Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,241
14,790
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
mechanotransduction
mechanobiology
mechanomedicine
tumors
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,319
8,506
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
genetics
mutagens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
9,765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Integrative physiology
ecology
genetics
and genomics
of plant responses to global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
8,390
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,156
5,393
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
computational genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,759
1,866
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
NF-kappaB signaling
epigenetic
pathogen-host interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,550
4,240
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Computational Neuroscience
Sensory Processing
Neuroethology
Biorobotics
High-Energy Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,073
1,027
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
molecular anthropology
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
5,058
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
DNA Sequencing
genome assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
4,947
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
auditory physiology
sensory neuroscience
ethology
neurowthology
neuroengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,451
1,447
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
RNA metabolism
entomology
Plant molecular biology
bacteriology
Lipid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
1,398
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Transcriptomics
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,328
4,304
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Endocrinology
Cancer Biology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
4,123
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Proteomics
Neurobiology
Cell Biology
Geobiology
Chromatin and Gene Regulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
1,606
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
molecular biology
biochemistry
genetics
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,860
943
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
how molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation control physiological functions and chronic disease processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,123
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Plant Physiology
Phenotyping
Increased yield
Food security
Global Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
2,651
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
molecular neuroscience
computational protein design
protein engineering
conformational changes in proteins
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,353
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
skeletal muscle
stem cells
pericytes
integrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
2,010
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Chondrocyte biology
osteogenesis
tendon pathobiology
mesenchymal stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,117
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Developmental Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,864
1,083
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
General relativity
numerical relativity
relativistic astrophysics
cosmology
modified theories of gravity.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
2,335
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
1,593
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Computational genomics of microbial and novel genes and proteins
Systems biology of Signaling and Gene regulatory networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,293
542
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,757
5,560
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gene E Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,241
14,790
0.327
Behavior
Entomology
Evolution
Genomics
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,650
11,297
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ning Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,319
8,506
0.300
mechanotransduction
mechanobiology
mechanomedicine
tumors
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,868
16,411
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael J Plewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,496
9,765
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,651
22,223
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew Db Leakey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,799
8,390
0.499
Integrative physiology
ecology
genetics
and genomics
of plant responses to global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,489
23,326
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Belmont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,156
5,393
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,381
25,944
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Victor Jongeneel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,759
1,866
0.126
computational genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,551
26,366
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lin Feng Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,550
4,240
0.291
NF-kappaB signaling
epigenetic
pathogen-host interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,308
39,129
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark E Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,073
1,027
0.102
Computational Neuroscience
Sensory Processing
Neuroethology
Biorobotics
High-Energy Particle Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,685
43,400
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ripan Malhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,077
5,058
0.557
molecular anthropology
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,731
45,494
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alvaro G Hernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,659
4,947
0.571
DNA Sequencing
genome assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,018
46,587
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Albert S Feng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,451
1,447
0.171
auditory physiology
sensory neuroscience
ethology
neurowthology
neuroengineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,901
58,478
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas C Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
1,398
0.212
RNA metabolism
entomology
Plant molecular biology
bacteriology
Lipid metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,456
60,568
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,328
4,304
0.680
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Transcriptomics
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,021
60,731
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Erik Russell Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,308
4,123
0.654
Endocrinology
Cancer Biology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,537
61,170
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter M Yau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
1,606
0.257
Proteomics
Neurobiology
Cell Biology
Geobiology
Chromatin and Gene Regulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,562
64,650
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian C Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,860
943
0.161
molecular biology
biochemistry
genetics
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,366
76,300
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yuan Xiang Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,780
2,123
0.444
how molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation control physiological functions and chronic disease processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,648
86,701
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amanda P De Souza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,059
2,651
0.653
Plant Physiology
Phenotyping
Increased yield
Food security
Global Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,359
89,495
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Erik Procko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,891
2,353
0.605
molecular neuroscience
computational protein design
protein engineering
conformational changes in proteins
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,307
90,017
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marni Boppart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,857
2,010
0.521
skeletal muscle
stem cells
pericytes
integrin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,503
103,004
896
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,117
0.349
Chondrocyte biology
osteogenesis
tendon pathobiology
mesenchymal stem cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,297
111,348
972
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nien Pei Tsai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,864
1,083
0.378
Developmental Neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,133
119,062
1,029
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Antonios Tsokaros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
2,335
0.900
General relativity
numerical relativity
relativistic astrophysics
cosmology
modified theories of gravity.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,473
119,156
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Craig Yendrek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,591
1,593
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,140
128,868
1,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charu G Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,293
542
0.236
Computational genomics of microbial and novel genes and proteins
Systems biology of Signaling and Gene regulatory networks