Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :76
Public Engagement
Open Science
Science Communication
Science Education
Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,515
384
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Proteomics
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Cancer
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,422
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
974
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
473
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
RNA Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,135
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Cell signaling
compartmentalized signaling
G protein-coupled receptors
cyclic AMP
genetically
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
1,033
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Biochemistry
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Personalised medicine
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
1,199
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
855
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Biophysics
Angiogenesis
Tissue Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,302
1,180
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
473
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Gene Editing
Immunology
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
889
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
RNA biology
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
762
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Computational biology
Data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
954
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
760
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
798
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Neuroscience / Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
958
769
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Neuroscience
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
751
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Immunology
Single Cell Genomics
Metabolism
Mitochondrial Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
731
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
T cell biology
tumor immunology
autoimmunity
wild immunology
single-cell analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
845
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Single-cell RNA-sequencing
Spatial transcriptomics
Multi-omics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
577
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
560
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
rare diseases
C. elegans
bioinformatics
cilia
ciliopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
340
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Metabolomics
Analytical Chemistry
Mass spectrometry
Liquid Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
787
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Somatic Sensation
Signal Transduction
Pain Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
694
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
neuroscience
social behavior
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
501
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,147
18,594
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Luiza Bengtsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,515
384
0.253
Public Engagement
Open Science
Science Communication
Science Education
Life Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,196
18,650
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Christopher Buccitelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
1,422
0.945
Proteomics
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Cancer
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,205
19,266
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Christin Zasada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
974
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,176
19,398
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Scott A. Lacadie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
473
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,466
19,720
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Cledi Cerda Jara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,135
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,275
19,777
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Andreas Bock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
1,033
0.766
Cell signaling
compartmentalized signaling
G protein-coupled receptors
cyclic AMP
genetically
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,246
19,810
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Ilaria Piazza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,345
1,199
0.891
Biochemistry
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Personalised medicine
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,256
20,088
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Barbara Mlody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,311
855
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,625
20,149
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Silvanus Alt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,302
1,180
0.906
Biophysics
Angiogenesis
Tissue Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,723
21,100
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Shiqi Jia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
473
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,849
21,644
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Robin Graf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
889
0.790
Gene Editing
Immunology
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,326
21,789
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Marta R Orejuela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
762
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,423
21,880
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Valentin Schneider-Lunitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
954
0.866
Computational biology
Data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,161
21,904
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Kamil Lisek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,100
760
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,331
22,173
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Jane Reznick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
798
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,562
23,387
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Pierre-Louis Ruffault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
958
769
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,438
23,437
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Fred Schwaller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
751
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,785
23,530
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Patrick Maschmeyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
944
731
0.774
Immunology
Single Cell Genomics
Metabolism
Mitochondrial Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,188
24,143
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Alberto Sada Japp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
845
0.947
T cell biology
tumor immunology
autoimmunity
wild immunology
single-cell analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,712
24,501
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Daniele Yumi Sunaga-Franze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
577
0.668
Single-cell RNA-sequencing
Spatial transcriptomics
Multi-omics
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,495
24,605
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Jean-Sebastien Jouhanneau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
560
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,873
24,642
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Oktay I. Kaplan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
852
340
0.399
rare diseases
C. elegans
bioinformatics
cilia
ciliopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,122
25,261
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Álvaro Fernández-Ochoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
787
0.981
Metabolomics
Analytical Chemistry
Mass spectrometry
Liquid Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,889
25,710
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Mohammed Khallaf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
694
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,291
25,802
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Hanna Hörnberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
762
501
0.657
neuroscience
social behavior
molecular biology