Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Netherlands Highly Cited Researchers Citation Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics in Netherlands 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
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,449
70,443
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
27,448
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,149
34,259
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,499
22,835
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,287
19,274
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genetics
Genomics
Duchenne
Gene therapy
Biobanking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,258
14,297
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biophysics
Cell Membranes
Molecular Dynamics
Coarse-Graining
MARTINI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,024
27,157
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genetic Dyslipidemia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,676
32,164
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
autoimmune
aging
microbiome
exposome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,539
36,740
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,743
40,533
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular biology
fungal molecular phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,790
29,844
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
genetics of cardiovascular and metabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,860
18,683
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Virus-Host interactions
Comparative genomics
RNA viruses
Virus Evolution
Virus Taxonomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,235
24,022
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
stem cells
cardiomyocytes
heart
TGFb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,580
17,003
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell cycle control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,654
12,936
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,499
12,224
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,618
10,716
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
25,259
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cell biology
innate immune system
infectious disease
zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,031
14,886
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cells
technology
light scattering
birefringence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,900
8,770
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Complex Diseases
Gene Expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,771
24,108
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
cancer
pathology
genomics
biobanks
research infratructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,193
16,045
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cisca Wijmenga
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,449
70,443
0.516
Genetics
complex diseases
genomics
immunogenetics
human genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
74
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jouke Jan Hottenga
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,814
57,376
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,352
76
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Ten Dijke
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
27,448
0.285
Cancer biology
signal transduction
proximity-based modalities
extracellular vescicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,855
101
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Albert Jr Heck
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,149
34,259
0.438
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,042
104
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Devilee
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,499
22,835
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,065
105
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Hoeijmakers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,287
19,274
0.253
DNA damage repair
cancer
aging
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,361
138
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gertjan Van Ommen
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,258
14,297
0.216
Genetics
Genomics
Duchenne
Gene therapy
Biobanking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,337
190
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Siewert J Marrink
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,024
27,157
0.485
Biophysics
Cell Membranes
Molecular Dynamics
Coarse-Graining
MARTINI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,202
207
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Albert Kuivenhoven
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,676
32,164
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,240
208
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,539
36,740
0.699
Genetics
autoimmune
aging
microbiome
exposome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,467
215
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Morris Swertz
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,743
40,533
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,769
228
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Z. Groenewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,790
29,844
0.588
molecular biology
fungal molecular phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,066
237
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Jg Sijbrands
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,860
18,683
0.375
genetics of cardiovascular and metabolic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,067
238
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edwin Cuppen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,578
246
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander E. Gorbalenya
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,235
24,022
0.498
Virus-Host interactions
Comparative genomics
RNA viruses
Virus Evolution
Virus Taxonomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,820
255
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
C. Mummery
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,580
17,003
0.357
stem cells
cardiomyocytes
heart
TGFb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,508
273
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rene H. Medema
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,654
12,936
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,476
305
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frank Baas
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,499
12,224
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,896
319
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Arnold Jm Driessen
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,618
10,716
0.251
Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,958
321
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,499
25,259
0.594
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,700
339
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Herman Spaink
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,031
14,886
0.363
cell biology
innate immune system
infectious disease
zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,940
371
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jan Greve
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,900
8,770
0.225
Cells
technology
light scattering
birefringence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,005
375
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Harm-Jan Westra
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,771
24,108
0.622
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Complex Diseases
Gene Expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,038
399
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerrit A Meijer
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,193
16,045
0.431
cancer
pathology
genomics
biobanks
research infratructure