Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,313
71,720
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,078
9,277
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,054
10,728
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Developmental biology
cancer biology
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,851
5,151
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Structural Biology
Virology
HIV
Retroviruses
Restriction Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,201
7,368
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetics
human evolution
ancient proteins
palaeoproteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,881
12,095
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
3,020
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
biology
metabolism
neurobiology
biochemistry
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
2,792
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ancient DNA
Neandertals
Population genetics
Human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,159
6,105
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,527
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Virology
restriction factors
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
835
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Structural Biology
Biophysics
cryoEM
Virology
Influenza Virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
3,470
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Proteomics
Biomarker Discovery
Systems Biology
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
3,071
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lung cancer
tumour microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,906
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,591
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Research Data Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
2,529
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Biology & stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,575
2,007
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
developmental biology
stem cell biology
single cell transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
2,044
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Protein folding
cotranslational folding
biophysics
molecular chaperones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,622
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Computational Molecular Evolution
exscientia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,311
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structural Biology
Protein interactions
Extracellular Matrix
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
785
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,069
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
kinase
structural biology
crystallography
cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
389
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Developmental Biologist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
713
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
transcription
replication
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
590
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,934
232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Charles Swanton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,313
71,720
0.694
Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,842
1,300
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jc Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,078
9,277
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,851
2,168
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Briscoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,054
10,728
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,647
2,768
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Caroline S. Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,851
5,151
0.216
Developmental biology
cancer biology
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,123
4,012
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Cherepanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,201
7,368
0.405
Structural Biology
Virology
HIV
Retroviruses
Restriction Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,016
4,421
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pontus Skoglund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,881
12,095
0.716
ancient DNA
evolutionary genetics
human evolution
ancient proteins
palaeoproteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,760
7,680
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicolas Tapon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,637
3,020
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,048
10,760
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alex Gould
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,652
2,792
0.365
biology
metabolism
neurobiology
biochemistry
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,872
11,420
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mateja Hajdinjak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,159
6,105
0.853
Ancient DNA
Neandertals
Population genetics
Human evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,047
18,305
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karine Rizzoti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,527
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,716
18,858
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Melvyn Yap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,960
835
0.211
Virology
restriction factors
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,167
20,236
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Donald Benton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
3,470
0.966
Structural Biology
Biophysics
cryoEM
Virology
Influenza Virus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,286
21,581
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christoph Messner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,272
3,071
0.939
Proteomics
Biomarker Discovery
Systems Biology
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,607
22,904
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Katey SS Enfield
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
1,906
0.635
Lung cancer
tumour microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,657
23,795
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Valerie E. Pye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
1,591
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,110
23,930
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bjorn Bakker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,812
2,529
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,902
25,304
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Teresa Rayon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,575
2,007
0.779
Developmental Biology & stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,975
28,083
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Naomi Moris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
2,044
0.945
developmental biology
stem cell biology
single cell transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,640
29,463
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Balchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,622
0.816
Protein folding
cotranslational folding
biophysics
molecular chaperones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,340
33,013
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greg Slodkowicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,311
0.814
Computational Molecular Evolution
exscientia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,748
35,248
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David C Briggs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,414
785
0.555
Structural Biology
Protein interactions
Extracellular Matrix
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,242
35,640
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew W. Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,069
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,181
37,121
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jiejin Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
389
0.306
kinase
structural biology
crystallography
cell cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,468
40,041
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kenzo Ivanovitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
713
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,020
40,884
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Esther Ortega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
590
0.586
transcription
replication
structural biology