Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Washington 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
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,904
60,451
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,195
27,607
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Science of Science
Misinformation
Philosophy of Science
Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,268
11,084
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biology Education Rsearch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,591
11,035
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Systems biology
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,320
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Biology
Computational Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,275
1,122
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Justice
Conservation Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,953
1,774
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Paleoecology
Paleobotany
Paleobiology
Paleontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,505
4,978
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
marine predator ecology
marine sustainability ecology
conservation biology
spatial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
4,459
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Plant Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
2,403
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
2,148
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
forest ecology
tree physiology
森林生態学
樹木生理学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,641
1,444
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Conservation Biology
Fire Ecology
Dendrochronology
Paleoecology
Ecological Restoration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,077
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Biotechnology
microbiology
organismal death
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
759
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Biology
Aging
Multi-omic integration
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,908
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
RNA Binding Proteins
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
790
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
DNA data storage
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Control theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
1,355
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Wildlife Biology
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
717
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Landscape ecology
wetlands
invasive species
restoration ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
282
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Steelhead
Molecular Ecology
Genetics
Hatchery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
71
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,655
2,215
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jesse Rr Zaneveld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,904
60,451
0.757
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Coral
Genome Evolution
Phylogenetic prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,371
7,255
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sara Mostafavi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,195
27,607
0.723
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,874
14,028
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carl T Bergstrom
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,268
11,084
0.457
Science of Science
Misinformation
Philosophy of Science
Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,217
22,541
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mary Pat Wenderoth
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,591
11,035
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,213
24,432
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Herbert M Sauro
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,500
4,320
0.279
Systems biology
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,509
38,307
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Tompa
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,275
1,122
0.109
Computational Biology
Computational Complexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,709
43,918
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martha J. Groom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,953
1,774
0.198
Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Justice
Conservation Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,358
46,178
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Caroline Ae StröMberg
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,505
4,978
0.585
Paleoecology
Paleobotany
Paleobiology
Paleontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,306
57,875
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sara M. Maxwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
4,459
0.671
marine predator ecology
marine sustainability ecology
conservation biology
spatial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,162
83,295
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Verónica Di Stilio
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
2,403
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,959
85,626
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gregory P Wilson Mantilla
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
2,148
0.522
Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,980
93,654
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hiroaki Ishii
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,641
1,444
0.397
forest ecology
tree physiology
森林生態学
樹木生理学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,521
97,297
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Dunwiddie
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,457
1,077
0.312
Conservation Biology
Fire Ecology
Dendrochronology
Paleoecology
Ecological Restoration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,103
105,705
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter A Noble
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
759
0.247
Biotechnology
microbiology
organismal death
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,683
136,288
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John C Earls
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,908
0.912
Computational Biology
Aging
Multi-omic integration
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,164
163,890
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wen Yang
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
790
0.518
RNA Binding Proteins
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,215
167,565
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Takahashi
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
1,355
0.927
DNA data storage
Synthetic Biology
Evolution
Control theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,451
204,764
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolyn R Shores
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
717
0.741
Wildlife Biology
Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,902
266,208
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
A Lexine Long
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
282
0.668
Landscape ecology
wetlands
invasive species
restoration ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,187
287,959
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael B Dauer
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
71
0.239
Steelhead
Molecular Ecology
Genetics
Hatchery