Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
636
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
systematic botany
plant biodiversity
plant ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
505
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
431
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spatial analysis
wildlife ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
483
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rangeland Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
213
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wild bird ecology
avian influenza
vultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
155
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virology
virus discovery
surveillance
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
232
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Botany
Ecology
Forests
Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
213
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
162
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
freshwater ecology
limnology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
153
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Willdife Ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
51
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Forest ecology
ecology
climatology
natural resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
44
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Microbiology
Extremophilic Bacterial Ecology
Soil and Water Metagenomics
Biofertil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
20
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,665
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Mundy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
636
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,107
76
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shakkie Kativu
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
881
505
0.573
systematic botany
plant biodiversity
plant ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,160
114
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hilton GT Ndagurwa|Hilton Garikai Taambuka Ndagurwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
431
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,990
127
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Henry Ndaimani
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
579
483
0.834
Spatial analysis
wildlife ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,611
213
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Allan Sebata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
213
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,945
217
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Josphine Mundava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
155
0.440
Wild bird ecology
avian influenza
vultures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,130
236
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vurayai Ruhanya
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
232
0.718
Virology
virus discovery
surveillance
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127,264
268
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clemence Zimudzi
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
213
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,133,065
274
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zephaniah Dhlamini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
162
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,743
409
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annah Mabidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
153
0.845
freshwater ecology
limnology
ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,606
620
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hlengisizwe Ncube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
51
0.567
Willdife Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,452
726
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Angella Chichinye (Nee Gumbi)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
44
0.677
Forest ecology
ecology
climatology
natural resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,803
812
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sanele Mnkandla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,887,347
841
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ngonidzashe Mangoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
20
0.476
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Microbiology
Extremophilic Bacterial Ecology
Soil and Water Metagenomics
Biofertil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930,497
870
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sibonokuhle Ncube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Climate Change