Top Scientists in Biology (2026)
Explore scientists classified in Biology in the 2026 single-year ranking, with global rankings, institutions, countries and historical representation.
Historical Listings
2020–2026 · Both ranking typesDisciplines with Similar Representation
Closest scientist counts listed in 2026 Single-year dataset.
Top 10 Scientists in Biology
2026 · Single-year| Field position | Worldwide | Scientist | c-score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 |  Zhu, Jian Kang Southern University of Science and Technology, China | 4.71 |
| 2 | 65 |  Tilman, David G. University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States of America | 4.67 |
| 3 | 79 |  Rillig, Matthias C. Freie Universität Berlin, Germany | 4.63 |
| 4 | 102 | Reich, Peter B. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America | 4.57 |
| 5 | 109 |  Mittler, Ron University of Missouri, United States of America | 4.56 |
| 6 | 138 | Penuelas, Josep J. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain | 4.51 |
| 7 | 176 | Folke, Carl S. Stockholms universitet, Sweden | 4.45 |
| 8 | 187 | Duarte, C. M. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia | 4.44 |
| 9 | 215 |  Gaston, Kevin J. University of Exeter, United Kingdom | 4.40 |
| 10 | 244 |  Thompson, Richard C. University of Plymouth, United Kingdom | 4.36 |
Top 10 Institutions in Biology
Number of listed scientists by recorded affiliation.
Top 10 Countries in Biology
Number of listed scientists by country.
How to Interpret These Figures
The Biology grouping follows the broad Science-Metrix field recorded in the underlying bibliometric dataset. Counts refer to scientists listed in the 2026 single-year dataset, not to all researchers working in the field.
Discipline position is derived from the number of listed scientists across the 20 fields. It is not an official ranking of disciplinary quality. Country figures reflect recorded affiliations, not citizenship. Institution names may have variants; historical changes may also reflect changes in dataset coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about Biology based on the 2026 single-year ranking data.
9,494 researcher records are classified under Biology in the 2026 single-year dataset. This is not a census of everyone conducting research in the field.
Biology is positioned #8 when broad disciplines are ordered by their listed researcher counts in the selected dataset. This is not a ranking of disciplinary quality or scientific importance.
The Top 10 Institutions and Top 10 Countries charts show where listed researchers classified under Biology are most frequently associated in the selected dataset. These figures represent researcher counts, not comparisons of institutional or national research quality.
The page uses the broad Science-Metrix field recorded in the underlying Scopus-derived ranking dataset. This classification should not be interpreted as a complete description of a researcher’s expertise or interdisciplinary work.
Both views can be explored, but they summarize citation impact over different timeframes. Their counts and positions should not be treated as directly interchangeable measures of disciplinary performance.
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