Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
Metagenomics
Microbial Genomics
Bioinformatics
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,033
26,039
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Biology
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
3,975
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant Biochemistry and molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,218
3,821
0.180
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer biology
epigenetics
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
2,155
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biochemistry
Molecular biology
Cancer research
diabetes research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,661
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,492
0.525
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
molecular genetics
cell and developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,126
1,463
0.131
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer Immunology
Molecular Oncology
Australian Indigenous Health Research
Recombinant protein vaccines
Molecular cancer mar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,242
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
epigenetics and cancer
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,574
1,124
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant molecular biology and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,123
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolution
Genomics
Speciation
Adaptation
Seascape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
1,043
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bioinformatics
Protein engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
811
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genetic recombination
Mycology
Forensic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
754
0.143
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Systemic Sclerosis
Autoimmunity
DNA Damage
Nutrigenomics
Science Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
722
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Molecular Biology
Microbial Genetics
Soil Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
700
0.198
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Conservation Genetics & Genomics
Molecular Ecology
Aquatic Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
436
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
DNA
Forensic Biology
Ancient DNA
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
422
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular biology and biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
378
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Meiotic recombination mechanisms
mismatch repair
Neurospora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
211
0.130
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
cancer
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
194
0.188
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Plant Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
106
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Molecular biology
biochemistry
aquaculture nutrition
fatty acid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
101
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Biology
Virology
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
genomics
conservation genetics
fisheries
molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
39
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
genomics
bottlenose dolphins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,339
343
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Edwards
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,033
26,039
0.394
Metagenomics
Microbial Genomics
Bioinformatics
Data Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,331
5,456
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon J Conn
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,711
3,975
0.515
Molecular Biology
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,720
5,706
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David A Day
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,218
3,821
0.180
Plant Biochemistry and molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,630
10,479
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Z Michael
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,391
2,155
0.257
Cancer biology
epigenetics
microRNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,509
13,172
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jianling Xie
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,661
0.577
Biochemistry
Molecular biology
Cancer research
diabetes research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,629
14,331
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ricardo Araujo
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,492
0.525
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Mycology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,297
14,550
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert B Saint
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,126
1,463
0.131
molecular genetics
cell and developmental biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,196
16,479
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rama Jayaraj|Ramamoorthi Jayaraj
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,242
0.617
Cancer Immunology
Molecular Oncology
Australian Indigenous Health Research
Recombinant protein vaccines
Molecular cancer mar
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,274
17,607
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Damian James Hussey
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,574
1,124
0.314
epigenetics and cancer
biomarkers
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,694
17,628
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Crystal Sweetman
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,861
1,123
0.603
Plant molecular biology and biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,295
18,523
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Sandoval Castillo
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
1,043
0.635
Evolution
Genomics
Speciation
Adaptation
Seascape
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,644
21,354
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Puneet kumar Singh
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
811
0.693
Bioinformatics
Protein engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,670
22,133
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Catcheside
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
754
0.143
Genetic recombination
Mycology
Forensic biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,464
22,621
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karen Patterson
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,247
722
0.579
Systemic Sclerosis
Autoimmunity
DNA Damage
Nutrigenomics
Science Communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,435
22,962
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Uwe H Stroeher
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
700
0.198
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Molecular Biology
Microbial Genetics
Soil Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,332
27,333
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine Attard
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
436
0.592
Conservation Genetics & Genomics
Molecular Ecology
Aquatic Biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,861
27,611
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jennifer El Templeton
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
422
0.425
DNA
Forensic Biology
Ancient DNA
Next Generation Sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
813,883
28,510
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Damian Drew
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
378
0.347
Molecular biology and biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,016
32,550
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jane Yeadon
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
211
0.130
Meiotic recombination mechanisms
mismatch repair
Neurospora
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120,174
33,109
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sinoula Apostolou
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
194
0.188
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,407,819
36,976
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Barry Rainbird
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
106
0.697
Plant Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,236
37,270
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Scholefield
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
101
0.453
Molecular biology
biochemistry
aquaculture nutrition
fatty acid metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,725,218
41,216
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evan Pargin
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
Molecular Biology
Virology
Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,802
42,262
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Bertram
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
39
0.830
genomics
conservation genetics
fisheries
molecular ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,846,032
42,677
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eleanor Al Pratt
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
genomics
bottlenose dolphins