Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom 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
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,213
106,603
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computational-Biology
embl_ebi_research_group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,424
71,528
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Epigenetics
neuropsychiatric disease
dementia
genomics
neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,967
51,755
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Protein structure
RNA
EMBL-EBI-Research-Group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,287
75,202
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,767
75,526
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational biology
protein structural biology
bioinformatics
ageing
EMBL-EBI-Research-Group
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,405
31,489
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genome Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,143
46,278
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CFS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,660
43,691
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Blood pressure
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,213
50,167
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
bioinformatics computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,540
63,989
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Senescence
Mitochondria
Cancer Stem Cells
Breast Cancer
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,372
32,952
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
genetics
prostate cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,944
46,039
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genetics
Genomics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,097
62,840
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Human molecular genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,386
45,336
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,276
86,805
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,599
60,571
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,241
57,154
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genetics
Epigenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,169
23,095
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genome Wide Association Studies
Human Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,183
52,331
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Panos Deloukas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,213
106,603
0.371
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark McCarthy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710
51
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ewan Birney
European Bioinformatics Institute
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203,424
71,528
0.352
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Computational-Biology
embl_ebi_research_group
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210
88
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan Mill
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,967
51,755
0.318
Epigenetics
neuropsychiatric disease
dementia
genomics
neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301
92
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alex Bateman
European Bioinformatics Institute
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,287
75,202
0.478
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Protein structure
RNA
EMBL-EBI-Research-Group
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307
93
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cathryn Lewis
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,767
75,526
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496
113
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janet M Thornton
European Bioinformatics Institute
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,405
31,489
0.215
Computational biology
protein structural biology
bioinformatics
ageing
EMBL-EBI-Research-Group
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504
115
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tim Hubbard
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,143
46,278
0.317
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genome Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567
125
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Ponting
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,660
43,691
0.306
Computational Genomics
Disease Genomics
ncRNAs
ME/CFS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,692
138
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Caulfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,213
50,167
0.366
Blood pressure
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840
148
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rodrigo Lopez
European Bioinformatics Institute
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,540
63,989
0.486
bioinformatics computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122
172
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael P Lisanti
University of Salford
Salford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,372
32,952
0.271
Senescence
Mitochondria
Cancer Stem Cells
Breast Cancer
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,213
179
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Colin Cooper
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,944
46,039
0.387
genetics
prostate cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,273
181
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicole Soranzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,097
62,840
0.537
Genetics
Genomics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,428
189
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David N. Cooper
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,386
45,336
0.400
Human molecular genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,473
193
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Ron
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,518
195
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jaegil Kim
GlaxoSmithKline
Needham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,276
86,805
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,591
204
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Allan Bradley
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,603
205
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jim Wilson
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,599
60,571
0.553
genetics of complex disease
inbreeding
genetic isolates
Y chromosome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614
206
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michel Goedert
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,630
208
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicholas John Timpson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,241
57,154
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,672
211
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adrian Bird
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,169
23,095
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,720
213
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Massimo Mangino
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,183
52,331
0.488
Genome Wide Association Studies
Human Genetic