Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural SciencesNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Cancer
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,870
93,706
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,140
100,293
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Diabetes
Epidemiology
Genetics
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,111
103,442
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,936
126,332
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,382
132,555
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,213
106,603
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,182
65,570
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,625
84,503
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,781
95,726
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,854
70,390
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Genetiikka
epigenetiikka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,631
133,494
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
genome
microbiome
diabetes
metabolism
cardiovascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,716
110,070
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Levy
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
436,590
146,031
0.334
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard K Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81
41
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert A Weinberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382,443
123,762
0.324
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107
54
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,870
93,706
0.260
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Topol
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,140
100,293
0.278
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Zimmet
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,111
103,442
0.320
Diabetes
Epidemiology
Genetics
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Haussler
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,936
126,332
0.400
genomics
computer science
molecular biology
evolution
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207
92
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sudhir Kumar
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302,382
132,555
0.438
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Medicine
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225
98
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Botstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlo Croce
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253
24
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Panos Deloukas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287,213
106,603
0.371
Genetics
Genomics
Heart Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294
127
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Webb Miller
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,182
65,570
0.236
genomics
bioinformatics
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hans Clevers
Hubrecht Institute
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
Wnt
Intestine
Organoid
Adult stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325
140
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271,625
84,503
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397
168
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard M Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,781
95,726
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415
175
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Irving Weissman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,854
70,390
0.277
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mark McCarthy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lehtimaki T
BioMediTech
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,631
133,494
0.541
Genetiikka
epigenetiikka
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oluf Pedersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,716
110,070
0.453
genome
microbiome
diabetes
metabolism
cardiovascular disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557
220
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evan Eichler
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235,536
98,906
0.420
Segmental duplication
copy number variation
autism
developmental delay
gene duplication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570
225
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce M Spiegelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573
227
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Altschul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234