Researchers at Conservation International

1. 1Timothy J. KilleenUnited States · #8,853 worldwide17k citations · 197 works
2. 2Michael B. MasciaUnited States · #32,532 worldwide8.8k citations · 108 works
3. 3John N. KittingerUnited States · #33,795 worldwide7.2k citations · 105 works
4. 4Simon N. StuartUnited States · #35,593 worldwide35k citations · 137 works
5. 5Russell A. MittermeierUnited States · #74,389 worldwide60k citations · 394 works
6. 6Lee HannahUnited States · #74,655 worldwide23k citations · 271 works
7. 7Jonah BuschUnited States · #94,484 worldwide4.7k citations · 146 works
8. 8Gustavo A. B. da FonsecaUnited States · #100,746 worldwide57k citations · 130 works
9. 9David G. HoleUnited States · #107,609 worldwide6.5k citations · 63 works
10. 10Patrick R. RoehrdanzUnited States · #127,934 worldwide4.9k citations · 92 works
11. 11Jorge AhumadaUnited States · #137,128 worldwide7.1k citations · 117 works
12. 12Will R. TurnerUnited States · #164,883 worldwide7.7k citations · 97 works
13. 13Ian J HarrisonUnited States · #173,505 worldwide7.2k citations · 92 works
14. 14Camila I. DonattiUnited States · #180,399 worldwide4.6k citations · 82 works
15. 15Neil A. CoxUnited States · #182,194 worldwide13k citations · 53 works
16. 16John D. PilgrimUnited States · #222,237 worldwide17k citations · 58 works
17. 17Trond H. LarsenUnited States · #238,124 worldwide5.7k citations · 67 works
18. 18Anthony Brome RylandsUnited States · #248,333 worldwide16k citations · 227 works
19. 19Katrina Eadie BrandonUnited States · #251,915 worldwide4.6k citations · 48 works
20. 20Miroslav HonzákUnited States · #342,679 worldwide2.8k citations · 43 works
21. 21Marcelo F. TognelliUnited States · #385,889 worldwide7.6k citations · 72 works
22. 22Jennifer HowardUnited States · #398,099 worldwide2.9k citations · 42 works
23. 23Janice S. ChansonUnited States · #445,234 worldwide17k citations · 35 works
24. 24Sebastian TroëngUnited States · #454,997 worldwide3.2k citations · 28 works
25. 25Rosimeiry PortelaUnited States · #456,706 worldwide5.8k citations · 33 works
26. 26Lida T. TenevaUnited States · #471,224 worldwide1.5k citations · 41 works
27. 27Giacomo FedeleUnited States · #631,297 worldwide1.4k citations · 35 works
28. 28Emily PidgeonUnited States · #732,082 worldwide3.8k citations · 35 works
29. 29Rachel Golden KronerUnited States · #758,367 worldwide881 citations · 30 works
30. 30Derek VollmerUnited States · #780,507 worldwide1.3k citations · 64 works
31. 31Madeleine McKinnonUnited States · #878,937 worldwide1.6k citations · 75 works
32. 32Abby MeyerUnited States · #916,217 worldwide733 citations · 25 works
33. 33Alex ZvoleffUnited States · #966,885 worldwide1.5k citations · 46 works
34. 34Eric FegrausUnited States · #986,311 worldwide1.7k citations · 32 works
35. 35Frederick BoltzUnited States · #996,501 worldwide4.1k citations · 28 works
36. 36William R. KonstantUnited States · #1,097,207 worldwide4k citations · 24 works
37. 37Aaron BrunerUnited States · #1,134,972 worldwide4.3k citations · 28 works
38. 38Mark V. ErdmannUnited States · #1,171,210 worldwide5.6k citations · 218 works
39. 39Andriambolantsoa RasoloheryUnited States · #1,191,555 worldwide1.1k citations · 29 works
40. 40Cristina Goettsch MittermeierUnited States · #1,206,288 worldwide42k citations · 18 works
41. 41Mariano González‐RoglichUnited States · #1,276,005 worldwide1.3k citations · 53 works
42. 42Randolph LangenbachUnited States · #1,284,234 worldwide592 citations · 45 works
43. 43Tracy A. FarrellUnited States · #1,327,730 worldwide1.7k citations · 62 works
44. 44Pamela CollinsUnited States · #1,328,505 worldwide935 citations · 21 works
45. 45James G. SandersonUnited States · #1,340,167 worldwide2.1k citations · 103 works
46. 46Steven N. PanfilUnited States · #1,352,901 worldwide1.1k citations · 16 works
47. 47Sébastien CostedoatUnited States · #1,396,029 worldwide618 citations · 26 works
48. 48Vittoria L. ElliottUnited States · #1,435,696 worldwide922 citations · 25 works
49. 49Allie GoldsteinUnited States · #1,454,262 worldwide1.6k citations · 19 works
50. 50So NamUnited States · #1,464,245 worldwide3k citations · 17 works
51. 51Monica L. NoonUnited States · #1,490,039 worldwide611 citations · 28 works
52. 52Daniel S. JuhnUnited States · #1,502,633 worldwide1.2k citations · 20 works
53. 53Starry Sprenkle-HyppoliteUnited States · #1,542,181 worldwide336 citations · 28 works
54. 54Jennifer H. HewsonUnited States · #1,556,384 worldwide1.3k citations · 32 works
55. 55Karyn M. TaborUnited States · #1,652,098 worldwide1.4k citations · 51 works
56. 56Juno FitzpatrickUnited States · #1,675,739 worldwide458 citations · 17 works
57. 57Juan Carlos LedezmaUnited States · #1,688,622 worldwide985 citations · 31 works
58. 58Bruno Henriques CoutinhoUnited States · #1,717,369 worldwide433 citations · 21 works
59. 59John MusinskyUnited States · #1,794,591 worldwide921 citations · 24 works
60. 60Erwin PalaciosUnited States · #1,884,310 worldwide2.3k citations · 26 works
61. 61Conrad E. SavyUnited States · #1,896,467 worldwide830 citations · 18 works
62. 62Robin D. MooreUnited States · #1,971,264 worldwide1.5k citations · 25 works
63. 63Jason FunkUnited States · #1,991,310 worldwide980 citations · 22 works
64. 64G. Antunes DaldeganUnited States · #2,039,382 worldwide502 citations · 35 works
65. 65Keith AlgerUnited States · #2,046,122 worldwide482 citations · 22 works
66. 66Michael S. CoopermanUnited States · #2,078,417 worldwide799 citations · 23 works
67. 67Leonardo SáenzUnited States · #2,082,709 worldwide5.1k citations · 21 works
68. 68Radhika DaveUnited States · #2,193,328 worldwide1.1k citations · 17 works
69. 69Nigel C. SizerUnited States · #2,430,741 worldwide3.3k citations · 61 works
70. 70Jake BrunnerUnited States · #2,481,533 worldwide868 citations · 22 works
71. 71R. A. MittermeierUnited States · #2,495,623 worldwide5.8k citations · 16 works
72. 72John M. AguiarUnited States · #2,688,660 worldwide3.5k citations · 18 works
73. 73Maíra Ometto BezerraUnited States · #2,704,279 worldwide567 citations · 31 works
74. 74Joana Madeira KriegerUnited States · #2,737,570 worldwide125 citations · 19 works
75. 75Janet EdmondUnited States · #2,961,376 worldwide464 citations · 29 works
76. 76Olivier LangrandUnited States · #3,002,081 worldwide1.1k citations · 45 works
77. 77Jim SandersonUnited States · #3,149,751 worldwide622 citations · 40 works
78. 78Pablo Orozco ObregónUnited States · #3,160,697 worldwide846 citations · 35 works
79. 79Sheila A. McKennaUnited States · #3,227,836 worldwide391 citations · 38 works
80. 80Luciano AndriamaroUnited States · #3,304,192 worldwide443 citations · 18 works
81. 81Mark DenilUnited States · #3,578,618 worldwide85 citations · 27 works
82. 82Roderic B. MastUnited States · #3,587,819 worldwide1.4k citations · 17 works
83. 83Eduard T. NiestenUnited States · #3,629,624 worldwide400 citations · 31 works
84. 84Nicholas J. SouterUnited States · #3,685,660 worldwide721 citations · 62 works
85. 85Luiz Paulo PintoUnited States · #4,047,028 worldwide577 citations · 17 works
86. 86Julian BickerstethUnited States · #4,319,533 worldwide100 citations · 21 works
87. 87Jørgen B. ThomsenUnited States · #4,540,308 worldwide1.5k citations · 17 works
88. 88Michael P. TottenUnited States · #4,593,437 worldwide170 citations · 18 works
89. 89Shelton BrooksUnited States · #4,898,919 worldwide9 citations · 29 works
90. 90James D. NationsUnited States · #5,406,941 worldwide201 citations · 26 works
91. 91Ian A. BowlesUnited States · #5,580,005 worldwide369 citations · 25 works
92. 92Susie EllisUnited States · #5,631,355 worldwide402 citations · 26 works
93. 93María Claudia DiazgranadosUnited States · #5,768,486 worldwide118 citations · 21 works
94. 94Jennifer HowardUnited States · #6,165,401 worldwide28 citations · 19 works
95. 95B.D. WattsUnited States · #6,489,204 worldwide14 citations · 23 works
96. 96Jim CannonUnited States · #6,730,961 worldwide7 citations · 17 works
97. 97M. Eric RamanujamUnited States · #7,093,093 worldwide42 citations · 20 works
98. 98Laura TangleyUnited States · #7,217,757 worldwide745 citations · 76 works

Ranked on quality: the share of their papers in the world top 10% for their field and year, with output counting too. Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.