Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Biotechnology 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
Autophagy
Cancer
ER Stress
Cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,629
9,427
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cancer
Proteomics
Early Detection
Bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,252
1,780
0.216
* 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
6,499
3,060
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
vaccine development
industrial Enzyme
cell surface display
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,430
2,654
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbial Biotechnology
Cellular & Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
2,737
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Multiple Sclorosis
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
1,649
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,468
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Recombinant protein
Gene therapy
Bacterial Genome Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
518
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant Molecular Biology
Agricultural Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,854
1,700
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Proteomics
Molecular physiology
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,269
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
bioinformatic
theoretical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
992
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Metabolic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,483
1,535
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
recombinant protein
probiotic
lipase
protease
scaffold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,218
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Enzyme Immobilization
Biocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,527
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Enzymology
phenolases and phenolic compounds
Diazo chemistry
plants secondary metabolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,017
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Immunology
Neuroimmunooncology
Biotechnology
psychology
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
569
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stem cell
Cancer
Transgenic mouse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,179
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecualar Biology
Host-Parasite Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
584
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Drug design
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
894
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Molecular Biology
Transgenic Mouse
Nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
1,186
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Genetics
Biology
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
682
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Protein Chemistry
Enzyme Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
887
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Environmental Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
839
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
577
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
gene therapy
retinal cell biology
anti angiogenic drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
750
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,888
328
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mohammad Amin Moosavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,629
9,427
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,094
705
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ali M Ardekani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,252
1,780
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,884
1,007
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Massoud Houshmand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,499
3,060
0.471
Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disease
and Rare Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,596
1,021
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gholamreza Ahmadian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,430
2,654
0.413
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
vaccine development
industrial Enzyme
cell surface display
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,614
1,859
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kambiz Akbari Noghabi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
2,737
0.641
Microbial Biotechnology
Cellular & Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,463
2,009
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Hossein Sanati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,062
1,649
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,522
2,746
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ali Hatef Salmanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
1,468
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,680
3,032
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alireza Zomorodipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
518
0.171
Recombinant protein
Gene therapy
Bacterial Genome Organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,944
3,290
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amir Mousavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,854
1,700
0.596
Plant Molecular Biology
Agricultural Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,396
305
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iftekhar Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,269
0.466
Proteomics
Molecular physiology
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,551
3,900
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mehdi Sadeghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
992
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,463
3,932
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hossein Shahbani Zahiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,483
1,535
0.618
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Metabolic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,216
4,106
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fatemeh Tabandeh, فاطمه تابنده
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,391
1,218
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,973
4,909
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mehdi Mohammadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
1,527
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,407
5,115
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kamahldin Haghbeen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
1,017
0.508
Enzymology
phenolases and phenolic compounds
Diazo chemistry
plants secondary metabolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,792
5,738
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ghasem Ahangari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
569
0.314
Immunology
Neuroimmunooncology
Biotechnology
psychology
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,418
6,337
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mehdi Shamsara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,179
0.711
Stem cell
Cancer
Transgenic mouse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,572
6,701
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mostafa Motallebi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
584
0.368
Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecualar Biology
Host-Parasite Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,606
711
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Md. Salimullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
894
0.593
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Drug design
Next Generation Sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,218
7,168
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ehsan Hashemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
1,186
0.798
Molecular Biology
Transgenic Mouse
Nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,352
7,214
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mehdi Hosseini Mazinani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
682
0.461
Genetics
Biology
Plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,309
7,283
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Saeed Aminzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
887
0.605
Protein Chemistry
Enzyme Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,008
7,306
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tayebe Bagheri Lotfabad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
839
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,246
740
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jahangir Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
577
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,571
7,498
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zahra-Soheila Soheili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
750
0.526
gene therapy
retinal cell biology
anti angiogenic drugs