Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 135 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
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,733
31,639
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
12,576
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,486
23,568
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,162
17,861
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,872
17,057
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
23,140
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,413
10,036
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,377
7,730
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,615
5,665
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,023
6,003
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Landscape ecology
Land Use Planning
Environmental Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,598
4,049
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
biodiversity
plant ecology
community and ecosystem ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,420
9,801
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
greenhouse crops
crop physiology
crop ecology
modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,666
5,777
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microalgal biotechnology
strain development
bioprocess design
laboratory evolution
scale up
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,050
6,633
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aquatic ecology
wetland ecology
restoration
macroinvertebrates
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,010
4,302
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tropical forest ecology
Population ecology
Dendroecology
Climate change
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,913
6,102
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vegetation ecology
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,703
6,524
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecosystem Resilience
Climate Variability
Climate Change Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,081
5,039
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecology
Crop Science
Ecophysiology
Modelling
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,789
6,200
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
herbivores
gut
anaerobic fungi
bacteria
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,435
5,109
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
spatial ecology
biological control
pollination
agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,003
5,435
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Disease Ecology
Plant-animal Interactions
Animal Ecology
Movement Ecology
Foraging Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,759
3,724
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
microbiology
fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,448
4,282
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evolution of complex traits
Host-microbe interactions
Microbiomes
Natural ecology
Population biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
3,556
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,757
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Erwin Zoetendal
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,733
31,639
0.441
Intestinal Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,440
137
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cajo Jf Ter Braak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,899
12,576
0.188
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,463
243
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frans Bongers
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,486
23,568
0.476
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,857
397
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Egbert H Van Nes
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,162
17,861
0.468
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,713
409
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Sheil
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,872
17,057
0.463
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,552
431
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Berendse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,764
10,168
0.284
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,822
534
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marnix Medema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,027
23,140
0.723
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Natural Products
Microbiomes
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,553
580
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Herbert Prins
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,413
10,036
0.330
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,855
616
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joop C Van Lenteren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,377
7,730
0.263
Ecology
Behaviour
Entomology
Biological Control
IPM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,098
680
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Just Vlak
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,615
5,665
0.205
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,556
748
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Johan Am Van Arendonk
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,023
6,003
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,533
1,420
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Opdam
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,598
4,049
0.244
Landscape ecology
Land Use Planning
Environmental Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,347
1,435
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jasper Van Ruijven
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,420
9,801
0.597
biodiversity
plant ecology
community and ecosystem ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,157
1,782
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heuvelink E
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,666
5,777
0.423
greenhouse crops
crop physiology
crop ecology
modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,335
1,868
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria J Barbosa
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,050
6,633
0.508
Microalgal biotechnology
strain development
bioprocess design
laboratory evolution
scale up
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,618
1,880
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
PFM Verdonschot
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,010
4,302
0.331
Aquatic ecology
wetland ecology
restoration
macroinvertebrates
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,322
1,899
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pieter A Zuidema
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,913
6,102
0.473
Tropical forest ecology
Population ecology
Dendroecology
Climate change
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,820
1,932
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wim Ozinga
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,703
6,524
0.514
Vegetation ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,566
2,043
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Milena Holmgren
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,081
5,039
0.417
Ecosystem Resilience
Climate Variability
Climate Change Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,064
2,109
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Niels Anten
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,789
6,200
0.526
Ecology
Crop Science
Ecophysiology
Modelling
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,924
2,436
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joan Edwards
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,435
5,109
0.490
herbivores
gut
anaerobic fungi
bacteria
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,714
2,545
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Felix Bianchi
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,003
5,435
0.543
spatial ecology
biological control
pollination
agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,595
2,625
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
WF Fred De Boer
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,759
3,724
0.382
Disease Ecology
Plant-animal Interactions
Animal Ecology
Movement Ecology
Foraging Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,519
2,698
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pj Schaap
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,448
4,282
0.453
computational biology
systems biology
bioinformatics
microbiology
fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,094
2,788
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Van Baarlen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,179
3,556
0.387
Evolution of complex traits
Host-microbe interactions
Microbiomes
Natural ecology
Population biology