Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 11 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
Spain
Ignacio Varela
Genómica del cáncer
cáncer de pulmón
SWI-SNF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,994
13,011
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Juan Carlos Acosta
Cellular Senescence
SASP
innate immune signalling
cancer
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
4,291
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia
plasmid biology
comparative genomics of plasmids
plasmid evolution
bacterial conjugation
mobile genetic elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,570
2,158
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Javier Leon
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
1,729
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Mónica L Fanarraga
Nanomedicine
cell/molecular biology
biotechnology
neurobiology
cytoskeleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
1,067
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Ignacio Arechaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
943
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Magdalena Foltman
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
275
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Judit LianoPons
Molecular Biology and Biomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
238
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Lucio Di Filippo
molecular biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
224
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Gerardo Carranza
Molecular Biology
protein expression and purification
Cytoskeleton
proteasome degradation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
155
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Juan Manuel MedinaMéndez|Juan M. Medina, Juan Manuel Medina, Juan M. M. Mendez
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Bacterial genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
103
0.912
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,222
Spain
395
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ignacio Varela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,994
13,011
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,388
Spain
2,283
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juan Carlos Acosta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
4,291
0.513
Cellular Senescence
SASP
innate immune signalling
cancer
molecular biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,322
Spain
5,786
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,570
2,158
0.387
plasmid biology
comparative genomics of plasmids
plasmid evolution
bacterial conjugation
mobile genetic elements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,629
Spain
7,398
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Javier Leon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,388
1,729
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,403
Spain
12,035
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mónica L Fanarraga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,121
1,067
0.342
Nanomedicine
cell/molecular biology
biotechnology
neurobiology
cytoskeleton
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,262
Spain
13,442
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ignacio Arechaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,301
943
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
956,116
Spain
30,306
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Magdalena Foltman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
275
0.403
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,953
Spain
32,831
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Judit LianoPons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
238
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,772
Spain
33,843
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lucio Di Filippo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
224
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,123
Spain
39,931
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gerardo Carranza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
377
155
0.411
Molecular Biology
protein expression and purification
Cytoskeleton
proteasome degradation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,315
Spain
46,162
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juan Manuel MedinaMéndez|Juan M. Medina, Juan Manuel Medina, Juan M. M. Mendez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
103
0.912