Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Microtubules
biochemistry
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,058
8,062
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Free Electron Laser
GPCR
Membrane Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
5,420
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Diffusion
complexation
clays
radionuclides
radioecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,986
3,711
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
GPCRs
structural biology
bioinformatics
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,649
3,217
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Industrial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,946
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crystallography
Structural Biology
Software
Data Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
1,545
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
1,514
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Structural biology
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
1,482
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Life Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,312
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Structural Biology
X-ray protein crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
1,125
0.827
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Structural Biology
Electron Diffraction
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
832
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Structural biology
synchrotrons
automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
773
0.207
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Membrane Kinases
G protein-coupled receptors
Membrane Transport Proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
636
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
structural biology
protein engineering
X-ray crystallography
cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
471
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,312
790
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michel O. Steinmetz
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,058
8,062
0.383
Microtubules
biochemistry
structural biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,121
1,333
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gebhard F. X Schertler
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,341
5,420
0.254
Free Electron Laser
GPCR
Membrane Protein
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,967
2,019
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luc Van Loon
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,986
3,711
0.413
Diffusion
complexation
clays
radionuclides
radioecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,455
2,311
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xavier Deupi
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,649
3,217
0.333
GPCRs
structural biology
bioinformatics
cell signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,592
3,678
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Romain Sacchi
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,946
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,020
4,393
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ezequiel H Panepucci
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
1,545
0.547
Crystallography
Structural Biology
Software
Data Acquisition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,850
4,468
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Petr Skopintsev
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
1,514
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,944
4,546
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Takashi Ishikawa
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,931
1,482
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,412
5,015
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Valérie Panneels
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,312
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,678
5,539
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sylvain Aumonier
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
1,125
0.827
Structural Biology
X-ray protein crystallography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,045
6,600
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Van Genderen
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
832
0.688
Structural Biology
Electron Diffraction
Electron Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,300
6,865
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Katherine E. Mcauley
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
773
0.207
Structural biology
synchrotrons
automation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,307
7,546
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pikyee Ma
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
636
0.461
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Membrane Kinases
G protein-coupled receptors
Membrane Transport Proteins
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,258
8,674
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roger Benoit
Paul Scherrer Institute
Villigen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
471
0.565
structural biology
protein engineering
X-ray crystallography
cryo-EM