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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Richard Copley
genomics
molecular structure
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,902
11,804
0.194
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Martin Weigt
computational biology
statistical physics
biological physics
statistical inference
quantitative biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
5,245
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Stéphane Le Crom
Bioinformatics
Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,646
2,713
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Gilles Fischer
Evolutionary Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
1,987
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Hugues Richard
Computational Biology
Statistical methods for sequence analysis
Next generation sequencing
RNA-Seq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,854
1,848
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Graciela Pavon Djavid
oxidative stress
biomaterials
cell biology
biotechnology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,280
1,418
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Lejla Imamovic
Microbiology
Infection and Immunity
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,365
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Elodie Laine
computational biology
protein evolution
structural bioinformatics
protein interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
1,106
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Matteo Figliuzzi
computational biology
statistical physics
statistical inference
data science
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,098
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Elodie Duprat
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
970
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Clément Carré
Small non-coding RNAs
Epitranscriptomics
Chromatine
RNAPII biogenesis.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
839
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Stephane Delmas
Genetics
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,800
833
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Fiorella C Grandi
Epigenetics
skeletal biology
spinal muscular atrophy
motor neuron disease
DNA methylation dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
800
0.885
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Frederique Peronnet
Epigenetics
developmental biology
developmental stability
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
333
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Luis Gómez-Morales
Muerte celular en cáncer
péptidos terapéuticos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
225
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Alain Sureau
Molecular Biology
RNA
Alternative Splicing
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
224
0.205
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Denis Lesage
gene delivery
transcription factors
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
43
0.128
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Jeanne Le Peillet
Synthetic biology
genetics
biotechnology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Brenda Nieto-Rivera
Molecular Biology
Cellular Biology
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,431
France
489
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Copley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,902
11,804
0.194
genomics
molecular structure
comparative genomics
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,192
France
1,779
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Weigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
5,245
0.461
computational biology
statistical physics
biological physics
statistical inference
quantitative biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,464
France
4,520
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stéphane Le Crom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,646
2,713
0.408
Bioinformatics
Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,516
France
6,600
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gilles Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
1,987
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,176
France
7,183
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hugues Richard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,854
1,848
0.381
Computational Biology
Statistical methods for sequence analysis
Next generation sequencing
RNA-Seq
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,151
France
9,545
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graciela Pavon Djavid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,280
1,418
0.622
oxidative stress
biomaterials
cell biology
biotechnology
molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,038
France
9,928
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lejla Imamovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,055
1,365
0.664
Microbiology
Infection and Immunity
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,007
France
12,019
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elodie Laine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
1,106
0.709
computational biology
protein evolution
structural bioinformatics
protein interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,475
France
12,107
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matteo Figliuzzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,389
1,098
0.790
computational biology
statistical physics
statistical inference
data science
genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,649
France
13,385
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elodie Duprat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
970
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,688
France
14,900
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clément Carré
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,926
839
0.436
Small non-coding RNAs
Epitranscriptomics
Chromatine
RNAPII biogenesis.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,378
France
14,982
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephane Delmas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,800
833
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,109
France
15,401
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fiorella C Grandi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
800
0.885
Epigenetics
skeletal biology
spinal muscular atrophy
motor neuron disease
DNA methylation dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,702
France
24,724
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frederique Peronnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
333
0.288
Epigenetics
developmental biology
developmental stability
systems biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,918
France
28,983
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luis Gómez-Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
225
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,015
France
28,986
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alain Sureau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
224
0.205
Molecular Biology
RNA
Alternative Splicing
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,343
France
42,734
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Denis Lesage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
43
0.128
gene delivery
transcription factors
cell signaling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,980,489
France
46,585
987
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeanne Le Peillet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Synthetic biology
genetics
biotechnology
molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,058,830
France
47,876
1,017
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brenda Nieto-Rivera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Molecular Biology
Cellular Biology
Developmental Biology