Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 47 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
815,905
World Rank
27,608
Country Rank
586
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
26
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Total735
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Last 6 Years491
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Last 6 Years / Total0.668
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
850,812
World Rank
28,761
Country Rank
600
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
27
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Metagenomics | Genomics | Algorithm
Bioinformatics | Metagenomics | Genomics | Algorithm
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Total665
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Last 6 Years567
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Last 6 Years / Total0.853
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
899,916
World Rank
30,444
Country Rank
625
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
28
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Total579
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Last 6 Years505
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Last 6 Years / Total0.872
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,016,639
World Rank
34,538
Country Rank
705
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
29
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular biology | Mass spectrometry | DNA damage and repair | DNA replication | Transcriptio
Molecular biology | Mass spectrometry | DNA damage and repair | DNA replication | Transcriptio
Citation Metrics
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Total436
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Last 6 Years361
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Last 6 Years / Total0.828
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,016,868
World Rank
34,546
Country Rank
706
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
30
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
metagenomics | secondary metabolites | soil | bacteri
metagenomics | secondary metabolites | soil | bacteri
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Total436
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Last 6 Years284
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,046,276
World Rank
35,512
Country Rank
725
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
31
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Microbial Ecology | Geomicrobiology | OMICs | Molecular Biology | Bioinformatic
Microbial Ecology | Geomicrobiology | OMICs | Molecular Biology | Bioinformatic
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Total406
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Last 6 Years359
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Last 6 Years / Total0.884
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,053,355
World Rank
35,778
Country Rank
733
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
32
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Infectious Diseases - Molecular Biology - Epidemiolog
Infectious Diseases - Molecular Biology - Epidemiolog
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Total399
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Last 6 Years396
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Last 6 Years / Total0.992
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,162,564
World Rank
39,480
Country Rank
809
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
33
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
bioinformatics | metagenomics | microbiome | genomic
bioinformatics | metagenomics | microbiome | genomic
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Total309
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Last 6 Years226
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Last 6 Years / Total0.731
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,213,831
World Rank
41,167
Country Rank
846
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
34
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular plant microbe interactions | Microbiome | Genomic
Molecular plant microbe interactions | Microbiome | Genomic
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Total276
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Last 6 Years269
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Last 6 Years / Total0.975
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,262,789
World Rank
42,671
Country Rank
878
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
35
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Total249
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Last 6 Years182
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Last 6 Years / Total0.731
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,296,816
World Rank
43,684
Country Rank
894
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
36
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Total232
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Last 6 Years192
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Last 6 Years / Total0.828
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,387,030
World Rank
46,183
Country Rank
942
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
37
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Total194
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Last 6 Years178
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Last 6 Years / Total0.918
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,504,763
World Rank
49,242
Country Rank
1,005
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
38
Citation Metrics
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Total155
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Last 6 Years143
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Last 6 Years / Total0.923
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,531,470
World Rank
49,883
Country Rank
1,016
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
39
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Retinal degeneration | Transcriptional factors | Epigenetic modification | Metabonomics | Proteomic
Retinal degeneration | Transcriptional factors | Epigenetic modification | Metabonomics | Proteomic
Citation Metrics
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Total147
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Last 6 Years145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,553,126
World Rank
50,447
Country Rank
1,024
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
40
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Machine learning | Genomics | Metagenomics | Microbiome | Statistic
Machine learning | Genomics | Metagenomics | Microbiome | Statistic
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Total141
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Last 6 Years139
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Last 6 Years / Total0.986
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,568,025
World Rank
50,845
Country Rank
1,031
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
41
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Plant Biotechnology | Molecular Genetics | Plant Patholog
Plant Biotechnology | Molecular Genetics | Plant Patholog
Citation Metrics
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Total137
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Last 6 Years133
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Last 6 Years / Total0.971
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,944,921
World Rank
59,345
Country Rank
1,157
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
42
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Machine Learning | Epigenetics | Software Architectur
Machine Learning | Epigenetics | Software Architectur
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Total62
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Last 6 Years45
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,963,871
World Rank
59,737
Country Rank
1,161
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
43
Citation Metrics
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Total59
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Last 6 Years55
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Last 6 Years / Total0.932
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,999,957
World Rank
60,395
Country Rank
1,177
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
44
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Total54
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Last 6 Years49
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Last 6 Years / Total0.907
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,137,508
World Rank
62,616
Country Rank
1,221
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
45
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Total36
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Last 6 Years36
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,324,584
World Rank
65,250
Country Rank
1,272
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
46
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Virology | Veterinary Medicine | Cell Biology | Biochemistr
Virology | Veterinary Medicine | Cell Biology | Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total19
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Last 6 Years1
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Last 6 Years / Total0.053
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,375,546
World Rank
65,870
Country Rank
1,286
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
47
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
palaeogenetics | palaeoproteomics | palaeopathology | palaeoepidimiology | palaeodemograph
palaeogenetics | palaeoproteomics | palaeopathology | palaeoepidimiology | palaeodemograph
Citation Metrics
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Total14
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Last 6 Years14
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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