aquatic ecology
biodiversity
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
2,264
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Freshwater fish ecology
stable isotopes
otolith microchemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
1,223
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ecosystem exchanges of carbon and water
peatlands
greenhouse gases
wetland ecohydrology
evaporation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,879
2,000
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biodiversity
ecosystem energetics
global change
food webs
community ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
2,873
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecotoxicology
Fish Physiology
Fish Ecology
Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
918
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eddy covariance
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,851
1,383
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
grammar
loanwords
clefts
New Zealand English
language evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
621
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Conservation Biology
Aquatic ecology
Animal Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Community ecology
biogeography
behavioural ecology
evolution
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,453
402
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ian McDonald
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,270
2,816
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,861
685
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carolyn M King
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,594
1,349
0.178
evolution
zoology
conservation
rodents
mustelids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,243
777
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin J Collier
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
1,669
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,640
813
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vickery Arcus
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,518
2,455
0.377
Macromolecular Rate Theory (MMRT)
Toxin-antitoxins
Protein Engineering
Enzyme Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,593
867
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Hogg
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,108
2,264
0.371
polar biology
aquatic ecology
biodiversity
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,949
1,217
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brendan Hicks
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,623
1,223
0.265
Freshwater fish ecology
stable isotopes
otolith microchemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,180
1,461
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Campbell
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,879
2,000
0.516
Ecosystem exchanges of carbon and water
peatlands
greenhouse gases
wetland ecohydrology
evaporation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,507
1,512
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew D Barnes
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
2,873
0.771
Biodiversity
ecosystem energetics
global change
food webs
community ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,356
1,549
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicholas Ling
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,638
918
0.252
Ecotoxicology
Fish Physiology
Fish Ecology
Ecophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,719
2,601
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jordan Goodrich
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,851
1,383
0.747
Eddy covariance
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,015
3,344
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreea Calude
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
621
0.517
grammar
loanwords
clefts
New Zealand English
language evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,988,272
6,536
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anita Ac Pearson
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
Conservation Biology
Aquatic ecology
Animal Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,797
6,754
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rebecca Le Grice
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Community ecology
biogeography
behavioural ecology
evolution
entomology