Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stanford 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
environmental biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,501
56,059
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biology
Medicine
Genomics
Regulatory RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,469
79,262
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Population biology
human ecology
evolution
coevolution
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,692
34,620
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genetics
Population Genomics
marine population biology
marine ecology
marine conseravtion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,423
24,008
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
evolution
human genetics
population genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,483
26,935
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microbial Ecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,330
32,789
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neurobiology
genetics
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,925
24,060
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Structural Biology
Structure Determination with Less Information
Simulation of Mesoscale Molecular Dynamics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,508
6,737
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
comparative physiology
molecular evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
10,378
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
human evolution
mathematical genetics
phylogenetics
population genetics
statistical genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,195
16,202
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computational biology
data mining
machine learning
systems biology
cancer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,404
27,477
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,931
6,831
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Maize anther development
transposon
environmental variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,023
5,927
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,457
11,756
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Systems biology
cell cycle
protein phosphorylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,583
6,441
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Human Evolution
Paleolithic Archaeology
Zooarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,382
6,192
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms
temperature regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,072
6,537
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
bacterial genetics
cell regulation
molecular biology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
6,093
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mitochondria
proteostasis
Neurodegenerative disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,773
9,917
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Proteomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,315
10,545
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
ecosystem services
conservation biology
marine biology
environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,654
10,276
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Protein folding and evolution
Molecular Chaperones
Host-Virus interactions
Protein Quality Control and Neurodegenerative Dise
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,042
9,202
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,032
12,431
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
RNA structure and function
biophysics
translation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,794
5,696
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neurobiology and behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,276
5,676
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762
306
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Harold Mooney
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,501
56,059
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,678
764
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Howard Y Chang
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,469
79,262
0.589
Biology
Medicine
Genomics
Regulatory RNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,772
804
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul R Ehrlich
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,692
34,620
0.265
Population biology
human ecology
evolution
coevolution
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,203
1,549
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen R Palumbi
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,423
24,008
0.249
Genetics
Population Genomics
marine population biology
marine ecology
marine conseravtion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,765
1,810
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marcus W Feldman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,483
26,935
0.304
evolution
human genetics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,519
3,592
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elizabeth Costello
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,330
32,789
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,841
4,236
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liqun Luo
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,925
24,060
0.455
neurobiology
genetics
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,460
5,011
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Levitt
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,508
6,737
0.142
Computational Structural Biology
Structure Determination with Less Information
Simulation of Mesoscale Molecular Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,872
5,187
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George N Somero
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,344
10,378
0.224
comparative physiology
molecular evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,292
5,382
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Noah Rosenberg
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,195
16,202
0.358
human evolution
mathematical genetics
phylogenetics
population genetics
statistical genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,500
8,225
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Gentles
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,404
27,477
0.799
Computational biology
data mining
machine learning
systems biology
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,685
8,760
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ron Kopito
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,931
6,831
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,578
9,594
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Virginia Walbot
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,023
5,927
0.191
Maize anther development
transposon
environmental variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,127
9,827
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barbara Block
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,457
11,756
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,359
10,820
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James Ferrell
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,583
6,441
0.225
Systems biology
cell cycle
protein phosphorylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,912
11,501
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard Klein
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,382
6,192
0.226
Human Evolution
Paleolithic Archaeology
Zooarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,842
12,345
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
H Craig Heller
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,072
6,537
0.251
neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms
temperature regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,497
12,627
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucy Shapiro
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,640
6,093
0.238
bacterial genetics
cell regulation
molecular biology
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,978
13,246
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bingwei Lu
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,773
9,917
0.400
Mitochondria
proteostasis
Neurodegenerative disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,789
13,608
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joshua E Elias
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,315
10,545
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,006
14,128
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mary Ruckelshaus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,654
10,276
0.434
ecosystem services
conservation biology
marine biology
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,226
14,613
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Judith Frydman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,042
9,202
0.399
Protein folding and evolution
Molecular Chaperones
Host-Virus interactions
Protein Quality Control and Neurodegenerative Dise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,263
15,480
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sofia Kyriazopoulou-Panagiotopoulou
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,032
12,431
0.564
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,822
15,700
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joseph D (Jody) Puglisi
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,794
5,696
0.261
RNA structure and function
biophysics
translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,033
16,193
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Russell D Fernald
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,276
5,676
0.267