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
Genome mutation
Rare disease genetics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,274
31,983
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics
Genetics
Computational Biology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,955
18,245
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,859
15,540
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetic epidemiology - population-based studies - chronic kidney disease - type 2 diabetes - obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,573
13,565
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Breast Cancer Genomics and Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,253
12,016
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,401
11,253
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Rare Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,995
9,420
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,277
6,976
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,079
6,961
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cell biology
cell growth
stem cells
cell cycle
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,385
6,266
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Urology
Nephrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,295
6,014
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reproductive Biology
Nutrition
Fertility
Genetics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,726
5,320
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
molecular and multiscale simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
5,151
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Developmental Biology
Genome Engineering
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,054
4,944
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cardiac
development
zebrafish
genetics
cilia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,469
4,709
0.286
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cardiovascular Research
Genomics
Arrhythmia
Congenital Heart Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
4,478
0.346
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cancer biology
surgery
pancreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
4,472
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
4,418
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
genetic epidemiology
statistical genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,584
3,874
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
developmental biology
genetics
dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,514
3,592
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
evolution
cell biology
microbiology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
3,488
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
genetic and cancer epidemiology
population science
risk factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,703
3,418
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Personal Genomics
N-of-1 Trials
Precision Therapeutics
Clinical Research Informatics
Network Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,438
2,878
0.341
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
microbial ecology
metagenomics
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,543
2,818
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
preimplantation embryos
chromatin
transposons/endogenous-retroviruses
epigenomics
somatic cell nuclear transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
2,527
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,220
2,518
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aaron Quinlan
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,274
31,983
0.612
Genome mutation
Rare disease genetics
Computational Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,678
5,869
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Yandell
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,955
18,245
0.304
Genomics
Genetics
Computational Biology.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,688
7,469
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jason Gertz
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,859
15,540
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,094
9,152
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Man Li
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,573
13,565
0.444
Genetic epidemiology - population-based studies - chronic kidney disease - type 2 diabetes - obesity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,694
10,904
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
KT Katherine E Varley
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,253
12,016
0.495
Breast Cancer Genomics and Epigenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,554
11,990
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sean Tavtigian
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,401
11,253
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,793
15,446
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brent S Pedersen
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,995
9,420
0.725
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Rare Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,936
23,014
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peng Zhang
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,277
6,976
0.489
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,113
23,070
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zev N Kronenberg
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,079
6,961
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,339
26,336
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bruce A Edgar
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,385
6,266
0.257
Cell biology
cell growth
stem cells
cell cycle
Drosophila
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,290
27,626
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chen Han Wilfred Wu
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,295
6,014
0.532
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Urology
Nephrology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,026
32,021
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Albert Salas Huetos
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,726
5,320
0.929
Reproductive Biology
Nutrition
Fertility
Genetics
Epigenetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,635
33,223
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dmitry Bedrov
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,522
5,151
0.447
molecular and multiscale simulations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,475
34,817
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James A Gagnon
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,054
4,944
0.701
Developmental Biology
Genome Engineering
Genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,461
36,738
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
H Joseph Yost
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,469
4,709
0.286
cardiac
development
zebrafish
genetics
cilia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,013
38,917
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin Tristani Firouzi
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
4,478
0.346
Cardiovascular Research
Genomics
Arrhythmia
Congenital Heart Disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,169
38,973
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sean J Mulvihill
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
4,472
0.337
cancer biology
surgery
pancreas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,842
39,492
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaoyang Zhang
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,969
4,418
0.740
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,479
45,418
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicola J Camp
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,584
3,874
0.334
genetic epidemiology
statistical genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,396
49,196
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rena D Souza
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,514
3,592
0.287
developmental biology
genetics
dentistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,400
50,732
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nels C Elde
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
3,488
0.613
evolution
cell biology
microbiology
virology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,821
51,757
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Karen Curtin
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,703
3,418
0.319
genetic and cancer epidemiology
population science
risk factors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,612
61,421
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yves A Lussier
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,438
2,878
0.341
Personal Genomics
N-of-1 Trials
Precision Therapeutics
Clinical Research Informatics
Network Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,877
62,657
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
William J Brazelton
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,543
2,818
0.508
microbial ecology
metagenomics
astrobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,795
69,642
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edward Grow
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
2,527
0.841
preimplantation embryos
chromatin
transposons/endogenous-retroviruses
epigenomics
somatic cell nuclear transfer