Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 13 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
Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,856
5,504
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biotechnology
Genetics and Genomics
Cancer
Environmental/Chemical Engineering
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
2,149
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genomics and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
2,038
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Gene Delivery
Fetal Hemoglobin
Innate and Adaptive Tumor Immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
1,646
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
RNA biology
nucleic acid therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,052
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mitochondrial Biology
Genetics
Mitochondrial Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
441
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetics
evolution
population genetics
conservation genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
348
0.137
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
Neuroscinece
Pharmacology
NGS
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
159
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
134
0.870
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cell and Molecular Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
74
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
72
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Molecular biology
Biotechnology
Mechanobiology
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
55
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molecular biology
Genetic diseases
Mitochondrial DNA
Pregnancy disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,476
27,042
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David A Lightfoot
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,856
5,504
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,415
73,626
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Azam Baharlouei
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,475
2,149
0.868
Biotechnology
Genetics and Genomics
Cancer
Environmental/Chemical Engineering
Microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,875
77,197
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Khalid Meksem
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,067
2,038
0.288
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,962
93,025
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Wilber
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,731
1,646
0.348
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Gene Delivery
Fetal Hemoglobin
Innate and Adaptive Tumor Immunity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,295
130,991
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith T Gagnon
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,052
0.417
RNA biology
nucleic acid therapeutics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,434
209,500
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Jason Young
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
441
0.496
Mitochondrial Biology
Genetics
Mitochondrial Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,633
230,104
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kamal M Ibrahim
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
348
0.137
Genetics
evolution
population genetics
conservation genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,333
294,929
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nooshin Mojahed
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
159
1.000
Genetics
Neuroscinece
Pharmacology
NGS
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,299,235
307,547
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Priyanka Barman
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
134
0.870
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,566,585
347,220
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Basanta Dahal
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
74
0.673
Cell and Molecular Biology
Genetics
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,576,698
348,726
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bhawana Uprety
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
72
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,537
363,907
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bhavana Talluri
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
55
0.809
Molecular biology
Biotechnology
Mechanobiology
Neurobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,116,923
419,246
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Haneen Moayad Ismaeel
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Molecular biology
Genetic diseases
Mitochondrial DNA
Pregnancy disorders