Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 12 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
United States
Gaetano T Montelione
Structural Biology
NMR Spectroscopy
Protein NMR Spectroscopy
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,630
7,124
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
John Gowdy
Ecological Economics
Evolutionary Economics
Environmental Valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,853
3,615
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Chunyu Wang
Alzheimer's disease
cancer
structural biology NMR
drug discovery
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
3,149
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Wilfredo Colón
protein hyperstability
protein folding
protein aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,535
1,123
0.203
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Susan P Gilbert
molecular motors
kinesin
microtubule
cytoskeleton
ATPase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
824
0.150
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Brian Mattes
Ecology
biology
limnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
660
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Kenneth L Simons
Industry Evolution
Shakeouts
Disruptive Technological Change
Industry Emergence
Economic Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
489
0.158
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Lee Ligon
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
476
0.169
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Deepak R Canchi
Protein folding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
416
0.348

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Manish Arha
Synthetic Biology
Optogenetics
Molecular Genetics and Cellular Engineering
Stem Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
394
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Payel Datta
Industrial Microbiology
Cell Biotechnology
Glycobiology
Interactomics
SPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
353
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Anna-Christina Amason
Bacterial Cellulose
Materials Science
Green Polymer Chemistry
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,267
United States
20,087
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gaetano T Montelione
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,630
7,124
0.249
Structural Biology
NMR Spectroscopy
Protein NMR Spectroscopy
Biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,998
United States
43,878
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Gowdy
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,853
3,615
0.281
Ecological Economics
Evolutionary Economics
Environmental Valuation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,648
United States
52,410
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chunyu Wang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,125
3,149
0.388
Alzheimer's disease
cancer
structural biology NMR
drug discovery
glycobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,766
United States
127,037
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wilfredo Colón
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,535
1,123
0.203
protein hyperstability
protein folding
protein aggregation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,838
United States
155,674
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan P Gilbert
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
824
0.150
molecular motors
kinesin
microtubule
cytoskeleton
ATPase
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,532
United States
175,705
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian Mattes
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
660
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,661
United States
202,221
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kenneth L Simons
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,088
489
0.158
Industry Evolution
Shakeouts
Disruptive Technological Change
Industry Emergence
Economic Dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,258
United States
202,808
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lee Ligon
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,819
476
0.169
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,260
United States
216,505
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Deepak R Canchi
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
416
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,027
United States
221,008
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manish Arha
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
394
0.379
Synthetic Biology
Optogenetics
Molecular Genetics and Cellular Engineering
Stem Cell Biology

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,213
United States
229,741
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Payel Datta
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
353
0.578
Industrial Microbiology
Cell Biotechnology
Glycobiology
Interactomics
SPR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,039,549
United States
410,729
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna-Christina Amason
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Bacterial Cellulose
Materials Science
Green Polymer Chemistry
Microbiology