Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institutes of Health 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,805
95,501
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,001
30,484
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
genomics
evolution
archaea
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,657
41,403
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Scientist and Randonneur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,125
8,558
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
biological networks
cancer biology
data visualization
systems biology
network biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
31,221
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Vascular biology
vascular medicine
atherosclerosis
hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,111
6,863
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Infectious diseases
Structural Biology
Antibody
Vaccine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,086
16,753
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
biophysics
protein interactions
molecular evolution
SARS-CoV-2
analytical ultracentrifugation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,359
8,231
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Evolutionary biology
protein sequence analysis
genomics
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,226
8,701
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,796
3,984
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,819
4,076
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Protein quality control
UFM1
Synuclein
Tau
neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,865
5,073
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biological Information Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,507
2,602
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
glycobiology
science policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,917
3,386
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,006
7,175
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
imaging
microscopy
developmental biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,068
6,672
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,752
2,882
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
mobile dna
structural biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,215
2,937
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
influenza - respiratory viruses - evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
5,146
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural Biology of HIV-1 Entry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,365
6,844
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,236
2,189
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Systems biology
epigenomics
live cell microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,683
3,167
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Structural Biology
Vaccinology
Microbiology
Malaria
Host-pathogen interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
3,345
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Protein Engineering
Antibody
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,501
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
developmental biology
single-cell RNAseq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
6,056
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362
154
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eugene Koonin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,805
95,501
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,402
1,142
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aravind L
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,001
30,484
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,480
2,599
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kira Makarova
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,657
41,403
0.570
genomics
evolution
archaea
CRISPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,745
5,571
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lothar Hennighausen
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,125
8,558
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,009
8,438
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Augustin Luna
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
31,221
0.904
biological networks
cancer biology
data visualization
systems biology
network biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,253
10,285
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zorina S Galis
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,111
6,863
0.228
Vascular biology
vascular medicine
atherosclerosis
hypertension
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,535
10,876
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tongqing Zhou
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,086
16,753
0.576
Infectious diseases
Structural Biology
Antibody
Vaccine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,277
12,485
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Schuck
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,359
8,231
0.312
biophysics
protein interactions
molecular evolution
SARS-CoV-2
analytical ultracentrifugation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,122
13,262
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lakshminarayan M Iyer
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,226
8,701
0.345
Evolutionary biology
protein sequence analysis
genomics
biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,712
15,191
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lee Eiden
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,796
3,984
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,505
20,684
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Terry P Yamaguchi
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,819
4,076
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,471
25,694
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yihong Ye
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,865
5,073
0.341
Protein quality control
UFM1
Synuclein
Tau
neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,420
26,405
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas D Schneider
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,507
2,602
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,966
27,747
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lawrence A Tabak
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,917
3,386
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,909
29,876
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
A Max Burroughs
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,006
7,175
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,799
32,383
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hari Shroff
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,068
6,672
0.553
imaging
microscopy
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,365
33,322
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Lewandoski
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,752
2,882
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,136
35,039
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fred Dyda
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,215
2,937
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,177
40,304
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martha Nelson
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,765
5,146
0.527
influenza - respiratory viruses - evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,163
42,051
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Priyamvada Acharya
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,365
6,844
0.731
Structural Biology of HIV-1 Entry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,871
42,626
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Avraham Rasooly
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,236
2,189
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,479
50,858
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Myong-Hee Sung
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,683
3,167
0.412
Systems biology
epigenomics
live cell microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,962
51,662
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Niraj H Tolia
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
3,345
0.443
Structural Biology
Vaccinology
Microbiology
Malaria
Host-pathogen interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,930
2,674
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kamada Haruhiko （鎌田 春彦）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,501
0.340
Protein Engineering
Antibody
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,837
55,794
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey A Farrell
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
6,056
0.874
developmental biology
single-cell RNAseq