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Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,572
World Rank
82
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total47,657
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Last 6 Years24,046
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Last 6 Years / Total0.505
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,736
World Rank
250
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Gene expression | Chromatin regulation | Chromosome dynamics | Epigenetics | Histone modificatio
Gene expression | Chromatin regulation | Chromosome dynamics | Epigenetics | Histone modificatio
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Total28,338
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Last 6 Years12,845
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Last 6 Years / Total0.453
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
101,457
World Rank
1,434
Country Rank
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total12,618
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Last 6 Years4,692
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Last 6 Years / Total0.372
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
166,690
World Rank
2,574
Country Rank
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Life Science Institut
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Life Science Institut
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Total7,329
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Last 6 Years3,078
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Last 6 Years / Total0.420
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
227,897
World Rank
3,647
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total9,097
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Last 6 Years2,301
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Last 6 Years / Total0.253
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
261,698
World Rank
4,249
Country Rank
142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total14,396
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Last 6 Years2,005
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Last 6 Years / Total0.139
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
271,173
World Rank
4,430
Country Rank
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total6,053
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Last 6 Years1,934
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Last 6 Years / Total0.320
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
282,826
World Rank
4,675
Country Rank
160
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
stem cells | differentiation | regeneration | pancreas | live
stem cells | differentiation | regeneration | pancreas | live
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Total6,750
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Last 6 Years1,852
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Last 6 Years / Total0.274
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
317,977
World Rank
5,384
Country Rank
185
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total2,645
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Last 6 Years1,633
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Last 6 Years / Total0.617
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
396,613
World Rank
6,954
Country Rank
237
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Developmental Engineering | Synthetic Biology | Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cells | Hepatolog
Developmental Engineering | Synthetic Biology | Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cells | Hepatolog
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Total6,994
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Last 6 Years1,262
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Last 6 Years / Total0.180
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
402,039
World Rank
7,049
Country Rank
244
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Environmental biotechnology | Nitrification | Anaerobic digestion | Composting | Bioinformatic
Environmental biotechnology | Nitrification | Anaerobic digestion | Composting | Bioinformatic
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Total1,436
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Last 6 Years1,244
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Last 6 Years / Total0.866
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
471,936
World Rank
8,377
Country Rank
278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total6,768
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Last 6 Years1,009
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Last 6 Years / Total0.149
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
497,957
World Rank
8,905
Country Rank
298
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular cell biology | Oncology | Molecular Development | Cell cycle | Signal transductio
Molecular cell biology | Oncology | Molecular Development | Cell cycle | Signal transductio
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Total2,617
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Last 6 Years937
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
500,006
World Rank
8,939
Country Rank
300
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Cheminformatics | Computational Drug Discover
Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Cheminformatics | Computational Drug Discover
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Total1,378
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Last 6 Years932
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Last 6 Years / Total0.676
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
564,646
World Rank
10,136
Country Rank
339
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Biology | Molecular Physiology | Cell Biology | Comparative Physiology | Fish Physiolog
Molecular Biology | Molecular Physiology | Cell Biology | Comparative Physiology | Fish Physiolog
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Total2,958
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Last 6 Years779
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Last 6 Years / Total0.263
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
628,298
World Rank
11,373
Country Rank
372
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total2,413
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Last 6 Years656
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
647,860
World Rank
11,735
Country Rank
384
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total2,428
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Last 6 Years623
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Last 6 Years / Total0.257
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
763,441
World Rank
13,751
Country Rank
430
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total1,510
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Last 6 Years468
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Last 6 Years / Total0.310
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
771,678
World Rank
13,898
Country Rank
440
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Protein Synthesis | Yeast Biotechnology | Synthetic Biology | Bioeconom
Protein Synthesis | Yeast Biotechnology | Synthetic Biology | Bioeconom
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Total2,225
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Last 6 Years459
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Last 6 Years / Total0.206
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
823,107
World Rank
14,781
Country Rank
462
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total573
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Last 6 Years408
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Last 6 Years / Total0.712
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
926,207
World Rank
16,478
Country Rank
531
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
placenta biology | pharmacology | toxicology | molecular biology | phytomedicin
placenta biology | pharmacology | toxicology | molecular biology | phytomedicin
Citation Metrics
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Total352
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Last 6 Years325
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Last 6 Years / Total0.923
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,121,277
World Rank
19,458
Country Rank
624
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Programming | DNA Nanotechnology | Molecular Robotic
Molecular Programming | DNA Nanotechnology | Molecular Robotic
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Total1,145
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Last 6 Years216
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Last 6 Years / Total0.189
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,158,952
World Rank
20,026
Country Rank
652
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total261
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Last 6 Years201
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Last 6 Years / Total0.770
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,203,586
World Rank
20,694
Country Rank
672
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell biology | Molecular biology | Bioinformatics | Imaging analysi
Cell biology | Molecular biology | Bioinformatics | Imaging analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total307
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Last 6 Years184
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Last 6 Years / Total0.599
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,291,016
World Rank
21,964
Country Rank
716
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Gene structure and function | especially species-specific gene
Gene structure and function | especially species-specific gene
Citation Metrics
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Total556
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Last 6 Years155
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Last 6 Years / Total0.279
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