Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 52 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
life sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,854
18,071
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,282
11,365
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,149
11,098
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
biology
biophysics
chemistry
chemical biology
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,632
12,256
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
biotechnology
pharmaceutical proteins
recombinant proteins
recombinant protein expression
pharmaceutical biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,317
3,912
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Single Cell Biology
Brain Development
Lipidomics
Spatial Omics
Biological Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
12,480
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Systems Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Computational Biology
Translation
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,435
5,070
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Systems biology
circadian rhythms
quantitative biology
transcription
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
5,082
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ecologie
écosystèmes
changements climatiques
changement globaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,273
4,845
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,260
4,746
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
developmental biology
coupled oscillators
genetic networks
biological physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,273
2,841
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Landscape genomics
Spatial epidemiology
Geomedicine
GIS & Spatial analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,098
5,378
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
aging
C.elegans
mitochondria
metabolism
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,169
4,580
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
structural biology
integrative modeling
nanopore sensing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,002
4,159
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ecophysiology
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
6,549
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,649
6,975
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bacterial regulatory networks
horizontal gene transfer
bacterial genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,951
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
aquatic microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
2,789
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
2,801
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,484
2,324
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ecology
food science
nutrition
agronomy
humanitarian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
1,635
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
3,159
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
protein design
protein-protein interaction
protein structure
molecular modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
2,392
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
evolutionary biology
robotics
artificial intelligence
anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,334
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,082
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,709
73
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Didier Trono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,854
18,071
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,423
247
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Giovanna Ambrosini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,282
11,365
0.269
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,837
352
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
F Gisou Van Der Goot
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,149
11,098
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,293
408
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hilal Lashuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,632
12,256
0.400
biology
biophysics
chemistry
chemical biology
neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,455
796
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fm Wurm
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,317
3,912
0.203
biotechnology
pharmaceutical proteins
recombinant proteins
recombinant protein expression
pharmaceutical biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,584
1,010
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gioele La Manno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,128
12,480
0.774
Single Cell Biology
Brain Development
Lipidomics
Spatial Omics
Biological Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,243
1,157
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vassily Hatzimanikatis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,435
5,070
0.351
Systems Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Computational Biology
Translation
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,097
1,210
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felix Naef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
5,082
0.368
Systems biology
circadian rhythms
quantitative biology
transcription
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,835
1,388
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexandre Buttler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,273
4,845
0.395
Ecologie
écosystèmes
changements climatiques
changement globaux
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,931
1,389
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gerardo Turcatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,260
4,746
0.387
Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,501
1,644
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew C Oates
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,273
2,841
0.277
developmental biology
coupled oscillators
genetic networks
biological physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,424
1,671
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stéphane Joost
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,098
5,378
0.533
Landscape genomics
Spatial epidemiology
Geomedicine
GIS & Spatial analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,265
2,033
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Laurent Mouchiroud
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,169
4,580
0.561
aging
C.elegans
mitochondria
metabolism
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,192
2,076
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matteo Dal Peraro
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,002
4,159
0.520
structural biology
integrative modeling
nanopore sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,616
2,150
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Grossiord Charlotte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
6,549
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,793
2,191
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wouter Saelens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,649
6,975
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,312
2,310
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Melanie Blokesch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,132
2,951
0.414
Bacterial regulatory networks
horizontal gene transfer
bacterial genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,672
2,908
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hannes Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
2,789
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,219
3,251
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Taoufiq Harach
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,685
2,801
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,530
3,351
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Beat Fierz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,484
2,324
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,717
3,447
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yann Karlen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
1,635
0.380
Ecology
food science
nutrition
agronomy
humanitarian
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,119
3,741
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stéphanie Sungalee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
3,159
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,145
3,987
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaume Bonet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,522
2,392
0.679
protein design
protein-protein interaction
protein structure
molecular modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,739
4,447
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Walker
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,334
0.443
evolutionary biology
robotics
artificial intelligence
anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,391
4,600
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paolo Perona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,082
0.381