Lenski, Richard E.
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology,
United States
2025 Rank: 9,361
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Microbiology
Rank in SubField 1: 73 out of 30,257 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 9,361 | 9,408 |
| Total Cites | 1,408 | 1,499 |
| H-index | 19 | 19 |
| Hm-index | 9 | 10 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 31 | 31 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 76 | 78 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 60 | 60 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 207 | 213 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 180 | 180 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 788 | 839 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 887 | 910 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.59 | 1.65 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
6.07%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Microbiology
Rank in SubField 1: 74 out of 29,473 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 8,713 | 8,593 |
| Total Cites | 1,409 | 1,516 |
| H-index | 19 | 19 |
| Hm-index | 9 | 10 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 31 | 31 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 65 | 69 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 60 | 60 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 215 | 225 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 179 | 179 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 795 | 866 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 882 | 896 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.60 | 1.69 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
7.06%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Microbiology
Rank in SubField 1: 74 out of 28,397 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 7,802 | 7,432 |
| Total Cites | 1,448 | 1,591 |
| H-index | 19 | 20 |
| Hm-index | 10 | 11 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 29 | 29 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 71 | 75 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 58 | 58 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 222 | 240 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 176 | 176 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 864 | 957 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 904 | 929 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.60 | 1.71 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
8.99%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Microbiology
Rank in SubField 1: 80 out of 27,371 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 7,554 | 7,528 |
| Total Cites | 1,465 | 1,635 |
| H-index | 20 | 20 |
| Hm-index | 10 | 11 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 28 | 28 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 59 | 64 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 57 | 57 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 199 | 225 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 172 | 172 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 873 | 984 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 879 | 891 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.67 | 1.84 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
10.40%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Developmental Biology
Rank in SubField 1: 84 out of 26,086 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 7,318 | 7,008 |
| Total Cites | 2,118 | 2,340 |
| H-index | 22 | 24 |
| Hm-index | 13 | 14 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 28 | 28 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 99 | 105 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 57 | 57 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 331 | 364 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 167 | 167 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,297 | 1,437 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,380 | 1,401 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.53 | 1.67 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
9.49%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Biology
SubField 1:
Evolutionary Biology
SubField 2:
Developmental Biology
Rank in SubField 1: 73 out of 23,541 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 6,222 | 6,594 |
| Total Cites | 1,830 | 1,955 |
| H-index | 20 | 21 |
| Hm-index | 11 | 11 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 28 | 28 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 75 | 77 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 57 | 57 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 294 | 312 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 166 | 166 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,136 | 1,212 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,172 | 1,187 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.56 | 1.65 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
6.39%
|
|
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