Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Federation University Australia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Applied Math
Mechanics
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,693
14,402
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Insect ecology
Landscape ecology
Decomposition ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
4,662
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Collembola
taxonomy
conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,346
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
1,222
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
ecology
botany
charophytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
944
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Mathematical Optimization
Convex & Variational Analysis
Control Theory
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,043
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Fire
Ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
541
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Convex geometry
Functional analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
296
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Aquatic ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
281
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
420
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
vertebrate ecology
marsupial thermophysiology
Little Penguins
environmental education
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
145
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cytology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
181
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Supramolecular Chemistry
Peptide Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
421
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Statistics
Education
Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
388
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
invasive species
plant ecology
climate-change
restoration ecology
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
156
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ecology
Wildlife rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Assessment
Curriculum alignment
Thinking and reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,902
511
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Y Gao
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,693
14,402
0.345
Applied Math
Mechanics
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,533
7,108
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Barton
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,432
4,662
0.725
Insect ecology
Landscape ecology
Decomposition ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,176
9,081
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Penelope Greenslade
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,983
1,346
0.270
Collembola
taxonomy
conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,409
13,135
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alex Kruger
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
1,222
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,232
14,458
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michelle T Casanova
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
944
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,088
23,762
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Minh N Dao
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
1,043
0.874
Mathematical Optimization
Convex & Variational Analysis
Control Theory
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,669
24,383
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Grant Palmer
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
541
0.479
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology
Fire
Ornithology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,504
24,789
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David T Yost
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
296
0.272
Convex geometry
Functional analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,065
25,252
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Newall
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
281
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,305
26,245
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David G Smith
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
420
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,932
27,568
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Wallis
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
145
0.177
vertebrate ecology
marsupial thermophysiology
Little Penguins
environmental education
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,787
28,876
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Todd L Walker
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
704
181
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,097
29,526
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin M Long
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
421
0.647
Supramolecular Chemistry
Peptide Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,122
31,621
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jo-Ann Larkins
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
388
0.858
Statistics
Education
Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,347,247
35,741
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Talia Humphries
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
156
0.934
invasive species
plant ecology
climate-change
restoration ecology
environmental science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,211,201
46,999
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sharon Reid
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
3
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,331,553
48,108
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heather Ernst
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Assessment
Curriculum alignment
Thinking and reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,331,553
48,108
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Debra Briggs
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667