Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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
Biology
Gene Regulation
MicroRNAs
Noncoding RNA
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,282
72,808
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Epigenetics
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,719
56,373
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biotechnology
Biochemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,687
22,832
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Human Microbiome
Ecology
Microbiology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,032
45,206
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,490
11,089
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Biology
Genomics
Comparative Genomics
Regulatory Genomics
Epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,315
22,014
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
computational and structural biology
bioinformatics
number theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,325
7,543
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
bioengineering
systems biology
tissue engineering
organs on chips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,904
12,063
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
proteases
unfoldases
AAA+ enzymes
heme biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,543
6,242
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,382
8,553
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational Biology
Molecular Biology
Recoding
Stop Codon Readthrough
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,421
16,670
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,082
22,355
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Synthetic Biology
Biotechnology
Genetic Circuit Design
Metabolic Engineering
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,468
13,938
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
8,951
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,755
10,605
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,317
7,059
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Genetics
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,890
10,208
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,215
16,043
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,404
7,821
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sustainable Applied Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Wastewater-based
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
13,278
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Biorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,529
5,791
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
systems biology
epigenetics
human genetics
brain disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,411
12,084
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
3,059
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Metabolic evolution
Metabolic engineering
Bioluminescence
Plant biology
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,640
7,323
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Geochronology
stratigraphy
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
5,114
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466
191
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Bartel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,282
72,808
0.297
Biology
Gene Regulation
MicroRNAs
Noncoding RNA
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118
476
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,719
56,373
0.334
Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Epigenetics
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,560
3,094
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,687
22,832
0.353
Biotechnology
Biochemical engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,668
3,148
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Alm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,032
45,206
0.706
Human Microbiome
Ecology
Microbiology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,467
4,514
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graham C Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,490
11,089
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,152
4,824
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pouya Kheradpour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,315
22,014
0.446
Computational Biology
Genomics
Comparative Genomics
Regulatory Genomics
Epigenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,015
5,703
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Zuker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,325
7,543
0.170
computational and structural biology
bioinformatics
number theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,135
7,588
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Linda Griffith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,904
12,063
0.327
bioengineering
systems biology
tissue engineering
organs on chips
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,586
9,118
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tania Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,543
6,242
0.192
proteases
unfoldases
AAA+ enzymes
heme biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,052
10,637
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jianzhu Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,382
8,553
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,234
11,143
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Irwin Jungreis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,421
16,670
0.587
Computational Biology
Molecular Biology
Recoding
Stop Codon Readthrough
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,026
11,926
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julia Joung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,082
22,355
0.825
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,951
12,320
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Voigt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,468
13,938
0.527
Synthetic Biology
Biotechnology
Genetic Circuit Design
Metabolic Engineering
Protein Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,376
12,912
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leona D Samson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,586
8,951
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,800
13,535
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ron Weiss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,755
10,605
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,610
13,888
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce Tidor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,317
7,059
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,420
14,207
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher John Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,890
10,208
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,756
14,746
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Timothy Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,215
16,043
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,091
18,526
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Laub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,404
7,821
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,035
23,910
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Roberto Parra Saldivar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,697
13,278
0.846
Sustainable Applied Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Wastewater-based
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,108
28,430
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Catherine Drennan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,529
5,791
0.428
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Biorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,865
28,714
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lei Hou (侯磊)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,411
12,084
0.901
systems biology
epigenetics
human genetics
brain disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,189
34,595
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Styliani Markoulaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
3,059
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,348
36,742
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jing Ke Weng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,640
7,323
0.688
Metabolic evolution
Metabolic engineering
Bioluminescence
Plant biology
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,291
41,579
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jahandar Ramezani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
5,114
0.544
Geochronology
stratigraphy
evolution