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
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,234
155,545
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,412
85,127
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biotechnology
imaging
drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,942
66,904
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
systems biology
developmental biology
cell biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,265
26,125
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
chemistry
organic chemistry
natural products
biochemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,003
27,580
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cancer drug discovery
kinase inhibitors
medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,669
48,653
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cultural evolution
gene-culture evolution
prestige
cultural learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,664
46,406
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,117
12,250
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
NMR spectroscopy
translation initiation
T-cell biology
membrane proteins
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,323
16,068
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Paleontology
paleobiology
evolutionary biology
geology
geobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,849
23,008
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,014
37,116
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,965
19,244
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,285
11,513
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
synthetic biology
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,240
14,269
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Structural biology
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,350
29,560
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
phylogenetics
population genetics
ornithology
zoology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,325
14,087
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
machine learning
genomics
drug design
statistical inference
protein folding & design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,513
15,294
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
evolution
ecology
genetics
mimicry
speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,340
12,031
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,437
23,858
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Invertebrate biology
systematics and biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,341
11,351
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
human evolution
paleoanthropology
biological anthropology
evolutionary medicine
running
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,115
12,499
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gene Regulation
RNA Polymerase III Transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,876
10,950
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ecology
conservation
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,625
7,648
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Zoology
Biomineralization
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Earth History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,898
18,735
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computer Science
Biotechnology
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,746
12,755
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464
191
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heng Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,234
155,545
0.629
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501
200
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rakesh Jain|Rakesh Jain
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241,412
85,127
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756
302
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralph Weissleder
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,942
66,904
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,623
726
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marc Kirschner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,265
26,125
0.186
systems biology
developmental biology
cell biology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,312
1,585
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jon Clardy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,003
27,580
0.284
chemistry
organic chemistry
natural products
biochemistry
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,757
1,787
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nathanael Gray
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,669
48,653
0.537
cancer drug discovery
kinase inhibitors
medicinal chemistry
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,127
1,952
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph Henrich
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,664
46,406
0.542
cultural evolution
gene-culture evolution
prestige
cultural learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,163
1,973
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William S Lane
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,117
12,250
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,516
2,612
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gerhard Wagner
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,323
16,068
0.222
NMR spectroscopy
translation initiation
T-cell biology
membrane proteins
structural biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,675
2,691
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew H Knoll
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,849
23,008
0.325
Paleontology
paleobiology
evolutionary biology
geology
geobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,897
3,274
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Saumya Das
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,014
37,116
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,409
4,494
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander F Schier
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,965
19,244
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,937
4,734
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Kulp
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,285
11,513
0.229
Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,575
5,038
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pamela Silver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,240
14,269
0.296
synthetic biology
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,907
5,173
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hao Wu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,350
29,560
0.624
Structural biology
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,955
7,511
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott V Edwards
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,325
14,087
0.377
phylogenetics
population genetics
ornithology
zoology
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,825
8,796
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Debora Marks
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,513
15,294
0.456
machine learning
genomics
drug design
statistical inference
protein folding & design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,979
8,864
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Mallet
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,340
12,031
0.361
evolution
ecology
genetics
mimicry
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,812
9,219
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bo Li
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,437
23,858
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,986
10,159
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gonzalo Giribet
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,341
11,351
0.374
Invertebrate biology
systematics and biogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,244
10,282
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Lieberman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,115
12,499
0.415
human evolution
paleoanthropology
biological anthropology
evolutionary medicine
running
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,565
10,430
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zarmik Moqtaderi
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,876
10,950
0.367
Gene Regulation
RNA Polymerase III Transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,887
10,583
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Foster
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,625
7,648
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,758
10,964
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James C Weaver
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,898
18,735
0.648
Zoology
Biomineralization
Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Earth History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,247
12,882
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nam Pho
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,746
12,755
0.495
Computer Science
Biotechnology
Medical Informatics