Best Ecology and Evolution Scientists

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the discipline of Ecology and Evolution is based on data derived from various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes papers and citation metrics for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Ecology and Evolution research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible list of leading scientists from the field of Ecology and Evolution, based on a detailed study of 166,880 scholars determined from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of Ecology and Evolution, over 11774 scientists were investigated.

What is D-index inclusion threshold for Ecology and Evolution
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be evaluated is established at 30 if the majority of of their publications are in the field of Ecology and Evolution. The inclusion requirements for scholars to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the specific field of study plus the awards and achievements of the researchers. The D-index threshold for listing leading researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists estimated for each discipline whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading scholars are incorporated into the list. There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.

Other verification rules
Because our main aim is to make sure that only actual scientists are included in the ranking we are aware that raw data are never meant to be a complete tool to evaluate the output of scholars. This is why we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a factor defining a scientist’s position in the ranking, the amount of papers published in major journals and conference proceedings should be a reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a given area of science. Position in the ranking is based on each scholar’s D-index using information collected from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A detailed definition of our research policy can be found on our methodology page.

Our mission
Our aim is to motivate scholars, companies and decision-makers around the world to examine where leading experts are heading and to give an opportunity for the whole research community to get to know who the leading experts in specific areas of study, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Ecology and Evolution
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in the world is Spanish National Research Council with 118 scientists affiliated with it being listed in the Ecology and Evolution ranking. It is followed by Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS with 61 researchers. Ranking thirds is University of California, Davis with 57 scientists.

Prominent scholars listed in the world are affiliated with Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, University of Paris-Saclay, Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Connecticut, Stellenbosch University, Grenoble Alpes University, University of Agder.

Professor Peter B. Reich from University of Minnesota is listed as the best scientist in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 184. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Philippe Ciais from Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace with a D-index of 178. The third spot in the world is occupied by Kevin J. Gaston from University of Exeter with a D-index of 171.

The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 104 in comparison to an average of 50 for all scientists listed in our ranking.

The average number of published papers in the area of Ecology and Evolution for the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 375 in comparison to an average of 157 for all researchers.

The average number of citations for the top 1% researchers is 87447 against an average of 13087 for all scientists.

Useful resources:

World
National
Scholar
D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
1 World 1 National D-index 184 Citations 146,962 823
2 World 1 National D-index 178 Citations 170,530 1,247
3 World 1 National D-index 171 Citations 107,290 714
4 World 2 National D-index 169 Citations 212,814 349
5 World 1 National D-index 158 Citations 111,864 1,156
6 World 2 National D-index 152 Citations 88,138 988
7 World 1 National D-index 149 Citations 89,842 516
8 World 3 National D-index 148 Citations 149,887 456
10 World 2 National D-index 146 Citations 81,990 596
11 World 1 National D-index 146 Citations 73,853 846
12 World 4 National D-index 145 Citations 128,950 430
13 World 5 National D-index 144 Citations 112,214 417
14 World 6 National D-index 144 Citations 75,862 552
15 World 7 National D-index 143 Citations 93,408 451
16 World 1 National D-index 142 Citations 183,008 330
17 World 2 National D-index 142 Citations 102,146 431
18 World 3 National D-index 140 Citations 80,017 418
19 World 8 National D-index 139 Citations 132,100 348
20 World 9 National D-index 139 Citations 108,854 460
21 World 2 National D-index 138 Citations 75,974 975
22 World 10 National D-index 137 Citations 79,816 681
23 World 3 National D-index 135 Citations 75,179 506
24 World 11 National D-index 135 Citations 69,873 516
25 World 12 National D-index 134 Citations 119,782 365
26 World 13 National D-index 134 Citations 76,840 439
27 World 1 National D-index 133 Citations 89,923 637
28 World 1 National D-index 132 Citations 74,918 519
29 World 4 National D-index 132 Citations 66,205 425
30 World 14 National D-index 131 Citations 83,195 369
31 World 4 National D-index 131 Citations 70,076 1,101
32 World 5 National D-index 131 Citations 64,209 1,061
33 World 15 National D-index 130 Citations 52,805 459
34 World 6 National D-index 129 Citations 68,848 575
35 World 16 National D-index 128 Citations 82,671 456
36 World 3 National D-index 127 Citations 78,178 359
37 World 17 National D-index 127 Citations 66,885 440
38 World 18 National D-index 126 Citations 83,818 447
39 World 1 National D-index 126 Citations 72,009 521
40 World 19 National D-index 126 Citations 54,466 694
41 World 1 National D-index 124 Citations 57,314 725
42 World 20 National D-index 123 Citations 55,801 432
43 World 5 National D-index 122 Citations 63,151 802
44 World 1 National D-index 121 Citations 97,574 325
45 World 2 National D-index 121 Citations 88,926 532
46 World 1 National D-index 121 Citations 60,415 405
47 World 3 National D-index 121 Citations 53,877 487
48 World 4 National D-index 120 Citations 64,855 299
49 World 21 National D-index 120 Citations 52,522 556
50 World 22 National D-index 119 Citations 115,123 281
51 World 1 National D-index 119 Citations 91,568 411
52 World 3 National D-index 119 Citations 43,159 564
53 World 5 National D-index 118 Citations 81,857 338
54 World 6 National D-index 117 Citations 76,525 303
55 World 23 National D-index 117 Citations 64,945 420
56 World 1 National D-index 117 Citations 47,908 287
57 World 7 National D-index 116 Citations 122,925 415
58 World 1 National D-index 116 Citations 59,667 470
59 World 2 National D-index 116 Citations 53,082 606
60 World 4 National D-index 116 Citations 50,213 661
61 World 24 National D-index 115 Citations 56,409 345
62 World 1 National D-index 115 Citations 52,562 284
63 World 8 National D-index 115 Citations 44,366 433
64 World 7 National D-index 114 Citations 78,372 434
65 World 25 National D-index 114 Citations 68,471 346
66 World 26 National D-index 114 Citations 66,517 462
67 World 27 National D-index 114 Citations 62,720 204
68 World 2 National D-index 114 Citations 48,603 633
69 World 5 National D-index 114 Citations 46,604 408
70 World 6 National D-index 114 Citations 35,568 431
71 World 2 National D-index 113 Citations 55,505 343
72 World 1 National D-index 113 Citations 53,009 1,187
73 World 4 National D-index 113 Citations 47,251 425
74 World 5 National D-index 113 Citations 42,825 578
75 World 28 National D-index 111 Citations 76,175 557
76 World 9 National D-index 111 Citations 63,238 291
77 World 29 National D-index 111 Citations 58,007 299
78 World 10 National D-index 110 Citations 67,542 366
79 World 11 National D-index 110 Citations 61,589 372
80 World 6 National D-index 110 Citations 57,381 301
81 World 30 National D-index 110 Citations 45,361 309
82 World 31 National D-index 109 Citations 54,971 255
83 World 2 National D-index 109 Citations 50,559 392
84 World 1 National D-index 109 Citations 43,386 331
85 World 6 National D-index 109 Citations 43,333 948
86 World 32 National D-index 108 Citations 74,460 297
87 World 8 National D-index 108 Citations 62,968 502
88 World 33 National D-index 108 Citations 57,881 256
89 World 34 National D-index 108 Citations 56,602 301
90 World 35 National D-index 108 Citations 48,208 251
91 World 36 National D-index 108 Citations 36,215 358
92 World 12 National D-index 107 Citations 75,010 231
93 World 37 National D-index 107 Citations 73,037 276
94 World 1 National D-index 107 Citations 42,442 650
95 World 38 National D-index 106 Citations 53,904 287
96 World 13 National D-index 106 Citations 45,474 282
97 World 7 National D-index 106 Citations 38,458 402
98 World 3 National D-index 106 Citations 37,500 242
100 World 39 National D-index 105 Citations 56,380 290

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