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
Extracellular RNA
microRNA
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,581
23,083
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
male infertility
DNA methylation
fetal growth
semen quality
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
8,142
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genomic Medicine
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
7,548
0.825
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
molecular biology、genetic diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
7,221
0.770
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular Imaging
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,396
6,208
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
Reproductive Medicine
Functional Genomics
Developmental Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,477
5,789
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brain Tumor Stem Cells Microenvironment Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
4,469
0.920
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,555
3,861
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetics Bioinformatics Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
3,724
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cancer metabolism
signaling transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
3,636
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bioinformatics
Big Data
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
3,491
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medical Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,838
3,297
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
3,095
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
bioinformatics
genomics
proteomics
evolution
reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,610
2,928
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
CRISPR-Cas
genome editing
crop breeding
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,920
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
2,873
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
2,128
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bioinformatics
Soil microbiome
Bacterial wilt
root exudate
Fusarium wilt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,834
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epigenome/Microbiome/Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,672
1,822
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
1,583
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cancer Molecular Biology
Tumor Biomarker
Tumor Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,552
0.691
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genetics
multi-omics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,544
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Tree Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
1,493
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genome-scale metabolic model
Systems biology
Biological network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,348
0.940
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
stem cells
autoimmune disease
Obesity
Gasdermin
Cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
1,252
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,353
541
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chen Yu Zhang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,581
23,083
0.381
Extracellular RNA
microRNA
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Molecular Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,038
3,276
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wei Wu
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,101
8,142
0.733
male infertility
DNA methylation
fetal growth
semen quality
microRNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,556
3,669
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qianghu Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
7,548
0.825
Genomic Medicine
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,034
3,908
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
MENG XU
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
7,221
0.770
molecular biology、genetic diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,232
4,812
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xie Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,396
6,208
0.839
Molecular Imaging
Drug Delivery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,066
5,243
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xi Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,477
5,789
0.683
Bioinformatics
Reproductive Medicine
Functional Genomics
Developmental Biology
Immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,299
7,219
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiuxing Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,859
4,469
0.920
Brain Tumor Stem Cells Microenvironment Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,988
8,552
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dong Jun Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,555
3,861
0.695
Bioinformatics
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,607
8,907
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mulong Du
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,474
3,724
0.832
Genetics Bioinformatics Biostatistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,457
9,177
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xu Qian
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
3,636
0.681
cancer metabolism
signaling transduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,266
9,576
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dijun Chen 陈迪俊
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
3,491
0.654
Bioinformatics
Big Data
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,083
10,179
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wanjun Gu (顾万君)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,838
3,297
0.373
Medical Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,580
10,899
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xinchun Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
3,095
0.813
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,148
11,523
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tao Zhou
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,610
2,928
0.811
bioinformatics
genomics
proteomics
evolution
reproduction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,711
11,566
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chao Li
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
2,920
0.896
CRISPR-Cas
genome editing
crop breeding
biotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,994
11,759
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yingjian Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,658
2,873
0.785
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safety
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,875
15,652
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaoxiang Chen
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
2,128
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,806
17,777
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tao Wen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,834
0.997
Bioinformatics
Soil microbiome
Bacterial wilt
root exudate
Fusarium wilt
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,501
17,867
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yufeng Qin
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,672
1,822
0.682
Epigenome/Microbiome/Metabolism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,371
20,023
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zi Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,939
1,583
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,300
20,331
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jian Zou
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,552
0.691
Cancer Molecular Biology
Tumor Biomarker
Tumor Prevention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,861
20,416
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sipeng Shen
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,585
1,544
0.974
Genetics
multi-omics
cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,071
20,993
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zhaodong Hao
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,545
1,493
0.966
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Tree Breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,941
22,528
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chao Ye|Chao Ye
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
1,348
0.940
Genome-scale metabolic model
Systems biology
Biological network
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,694
23,688
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zhaoyu Lin
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
1,252
0.899
stem cells
autoimmune disease
Obesity
Gasdermin
Cell death