Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 45 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
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,753
30,133
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetically tailored large animal models
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,604
13,869
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
eQTL
Immunogenetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,711
12,234
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chromatin
Proteomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,428
7,902
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cell Reprogramming
Neurosicience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,693
6,776
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant genetics and genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,071
6,668
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
tumor biology
microRNA
p53 and c-MYC transcription factors
metastasis/EMT
miR-34
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,004
6,245
0.201
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
single cell bioinformatics
population genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,149
5,973
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allelopathy
Plant epigenetics
Plant genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
5,588
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Molecular medicine
Genomics
Transciptomics
high-throughput screening
EOR
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,517
3,465
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
genetics
genome engineering
quantitative biology
cell biology
signaling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
3,133
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
epigenetics
Cell biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,389
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbial Functional Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
2,335
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tumor biology
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,210
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cell biology
cell nucleus
nuclear architecture
molecular cytogenetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,752
2,117
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
retrograde signaling
(a)biotic acclimation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
1,937
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular Neuroscience
Gene Expression
Schizophrenia
Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,503
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Epigenetics
Stem Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
1,465
0.310
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
chromatin / genome architecture / parasitology / single cell biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
1,344
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer research
microRNA
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,273
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tumor Immunology
Immunotherapy
Immune monitoring
cancer stem cells
transplantation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
1,248
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,146
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Systematics
Mycology
Ecological Genomics
Population Genetics
Lichenology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,055
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
rare diseaes
next-generation sequencing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
1,000
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
epigenetics
genomics
transcription factors
nuclear RNA-interference
transposable elements
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
961
0.698
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,858
238
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Markus M. Lerch
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,753
30,133
0.445
Pathophysiology Cell Biology & Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,270
845
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eckhard Wolf
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,604
13,869
0.285
Genetically tailored large animal models
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,263
1,036
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sarah Kim Hellmuth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,711
12,234
0.732
Human Genetics
Functional Genomics
eQTL
Immunogenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,534
1,924
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Axel İmhof
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,428
7,902
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,308
2,417
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sergio Gascon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,693
6,776
0.699
Cell Reprogramming
Neurosicience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,576
2,471
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Korbinian Schneeberger
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,071
6,668
0.442
Plant genetics and genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,935
2,704
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hermeking H
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,004
6,245
0.201
tumor biology
microRNA
p53 and c-MYC transcription factors
metastasis/EMT
miR-34
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,889
2,873
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ines Hellmann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,149
5,973
0.329
single cell bioinformatics
population genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,111
3,160
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claude Becker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
5,588
0.658
Allelopathy
Plant epigenetics
Plant genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,385
5,595
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rimantas Kodzius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,517
3,465
0.329
Molecular medicine
Genomics
Transciptomics
high-throughput screening
EOR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,884
6,258
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lucas T. Jae
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,750
3,133
0.660
genetics
genome engineering
quantitative biology
cell biology
signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,043
8,264
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sebastian Bultmann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,389
0.583
epigenetics
Cell biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,896
8,452
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Brachmann
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,655
2,335
0.413
Microbial Functional Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,190
8,926
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Franz Orth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,210
0.820
Tumor biology
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,132
9,273
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marion Cremer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,752
2,117
0.217
cell biology
cell nucleus
nuclear architecture
molecular cytogenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,662
10,074
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tatjana Kleine
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
1,937
0.451
retrograde signaling
(a)biotic acclimation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,960
12,488
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nirmal Raman Kannaiyan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,503
0.737
Molecular Neuroscience
Gene Expression
Schizophrenia
Neurodegenerative Disorders
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,295
12,756
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fabio Spada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,723
1,465
0.310
Epigenetics
Stem Cell Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,032
13,634
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicolai Siegel
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,206
1,344
0.419
chromatin / genome architecture / parasitology / single cell biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,854
14,218
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matjaz Rokavec
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,372
1,273
0.537
Cancer research
microRNA
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,983
14,419
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heike Pohla
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
1,248
0.278
Tumor Immunology
Immunotherapy
Immune monitoring
cancer stem cells
transplantation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,484
15,317
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christof Osman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,146
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,729
16,195
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Silke Werth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,055
0.373
Systematics
Mycology
Ecological Genomics
Population Genetics
Lichenology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,285
16,797
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tim Jeske
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
1,000
0.994
rare diseaes
next-generation sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,564
17,243
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Filippo M. Cernilogar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
961
0.698
epigenetics
genomics
transcription factors
nuclear RNA-interference
transposable elements