Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Manchester University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
RNA
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,098
20,797
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Spatial Biology
Immunology
Cytokines
Bioinformatics
Immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,915
15,471
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
9,686
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Systems biology
cell imaging
transcription
cell signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,480
20,748
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
systems biology
biochemistry
bioenergetics
mathematical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,813
6,765
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
regenerative medicine
cell therapy
muscular dystrophy
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,865
7,491
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Systems Biology
Dynamic Modelling
Metabolomics
Transcriptomics
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,647
11,129
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Morphometrics
evolutionary developmental biology
quantitative genetics
geometric morphometrics
JEBED
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,168
9,701
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,609
4,468
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
synthetic biology
antibiotic production
systems biology
microbial signalling
microbial regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
9,431
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
breast cancer
stem cells
endocrine resistance
Notch signalling
patient-derived xenografts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,853
6,942
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chronobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,827
8,098
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Proteomics
computational biology
control of gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
3,074
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
ecology
mycorrhizas
nutrient cycling
isotopes
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,519
7,941
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
carbohydrates and chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,430
5,165
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Cardiology
Nonlinear Dynamics
Biophysics
Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,420
6,428
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tropical ecology
Mycorrhizal fungi
Isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,654
9,698
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Placenta
lectin histochemistry
glycobiology
ultrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,402
3,259
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
3,690
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural biology
Enzymology
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,169
5,441
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
3,336
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Fungal Biology
Biodegradation
Compost
Aspergillus infection
Enzyme production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,188
4,080
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
synthetic biology
transcriptomics
quantification
directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,002
3,023
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Matrix Biology
Cartilage
Collagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
3,394
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ecology
conservation biology
land use change
ornithology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,231
7,060
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,521
458
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sam Griffiths Jones
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,098
20,797
0.288
Computational Biology
Genomics
RNA
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,830
764
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Werner Müller
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,915
15,471
0.287
Spatial Biology
Immunology
Cytokines
Bioinformatics
Immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,447
1,265
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Humphries
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,600
9,686
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,116
1,316
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mike White
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,480
20,748
0.539
Systems biology
cell imaging
transcription
cell signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,224
1,408
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Westerhoff
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,813
6,765
0.184
systems biology
biochemistry
bioenergetics
mathematical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,882
1,475
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giulio Cossu
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,865
7,491
0.209
regenerative medicine
cell therapy
muscular dystrophy
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,713
2,310
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rainer Breitling
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,647
11,129
0.418
Systems Biology
Dynamic Modelling
Metabolomics
Transcriptomics
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,926
2,683
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Klingenberg
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,168
9,701
0.401
Morphometrics
evolutionary developmental biology
quantitative genetics
geometric morphometrics
JEBED
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,523
3,876
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Malcolm Press
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,609
4,468
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,668
4,046
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eriko Takano
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
9,431
0.524
synthetic biology
antibiotic production
systems biology
microbial signalling
microbial regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,146
4,077
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert B Clarke
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,853
6,942
0.389
breast cancer
stem cells
endocrine resistance
Notch signalling
patient-derived xenografts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,082
4,414
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
A Loudon
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,827
8,098
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,642
5,012
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simon Hubbard
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
3,074
0.203
Proteomics
computational biology
control of gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,251
5,807
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Johnson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,519
7,941
0.587
ecology
mycorrhizas
nutrient cycling
isotopes
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,818
5,861
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rob Field
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,430
5,165
0.385
carbohydrates and chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,891
5,869
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henggui Zhang
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,420
6,428
0.479
Computational Cardiology
Nonlinear Dynamics
Biophysics
Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,201
6,290
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Francis Q Brearley
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,654
9,698
0.766
Tropical ecology
Mycorrhizal fungi
Isotopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,040
6,449
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolyn Jones
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,402
3,259
0.263
Placenta
lectin histochemistry
glycobiology
ultrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,723
6,597
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Valerie Kouskoff
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,174
3,690
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,768
6,604
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Leys
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,169
5,441
0.447
Structural biology
Enzymology
Synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,318
7,103
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Geoffrey Spiller
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
3,336
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,130
7,235
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geoff Robson
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,188
4,080
0.365
Fungal Biology
Biodegradation
Compost
Aspergillus infection
Enzyme production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,876
7,379
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philip Day
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,002
3,023
0.275
synthetic biology
transcriptomics
quantification
directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,492
7,505
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Boot Handford Rp
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
3,394
0.313
Matrix Biology
Cartilage
Collagen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,721
7,966
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexander C Lees
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,231
7,060
0.690
ecology
conservation biology
land use change
ornithology