Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 43 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
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,050
167,258
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
Chromatin Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,987
23,554
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational Biology
Biomedical Data Science
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,512
26,917
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
chromatin structure and function
gene expression
RNA transcription
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,426
4,669
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biological Thermodynamics
Biologics
Protein Stability
Ligand Binding
Drug Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
5,390
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,878
2,247
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
2,028
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecology and Epidemiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,317
9,610
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Molecular Biology
Biophysics
Gene Regulation
Mechanisms of Protein Function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,974
1,241
0.104
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
small RNAs
RNA binding proteins
germline biology
functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,844
2,837
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
10,722
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,597
1,476
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,217
8,150
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,669
6,469
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
2,546
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evolutionary Genomics
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,330
7,304
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,085
889
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Behavioral Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,078
2,877
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Network Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
5,122
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,943
3,902
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
1,816
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,827
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
831
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
HIV
transmission dynamics
spatial modeling
infectious diseases
phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
3,029
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Big Data
Dynamical Systems Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
2,907
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Salzberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,050
167,258
0.446
Computational Biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Biomedical Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,028
3,326
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Taylor
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,987
23,554
0.368
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
Chromatin Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,417
4,007
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mihaela Pertea
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,512
26,917
0.468
Computational Biology
Biomedical Data Science
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,358
9,419
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carl Wu
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,426
4,669
0.144
chromatin structure and function
gene expression
RNA transcription
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,950
9,692
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ernesto Freire
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,113
5,390
0.168
Biological Thermodynamics
Biologics
Protein Stability
Ligand Binding
Drug Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,787
11,835
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Privalov
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,878
2,247
0.081
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,317
24,447
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Trina Schroer
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,729
2,028
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,534
27,904
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eili Klein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,317
9,610
0.671
Ecology and Epidemiology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,991
33,124
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Schleif
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,974
1,241
0.104
Molecular Biology
Biophysics
Gene Regulation
Mechanisms of Protein Function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,332
37,152
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John K Kim
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,844
2,837
0.240
small RNAs
RNA binding proteins
germline biology
functional genomics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,570
39,283
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Charlotte A Darby
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
10,722
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,003
42,242
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kyle Cunningham
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,597
1,476
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,904
44,961
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuan He
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,217
8,150
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,282
47,048
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Noushin Niknafs
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,669
6,469
0.746
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,186
47,330
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vincent J Hilser
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,508
2,546
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,608
49,449
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rajiv Mccoy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,330
7,304
0.877
Evolutionary Genomics
Human Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,093
55,765
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karen Beemon
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,085
889
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,828
56,008
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew Gordus
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,078
2,877
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,346
68,046
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ik Ashok Sivakumar
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,695
5,122
0.899
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Network Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,849
76,240
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Meghan Avolio
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,943
3,902
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,426
77,585
738
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rejji Kuruvilla
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
1,816
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,042
79,896
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarah Preheim
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,827
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,416
85,258
794
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Van Doren
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
831
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,700
87,081
812
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mary Kate Grabowski
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
3,029
0.723
HIV
transmission dynamics
spatial modeling
infectious diseases
phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,705
89,144
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bahman Afsari
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
2,907
0.722
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Genomics
Big Data
Dynamical Systems Theory