Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 32 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
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
13,453
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,964
11,972
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genome organisation and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,677
5,668
0.340
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rice
functional genomics
genome editing
recombination
meiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,449
4,486
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
génétique végétale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,171
4,381
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emerging diseases
Infectious diseases
microbiology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
3,703
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
génétique
génomique
biologie
plantes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,810
2,744
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Infectious disease epidemiology
population genomics
paleogenetics
phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
2,346
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Génétique Génomique du bananier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,702
2,233
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genome organisation and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,111
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
genetics
genomics
plant breeding
genetic resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,305
2,108
0.227
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,829
1,639
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Génétique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
1,602
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Génétique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,141
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
génétique végétale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
804
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular microbiology
bacteriology
secretion systems
comparative genomics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
768
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genetics
Breeding
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
732
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
515
0.523
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
génétique des plantes
amélioration variétale
génétique moléculaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
512
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
492
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genomic
comparative genomic
root development
plant stress
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
456
0.734
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics and Genomics
Epidemiology
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
449
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Génétique des plantes
création variétale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
434
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
epigenetics
flower development
oil palm
scientific integrity
research ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
407
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Biology
Root Development
Functional Genomics
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Drought tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
381
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,138
357
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frédéric Mahé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,184
13,453
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,059
429
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean-François Dufayard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,964
11,972
0.428
Bioinformatics
phylogeny
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,665
1,448
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Angélique D'Hont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,677
5,668
0.340
Genome organisation and evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,801
2,049
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emmanuel Guiderdoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,449
4,486
0.360
Rice
functional genomics
genome editing
recombination
meiosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,717
2,126
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean Christophe Glaszmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,171
4,381
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,149
2,695
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roger Frutos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,200
3,703
0.403
Emerging diseases
Infectious diseases
microbiology
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,781
4,088
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Risterucci Ange-Marie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,810
2,744
0.254
génétique
génomique
biologie
plantes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,668
4,992
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adrien Rieux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
2,346
0.683
Infectious disease epidemiology
population genomics
paleogenetics
phylogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,462
5,337
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Franc-Christophe Baurens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,702
2,233
0.392
Génétique Génomique du bananier
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,514
5,698
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Olivier Garsmeur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
2,111
0.422
Genome organisation and evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,804
5,705
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Claire Lanaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,305
2,108
0.227
genetics
genomics
plant breeding
genetic resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,150
7,661
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nourollah Ahmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,829
1,639
0.428
Genetics and Plant Breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,481
7,850
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Pot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,608
1,602
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,423
11,085
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Fouet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,141
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,710
14,713
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pierre Mournet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
804
0.781
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,088
15,187
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Damien F. Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,333
768
0.329
Molecular microbiology
bacteriology
secretion systems
comparative genomics
transcriptomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,393
15,686
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Viot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
732
0.428
Genetics
Breeding
Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,182
19,578
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aude Gilabert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
515
0.523
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,276
19,636
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Le Guen Vincent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
512
0.367
génétique des plantes
amélioration variétale
génétique moléculaire
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,087
20,080
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sébastien Tisné
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
492
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,751
20,906
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bárbara Hufnagel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
456
0.734
Genomic
comparative genomic
root development
plant stress
molecular breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,189
21,109
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frédéric Labbé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
449
0.815
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics and Genomics
Epidemiology
Pathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,241
21,461
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Baptiste Guitton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
434
0.556
Génétique des plantes
création variétale
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,999
22,161
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Estelle Jaligot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
407
0.221
epigenetics
flower development
oil palm
scientific integrity
research ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,170
22,918
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mathieu Gonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
381
0.847
Plant Biology
Root Development
Functional Genomics
Plant-Microbe Interaction
Drought tolerance