Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
King Abdullah University of Science 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
Genome Biology
Plant Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,984
21,713
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Pathogen Biology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
12,525
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
machine learning
genomics
neuroscience
computational biology
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,995
8,652
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular beam epitaxy
Carrier dynamics
Photonic device technology
Optical wireless comm.
Solar water splitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,114
9,504
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genome Engineering & Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,752
8,584
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genomics
Evolution
Funcional Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
5,892
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Neurosymbolic AI
Knowledge representation
Applied Ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,161
5,468
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metagenomics
Genome Annotation
Comparative Genomics
Virus Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,786
4,613
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
COVID-19
Stem cell
regenerative medicine
CRISPR
Nanopore sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,483
4,718
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
bioinformatics
plant
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
4,362
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Molecular Evolution
Environmental genomics
Bioinformatics
Population Genetics
Sensory System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
2,300
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Clinical Research
Molecular Evolution
Population Genomics
Bioinformatics
Systems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
2,060
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Plant Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
2,067
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,617
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
969
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
epigenetics
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
1,314
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
bioinformatics
microbial genomics
plant genomics
third generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,692
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Plant Biology
Biochemistry
Stress Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,639
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Epigenetics
Genomics
ncRNA
Host-pathogen Interactions
Epitranscriptome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
1,085
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
genomics
molecular genetics
plant stress tolerance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,305
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
DNA Replication and Repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
1,309
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular Biology
Stem Cells
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
699
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
640
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Parasitology
sySytems Biology
Network Biology
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
867
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular Biology
Aquaculture
Toxicology
Fish Physiology
Fish Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
946
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,592
14
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rod A Wing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,984
21,713
0.334
Genome Biology
Plant Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,220
52
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arnab Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,152
12,525
0.390
Genomics
Pathogen Biology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,134
92
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jesper Tegnér|Jesper Tegner, Jesper N Tegner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,995
8,652
0.412
machine learning
genomics
neuroscience
computational biology
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,933
214
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tien Khee Ng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,114
9,504
0.785
Molecular beam epitaxy
Carrier dynamics
Photonic device technology
Optical wireless comm.
Solar water splitting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,864
222
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Magdy M Mahfouz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,752
8,584
0.730
Genome Engineering & Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,082
323
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manuel Aranda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,837
5,892
0.667
Genomics
Evolution
Funcional Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,710
358
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Hoehndorf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,161
5,468
0.670
Bioinformatics
Neurosymbolic AI
Knowledge representation
Applied Ontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,356
386
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Intikhab Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,786
4,613
0.592
Metagenomics
Genome Annotation
Comparative Genomics
Virus Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,141
402
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mo Li|李墨
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,483
4,718
0.630
COVID-19
Stem cell
regenerative medicine
CRISPR
Nanopore sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,976
413
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Abrouk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
4,362
0.590
bioinformatics
plant
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,797
913
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katsuhiko Mineta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
2,300
0.557
Molecular Evolution
Environmental genomics
Bioinformatics
Population Genetics
Sensory System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,396
965
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hajime Ohyanagi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
2,060
0.523
Clinical Research
Molecular Evolution
Population Genomics
Bioinformatics
Systems Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,733
1,055
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yong Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
2,067
0.560
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Plant Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,882
1,088
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Huoming Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,617
0.448
proteomics
mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,897
1,350
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ming Sin Cheung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
969
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,765
1,604
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yong Woo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
1,314
0.526
epigenetics
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,059
1,734
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Salim Bougouffa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,692
0.728
bioinformatics
microbial genomics
plant genomics
third generation sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,425
1,774
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Kosmacz Chodasiewicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,639
0.723
Molecular Plant Biology
Biochemistry
Stress Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,792
2,100
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muhammad Shuaib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
1,085
0.559
Epigenetics
Genomics
ncRNA
Host-pathogen Interactions
Epitranscriptome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,337
2,485
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Damien Lightfoot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,305
0.791
genomics
molecular genetics
plant stress tolerance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,170
2,779
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Tehseen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
1,309
0.910
DNA Replication and Repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,299
2,785
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zakir Ullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
699
0.487
Molecular Biology
Stem Cells
Plant Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,318
2,786
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Antonio Adamo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,434
640
0.446
Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,605
3,277
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amit Kumar Subudhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
867
0.734
Molecular Parasitology
sySytems Biology
Network Biology
Functional Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,413
3,292
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ricardo Alves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
946
0.805
Molecular Biology
Aquaculture
Toxicology
Fish Physiology
Fish Endocrinology