Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 88 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
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,848
34,446
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human Intestinal Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,711
28,609
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
transcriptomics
chromosome conformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,789
10,627
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Adaptive Evolution
Comparative Genomics
Parasitism
Plant Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,955
7,047
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
6,991
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Wheat
Data integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,511
5,490
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetics - Genomics - Forest Trees - Adaptation - Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,083
4,797
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
4,646
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fungal ecology
Mycorrhiza
Soil forest
Metagenomics
Organic matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,936
4,620
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental microbiology and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,899
4,522
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
olfaction
pheromone
insect
behavior
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
4,029
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
adaptation
ecological genomics
plant-microbiota interactions
plant-plant interactions
quantitative genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,078
3,738
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Quantitative biology
systems biology
genetic recombination
combinatorial optimization
computational science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,743
3,487
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genomics
Gene Regulatory Networks
Wood formation
Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
2,923
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
génétique et génomique animale
compétence immunitaire
microbiote intestinal
CMH
porc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,806
2,767
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,459
2,746
0.794
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sunflower genomics
Phenomics
Abiotic stresses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
2,387
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Herbicide resistance
Weed science
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,164
2,283
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
computational biology
statistical bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
2,276
0.383
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
2,203
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
small RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,086
2,197
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
High-Throughput Sequencing
eDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,872
2,176
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Biology - Gene networks - Population genetics - Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
2,116
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetics
genomics
host pathogen interaction
still and again in pigs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
2,094
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Quantitative Genetics - Plant Growth - Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,511
2,083
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,735
80
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicolas Pons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,848
34,446
0.576
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,335
113
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herve Blottiere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,711
28,609
0.496
Human Intestinal Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,827
530
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sylvain Foissac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,789
10,627
0.397
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
transcriptomics
chromosome conformation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,351
1,014
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Etienne Gj Danchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,955
7,047
0.392
Adaptive Evolution
Comparative Genomics
Parasitism
Plant Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,950
1,028
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jerome Gouzy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,672
6,991
0.295
bioinformatics
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,754
1,516
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Alaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,511
5,490
0.477
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Wheat
Data integration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,963
1,841
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christophe Plomion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,083
4,797
0.298
Genetics - Genomics - Forest Trees - Adaptation - Speciation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,647
1,939
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathieu Gautier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
4,646
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,293
1,957
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marc Buee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,936
4,620
0.422
Fungal ecology
Mycorrhiza
Soil forest
Metagenomics
Organic matter
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,900
2,023
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stéphane Uroz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,899
4,522
0.457
Environmental microbiology and genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,585
2,384
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,815
4,029
0.457
olfaction
pheromone
insect
behavior
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,807
2,659
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fabrice Roux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,078
3,738
0.412
adaptation
ecological genomics
plant-microbiota interactions
plant-plant interactions
quantitative genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,211
2,921
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Olivier Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,743
3,487
0.254
Quantitative biology
systems biology
genetic recombination
combinatorial optimization
computational science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,890
3,752
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean-Charles Leple
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,864
2,923
0.246
Genomics
Gene Regulatory Networks
Wood formation
Adaptation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,258
4,040
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Claire Rogel-Gaillard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,806
2,767
0.354
génétique et génomique animale
compétence immunitaire
microbiote intestinal
CMH
porc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,732
4,087
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Raphaël Flores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,459
2,746
0.794
bioinformatics
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,005
4,897
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicolas Langlade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
2,387
0.513
Sunflower genomics
Phenomics
Abiotic stresses
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,613
5,183
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christophe Délye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,164
2,283
0.319
Herbicide resistance
Weed science
Molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,338
5,204
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pierre Nicolas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
2,276
0.383
computational biology
statistical bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,585
5,418
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mekki Boussaha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,858
2,203
0.453
Computational genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,184
5,435
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Filipe Borges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,086
2,197
0.432
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
small RNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,388
5,500
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maxime Galan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,872
2,176
0.371
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
High-Throughput Sequencing
eDNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,089
5,683
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maud Fagny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
2,116
0.750
Computational Biology - Gene networks - Population genetics - Epigenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,458
5,769
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elisabetta Giuffra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
2,094
0.328
Genetics
genomics
host pathogen interaction
still and again in pigs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,675
5,806
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olivier Loudet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,511
2,083
0.320
Quantitative Genetics - Plant Growth - Genomics