Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 203 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
Computational Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,539
7,906
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
CpG islands
chromatin
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,363
6,748
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,965
4,936
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,501
4,737
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
clinical genetics
epigenetics
chromatin
ATRX
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,611
5,939
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
rare disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,150
14,193
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
genomics
metagenomics
bioinformatics
evolution
data sharing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,087
3,882
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Epigenetics
Chemical Biology
DNA and RNA modification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,799
6,181
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Photosynthesis
Gene expression
Genome Evolution
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,541
11,865
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Computational Biology
AI/machine learning
MultiOmics
Systems Biology
Hypoxia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,498
7,197
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Bioinformatics
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein evolution
Immunoinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,372
8,805
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Structural Biology
protein crystallography
radiation damage
metallo-proteins
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
3,527
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,964
11,234
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Medicine
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Bioinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
14,176
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Leukemia
Epigenetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,221
4,402
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Genomics
Programming
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,146
4,202
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Cell Invasion. Tissue destructive diseases. Biochemistry. Cell Biology. Molecular Biology.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
2,892
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,910
10,338
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Microglia - Neuroinflammation - Macrophages - Human iPS Cells - Differentiation - Signalling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,867
5,853
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Genomics
Forest genetics
Gene regulation
Growth and development
Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,415
3,475
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Genomics
Health Economics
Cancer
Infectious disease
Costing Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
6,283
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Gene Regulatory Networks in development and disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
4,716
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
cancer
primary care
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
3,878
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
human genetics and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,871
3,663
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Cell biology
Biochemistry
Membrane biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,814
4,047
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,793
3,732
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Corin Yeats
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,539
7,906
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,314
3,782
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rob Klose
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,363
6,748
0.348
CpG islands
chromatin
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,584
3,885
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicholas Proudfoot
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,965
4,936
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,144
4,009
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Francis Barr
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,501
4,737
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,368
4,596
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Richard Gibbons
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,611
5,939
0.358
clinical genetics
epigenetics
chromatin
ATRX
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,473
4,771
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicola Whiffin
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,150
14,193
0.879
Genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
rare disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,755
4,795
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Dawn Field
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,087
3,882
0.241
genomics
metagenomics
bioinformatics
evolution
data sharing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,045
4,894
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Chunxiao Song
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,799
6,181
0.391
Epigenetics
Chemical Biology
DNA and RNA modification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,291
5,012
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Steve Kelly
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,541
11,865
0.763
Photosynthesis
Gene expression
Genome Evolution
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,538
5,036
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Francesca Buffa
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,498
7,197
0.464
Computational Biology
AI/machine learning
MultiOmics
Systems Biology
Hypoxia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,186
5,081
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Charlotte Deane
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,372
8,805
0.573
Bioinformatics
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein evolution
Immunoinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,720
5,203
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Elspeth Garman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
3,527
0.234
Structural Biology
protein crystallography
radiation damage
metallo-proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,315
5,262
565
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Roman Fischer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,964
11,234
0.751
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,878
5,310
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sam Lipworth
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,857
14,176
0.954
Medicine
Microbiology
Infectious Disease
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,561
5,609
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Thomas A Milne
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,221
4,402
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,027
5,652
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Andy Rimmer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,146
4,202
0.297
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Genomics
Programming
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,154
5,663
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Yoshifumi Itoh
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
2,892
0.205
Cell Invasion. Tissue destructive diseases. Biochemistry. Cell Biology. Molecular Biology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,479
5,780
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kuang Lin
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,910
10,338
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,501
6,352
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Sally Cowley
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,867
5,853
0.455
Microglia - Neuroinflammation - Macrophages - Human iPS Cells - Differentiation - Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,100
7,275
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John J. Mackay
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,415
3,475
0.304
Genomics
Forest genetics
Gene regulation
Growth and development
Adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,392
7,446
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Sarah Wordsworth
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,169
6,283
0.563
Genomics
Health Economics
Cancer
Infectious disease
Costing Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,435
7,813
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tatjana Sauka Spengler
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
4,716
0.442
Gene Regulatory Networks in development and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,514
8,044
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Clare Bankhead
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
3,878
0.374
cancer
primary care
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,048
8,480
799
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Cristian Capelli
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,871
3,663
0.371
human genetics and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,739
8,537
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Benoit Kornmann
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,814
4,047
0.412
Cell biology
Biochemistry
Membrane biology