Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 1.017 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: 26
metabolism
cell biology
biochemistry
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,728
23,710
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Autism
Electronic Health Records
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,503
38,688
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
genetic
nutrition
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,795
36,007
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Cardiovascular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,789
22,999
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Genetics
Systems Biology
Network Biology
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,644
20,259
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Protein Structure
Axon Guidance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,870
44,675
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
tiny RNAs
aging
xenobiotic surveillance
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,440
13,294
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
cancer
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,179
12,092
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,132
10,324
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
plant biology
plant signaling
plant science
nutrient signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,690
16,484
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Aging
Redox Biology
Selenium
Rejuvenation
Comparative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,355
23,868
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Injury
Inflammation
Metabolism
Genomics and proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,218
12,057
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
innate and adaptive immunity
RNA biology and therapeutics
killer lymphocytes
immune response to infection
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,930
20,741
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Systems Biology
Cancer
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,538
23,670
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
cancer biology
network biology
systems biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,574
13,426
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
3D genomics
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,121
20,434
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Skeletal development
homeostasis and diseases
Bone cell and molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,482
10,418
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Genetics
genomics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,956
16,299
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Computational genetics
systems biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,224
25,744
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
cell membranes & cytoskeleton
nanopore detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,963
7,268
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
cell biology
Gastroenterology
pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,134
17,678
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Epithelial cell biology
kidney
aquaporins
V-ATPase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,523
10,080
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Precision Medicine
proteomics
genomics
systems biology
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,213
8,509
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Cancer biology and treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,347
17,297
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Genomics
Constraint
Rare Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,134
27,453
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,412
2,095
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Pere Puigserver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,728
23,710
0.283
metabolism
cell biology
biochemistry
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,440
2,110
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Isaac Kohane
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,503
38,688
0.463
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence
Autism
Electronic Health Records
Functional Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,727
2,238
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lu Qi
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,795
36,007
0.446
genetic
nutrition
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,728
2,239
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Richard T Lee
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,789
22,999
0.285
Cardiovascular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,061
2,394
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marc Vidal
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,644
20,259
0.261
Genetics
Systems Biology
Network Biology
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,597
2,645
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Qiang Chen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,870
44,675
0.613
Protein Structure
Axon Guidance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,789
2,736
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gary Ruvkun
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,440
13,294
0.186
tiny RNAs
aging
xenobiotic surveillance
astrobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,269
2,962
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Joan Brugge
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,179
12,092
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,090
3,354
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Daniel L Hartl
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,132
10,324
0.164
Genetics
Genomics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,541
3,573
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jen Sheen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,690
16,484
0.272
plant biology
plant signaling
plant science
nutrient signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,009
3,806
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Vadim Gladyshev
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,355
23,868
0.409
Aging
Redox Biology
Selenium
Rejuvenation
Comparative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,059
3,835
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ronald Tompkins
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,218
12,057
0.207
Injury
Inflammation
Metabolism
Genomics and proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,135
3,872
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Judy Lieberman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,930
20,741
0.358
innate and adaptive immunity
RNA biology and therapeutics
killer lymphocytes
immune response to infection
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,474
4,037
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Peter K Sorger
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,538
23,670
0.419
Systems Biology
Cancer
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,136
4,815
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
David E Hill
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,574
13,426
0.265
cancer biology
network biology
systems biology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,570
5,023
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Cheng Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,121
20,434
0.416
3D genomics
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,792
5,113
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Roland Baron
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,482
10,418
0.215
Skeletal development
homeostasis and diseases
Bone cell and molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,986
5,196
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Robert Plenge
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,956
16,299
0.340
Genetics
genomics
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,231
5,309
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Phil Hyoun Lee
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,224
25,744
0.545
Computational genetics
systems biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,333
5,361
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Daniel Branton
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,963
7,268
0.155
cell membranes & cytoskeleton
nanopore detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,082
5,727
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jerrold R Turner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,134
17,678
0.392
cell biology
Gastroenterology
pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,357
5,846
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Dennis Brown
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,523
10,080
0.226
Epithelial cell biology
kidney
aquaporins
V-ATPase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,502
5,913
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Towia Libermann
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,213
8,509
0.192
Precision Medicine
proteomics
genomics
systems biology
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,418
6,336
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Dan G Duda
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,347
17,297
0.408
Cancer biology and treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,058
6,623
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kaitlin E Samocha
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,134
27,453
0.667
Genomics
Constraint
Rare Disease