Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 78 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
Biologic Scaffolds
Whole Organ Regeneration
Macrophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,527
26,533
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
systems biology
computational medicine
molecular pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,249
7,767
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bacteriophages
Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,208
13,066
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
protein misfolding amyloid Huntington's disease Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,985
6,690
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Electrophysiology
X-Ray Diffraction
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,442
19,684
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,051
5,407
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sex chromosomes
pollination
polyploidy
eco-evo dynamics
urban ecology & evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,807
9,617
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
causal modeling
gene networks
systems medicine
microbiome
chronic lung diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,022
4,871
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
molecular biophysics
computational biology
structural biology
DNA-protein interactions
transporters and ion channels
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
3,203
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
structural biology
protein crystallography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,947
1,458
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cerebral Blood Flow
Marmosets
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stroke
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,796
4,203
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
structural biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,918
2,639
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sensory systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
2,555
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant Community Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,900
2,699
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cell biology
developmental biology
morphogenesis
cytoskeleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,821
1,241
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,743
2,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioacoustics
Ecology
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
3,357
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Phage Genomics
DNA Sequencing
Web Databases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
4,103
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
evolution
systems biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,080
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
mitochondrial DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,744
3,723
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zebrafish
heart development
heart regeneration
Ras/MAPK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,056
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscopy
X-ray crystallography
molecular recognition
protein dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
2,370
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
physiological ecology
gut microbiome
microbial ecology
animal physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
4,362
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biochemoprevention
Translational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,076
2,143
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ALS/FTD
nucleocytoplasmic trafficking
RNP transport
TDP-43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
3,088
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,530
2,150
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Badylak
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,527
26,533
0.322
Biologic Scaffolds
Whole Organ Regeneration
Macrophages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,301
3,959
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zoltan N Oltvai
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,249
7,767
0.136
systems biology
computational medicine
molecular pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,488
7,727
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graham Hatfull
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,208
13,066
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,867
9,645
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Wetzel
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,985
6,690
0.209
protein misfolding amyloid Huntington's disease Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,776
10,953
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Qiang Chen
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,442
19,684
0.669
Structural Biology
Biophysics
Electrophysiology
X-Ray Diffraction
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,250
13,718
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew B Schwartz
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,051
5,407
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,406
17,468
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tia Lynn Ashman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,807
9,617
0.462
sex chromosomes
pollination
polyploidy
eco-evo dynamics
urban ecology & evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,964
20,824
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Panayiotis Takis Benos
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,022
4,871
0.270
causal modeling
gene networks
systems medicine
microbiome
chronic lung diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,219
24,782
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John M Rosenberg
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,581
3,203
0.206
molecular biophysics
computational biology
structural biology
DNA-protein interactions
transporters and ion channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,549
26,061
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William Furey
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,947
1,458
0.098
structural biology
protein crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,353
26,346
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Afonso C Silva
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,796
4,203
0.284
Cerebral Blood Flow
Marmosets
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stroke
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,028
36,697
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James F Conway
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,918
2,639
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,735
38,673
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kathryn M Albers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,362
2,555
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,913
40,496
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Walter P Carson
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,900
2,699
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,894
40,814
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeffrey D Hildebrand
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,821
1,241
0.126
cell biology
developmental biology
morphogenesis
cytoskeleton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,394
45,770
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
H Richard Koerber
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,743
2,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,865
49,544
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Justin Kitzes
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,037
3,357
0.418
Bioacoustics
Ecology
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,826
53,467
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel A Russell
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,408
4,103
0.554
Phage Genomics
DNA Sequencing
Web Databases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,544
55,608
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anne Ruxandra Carvunis
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
3,080
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,424
58,101
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brett Kaufman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,744
3,723
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,804
59,822
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Tsang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,056
0.315
Zebrafish
heart development
heart regeneration
Ras/MAPK
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,062
60,215
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Hinck
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
2,370
0.366
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscopy
X-ray crystallography
molecular recognition
protein dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,331
63,454
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kevin D Kohl
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
4,362
0.716
physiological ecology
gut microbiome
microbial ecology
animal physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,880
63,628
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eun-Ryeong Hahm
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,076
2,143
0.353
Biochemoprevention
Translational Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,527
64,119
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christopher Donnelly
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,017
3,088
0.513
ALS/FTD
nucleocytoplasmic trafficking
RNP transport
TDP-43