Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 315 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,936
142,524
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,060
75,096
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biotechnology
imaging
drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,603
58,295
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cancer drug discovery
kinase inhibitors
medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,480
43,892
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
cultural evolution
gene-culture evolution
prestige
cultural learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,269
42,100
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,025
31,963
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Structural biology
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,685
27,837
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chemistry
organic chemistry
natural products
biochemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,119
23,931
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
systems biology
developmental biology
cell biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,193
22,060
0.156
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,252
21,533
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,958
20,094
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paleontology
paleobiology
evolutionary biology
geology
geobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,619
19,939
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Zoology
Biomineralization
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Earth History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,543
16,892
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,606
16,864
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
machine learning
genomics
drug design
statistical inference
protein folding & design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,313
13,907
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
NMR spectroscopy
translation initiation
T-cell biology
membrane proteins
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,904
13,852
0.190
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
synthetic biology
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,719
12,371
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
phylogenetics
population genetics
ornithology
zoology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,847
12,231
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
PK/PD
NGS
RNA-seq
CITE-seq
Spatial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,269
11,793
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational biology
single cell genomics
genome editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
11,640
0.756
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
human evolution
paleoanthropology
biological anthropology
evolutionary medicine
running
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,671
10,933
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
DNA/RNA nanotechnology
synthetic biology
molecular programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,552
10,762
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computer Science
Biotechnology
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,101
10,748
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
G protein-coupled receptors
transmembrane signaling
structural biology
combinatorial biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,103
10,725
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,548
10,389
0.121
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146
58
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heng Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,936
142,524
0.561
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,275
453
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rakesh Jain|Rakesh Jain
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244,060
75,096
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,006
762
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralph Weissleder
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207,603
58,295
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,232
1,261
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nathanael Gray
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,480
43,892
0.475
cancer drug discovery
kinase inhibitors
medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,438
1,360
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph Henrich
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,269
42,100
0.482
cultural evolution
gene-culture evolution
prestige
cultural learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,341
2,127
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Saumya Das
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,025
31,963
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,633
2,657
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hao Wu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,685
27,837
0.572
Structural biology
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
therapeutics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,388
3,325
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jon Clardy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,119
23,931
0.244
chemistry
organic chemistry
natural products
biochemistry
chemical biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,545
3,757
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marc Kirschner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,193
22,060
0.156
systems biology
developmental biology
cell biology
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,952
3,916
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bo Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,252
21,533
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,046
4,360
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sergey Ovchinnikov
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,958
20,094
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,195
4,422
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew H Knoll
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,619
19,939
0.278
Paleontology
paleobiology
evolutionary biology
geology
geobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,319
5,655
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James C Weaver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,543
16,892
0.572
Zoology
Biomineralization
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Earth History
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,349
5,668
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander F Schier
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,606
16,864
0.321
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,174
7,556
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Debora Marks
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,313
13,907
0.405
machine learning
genomics
drug design
statistical inference
protein folding & design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,312
7,610
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gerhard Wagner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,904
13,852
0.190
NMR spectroscopy
translation initiation
T-cell biology
membrane proteins
structural biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,875
8,918
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pamela Silver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,719
12,371
0.254
synthetic biology
systems biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,248
9,059
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott V Edwards
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,847
12,231
0.323
phylogenetics
population genetics
ornithology
zoology
evolutionary biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,615
9,622
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bertrand Yeung
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,269
11,793
0.961
PK/PD
NGS
RNA-seq
CITE-seq
Spatial genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,091
9,798
617
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luca Pinello
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,390
11,640
0.756
Computational biology
single cell genomics
genome editing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,608
10,713
662
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Lieberman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,671
10,933
0.356
human evolution
paleoanthropology
biological anthropology
evolutionary medicine
running
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,244
10,936
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peng Yin
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,552
10,762
0.524
DNA/RNA nanotechnology
synthetic biology
molecular programming
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,308
10,955
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nam Pho
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,101
10,748
0.412
Computer Science
Biotechnology
Medical Informatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,416
10,997
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew C Kruse
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,103
10,725
0.508
G protein-coupled receptors
transmembrane signaling
structural biology
combinatorial biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,773
11,520
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
William S Lane
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,548
10,389
0.121