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Subfield · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Top Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Researchers

Robert M. May ranks first, out of 5,423 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Robert M. May United States · #167 worldwide 4.2k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 C. A. Edwards United States · #262 worldwide 4.6k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Daniel Simberloff United States · #1,360 worldwide 2.9k citations · 130 works
  4. 4 Wilfried Thuiller France · #1,864 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Charles Darwin Indonesia · #1,923 worldwide 1.3k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 Daniel H. Janzen United States · #1,965 worldwide 2.1k citations · 131 works
  7. 7 John Hodgson New Zealand · #2,291 worldwide 2.1k citations · 180 works
  8. 8 G. H. Hardy United Kingdom · #2,515 worldwide 939 citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Robert C. Gallo United States · #2,607 worldwide 1.6k citations · 130 works
  10. 10 B. L. Turner United States · #2,627 worldwide 2.1k citations · 206 works
  11. 11 Rudolf Schmid United States · #3,287 worldwide 1.9k citations · 216 works
  12. 12 David M. Richardson South Africa · #3,615 worldwide 2.3k citations · 131 works
  13. 13 Eric H. C. McKenzie New Zealand · #4,466 worldwide 1.7k citations · 84 works
  14. 14 Miguel A. Altieri United States · #4,595 worldwide 947 citations · 100 works
  15. 15 Herbert G. Baker United States · #4,800 worldwide 1.2k citations · 73 works
  16. 16 Norman I. Platnick United States · #4,849 worldwide 893 citations · 105 works
  17. 17 Philip K. Thornton Kenya · #5,087 worldwide 1.7k citations · 137 works
  18. 18 Paul R. Ehrlich United States · #5,163 worldwide 1.7k citations · 153 works
  19. 19 Arthur Cronquist United States · #5,210 worldwide 792 citations · 75 works
  20. 20 Innes C. Cuthill United Kingdom · #5,570 worldwide 1.7k citations · 65 works
  21. 21 Robert D. Holt United States · #5,579 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  22. 22 Peter Convey United Kingdom · #5,802 worldwide 2k citations · 105 works
  23. 23 Ingolf Kühn Germany · #5,956 worldwide 1.7k citations · 65 works
  24. 24 Tim Clutton‐Brock United Kingdom · #6,063 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  25. 25 Guy Caire France · #6,219 worldwide 342 citations · 112 works
  26. 26 Peter H. Verburg Netherlands · #6,225 worldwide 2.3k citations · 150 works
  27. 27 Paul D. N. Hebert Canada · #6,364 worldwide 1.6k citations · 118 works
  28. 28 Jeffrey B. Harborne United Kingdom · #6,462 worldwide 1.8k citations · 196 works
  29. 29 Peter Poschlod Germany · #6,982 worldwide 1.6k citations · 80 works
  30. 30 Jules Pretty United Kingdom · #7,153 worldwide 938 citations · 87 works
  31. 31 Yong Sik Ok South Korea · #7,161 worldwide 3.3k citations · 181 works
  32. 32 Martin L. Parry United Kingdom · #7,250 worldwide 928 citations · 64 works
  33. 33 Robert E. Ricklefs United States · #7,420 worldwide 1.5k citations · 96 works
  34. 34 Teja Tscharntke Germany · #7,856 worldwide 1.7k citations · 83 works
  35. 35 Jean‐Christophe Castella France · #8,125 worldwide 679 citations · 73 works
  36. 36 F. Stuart Chapin United States · #8,139 worldwide 2.7k citations · 183 works
  37. 37 David A. Wardle Sweden · #8,479 worldwide 1.7k citations · 93 works
  38. 38 Philip W. Hedrick United States · #8,643 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  39. 39 James F. White United States · #8,795 worldwide 1.3k citations · 103 works
  40. 40 George A. Parker United Kingdom · #9,004 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  41. 41 A. Townsend Peterson United States · #9,437 worldwide 2.1k citations · 148 works
  42. 42 Patrick Lavelle France · #9,526 worldwide 1k citations · 96 works
  43. 43 Hans ter Steege Netherlands · #9,543 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  44. 44 W. Gams Netherlands · #11,066 worldwide 930 citations · 85 works
  45. 45 John Dransfield United Kingdom · #11,257 worldwide 562 citations · 62 works
  46. 46 James H. Brown United States · #11,704 worldwide 1.5k citations · 119 works
  47. 47 William J. Baker United Kingdom · #11,901 worldwide 570 citations · 82 works
  48. 48 Michele Aleffi Italy · #12,610 worldwide 346 citations · 58 works
  49. 49 Petr Pyšek Czechia · #12,934 worldwide 1.4k citations · 113 works
  50. 50 Nancy A. Moran United States · #13,212 worldwide 1k citations · 54 works
  51. 51 R. G. Davies United Kingdom · #13,294 worldwide 742 citations · 78 works
  52. 52 V. H. Heywood United Kingdom · #13,392 worldwide 682 citations · 48 works
  53. 53 John N. Thompson United States · #13,579 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  54. 54 Michael R. Willig United States · #13,589 worldwide 1k citations · 56 works
  55. 55 Steven Jansen Germany · #13,605 worldwide 933 citations · 52 works
  56. 56 P.W. Crous Netherlands · #13,656 worldwide 1.9k citations · 215 works
  57. 57 Folke Skoog United States · #14,015 worldwide 11k citations · 42 works
  58. 58 Peter R. Crane Sweden · #14,042 worldwide 646 citations · 70 works
  59. 59 P. W. Richards Portugal · #14,048 worldwide 964 citations · 44 works
  60. 60 William J. Bond South Africa · #14,279 worldwide 1.3k citations · 85 works
  61. 61 Mario Herrero Kenya · #14,397 worldwide 874 citations · 101 works
  62. 62 Peter H. Raven United States · #14,440 worldwide 1.3k citations · 183 works
  63. 63 T. R. Birkhead United Kingdom · #14,478 worldwide 641 citations · 66 works
  64. 64 Marc Dufrêne Belgium · #14,633 worldwide 777 citations · 127 works
  65. 65 Claudia Ringler United States · #14,723 worldwide 940 citations · 96 works
  66. 66 Anthony Whitbread India · #14,777 worldwide 774 citations · 48 works
  67. 67 V. K. Brown United Kingdom · #15,267 worldwide 767 citations · 64 works
  68. 68 Peter W. Price United States · #15,496 worldwide 663 citations · 59 works
  69. 69 Josef Settele Germany · #15,526 worldwide 1.1k citations · 82 works
  70. 70 Mark Kirkpatrick United States · #15,538 worldwide 910 citations · 60 works
  71. 71 Chicita F. Culberson United States · #15,780 worldwide 472 citations · 53 works
  72. 72 H. J. B. Birks Norway · #16,084 worldwide 1k citations · 110 works
  73. 73 Raymond B. Huey United States · #16,219 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
  74. 74 Russell Lande United States · #16,657 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  75. 75 Anthony Di Fiore United States · #16,685 worldwide 925 citations · 48 works
  76. 76 Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter Germany · #16,803 worldwide 1k citations · 62 works
  77. 77 Edward O. Wilson United States · #16,903 worldwide 927 citations · 164 works
  78. 78 Charles D. Michener United States · #16,956 worldwide 1.2k citations · 132 works
  79. 79 Fabián A. Michelangeli United States · #17,254 worldwide 507 citations · 48 works
  80. 80 Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura Thailand · #17,733 worldwide 1k citations · 105 works
  81. 81 Dolph Schluter Canada · #17,992 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  82. 82 J. S. Heslop‐Harrison United Kingdom · #18,022 worldwide 691 citations · 95 works
  83. 83 Paul A. Racey United Kingdom · #18,148 worldwide 690 citations · 57 works
  84. 84 Simon G. Potts United Kingdom · #18,309 worldwide 765 citations · 57 works
  85. 85 David N. Reznick United States · #18,577 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  86. 86 Maurice W. Sabelis Netherlands · #18,639 worldwide 617 citations · 77 works
  87. 87 Ghillean Τ. Prance United States · #18,721 worldwide 649 citations · 95 works
  88. 88 John A. Endler Australia · #18,910 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  89. 89 Jiří Danihelka Czechia · #19,242 worldwide 468 citations · 62 works
  90. 90 Gar W. Rothwell United States · #19,544 worldwide 642 citations · 76 works
  91. 91 Jürgen Dengler Germany · #19,699 worldwide 626 citations · 85 works
  92. 92 K. Kubitzki Germany · #19,715 worldwide 616 citations · 44 works
  93. 93 Mark W. Chase United Kingdom · #19,895 worldwide 918 citations · 97 works
  94. 94 Shinichi Nakagawa Australia · #20,341 worldwide 932 citations · 77 works
  95. 95 J. Mark Scriber United States · #20,744 worldwide 649 citations · 48 works
  96. 96 Montserrat Vilà Spain · #20,843 worldwide 910 citations · 62 works
  97. 97 Gene E. Robinson United States · #21,095 worldwide 758 citations · 61 works
  98. 98 O. L. Lange Germany · #21,108 worldwide 505 citations · 80 works
  99. 99 Ilkka Hanski Finland · #21,167 worldwide 686 citations · 54 works
  100. 100 Graeme Hammer Australia · #21,228 worldwide 1.2k citations · 109 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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