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Top Ecology Researchers

Robert M. May ranks first, out of 5,698 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 Pierre Legendre Canada · #722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Jozef Deckers Belgium · #849 worldwide 2.8k citations · 132 works
  4. 4 Peer Bork Germany · #1,043 worldwide 4.7k citations · 97 works
  5. 5 Markus Reichstein Germany · #1,232 worldwide 3.2k citations · 155 works
  6. 6 Peter B. Reich United States · #1,283 worldwide 4.1k citations · 157 works
  7. 7 Daniel Simberloff United States · #1,360 worldwide 2.9k citations · 130 works
  8. 8 Stephen R. Carpenter United States · #1,495 worldwide 3.2k citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg Australia · #1,610 worldwide 2.9k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Erko Stackebrandt Germany · #1,625 worldwide 2.5k citations · 132 works
  11. 11 James N. Galloway United States · #1,677 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
  12. 12 Wilfried Thuiller France · #1,864 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  13. 13 Curtis E. Woodcock United States · #1,962 worldwide 2.8k citations · 90 works
  14. 14 Daniel H. Janzen United States · #1,965 worldwide 2.1k citations · 131 works
  15. 15 Nina Buchmann Switzerland · #2,434 worldwide 2.4k citations · 119 works
  16. 16 Dennis Baldocchi United States · #2,533 worldwide 3.5k citations · 156 works
  17. 17 Hiroyuki Ogata Japan · #2,604 worldwide 4.1k citations · 69 works
  18. 18 Stephen Harris United States · #2,874 worldwide 1.8k citations · 106 works
  19. 19 Alan H. Strahler United States · #2,909 worldwide 2.4k citations · 93 works
  20. 20 John H. Lawton United Kingdom · #2,939 worldwide 2.1k citations · 70 works
  21. 21 James D. Nichols United States · #3,015 worldwide 1.6k citations · 90 works
  22. 22 Paulo César Sentelhas Brazil · #3,115 worldwide 2.1k citations · 68 works
  23. 23 Jón Atli Benediktsson Iceland · #3,544 worldwide 2.7k citations · 151 works
  24. 24 James M. Tiedje United States · #3,545 worldwide 2.1k citations · 96 works
  25. 25 David M. Richardson South Africa · #3,615 worldwide 2.3k citations · 131 works
  26. 26 Crystal Schaaf United States · #3,756 worldwide 2.1k citations · 89 works
  27. 27 Éric F. Lambin Belgium · #3,846 worldwide 1.5k citations · 80 works
  28. 28 William F. Laurance Australia · #3,871 worldwide 1.6k citations · 90 works
  29. 29 Kevin J. Gaston United Kingdom · #3,910 worldwide 2.5k citations · 154 works
  30. 30 Simon A. Levin United States · #4,004 worldwide 2.7k citations · 164 works
  31. 31 Steven W. Running United States · #4,235 worldwide 2.3k citations · 70 works
  32. 32 Giles M. Foody United Kingdom · #4,675 worldwide 1.8k citations · 109 works
  33. 33 Tom Fenchel Denmark · #4,731 worldwide 1.3k citations · 78 works
  34. 34 Alfredo Huete United States · #4,839 worldwide 2k citations · 125 works
  35. 35 Rita R. Colwell United States · #4,853 worldwide 2.1k citations · 170 works
  36. 36 Jan Willem Erisman Netherlands · #4,932 worldwide 1.9k citations · 125 works
  37. 37 David Dudgeon Hong Kong · #5,014 worldwide 1.4k citations · 86 works
  38. 38 Ruth DeFries United States · #5,247 worldwide 1.6k citations · 70 works
  39. 39 Jessica Fanzo United States · #5,319 worldwide 1k citations · 81 works
  40. 40 Robert E. W. Hancock Canada · #5,327 worldwide 2.2k citations · 134 works
  41. 41 T. R. E. Southwood United Kingdom · #5,411 worldwide 1.3k citations · 61 works
  42. 42 Jon E. Keeley United States · #5,433 worldwide 1.7k citations · 89 works
  43. 43 Innes C. Cuthill United Kingdom · #5,570 worldwide 1.7k citations · 65 works
  44. 44 Robert D. Holt United States · #5,579 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  45. 45 Peter Convey United Kingdom · #5,802 worldwide 2k citations · 105 works
  46. 46 T. P. Guilderson United States · #5,856 worldwide 1.5k citations · 68 works
  47. 47 Pierre Taberlet France · #5,861 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  48. 48 Michael K. Schwartz United States · #5,922 worldwide 932 citations · 70 works
  49. 49 Tim Clutton‐Brock United Kingdom · #6,063 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  50. 50 Jillian F. Banfield United States · #6,248 worldwide 2k citations · 144 works
  51. 51 John O. Corliss United States · #6,274 worldwide 918 citations · 106 works
  52. 52 Richard D. Bardgett United Kingdom · #6,278 worldwide 1.5k citations · 102 works
  53. 53 Ian Newton United Kingdom · #6,281 worldwide 959 citations · 82 works
  54. 54 David P. Roy United States · #6,294 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  55. 55 Benjamin S. Halpern United States · #6,315 worldwide 2k citations · 62 works
  56. 56 Michael Wagner Austria · #6,359 worldwide 1k citations · 77 works
  57. 57 Paul D. N. Hebert Canada · #6,364 worldwide 1.6k citations · 118 works
  58. 58 M. A. Friedl United States · #6,398 worldwide 1.8k citations · 83 works
  59. 59 Harold A. Mooney United States · #6,758 worldwide 1.6k citations · 105 works
  60. 60 Rudolf Amann Germany · #6,777 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  61. 61 Ariel E. Lugo United States · #6,783 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  62. 62 Peter Poschlod Germany · #6,982 worldwide 1.6k citations · 80 works
  63. 63 Corey J. A. Bradshaw Australia · #7,025 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  64. 64 Luiz Antônio Martinelli Brazil · #7,035 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  65. 65 Gary C. White United States · #7,287 worldwide 1.2k citations · 76 works
  66. 66 Hans W. Paerl United States · #7,348 worldwide 1.4k citations · 101 works
  67. 67 Warren B. Cohen United States · #7,388 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  68. 68 Robert E. Ricklefs United States · #7,420 worldwide 1.5k citations · 96 works
  69. 69 Éric Vermote United States · #7,448 worldwide 1.7k citations · 54 works
  70. 70 David Pimentel United States · #7,589 worldwide 1.2k citations · 97 works
  71. 71 Robert A. Edwards United States · #7,602 worldwide 1.5k citations · 55 works
  72. 72 Farooq Azam United States · #7,633 worldwide 1.6k citations · 57 works
  73. 73 Feng Gao United States · #7,747 worldwide 1.7k citations · 89 works
  74. 74 Teja Tscharntke Germany · #7,856 worldwide 1.7k citations · 83 works
  75. 75 Lisa A. Levin United States · #7,891 worldwide 1.5k citations · 115 works
  76. 76 S. T. Buckland United Kingdom · #7,892 worldwide 1.4k citations · 60 works
  77. 77 Charles Elton United Kingdom · #8,006 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  78. 78 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia · #8,035 worldwide 4.1k citations · 254 works
  79. 79 Núria Marbà Spain · #8,059 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  80. 80 David M. Lodge United States · #8,076 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
  81. 81 Ranga B. Myneni United States · #8,118 worldwide 2.2k citations · 121 works
  82. 82 F. Stuart Chapin United States · #8,139 worldwide 2.7k citations · 183 works
  83. 83 David Mouillot France · #8,331 worldwide 1.1k citations · 61 works
  84. 84 Alexander Knohl Germany · #8,352 worldwide 1.3k citations · 64 works
  85. 85 Noah Fierer United States · #8,457 worldwide 1.6k citations · 57 works
  86. 86 David A. Wardle Sweden · #8,479 worldwide 1.7k citations · 93 works
  87. 87 Philip W. Hedrick United States · #8,643 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  88. 88 T. K. Mayeda United States · #8,722 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  89. 89 Pablo J. Zarco‐Tejada Spain · #8,724 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  90. 90 Matthias C. Rillig Germany · #9,023 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works
  91. 91 Compton J. Tucker United States · #9,217 worldwide 1.3k citations · 73 works
  92. 92 Pol Coppin Belgium · #9,269 worldwide 1k citations · 78 works
  93. 93 A. Townsend Peterson United States · #9,437 worldwide 2.1k citations · 148 works
  94. 94 Antoine Guisan Switzerland · #9,531 worldwide 1.4k citations · 91 works
  95. 95 Jack A. Gilbert United States · #9,788 worldwide 1.2k citations · 90 works
  96. 96 Miguel B. Araújo Portugal · #9,802 worldwide 2.1k citations · 51 works
  97. 97 Edward F. DeLong United States · #10,170 worldwide 1.4k citations · 57 works
  98. 98 James J. Elser United States · #10,239 worldwide 1.1k citations · 61 works
  99. 99 Bo Barker Jørgensen Denmark · #10,308 worldwide 1.5k citations · 128 works
  100. 100 Jocelyn Chanussot France · #10,401 worldwide 3.1k citations · 235 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Ecology, 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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