Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Salk Institute 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,993
67,156
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,897
43,984
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,512
27,034
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,730
29,906
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,383
4,160
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
10,422
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
11,983
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
15,387
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Embriogenesis
Aging and Regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
8,639
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Brain
spinal cord
astrocytes
microglia
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,638
8,485
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Structural Biology
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
3,100
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
plant biology
systems genetics
root development
climate change
carbon removal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,558
6,156
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
3,519
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,328
4,460
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Retroviruses
HIV
Chromatin
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,034
4,374
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
3,648
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mitochondrial Energetics and Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,781
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,433
2,877
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Reprogramming
Aging
Gene editing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,115
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
2,391
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Circadian
Biological Rhythms
Time-Restricted Eating
Clinical Trials
Cardiometabolic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
3,215
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Dopamine
Motivated Behaviours
Electrophysiology
Calcium Imaging
Digital Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,495
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Microproteins
Peptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
1,890
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Host-microbe Interactions
Disease Tolerance
Immunometabolism
Neuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,900
1,815
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,371
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335
143
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred "Rusty" Gage
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,993
67,156
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518
207
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald M Evans
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,897
43,984
0.184
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,909
2,787
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,512
27,034
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,797
3,212
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Reuben Shaw
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,730
29,906
0.469
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,661
7,819
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paula Tallal
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,383
4,160
0.114
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,778
9,184
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph P Noel
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
10,422
0.320
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,666
13,452
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerald S Shadel
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
11,983
0.480
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,154
13,663
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kay M Tye
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
15,387
0.622
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,499
19,419
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,731
8,639
0.461
Embriogenesis
Aging and Regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,259
22,469
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Axel Nimmerjahn
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,638
8,485
0.510
Brain
spinal cord
astrocytes
microglia
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,136
24,703
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Senyon Choe
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
3,100
0.202
Structural Biology
Protein Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,516
31,081
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wolfgang Busch
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,558
6,156
0.490
plant biology
systems genetics
root development
climate change
carbon removal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,047
53,084
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maryam Ahmadian
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,331
3,519
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,127
53,104
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pradeep Reddy
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,328
4,460
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,329
55,101
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dmitry Lyumkis
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,034
4,374
0.622
Retroviruses
HIV
Chromatin
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,198
61,048
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nasun Hah
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
3,648
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,338
68,528
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Weiwei Fan
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,451
2,781
0.510
Mitochondrial Energetics and Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,904
80,898
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fumiyuki Hatanaka
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,433
2,877
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,595
92,926
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mako Yamamoto
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
2,115
0.574
Reprogramming
Aging
Gene editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,626
94,973
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
sihao liu
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,577
2,391
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,989
100,819
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emily NC Manoogian
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
3,215
0.975
Circadian
Biological Rhythms
Time-Restricted Eating
Clinical Trials
Cardiometabolic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,472
102,399
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gillian A Matthews
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
2,495
0.773
Dopamine
Motivated Behaviours
Electrophysiology
Calcium Imaging
Digital Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,906
104,480
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qian Chu
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
1,890
0.603
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Microproteins
Peptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,542
110,260
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katia Troha
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,900
1,815
0.626
Host-microbe Interactions
Disease Tolerance
Immunometabolism
Neuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,847
123,034
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wenrong He
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,371
0.557