Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of South Carolina Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Marine Invertebrates
Black Corals
eDNA
Mitogenomics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,720
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,428
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Reproductive Biology
Ovary
Heart-Pregnancy-Lactation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
674
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Neurobiology of behavior
stress
metabolism
mitochondrial function
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,500
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
renal physiology
cellular and molecular biology
biophysics
ion channels
electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,670
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Cancer Biology
Sphingolipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,408
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Virology
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,536
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Hearing loss
auditory system
neural stem cells and regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
918
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Fungal Biology
Fungal Cell Biology
Secondary Metabolism
Microbiome
Microbial Infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,189
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
549
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
RNA Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,011
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Cancer Biology
Cell Signaling Transduction
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
951
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Genomics
Primate Evolution
NGS technologies
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,446
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
831
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
cell and molecular pharmacology
cancer
biopharmaceutics
pharmacokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
988
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Cancer biology
Lifestyle
Cancer Disparities
Diet
Tumor Microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
729
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
217
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
DNA Replication
Telomeres
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
629
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
cancer glycobiology
biomarkers of disease
genomics
medical education research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
501
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Cancer
cell biology
cardiac cell signaling
Yoga
Yogic breathing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
492
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
201
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
graph theory
networks
bioinformatics
extremal combinatorics
crossing numbers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
414
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Evolutionary genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
672
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
HSCs
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
391
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
cancer biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
244
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,614
112,731
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mercer R Brugler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,720
0.631
Marine Invertebrates
Black Corals
eDNA
Mitogenomics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,935
113,412
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Nityananda Chowdhury
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,428
0.529
Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,495
116,365
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Holly A Lavoie
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
674
0.259
Reproductive Biology
Ovary
Heart-Pregnancy-Lactation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,362
116,879
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Fiona Hollis
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,500
0.581
Neurobiology of behavior
stress
metabolism
mitochondrial function
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,970
117,886
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Daria Ilatovskaya
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,670
0.655
renal physiology
cellular and molecular biology
biophysics
ion channels
electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,964
122,879
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Shanmugam Panneer Selvam
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,408
0.588
Cancer Biology
Sphingolipids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,146
123,208
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mrinmay Chakrabarti
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,383
1,536
0.645
Virology
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,784
124,217
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Hainan Lang
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
918
0.390
Hearing loss
auditory system
neural stem cells and regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,117
135,813
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Anindya Chanda
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,189
0.582
Fungal Biology
Fungal Cell Biology
Secondary Metabolism
Microbiome
Microbial Infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,176
138,272
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Alexander Gasparian
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
549
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,862
140,622
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Seung Joon Lee
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
1,011
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,408
149,623
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mengqian Chen
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
951
0.547
Cancer Biology
Cell Signaling Transduction
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,173
154,093
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Stefano Berto
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,446
0.876
Genomics
Primate Evolution
NGS technologies
Neurodevelopmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,270
154,394
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Derrick C Scott
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
831
0.505
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,200
155,714
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Zhiwei Ye
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
988
0.610
cell and molecular pharmacology
cancer
biopharmaceutics
pharmacokinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,364
156,277
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
David P Turner|David P Turner, Turner DP
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
729
0.453
Cancer biology
Lifestyle
Cancer Disparities
Diet
Tumor Microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,181
159,178
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Warren Davis Jr
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
217
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,347
166,403
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jason Stewart
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
629
0.437
DNA Replication
Telomeres
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,831
166,533
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Anna V Blenda
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
501
0.349
cancer glycobiology
biomarkers of disease
genomics
medical education research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,401
168,755
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Sundar Balasubramanian
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
492
0.351
Cancer
cell biology
cardiac cell signaling
Yoga
Yogic breathing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,766
176,209
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Cynthia F Wright
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
201
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,985
179,569
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Czabarka ÉVa
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
414
0.333
graph theory
networks
bioinformatics
extremal combinatorics
crossing numbers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,074
180,908
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Carolyn Wessinger
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
672
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,458
201,588
617
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Katie Kathrein
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
391
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694,524
206,206
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Liliana Cantini
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
244
0.264
cancer biology
microbiology