Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,519
62,061
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cell Biology
Virology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,782
18,437
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioethics
global health
genomics & big data
health data governance
health AI ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,665
14,659
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Metabolism
Diabetes
RNA biology
RNA therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,347
10,388
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genome editing
Cas9
Protein Design
Protein Dynamics
Ubiquitin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
10,135
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cell signaling
hypoxia
cancer
cancer therapy
heart disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,101
9,951
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cancer research
Oncology
Circulating tumor cells
Metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,688
9,470
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Optofluidics
Soft matter
Cell signaling and aging
Advanced Microscopy
Raman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,569
8,747
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Proteomics
Systems Biology
Protein Aggregation
Mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,607
7,940
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
7,571
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,076
7,421
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
6,797
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,514
6,068
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Imaging
Molecular Imaging
Neuroscience
Hypoxia Signaling.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,267
5,240
0.367
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cell signaling
proteomics
mass spectrometry
precision medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,269
4,823
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
4,240
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stem Cells
Bioinformatics
Quantitative Biology
Ageing
Single Cell Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
3,887
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
proteomics
mass spectrometry
bioinformatics
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,843
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genomics
Genetics
Meiosis
Polyploidy
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
3,813
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bacteriophage Biology
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,833
3,644
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cell signaling dynamics
haematopoiesis
immunology
cancer research
decentralized science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,478
3,449
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Metaproteomics
Microbial proteomics
Environmental proteomics
Protein glycosylation in prokaryotes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
2,955
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
CS
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
2,872
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
2,713
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Proteomics Mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,698
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122
25
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aebersold R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,519
62,061
0.288
proteomics
mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,459
244
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ari Helenius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,782
18,437
0.201
Cell Biology
Virology
Biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,454
359
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Effy Vayena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,665
14,659
0.880
Bioethics
global health
genomics & big data
health data governance
health AI ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,474
625
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Markus Stoffel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,347
10,388
0.229
Metabolism
Diabetes
RNA biology
RNA therapeutics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,692
649
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jacob Corn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,115
10,135
0.671
Genome editing
Cas9
Protein Design
Protein Dynamics
Ubiquitin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,654
670
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wilhelm Krek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,101
9,951
0.310
cell signaling
hypoxia
cancer
cancer therapy
heart disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,494
721
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicola Aceto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,688
9,470
0.746
Cancer research
Oncology
Circulating tumor cells
Metastasis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,238
819
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sung Sik Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,569
8,747
0.498
Optofluidics
Soft matter
Cell signaling and aging
Advanced Microscopy
Raman
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,798
942
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paola Picotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,607
7,940
0.478
Proteomics
Systems Biology
Protein Aggregation
Mass spectrometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,320
996
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Reinhard Dechant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
7,571
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,837
1,022
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Beisel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,076
7,421
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,149
1,142
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ludovic Gillet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
6,797
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,369
1,308
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nives Skunca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,514
6,068
0.638
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,667
1,543
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Markus Rudin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,267
5,240
0.367
Imaging
Molecular Imaging
Neuroscience
Hypoxia Signaling.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,469
1,706
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthias Gstaiger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,269
4,823
0.393
cell signaling
proteomics
mass spectrometry
precision medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,387
1,965
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Helmuth Gehart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
4,240
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,987
2,118
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dirk Loeffler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,692
3,887
0.447
Stem Cells
Bioinformatics
Quantitative Biology
Ageing
Single Cell Technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,664
2,147
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jonas Grossmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
3,843
0.515
proteomics
mass spectrometry
bioinformatics
statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,905
2,167
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kirsten Bomblies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,545
3,813
0.446
Genomics
Genetics
Meiosis
Polyploidy
Plant Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,079
2,247
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jochen Klumpp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,833
3,644
0.625
Bacteriophage Biology
DNA Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,353
2,373
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Etzrodt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,478
3,449
0.461
cell signaling dynamics
haematopoiesis
immunology
cancer research
decentralized science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,355
2,734
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Martin Pabst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
2,955
0.475
Metaproteomics
Microbial proteomics
Environmental proteomics
Protein glycosylation in prokaryotes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,045
2,812
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Witold Eryk Wolski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,779
2,872
0.601
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,610
2,949
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alessio Milanese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
2,713
0.984
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Computational biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,705
2,966
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peng Xue 薛鹏
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,698
0.548
Proteomics Mass spectrometry