Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 204 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,517
99,796
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics
Noncoding RNA
Brain
RNA Biology
Plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,646
27,380
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cancer
genetics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,386
8,876
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Diabetes genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,448
53,338
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genomics
Computational Biology
De novo assembly
Malaria
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,389
27,756
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,195
16,606
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,106
9,254
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population genetics
computational biology
next-gen sequencing
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,272
19,678
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
membranes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,232
12,178
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular and non-communicable disease epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,906
23,140
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Genomic medicine
immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,886
33,846
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
10,781
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Endometriosis
women's health
pelvic pain
(genetic) epidemiology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,953
16,438
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Protein structure and function
structural biology
cell migration
biophysical methods
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,570
4,164
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomic Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,398
10,440
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
inflammation
genetics
genomic medicine
clinical pharmacology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,962
3,134
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Senior Scientific Programmer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,863
12,551
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Influenza
Ebola
Covid-19
Acute General Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,728
6,985
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,508
9,127
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cell biology
chromosome dynamics
DNA replication
nuclear organisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
17,294
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,014
5,295
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Population Genetics - Genome Evolution - Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,962
13,561
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Immunology
transplantation
tolerance
antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,313
2,023
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,955
9,529
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,963
2,908
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark McCarthy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,517
99,796
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,314
266
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Mattick
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,646
27,380
0.278
Genomics
Noncoding RNA
Brain
RNA Biology
Plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,768
385
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wf Bodmer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,386
8,876
0.110
Cancer
genetics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,990
413
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anubha Mahajan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,448
53,338
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,225
623
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kiran Garimella
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,389
27,756
0.445
Genomics
Computational Biology
De novo assembly
Malaria
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,805
767
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin CJ Maiden
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,195
16,606
0.301
Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,836
771
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kay Davies
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,106
9,254
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,522
920
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerton Lunter
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,272
19,678
0.399
Population genetics
computational biology
next-gen sequencing
Bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,028
1,054
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark SP Sansom
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,232
12,178
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,186
1,069
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ruth C Travis
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,906
23,140
0.515
Molecular and non-communicable disease epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,193
1,070
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julian Knight
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,886
33,846
0.754
Genomic medicine
immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,042
1,492
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andreas Heger
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,423
10,781
0.296
Computational Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,407
1,528
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Krina Zondervan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,953
16,438
0.457
Endometriosis
women's health
pelvic pain
(genetic) epidemiology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,476
1,637
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Iain D Campbell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,570
4,164
0.120
Protein structure and function
structural biology
cell migration
biophysical methods
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,479
1,731
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katherine Elliott
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,398
10,440
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,891
1,773
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gordon Duff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,962
3,134
0.095
inflammation
genetics
genomic medicine
clinical pharmacology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,977
1,782
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Colin Freeman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,863
12,551
0.382
Senior Scientific Programmer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,929
2,252
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alain Townsend
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,728
6,985
0.252
Influenza
Ebola
Covid-19
Acute General Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,400
2,561
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shabaz Mohammed
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,508
9,127
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,735
2,955
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine Green
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
17,294
0.745
cell biology
chromosome dynamics
DNA replication
nuclear organisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,131
2,994
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Philip Anton van der Merwe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,014
5,295
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,232
3,002
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel J Wilson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,962
13,561
0.591
Population Genetics - Genome Evolution - Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,658
3,116
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Cobbold
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,313
2,023
0.091
Immunology
transplantation
tolerance
antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,997
3,400
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Keith Jolley
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,955
9,529
0.455
Molecular Microbiology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,690
3,623
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Russell Leek
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,963
2,908
0.146