Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Gesundheit und Umwelt Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Mikrobiologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,722
22,727
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
8,540
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
islet biology
stem cell biology
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,988
8,504
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
structural biology
drug discovery
AI
ML
medicinal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,121
4,326
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biological Physics
Computational Biology
Statistical Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,811
5,266
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Lung Biology and Disease
single-cell RNA Sequencing
Differential Gene Expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
5,774
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Astrocytes
Neuroscience
Metabolism
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
3,791
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Single-cell sequencing
Computational Biology
Lung
Network Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,131
5,114
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
3,627
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Proteomics
Metabolism
Lipid droplets
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
2,505
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,152
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
mid-IR sensing technology
photothermal deflectometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
1,199
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Lung Diseases
Fibrosis
Aging
Radiomics
Precision Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,332
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pulmonary drug/aerosol delivery
Optical imaging & Deep learning
Single cell omics
Viral immunology
Nano-bio interplay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
974
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
994
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
884
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aerosol formulations
pulmonary drug delivery
in vitro tissue model
nanocarriers
gene delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
765
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
microbial ecology
microbiomes
climate change
endophytic fungi and AMF
microbial Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
625
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbiology
Viral Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
852
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Image Processing
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Structural Biology
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
737
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biology - Neuro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
267
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
356
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
366
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Deep Learning
Immunology
T Cell Receptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
432
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Developmental Biology
Epigenetics
Nuclear Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
259
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,787
538
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Schloter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,722
22,727
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,318
2,719
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Valerie Gailus-Durner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,485
8,540
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,274
2,848
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heiko Lickert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,988
8,504
0.608
islet biology
stem cell biology
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,315
6,063
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Grzegorz Popowicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,121
4,326
0.607
structural biology
drug discovery
AI
ML
medicinal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,175
6,324
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antonio Scialdone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,811
5,266
0.773
Biological Physics
Computational Biology
Statistical Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,769
7,366
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Meshal Ansari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
5,774
0.995
Lung Biology and Disease
single-cell RNA Sequencing
Differential Gene Expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,877
7,508
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cristina García-Cáceres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
3,791
0.669
Astrocytes
Neuroscience
Metabolism
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,264
8,146
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Malte D. Luecken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,131
5,114
0.997
Single-cell sequencing
Computational Biology
Lung
Network Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,649
9,906
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
André Mourão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,039
3,627
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,164
10,454
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Natalie Krahmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
2,505
0.664
Proteomics
Metabolism
Lipid droplets
Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,559
16,430
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suheda Erener.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,152
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,915
19,006
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Miguel A. Pleitez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
1,199
0.801
mid-IR sensing technology
photothermal deflectometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,931
20,099
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Janine Schniering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
1,332
0.989
Lung Diseases
Fibrosis
Aging
Radiomics
Precision Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,075
21,030
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lin Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
974
0.794
Pulmonary drug/aerosol delivery
Optical imaging & Deep learning
Single cell omics
Viral immunology
Nano-bio interplay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,991
21,451
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christoph Ogris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
994
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,451
21,563
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sergey Sulima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
884
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,268
22,020
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pramod Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
765
0.684
Aerosol formulations
pulmonary drug delivery
in vitro tissue model
nanocarriers
gene delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,264
22,639
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diana Rocío Andrade Linares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
625
0.591
microbial ecology
microbiomes
climate change
endophytic fungi and AMF
microbial Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,786
24,155
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yiming Jiang (姜一鸣)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
852
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,516
25,527
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ricardo Diogo Righetto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
737
0.916
Image Processing
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Structural Biology
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828,605
27,713
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anton Ilango Micheal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
267
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,583
31,581
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kenichiro Abe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
356
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974,036
32,707
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lisa Mutschelknaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
366
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,577
32,752
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Felix Drost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
432
1.000
Deep Learning
Immunology
T Cell Receptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,656
38,031
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mrinmoy Pal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
259
0.858
Developmental Biology
Epigenetics
Nuclear Organization