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
Genetics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,883
81,258
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
surgery
ovarian cancer
endometrial cancer
genomics
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,636
67,588
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,391
65,793
0.624
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetics
autism
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,392
47,948
0.645
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Epigenetics
Epigenomics
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,690
36,423
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Single-cell genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,326
34,418
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,324
32,060
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
p53
ferroptosis
tumor suppression
ubiquitin
acetylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,798
24,898
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
bioinformatics
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
24,557
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
epigenetics
chromatin
ants
transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,272
23,963
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,429
23,681
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,863
22,805
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
functional genomics
gene regulation
cancer
neural development
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,126
21,160
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
genomics genetics retrotransposons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,896
20,679
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
RNA-based gene regulation
CRISPR and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,413
19,637
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,546
18,912
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,292
18,712
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cancer
stem cells
inflammation
myeloid cells
nerves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,381
18,277
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,494
17,991
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
aging
genetics
genomics
epidemiology
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,834
17,700
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,271
17,541
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,775
17,304
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genetics
Alzheimer's Disease
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,550
16,244
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
leukemia
epigenetic
tumor microenvironment
transcription
hematopoiesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,130
15,272
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Human Genetics
Genomics
Precision Medicine
Kidney Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
14,540
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,355
492
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aravinda Chakravarti
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215,883
81,258
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,872
713
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas A Levine
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,636
67,588
0.722
surgery
ovarian cancer
endometrial cancer
genomics
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,938
742
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip L De Jager
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,391
65,793
0.624
genetics
immunology
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer
systems biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,289
1,303
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wendy Chung
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,392
47,948
0.645
Genetics
autism
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,055
2,035
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrea A Baccarelli
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,690
36,423
0.621
Epigenetics
Epigenomics
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Mitochondria
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,556
2,242
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Butler
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,326
34,418
0.974
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,196
2,505
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David B Goldstein
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,324
32,060
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,167
3,672
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wei Gu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,798
24,898
0.416
p53
ferroptosis
tumor suppression
ubiquitin
acetylation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,374
3,746
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter D'Eustachio
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,924
24,557
0.559
bioinformatics
genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,724
3,892
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Danny Reinberg
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,272
23,963
0.249
epigenetics
chromatin
ants
transcription
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,919
3,965
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gerard Karsenty
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,429
23,681
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,516
4,229
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yuhan Hao
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,863
22,805
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,758
4,711
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neville Sanjana
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,126
21,160
0.726
functional genomics
gene regulation
cancer
neural development
genome engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,153
4,887
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jef D Boeke
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,896
20,679
0.276
genomics genetics retrotransposons
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,125
5,273
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xuebing Wu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,413
19,637
0.571
RNA-based gene regulation
CRISPR and genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,917
5,570
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christoph Hafemeister
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,546
18,912
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,144
5,666
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Riccardo Dalla Favera
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,292
18,712
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,636
5,854
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Timothy C Wang
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,381
18,277
0.403
cancer
stem cells
inflammation
myeloid cells
nerves
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,983
5,984
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yaniv Erlich
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,494
17,991
0.706
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,336
6,132
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel W Belsky
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,834
17,700
0.713
aging
genetics
genomics
epidemiology
health disparities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,566
6,222
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aristotelis Tsirigos
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,271
17,541
0.723
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,897
6,347
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adriana Heguy
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,775
17,304
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,496
6,985
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Badri Vardarajan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,550
16,244
0.690
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genetics
Alzheimer's Disease
Next Generation Sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,177
7,671
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Iannis Aifantis
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,130
15,272
0.524
leukemia
epigenetic
tumor microenvironment
transcription
hematopoiesis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,723
8,276
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Krzysztof Kiryluk
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,280
14,540
0.717
Human Genetics
Genomics
Precision Medicine
Kidney Disease