Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North America Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Cancer
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,870
93,706
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,140
100,293
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,936
126,332
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,382
132,555
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,182
65,570
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,625
84,503
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,781
95,726
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,854
70,390
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,408
96,336
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
metastasis
TGF-beta
stem cells
signal transduction
transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,085
49,060
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Genetics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,883
81,258
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Melatonin
Oxidative Stress
Neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,365
77,258
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,776
134,076
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,895
124,162
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
lipoproteins
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,390
71,462
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard K Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81
41
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert A Weinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107
54
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,870
93,706
0.260
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Topol
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,140
100,293
0.278
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Haussler
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,936
126,332
0.400
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207
92
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sudhir Kumar
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,382
132,555
0.438
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225
98
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Botstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlo Croce
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294
127
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Webb Miller
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,182
65,570
0.236
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Craig Thompson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,625
84,503
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397
168
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard M Myers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,781
95,726
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415
175
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Irving Weissman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,854
70,390
0.277
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557
220
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evan Eichler
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570
225
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bruce M Spiegelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573
227
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen Altschul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617
244
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Snyder
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,408
96,336
0.429
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662
263
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joan Massague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,085
49,060
0.225
metastasis
TGF-beta
stem cells
signal transduction
transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678
270
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aravinda Chakravarti
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,883
81,258
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684
272
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Russel J Reiter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,365
77,258
0.359
Melatonin
Oxidative Stress
Neuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694
279
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael S Lawrence
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,776
134,076
0.627
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734
294
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter W Laird
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,895
124,162
0.597
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797
317
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ronald M Krauss
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,390
71,462
0.355
lipoproteins
pharmacogenomics