Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356,552
146,070
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cosmology
Astronomy
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,685
88,843
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,085
30,978
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,656
26,846
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,904
83,393
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Experimental Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,906
19,724
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Special Functions
Number Theory
Integral Transforms
Fractional Calculus
Applied Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,957
45,829
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,319
32,592
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,058
20,689
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,416
10,441
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Relatividad general
ondas gravitacionales
agujeros negros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,638
64,869
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
conservation biology
agroecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,059
41,072
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Origin and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes
especially integron-associated determinants
Antibiotic biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,943
18,846
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cancer biology
treatment resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,602
31,267
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,428
14,614
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cancer
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,516
26,878
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
urban meteorology
heat island
boundary layer climates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,978
23,382
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,744
21,306
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics & neuroscience: Parkinson's disease
cognition
epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,606
17,357
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolution
Ecology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,593
16,338
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genetics
molecular biology
chromosome transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,967
8,530
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pulsars
neutron stars
relativity
radio astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,612
29,620
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Phylogenetic biology
arachnology
Salticidae
systematics
taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,456
10,693
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Chemical biology
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,308
10,734
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,134
25,201
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Justin Albert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356,552
146,070
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Scott
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,685
88,843
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,173
82
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Halpern
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,085
30,978
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,474
93
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Hayden
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,656
26,846
0.245
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,656
103
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jessica Mciver
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,904
83,393
0.787
gravitational waves
multi-messenger astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,167
119
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Janis Mckenna
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,906
19,724
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,380
128
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
HM Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,957
45,829
0.488
Special Functions
Number Theory
Integral Transforms
Fractional Calculus
Applied Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,430
130
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julio F Navarro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,319
32,592
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,647
143
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary Hinshaw
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,058
20,689
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,770
148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dean Karlen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,416
10,441
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,596
176
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Miriam Cabero
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,638
64,869
0.825
Relatividad general
ondas gravitacionales
agujeros negros
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,656
182
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Claire Kremen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,059
41,072
0.526
conservation biology
agroecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,917
195
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julian Davies
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,943
18,846
0.248
Origin and evolution of antibiotic resistance genes
especially integron-associated determinants
Antibiotic biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,187
203
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Gleave
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,602
31,267
0.425
cancer biology
treatment resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,400
248
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sawatzky Ga
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,428
14,614
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,551
253
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Torsten Nielsen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,516
26,878
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,644
254
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oke Tr
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,978
23,382
0.371
urban meteorology
heat island
boundary layer climates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,058
269
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Loren Rieseberg
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,744
21,306
0.351
Evolutionary Biology
Evolution
Plant Evolution
Plant Biology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,457
286
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matt Farrer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,606
17,357
0.296
Genetics & neuroscience: Parkinson's disease
cognition
epilepsy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,461
288
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dolph Schluter
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,593
16,338
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,831
341
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Philip Hieter
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,967
8,530
0.161
genetics
molecular biology
chromosome transmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,089
397
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ingrid Stairs
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,612
29,620
0.609
Pulsars
neutron stars
relativity
radio astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,144
399
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wayne P Maddison
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,456
10,693
0.221
Phylogenetic biology
arachnology
Salticidae
systematics
taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,668
458
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steve Withers
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,308
10,734
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,881
596
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kai Ma Chan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,134
25,201
0.661
Sustainability Science
Conservation Biology
Environmental Ethics
Applied Ecology
Ecosystem Services