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
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,872
21,179
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
13,995
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
7,434
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
6,645
0.625
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,349
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
5,675
0.868
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
4,214
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
3,858
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,836
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
RNA
RNA-RNA interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,485
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular & Optical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,179
1,713
0.168
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,279
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,235
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,058
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
872
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Molecular Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
687
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Transcriptomics
NGS analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
436
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Social evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Evo-Devo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
256
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
195
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molekularbiologie
Autophagie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
167
0.839
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
134
0.964
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
112
0.991
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant biology
abiotic stress
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
67
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Molecular Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Molecular Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,738
494
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Björn Grüning
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,872
21,179
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,003
988
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rolf Backofen
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,878
13,995
0.586
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,675
2,434
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang R Hess
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,583
7,434
0.361
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,079
2,862
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Oliver Schilling
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,633
6,645
0.625
Degradomics
Proteomics
Proteolysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,097
3,041
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Grosse
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,349
0.508
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,143
3,515
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tuan Leng Tay
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,536
5,675
0.868
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,237
4,986
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roland Nitschke
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,408
4,214
0.314
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,093
5,517
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sebastian Arnold
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
3,858
0.478
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,619
7,681
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Winfried Römer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,762
2,836
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,435
8,703
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Raden nee Mann
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
2,485
0.746
Bioinformatics
RNA
RNA-RNA interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,503
12,096
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hanspeter Helm
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,179
1,713
0.168
Molecular & Optical Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,584
15,108
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ulrich Maurer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,135
1,279
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,282
15,497
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthias Plessner
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
1,235
0.881
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,172
17,149
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Weiwei Fang (房微魏)
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
1,058
0.568
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,332
19,364
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marleen van Wolferen
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
872
0.642
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,678
22,112
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gwang Jin Kim
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
687
0.598
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Molecular Virology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,323
27,956
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Kopf
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
436
0.518
Transcriptomics
NGS analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,771
36,211
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qiu Bitao|Qiu Bi-tao
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
256
0.859
Social evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Evo-Devo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146,884
40,632
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jianyu Li
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
195
0.990
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,718
42,950
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Akif Ciftci
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
167
0.839
Molekularbiologie
Autophagie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,322,710
46,099
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maxime Tourte
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
134
0.964
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,405,339
48,550
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alejandra Recalde
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
112
0.991
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625,557
54,363
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aida Maric
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
67
0.985
plant biology
abiotic stress
epigenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,734
54,405
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ann Kathrin Rößling
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
Cell Biology
Microscopy
Molecular Plant Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,112,486
63,918
870
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amir Bahram Moradi
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Molecular Plant Physiology