Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 105 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,595
44,077
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,384
15,775
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
mouse models of human disease
fibroblast growth factors
FGF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,352
12,488
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biology
Immunology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,442
12,272
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
photosynthesis
reaction center
antenna
evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,564
11,194
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,456
13,592
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
population genetics
conservation biology
phylogenetics
human evolution
speciation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,631
3,959
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chromatin structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,559
4,236
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
cooperation
conflict
evolution
kin selection
Dictyostelium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,398
5,343
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,365
7,672
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gastrulation
Vertebrate Development
Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,395
5,963
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
CNS inflammation
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,450
2,805
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
evolutionary biology
social evolution
symbiosis
microbes
wasps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,629
4,477
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neuroscience
cell biology
developmental biology
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
7,267
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
systematics
taxonomy
evolution
fishes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,497
3,864
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
structural biology
biochemistry
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,297
5,296
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neurophysiology
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
arm movements
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,152
2,951
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
circadian
neuroscience
glia
birth
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
5,654
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
plant evolutionary biology
population genetics
crop domestication
genetics of adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,337
4,929
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental Biology
Hematology
Endocrinology
Pediatric Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,016
1,747
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
endocrinology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,248
786
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,167
3,548
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Desertification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,478
2,243
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bioinformatics
Cancer enhancer biology
Epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
6,213
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Population & Community Ecology
Microbiota
Mimulus
Inbreeding Depression
Diet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,164
4,752
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163
998
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David C Van Essen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,595
44,077
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,024
3,323
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Brent
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,384
15,775
0.249
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,502
4,049
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Ornitz
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,352
12,488
0.222
mouse models of human disease
fibroblast growth factors
FGF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,916
5,649
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
L David Sibley
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,442
12,272
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,797
6,052
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert E Blankenship
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,564
11,194
0.257
photosynthesis
reaction center
antenna
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,840
6,071
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan B Losos
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,456
13,592
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,889
7,015
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Templeton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,631
3,959
0.100
population genetics
conservation biology
phylogenetics
human evolution
speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,588
10,875
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah Elgin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,559
4,236
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,542
13,410
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Queller
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,398
5,343
0.210
cooperation
conflict
evolution
kin selection
Dictyostelium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,433
14,207
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gary A Silverman
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,365
7,672
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,386
15,849
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lilianna Solnica Krezel
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,395
5,963
0.266
Gastrulation
Vertebrate Development
Cell Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,274
17,787
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Russell
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,450
2,805
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,704
19,904
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joan E Strassmann
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,629
4,477
0.240
evolutionary biology
social evolution
symbiosis
microbes
wasps
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,309
22,532
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aaron Diantonio
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,847
7,267
0.431
Neuroscience
cell biology
developmental biology
neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,916
23,134
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Mayden
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,497
3,864
0.234
systematics
taxonomy
evolution
fishes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,819
23,475
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph Jez
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,297
5,296
0.325
structural biology
biochemistry
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,342
25,600
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lawrence H Snyder
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,152
2,951
0.195
Neurophysiology
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
arm movements
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,155
25,907
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Erik Herzog
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,994
5,654
0.377
circadian
neuroscience
glia
birth
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,203
29,587
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kenneth M Olsen
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,337
4,929
0.370
plant evolutionary biology
population genetics
crop domestication
genetics of adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,417
30,393
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David B Wilson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,016
1,747
0.134
Developmental Biology
Hematology
Endocrinology
Pediatric Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,025
32,402
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Irving Boime
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,248
786
0.064
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,421
35,780
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph C Corbo
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,167
3,548
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,247
38,146
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Valone
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,478
2,243
0.214
Ecology
Animal Behavior
Desertification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,392
38,197
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bo Zhang
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
6,213
0.594
Bioinformatics
Cancer enhancer biology
Epigenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,689
39,319
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicholas W Griffin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,164
4,752
0.468
Population & Community Ecology
Microbiota
Mimulus
Inbreeding Depression
Diet