Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 92 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
Cancer Genomics
TCGA
Bioinformatics
Splice Variants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,096
31,739
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Synthetic Biology
Biodefense
Origins of Life
DNA computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,064
21,972
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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genomics
chromatin
cancer
genetic variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,653
13,876
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Proteins
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Proteomics
Single Molecule Protein Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,891
13,737
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
structural biology
virology
biophysics
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,295
32,968
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cell BIology Immunology Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
1,802
0.053
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epigenetics
Developmental Neuroscience
Inheritance Stystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,977
9,226
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
primatology
molecular ecology
genomics
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,566
11,787
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
DNA repair
oxidative stress signaling
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,030
6,696
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer stem cells
hematologic malignancies
bone marrow transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,974
6,300
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Structural Biology
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,321
4,600
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
microbial genomics
experimental evolution
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,543
7,374
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stem Cells
Genomics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,376
4,688
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolution
Microbiome
Behavioral Ecology
Genomics
Research Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,648
4,360
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioinformatics
cloud computing
HPC
AI
ML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,252
4,078
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
developmental biology
secondary metabolism
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,926
4,067
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gene regulation
embryonic stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,700
2,659
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Developmental Biology
Plant Biology
Signal Transduction
Arabidopsis
Stomata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,929
5,317
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cancer clinical genomics
cancer biostatistics
cancer bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,505
3,837
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
DNA damage
Chromatin
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,048
4,424
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pharmaceutics
infectious disease
mucosal drug delivery
formulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
4,853
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ribosome assembly in eukaryotes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,788
1,653
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Epigenetics
Plant Biology
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,724
2,758
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Molecular Biosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
6,194
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Host-symbiont Interactions
Comparative Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Environmental DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,397
4,052
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,449
2,581
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ari Kahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,096
31,739
0.428
Cancer Genomics
TCGA
Bioinformatics
Splice Variants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,838
2,761
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Ellington
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,064
21,972
0.309
Synthetic Biology
Biodefense
Origins of Life
DNA computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,166
3,383
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vishy Iyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,653
13,876
0.221
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genomics
chromatin
cancer
genetic variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,339
5,362
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward Marcotte
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,891
13,737
0.293
Proteins
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Proteomics
Single Molecule Protein Sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,500
6,837
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jason S Mclellan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,295
32,968
0.818
structural biology
virology
biophysics
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,000
8,837
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Poenie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,885
1,802
0.053
Cell BIology Immunology Cell Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,820
9,197
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frances A Champagne
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,977
9,226
0.280
Epigenetics
Developmental Neuroscience
Inheritance Stystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,101
11,952
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anthony Di Fiore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,566
11,787
0.428
primatology
molecular ecology
genomics
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,026
15,280
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tanya T Paull
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,030
6,696
0.291
DNA repair
oxidative stress signaling
neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,135
15,322
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William Matsui
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,974
6,300
0.274
Cancer stem cells
hematologic malignancies
bone marrow transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,586
17,922
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Leahy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,321
4,600
0.226
Structural Biology
Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,011
20,030
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey E Barrick
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,543
7,374
0.398
microbial genomics
experimental evolution
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,594
20,271
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonghwan Kim
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,376
4,688
0.255
Stem Cells
Genomics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,208
22,859
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich Mueller
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,648
4,360
0.262
Evolution
Microbiome
Behavioral Ecology
Genomics
Research Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,374
27,474
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew W Vaughn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,252
4,078
0.286
Bioinformatics
cloud computing
HPC
AI
ML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,379
28,210
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alan M Lloyd
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,926
4,067
0.292
developmental biology
secondary metabolism
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,783
28,708
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Austin Cooney
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,700
2,659
0.194
Gene regulation
embryonic stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,043
30,618
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Keiko U Torii
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,929
5,317
0.411
Developmental Biology
Plant Biology
Signal Transduction
Arabidopsis
Stomata
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,098
31,716
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeanne Kowalski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,505
3,837
0.307
cancer clinical genomics
cancer biostatistics
cancer bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,985
39,786
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kyle M Miller
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,048
4,424
0.440
DNA damage
Chromatin
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,762
45,874
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hugh Smyth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,702
4,853
0.558
Pharmaceutics
infectious disease
mucosal drug delivery
formulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,178
50,938
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arlen W Johnson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,788
1,653
0.212
Ribosome assembly in eukaryotes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,330
51,352
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sibum Sung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,724
2,758
0.357
Epigenetics
Plant Biology
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,693
52,407
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Everett Stone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
6,194
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,817
60,726
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yiyuan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,397
4,052
0.633
Host-symbiont Interactions
Comparative Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Environmental DNA