Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
13,803
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,652
13,391
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
9,843
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Structural Biology
Electron Microscopy
X-ray Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,530
4,824
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biological Physics
Active Matter
Growing Tissues
tissue_mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,258
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biophysics
computational physics
soft and active matter
simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
4,083
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Photosynthesis
Algal Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,564
3,352
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Neuroscience
Data analysis
statistics of point processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,705
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microfluidics
lab on a chip
single-cell analysis
biotechnology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,884
2,222
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
High Performance Computing
Computational Structural Biology
Theoretical Biological Physics
Molecular Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,008
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,959
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Modeling
Simulation
Biotechnology
Chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,954
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
biological neuronal networks
field theory of neuronal networks
simulation technology
Fokker-Planck theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
1,892
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Signal transduction
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,887
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Retina
Retinadegeneration
Sehen
visuelle Informationsverarbeitung
Biophysik von Ionenkanälen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,865
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biological Physics
Soft Condensed Matter
Active Matter
Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
1,684
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ceramics
microstructure evolution
defects
functional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,566
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,517
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Landscape ecology
ecosystem models
resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
1,458
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
brain asymmetry
individual differences
structure-function relationship
interhemispheric processes
brain evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
1,353
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant biology
Plant physiology
NMR
MRI
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,144
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
710
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Protein structure and self assembly
Molecular dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
629
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Industrial biotechnology
Lab automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
580
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cryo EM
Structural Biology
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
546
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,482
1,007
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dieter Willbold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,562
13,803
0.501
Structrual Biochemistry
Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Protein Aggregation
NMR Spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,513
1,051
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerhard Gompper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,652
13,391
0.452
Biological Physics
Soft Matter
Active Matter
Fluid Dynamics
Mesoscale Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,273
1,640
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carsten Sachse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,946
9,843
0.493
Structural biology
electron cryo microscopy
cryo-EM
autophagy
protein aggregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,441
4,292
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gunnar F. Schröder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,530
4,824
0.506
Computational Structural Biology
Electron Microscopy
X-ray Crystallography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,824
4,922
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Elgeti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,258
0.654
Biological Physics
Active Matter
Growing Tissues
tissue_mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,682
5,178
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dmitry A. Fedosov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,281
4,083
0.561
biophysics
computational physics
soft and active matter
simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,143
6,482
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ladislav Nedbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,564
3,352
0.443
Photosynthesis
Algal Biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,161
8,033
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sonja Grün
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,705
0.368
Computational Neuroscience
Data analysis
statistics of point processes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,201
9,684
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dietrich Kohlheyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,884
2,222
0.572
microfluidics
lab on a chip
single-cell analysis
biotechnology
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,585
10,598
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Schug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,008
0.493
High Performance Computing
Computational Structural Biology
Theoretical Biological Physics
Molecular Dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,102
10,837
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shizue Matsubara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,959
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,824
10,860
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric Von Lieres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,954
0.650
Modeling
Simulation
Biotechnology
Chromatography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,434
11,147
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Moritz Helias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
1,892
0.594
biological neuronal networks
field theory of neuronal networks
simulation technology
Fokker-Planck theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,107
11,165
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pitter F. Huesgen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,191
1,887
0.591
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Signal transduction
Plant Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,177
11,270
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frank Müller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,865
0.290
Retina
Retinadegeneration
Sehen
visuelle Informationsverarbeitung
Biophysik von Ionenkanälen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,333
12,291
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thorsten Auth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,000
1,684
0.561
Biological Physics
Soft Condensed Matter
Active Matter
Simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,700
13,021
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wolfgang Rheinheimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
1,566
0.896
ceramics
microstructure evolution
defects
functional materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,126
13,359
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jan Schnitzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,517
0.612
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Botany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,209
13,760
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kris Van Looy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
1,458
0.558
Landscape ecology
ecosystem models
resilience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,773
14,544
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patrick Friedrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
1,353
0.961
brain asymmetry
individual differences
structure-function relationship
interhemispheric processes
brain evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,532
16,326
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carel W. Windt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,144
0.506
Plant biology
Plant physiology
NMR
MRI
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,497
21,723
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthias Stoldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
710
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,619
23,128
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bogdan Barz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
629
0.505
Protein structure and self assembly
Molecular dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,842
24,114
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niklas Tenhaef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
580
0.901
Industrial biotechnology
Lab automation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,133
24,854
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Benedikt Frieg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
546
0.929
cryo EM
Structural Biology
Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery