Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,184
74,607
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cell biology Membranes Lipidomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,534
21,576
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,813
40,045
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolutionary biology
developmental biology
imaging
image analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,848
55,912
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mass spectrometry
Lipidomics
Proteomics
Archaeometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,895
18,247
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,477
45,735
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,019
11,651
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metabolism and its regulation
Lipids
Cell Biology
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,834
4,380
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,644
13,055
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cell Biology
Development
Physics
Theory
Physics of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
9,166
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
developmental biology
cell biology
metabolism
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
5,012
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,902
2,089
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Image Analysis
Data Analysis
Computer Science
Cell Biology
Endocytosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,429
4,572
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
7,550
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,331
3,661
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Scientific Computing
Computational Biology
Data-driven Modeling
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,340
3,816
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
protein biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
2,323
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biology
membrane
lipids
cell cortex
cell polarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,632
4,779
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Developmental Biology
Germ Cells
RNA regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,095
4,298
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Developmental biology
Genomics
Evolution
Technology development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,761
2,914
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Biology and stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,645
2,502
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
2,809
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Phase Transition
ATP
Ageing
Neurodegenerative disease
Nucleotides.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
3,387
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Transcription
Chromatin
Development
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,869
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genome Assembly and annotation
Big data
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,465
3,181
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gene Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,184
74,607
0.266
Bioimage Informatics
Bioinformatics
String Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,946
54
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kai Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,534
21,576
0.173
Cell biology Membranes Lipidomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,283
152
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aa Hyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,813
40,045
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,676
167
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pavel Tomancak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,848
55,912
0.718
evolutionary biology
developmental biology
imaging
image analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,924
177
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrej Shevchenko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,895
18,247
0.240
Mass spectrometry
Lipidomics
Proteomics
Archaeometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,482
304
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tobias Pietzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,477
45,735
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,553
343
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marino Zerial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,019
11,651
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,696
1,832
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Teymuras Kurzchalia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,834
4,380
0.233
Metabolism and its regulation
Lipids
Cell Biology
Developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,217
1,863
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Meritxell Huch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,644
13,055
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,505
2,289
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephan W Grill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,159
9,166
0.567
Cell Biology
Development
Physics
Theory
Physics of Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,487
2,929
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suzanne Eaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
5,012
0.371
developmental biology
cell biology
metabolism
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,853
3,428
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elisabeth Knust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,902
2,089
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,221
3,999
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yannis Kalaidzidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,429
4,572
0.438
Image Analysis
Data Analysis
Computer Science
Cell Biology
Endocytosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,075
4,283
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Titus M. Franzmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,796
7,550
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,568
4,503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carsten Hoege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,331
3,661
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,659
5,080
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ivo F. Sbalzarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,340
3,816
0.458
Scientific Computing
Computational Biology
Data-driven Modeling
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,538
5,184
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Janelle Lauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
2,323
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,857
5,539
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alf Honigmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,632
4,779
0.626
biology
membrane
lipids
cell cortex
cell polarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,367
5,965
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christian R. Eckmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,095
4,298
0.606
Developmental Biology
Germ Cells
RNA regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,733
6,247
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mihail Sarov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,761
2,914
0.431
Developmental biology
Genomics
Evolution
Technology development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,381
6,358
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anne Grapin-Botton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,645
2,502
0.377
Developmental Biology and stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,119
7,570
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Takashi Namba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,495
2,809
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,655
9,565
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Avinash Patel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
3,387
0.820
Phase Transition
ATP
Ageing
Neurodegenerative disease
Nucleotides.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,542
10,165
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nadine Vastenhouw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,869
0.490
Transcription
Chromatin
Development
Zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,811
10,935
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Pippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,465
3,181
0.918
Genome Assembly and annotation
Big data
Bioinformatics