Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 293 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
Cancer Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,320
19,104
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Prokaryotic cytoskeletons
cell division
SMC complexes
microbiology
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,629
6,437
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Immunogenomics
Systems Biology
Proteomics
Tumor Microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,872
14,847
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Developmental Genetics
Stem Cells
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,586
7,100
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Liver
Pluripotent stem cells and organoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,964
13,568
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Genetics
Computational Genomics
Rare Diseases
Systems Medicine
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,721
13,269
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
statistics
Cancer genomics
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,282
13,301
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Fission yeast
Biocuration
Genetics
S. pombe
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
11,788
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,816
4,018
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Structural Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
3,275
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Drosophila Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,660
4,469
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Membrane proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,273
6,896
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Drosophila Oncopeltus Rhodnius Genetics Development Pattern Gradient
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
1,752
0.088
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Computational Biology
Evolution
Non-equilibrium protein folding
Viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,769
5,987
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Genomics
cancer
single-cell
RNA
epigenomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,623
8,549
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Liquid biopsies
Cancer Genomics
Transcriptional Regulation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,056
9,769
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,591
4,168
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Computational biology
systems genetics
cancer genomics
cancer evolution
tumor heterogeneity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,844
7,529
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,754
8,451
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
cell death
inflammation
ER stress
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,597
6,669
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Evolutionary Genetics of Hosts and Parasites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,533
5,733
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Computational Structural Biology & Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
12,362
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Integrative Genomics
Computational Biology
Precision Medicine
Chronic Diseases
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,718
11,671
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Mitochondria
Cell Death
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
3,479
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
4,463
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,674
2,005
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Joe Dennis
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,320
19,104
0.630
Cancer Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,079
2,268
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jan Löwe
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,629
6,437
0.233
Prokaryotic cytoskeletons
cell division
SMC complexes
microbiology
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,215
2,362
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Martin L Miller
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,872
14,847
0.553
Immunogenomics
Systems Biology
Proteomics
Tumor Microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,687
2,412
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Alfonso Martinez Arias
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,586
7,100
0.267
Developmental Genetics
Stem Cells
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,652
2,500
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ludovic Vallier
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,964
13,568
0.523
Liver
Pluripotent stem cells and organoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,840
2,694
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Stefan Gräf
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,721
13,269
0.537
Genetics
Computational Genomics
Rare Diseases
Systems Medicine
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,635
2,760
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Oscar M Rueda
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,282
13,301
0.548
statistics
Cancer genomics
bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,755
3,217
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Valerie Wood
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,842
11,788
0.540
Fission yeast
Biocuration
Genetics
S. pombe
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,809
3,225
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Daniel ST Johnston
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,816
4,018
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,761
3,296
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Murray Stewart
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
3,275
0.153
Structural Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,806
3,467
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Cahir O Kane
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,660
4,469
0.216
Drosophila Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,819
3,550
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christopher G Tate
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,273
6,896
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,567
3,610
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Peter A Lawrence
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
1,752
0.088
Drosophila Oncopeltus Rhodnius Genetics Development Pattern Gradient
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,335
3,941
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Arcady Mushegian
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,769
5,987
0.319
Computational Biology
Evolution
Non-equilibrium protein folding
Viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,827
3,982
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
James Hadfield
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,623
8,549
0.459
Genomics
cancer
single-cell
RNA
epigenomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,588
4,456
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Charlie Massie
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,056
9,769
0.573
Liquid biopsies
Cancer Genomics
Transcriptional Regulation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,566
4,610
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Matthew Seaman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,591
4,168
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,956
4,883
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Florian Markowetz
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,844
7,529
0.475
Computational biology
systems genetics
cancer genomics
cancer evolution
tumor heterogeneity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,371
4,916
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Elisa Laurenti
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,754
8,451
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,144
4,993
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Svetlana Saveljeva
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,597
6,669
0.428
cell death
inflammation
ER stress
autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,463
5,023
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Francis M Jiggins
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,533
5,733
0.369
Evolutionary Genetics of Hosts and Parasites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,306
5,257
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Takanori Nakane|中根 崇智
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,990
12,362
0.825
Computational Structural Biology & Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,773
5,380
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Dirk S Paul
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,718
11,671
0.793
Integrative Genomics
Computational Biology
Precision Medicine
Chronic Diseases
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,494
5,437
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
L Miguel Martins
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
3,479
0.239
Mitochondria
Cell Death
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,153
5,657
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
christine j watson
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
4,463
0.315