Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 122 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
Mitochondrial biology
Membrane biology
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
1,959
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Cancer research
Enhancer reprogramming and stem cells
Transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
2,617
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
4,170
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Molecular microbiology
Protein engineering
Protein chemistry
Microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,264
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
metabolism
genetics
type 2 diabetes
nutrition
mHealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,325
1,034
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Molecular virology
Molecular Biology
Archaeal viruses
Bacteriophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
2,134
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Biomarker Discovery
Translational Medicine
Molecular Epidemiology
Environmental Exposures
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
3,720
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
disease genetics
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
2,195
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
2,513
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
immune system
integrins
cell migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
2,054
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
cell biology
virology
cell-cell interactions
imaging techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
2,939
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
molecular modeling
nanomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
1,646
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
single-cell transcriptomics
cancer
ovarian cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
1,643
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
DNA repair
DNA recombination
genome instability
meiosis
cancer genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
968
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,025
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
Biological Energy Conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
1,981
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,966
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Gene transcription by Pol II
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
741
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Environmental epigenetics
Prenatal alcohol exposure
Infertility
ART
IVF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
679
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Molecular biology
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,676
1,107
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Leukemia
Targeted therapies
Ex vivo high-throughput drug screening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
1,542
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Genomics
Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
791
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
High Throughput Screening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,011
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
microbiology
virology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
615
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
cell biology
high throughput microscopy
cancer
precision medicine
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
1,186
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,884
1,298
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hongxia Zhao
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,856
1,959
0.403
Mitochondrial biology
Membrane biology
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,533
1,432
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Biswajyoti Sahu
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,420
2,617
0.592
Cancer research
Enhancer reprogramming and stem cells
Transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,411
1,455
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Aleksandr Ianevski
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,343
4,170
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,125
1,462
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ingemar von Ossowski
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,264
0.292
Molecular microbiology
Protein engineering
Protein chemistry
Microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,404
1,464
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mikko Lehtovirta
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,325
1,034
0.239
metabolism
genetics
type 2 diabetes
nutrition
mHealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,918
1,527
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Hanna M Oksanen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
2,134
0.519
Molecular virology
Molecular Biology
Archaeal viruses
Bacteriophages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,786
1,585
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Rodosthenis S Rodosthenous
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,972
3,720
0.937
Biomarker Discovery
Translational Medicine
Molecular Epidemiology
Environmental Exposures
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,434
1,604
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Riku Katainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
2,195
0.557
disease genetics
bioinformatics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,774
1,608
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alejandra Cervera
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
2,513
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,678
1,641
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Susanna Fagerholm
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,871
2,054
0.531
immune system
integrins
cell migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,076
1,691
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Giuseppe Balistreri
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
2,939
0.784
cell biology
virology
cell-cell interactions
imaging techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,501
1,767
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alex Bunker
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,561
1,646
0.462
molecular modeling
nanomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,425
1,862
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Anna Vähärautio
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
1,643
0.490
single-cell transcriptomics
cancer
ovarian cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,075
1,901
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Liisa Kauppi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
968
0.295
DNA repair
DNA recombination
genome instability
meiosis
cancer genome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,009
1,910
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Mikko Muona
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,025
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,711
1,932
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Vivek Sharma
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,221
1,981
0.615
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
Biological Energy Conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,806
2,060
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marco Savarese
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
1,966
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,477
2,113
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Matjaz Barboric
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
741
0.252
Gene transcription by Pol II
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,915
2,254
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nina Kaminen Ahola
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
679
0.250
Environmental epigenetics
Prenatal alcohol exposure
Infertility
ART
IVF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,321
2,288
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Leonardo Almeida Souza
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,676
1,107
0.414
Molecular biology
Cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,932
2,301
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Heikki Kuusanmäki
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
1,542
0.579
Leukemia
Targeted therapies
Ex vivo high-throughput drug screening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,779
2,326
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Lars Paulin
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
791
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,482
2,336
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Sergey G Kuznetsov
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,011
0.388
High Throughput Screening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,453
2,377
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Elina Roine
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
615
0.240
microbiology
virology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,310
2,438
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Vilja Pietiäinen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,479
1,186
0.478
cell biology
high throughput microscopy
cancer
precision medicine
virology