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Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 49 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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831
World Rank
36
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Quantitative ecology | Community ecology | Beta diversity | Numerical ecology | Multivariate statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    219,387
  • Last 5 Years
    102,873
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.469
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,961
World Rank
630
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution | Phylogenomics | Phylogenetics | Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,070
  • Last 5 Years
    11,202
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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31,983
World Rank
1,292
Country Rank
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Écologie numérique | écologie des communautés | écologie du so

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,694
  • Last 5 Years
    10,240
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.384
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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34,985
World Rank
1,448
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Human population genetics | human evolution | molecular evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,087
  • Last 5 Years
    5,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.226
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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75,353
World Rank
3,250
Country Rank
130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
limnology | ecotoxicology | biogeochemistry | trace metals | mercur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,202
  • Last 5 Years
    5,764
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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121,996
World Rank
5,290
Country Rank
210
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Limnologie | environnement | phosphore | azot

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,447
  • Last 5 Years
    1,286
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.136
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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186,535
World Rank
7,869
Country Rank
298
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Limnology | freshwater ecology | zooplankto

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,345
  • Last 5 Years
    1,662
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.262
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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233,848
World Rank
9,785
Country Rank
373
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
RNA | RNA-protein interaction | structural biology | ribozyme | miRNA biogenesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,027
  • Last 5 Years
    854
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.170
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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256,341
World Rank
10,619
Country Rank
406
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,554
  • Last 5 Years
    1,755
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.385
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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265,175
World Rank
10,940
Country Rank
419
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
limnology | ecosystem ecology | biogeochemistry | aquatic carbon cycl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,388
  • Last 5 Years
    2,971
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.677
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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281,288
World Rank
11,532
Country Rank
439
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary biology | phylogenetics | mating system evolution | population genomics | hybridizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,107
  • Last 5 Years
    1,987
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.484
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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285,383
World Rank
11,684
Country Rank
453
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Disease ecology | Public health | Zoonoses | Climat change | Disease modellin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,040
  • Last 5 Years
    2,854
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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289,730
World Rank
11,837
Country Rank
456
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,971
  • Last 5 Years
    1,210
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.305
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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300,312
World Rank
12,226
Country Rank
474
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,809
  • Last 5 Years
    462
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.121
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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302,365
World Rank
12,295
Country Rank
475
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary biology | Mitochondria | Mitogenomics | Mitochondrial adaptatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,779
  • Last 5 Years
    2,194
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.581
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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309,634
World Rank
12,529
Country Rank
480
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Eco-physiology | movement behaviour | aquatic ecology | marine biology | trophic ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,676
  • Last 5 Years
    2,687
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.731
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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344,071
World Rank
13,735
Country Rank
515
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
parasitoids | biological control | ecology | entomolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,240
  • Last 5 Years
    2,719
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.839
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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376,442
World Rank
14,822
Country Rank
553
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Origins & Evolution of Animal Body Plan Diversit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,900
  • Last 5 Years
    1,086
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.374
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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427,051
World Rank
16,450
Country Rank
601
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Structural Biology | Oncology | Chemical Biology | Evolutionary Genetics | Cell Signalin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,458
  • Last 5 Years
    1,261
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.513
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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442,771
World Rank
16,919
Country Rank
618
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
mitochondrial programming of health and disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,338
  • Last 5 Years
    1,924
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.823
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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506,792
World Rank
18,802
Country Rank
685
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
synthetic biology | protein design | drug discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,930
  • Last 5 Years
    728
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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531,759
World Rank
19,523
Country Rank
699
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Tropical ecology | biogeography | disturbance | human impacts | climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,794
  • Last 5 Years
    1,428
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.796
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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548,708
World Rank
20,014
Country Rank
719
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
meta-ecosystem | community ecology | conservation biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,708
  • Last 5 Years
    1,391
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.814
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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555,538
World Rank
20,191
Country Rank
724
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution | Ecology | Genomic | Plant microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,676
  • Last 5 Years
    882
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.526
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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588,510
World Rank
21,155
Country Rank
754
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Neuroanthropology | Evolution | Geneti

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,526
  • Last 5 Years
    1,244
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.815
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