Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Biotechnology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Proteomics
Early Detection
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,361
1,881
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
vaccine development
industrial Enzyme
cell surface display
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
2,857
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disease
and Rare Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,613
3,161
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbial Biotechnology
Cellular & Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,901
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Recombinant protein
Gene therapy
Bacterial Genome Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
536
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Molecular Biology
Agricultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,798
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Proteomics
Molecular physiology
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
1,308
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Metabolic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
1,590
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
814
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Stem cell
Cancer
Transgenic mouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,228
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecualar Biology
Host-Parasite Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
621
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Drug design
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
947
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Molecular Biology
Transgenic Mouse
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,245
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Biology
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
720
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Environmental Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
868
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
848
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
gene therapy
retinal cell biology
anti angiogenic drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
777
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,328
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
624
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer biology
reprogramming
miRNA
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
491
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Antimicrobial resistance
Microbiome
Infectious diseases
Microbial Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
511
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Industrial Biotechnology
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
375
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microbial Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
371
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
genetic
cancer
Autophagy
Cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
403
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Gene regulation
Medicinal plant
metabolite engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
265
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,501
741
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ali M Ardekani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,361
1,881
0.225
Cancer
Proteomics
Early Detection
Bioethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,664
1,029
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gholamreza Ahmadian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,637
2,857
0.430
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
vaccine development
industrial Enzyme
cell surface display
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,277
1,034
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Massoud Houshmand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,613
3,161
0.478
Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disease
and Rare Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,631
1,779
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kambiz Akbari Noghabi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
2,901
0.635
Microbial Biotechnology
Cellular & Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,458
3,158
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alireza Zomorodipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
536
0.176
Recombinant protein
Gene therapy
Bacterial Genome Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,621
3,281
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amir Mousavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
1,798
0.608
Plant Molecular Biology
Agricultural Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,701
366
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iftekhar Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
1,308
0.471
Proteomics
Molecular physiology
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,268
3,994
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hossein Shahbani Zahiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
1,590
0.626
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Metabolic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,037
643
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jahangir Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
814
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,152
6,379
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mehdi Shamsara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
1,228
0.718
Stem cell
Cancer
Transgenic mouse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,597
6,772
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mostafa Motallebi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
621
0.381
Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecualar Biology
Host-Parasite Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,680
778
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Md. Salimullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
947
0.605
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Drug design
Next Generation Sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,506
7,127
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ehsan Hashemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,245
0.805
Molecular Biology
Transgenic Mouse
Nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,390
7,278
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mehdi Hosseini Mazinani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
720
0.474
Genetics
Biology
Plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,907
7,431
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tayebe Bagheri Lotfabad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
868
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,955
7,584
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohammadreza Zamani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
848
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,204
7,589
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zahra-Soheila Soheili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,455
777
0.534
gene therapy
retinal cell biology
anti angiogenic drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,841
7,739
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Reza Zolfaghari Emameh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,328
0.931
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,580
10,951
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jamshid Raheb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
624
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,852
12,323
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Arash Javeri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
491
0.570
Cancer biology
reprogramming
miRNA
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,584
12,662
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Parvin Shariati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
511
0.615
Antimicrobial resistance
Microbiome
Infectious diseases
Microbial Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,467
16,146
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amir Maghsoudi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
375
0.663
Industrial Biotechnology
Drug Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,810
2,017
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Palash Kumar Sarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
371
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,398
17,244
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zahra Mohammadalipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
403
0.819
genetic
cancer
Autophagy
Cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,957
19,006
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tahmineh Lohrasebi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
265
0.669
Gene regulation
Medicinal plant
metabolite engineering