Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
United States
Bert Vogelstein
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
United States
Mark Daly
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
United States
Daniel Levy
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,951
142,727
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Richard K Wilson
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
United States
Robert A Weinberg
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
United States
Kenneth Kinzler
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
United States
Eric Topol
A.I.
genomics
digital
individualized medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,044
98,391
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
Richard Durbin
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
Australia
Paul Zimmet
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
United States
David Haussler
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
United States
Sudhir Kumar
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
United States
David Botstein
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
United States
Carlo Croce
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
United Kingdom
Panos Deloukas
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
United States
Webb Miller
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
Netherlands
Hans Clevers
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
United States
Craig Thompson
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,494
83,474
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Irving Weissman
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 :19
United Kingdom
Mark McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Finland
Lehtimaki T
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 :21
United States
Richard M Myers
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,765
82,833
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Denmark
Oluf Pedersen
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
United States
Evan Eichler
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
United States
Bruce M Spiegelman
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
United States
Stephen Altschul
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22
United States
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,802
109,304
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
United States
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Daly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52
United States
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Levy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432,951
142,727
0.330
Genetics
Genomics
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73
United States
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard K Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81
United States
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106
United States
54
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenneth Kinzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,870
93,706
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111
United States
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Topol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358,044
98,391
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148
United Kingdom
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Durbin
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
162
Australia
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Zimmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,111
103,442
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179
United States
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Haussler
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
206
United States
92
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sudhir Kumar
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
223
United States
97
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Botstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231
United States
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carlo Croce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251
United Kingdom
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289
United States
123
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Webb Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,182
65,570
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295
Netherlands
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hans Clevers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,753
134,831
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326
United States
141
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270,494
83,474
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412
United States
174
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Irving Weissman
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
416
United Kingdom
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark McCarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463
Finland
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lehtimaki T
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,631
133,494
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482
United States
196
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard M Myers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243,765
82,833
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488
Denmark
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oluf Pedersen
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
551
United States
220
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Evan Eichler
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
562
United States
224
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce M Spiegelman
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
566
United States
226
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Altschul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,704
54,642
0.234