Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Biology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
biotechnology
microbiology
virology
diagnostics
development of new methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,833
4,066
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Evolutionary Biology
Biogeography
Arachnid Science
Arachnology
Spiders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,889
3,112
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
toxicology
genetic toxicology
toxicogenomics
alternative test systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
3,263
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Evolution
Biogeography
Behavior
Spiders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
336
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
370
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
viruses
viroids
high-throughput sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
415
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Artificial Intelligence
Data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
166
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
213
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
390
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
marine ecology
bioinvasion
bryozoa
fouling community
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
381
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
microbiology
bacteriology
virology
biotechnology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
316
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Micorbiology
Virology
Water
Cold plasma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
378
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
trace elements
biogeochemical oceanography
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
277
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
pollinators
bumblebees
honeybee
green infrastructure
pollination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
320
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
genetic toxicology
cell biology
in vitro cell models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
347
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
208
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cyanobacteria
molecular monitoring
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
206
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biotremology
insect behaviour
vibrational communication
botany
orchids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
171
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
biotremology
behaviour
ecology
leafhoppers
pollinators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
196
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
bacteria
bacteriophages
next generation sequencing
molecular methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
116
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biotechnology
GMO detection
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
60
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
evolutionary biology
phylogeny
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
109
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,269
77
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maja Ravnikar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,833
4,066
0.460
biotechnology
microbiology
virology
diagnostics
development of new methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,844
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matjaž Kuntner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,889
3,112
0.452
Evolutionary Biology
Biogeography
Arachnid Science
Arachnology
Spiders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,149
104
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Metka Filipič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,875
3,263
0.475
toxicology
genetic toxicology
toxicogenomics
alternative test systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,287
1,007
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Klemen Čandek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
336
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
949,339
1,019
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alexandra Bogožalec Košir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
370
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,183
1,032
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anja Pecman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
415
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,050
1,050
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Boris Petelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
166
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,842
1,052
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Manca Pirc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
213
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
980,836
1,068
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Katarina Bacnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
390
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,008,924
1,108
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ana Fortič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
381
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,329
1,111
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tadeja Lukezic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
316
0.829
microbiology
bacteriology
virology
biotechnology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,077
1,114
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arijana Filipić
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
378
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040,231
1,145
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arne Bratkic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
277
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,258
1,151
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danilo Bevk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
320
0.912
pollinators
bumblebees
honeybee
green infrastructure
pollination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,441
1,155
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martina Štampar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
347
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235,598
1,400
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maja Kriznik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
208
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,258,657
1,430
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maša Zupančič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
206
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,261,590
1,437
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anka Kuhelj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
171
0.834
biotremology
insect behaviour
vibrational communication
botany
orchids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,269,129
1,449
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rok Šturm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
196
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,180
1,648
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Špela Alič
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
116
0.885
bacteria
bacteriophages
next generation sequencing
molecular methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,454,774
1,652
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tina Demšar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
60
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520,836
1,710
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eva Turk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
109
0.991