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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
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,899
26,988
0.934
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
4,049
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
evolutionary genomics
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
2,174
0.861
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
genomics
quantitative genetics
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
1,576
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Evolution
Adaptation
Genomics
Conservation Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,425
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genetics
Conservation Biology
Fisheries Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,036
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deep-sea biology
Conservation genetics
Genomics
RAD sequencing
DNA Barcoding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
814
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Evolution
Genomics
Genetics
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
628
0.826
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microbiomes
bioinformatics
metagenomics
eDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
606
0.796
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cetaceans
next generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
598
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular ecology
genomics
salmonids
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
427
0.653
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
molecular biology
omics
microbiology
fisheries management
invasive species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
228
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
coral disease
genomics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
144
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ecological genomics
inversion genetics
environmental adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
137
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marine molecular ecology
eDNA
Fisheries assessment/management
microbial oceanography
aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
123
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
coral reef ecology
Acropora
coral ecology
genomics
population ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,110
3,272
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luke R Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,899
26,988
0.934
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,884
43,309
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kelly D Goodwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
4,049
0.666
molecular microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,620
79,844
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marty Kardos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,525
2,174
0.861
evolutionary genomics
conservation biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,675
104,769
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Krista Nichols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
1,576
0.378
genomics
quantitative genetics
evolutionary biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,397
113,409
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Devon Pearse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
1,425
0.396
Evolution
Adaptation
Genomics
Conservation Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,476
142,017
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ingrid Spies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,036
0.485
Genetics
Conservation Biology
Fisheries Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,002
164,364
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Meredith V Everett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
814
0.451
Deep-sea biology
Conservation genetics
Genomics
RAD sequencing
DNA Barcoding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,505
187,831
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary Longo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
628
0.826
Evolution
Genomics
Genetics
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,508
190,944
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nastassia Patin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
606
0.796
microbiomes
bioinformatics
metagenomics
eDNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,332
192,125
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brittany Hancock-Hanser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
598
0.617
cetaceans
next generation sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,353
221,193
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anthony J Clemento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
427
0.653
molecular ecology
genomics
salmonids
evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,390
272,670
815
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeanette Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
228
0.811
molecular biology
omics
microbiology
fisheries management
invasive species
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,044
306,958
896
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin D Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
144
1.000
coral disease
genomics
transcriptomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,565
310,252
900
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sara Michele Schaal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
137
0.797
ecological genomics
inversion genetics
environmental adaptation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,118
317,636
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuan Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
123
0.471
Marine molecular ecology
eDNA
Fisheries assessment/management
microbial oceanography
aquaculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,128,618
420,724
1,047
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hannah Nylander-Asplin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
coral reef ecology
Acropora
coral ecology
genomics
population ecology