Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural 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
gene expression
plants
epigenetics
chromosomes
nuclear electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,362
5,006
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,863
7,266
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
nuclear electrophysiology
interphase chromosomes
gene expression
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
2,685
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,844
7,480
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plant molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,176
5,484
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
2,085
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
5,527
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peptides and proteins design in AI
Omics
Metagenomics
Marine Genomics
Network Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,587
5,919
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,303
1,861
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
algorithm
network
web mining
bioinformatics
VLSI/CAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,131
1,853
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
RNA degradation
RNase E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,853
1,285
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Epigenetics
RNA biology
Chromatin biology
Molecular Genetics
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
2,206
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
2,474
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Biology
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,280
3,171
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evolution
Genomics
Agrobacterium
Phytoplasma
Mollicutes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,562
3,100
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer biology and Herbal medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
2,565
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stem cell biology
RNA biology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
2,353
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer biology
Stem cell biology
Developmental biology
Immune cell therapy
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
1,803
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
[ Coral Reefs] microbial biodiversity
metagenomics
metaviromics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
2,237
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
bioinformatics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
1,416
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
1,173
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chromatin Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
1,160
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular Biology
Structural biology
Protobiology
Genetic code
Origin of the Genetic Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,572
1,062
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Circuit Development
Synaptic Plasticity
Learning/Memory
Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,720
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,844
1,477
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,454
86
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marjori Matzke
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,362
5,006
0.177
gene expression
plants
epigenetics
chromosomes
nuclear electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,228
154
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Meng-Chao Yao
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,863
7,266
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,518
182
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonius Matzke
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
2,685
0.142
nuclear electrophysiology
interphase chromosomes
gene expression
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,163
213
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chao-Wen Wang
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,844
7,480
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,945
348
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yi-Fang Tsay 蔡宜芳
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,176
5,484
0.450
plant molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,626
504
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bon-Chu Chung
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
2,085
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,370
523
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Han-Chung Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,274
5,527
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,237
703
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chung-Yen Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,587
5,919
0.780
Peptides and proteins design in AI
Omics
Metagenomics
Marine Genomics
Network Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,916
735
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wen-Chang Lin
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,303
1,861
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,523
755
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan-Ming Ho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,131
1,853
0.260
algorithm
network
web mining
bioinformatics
VLSI/CAD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,601
792
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sue Lin-Chao
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,853
1,285
0.188
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
RNA degradation
RNase E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,751
812
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tatsuo Kanno
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
2,206
0.331
Epigenetics
RNA biology
Chromatin biology
Molecular Genetics
Plant science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,566
849
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jr-Kai Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
2,474
0.382
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,707
885
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pao-Yang Chen|柏仰 陳
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,280
3,171
0.505
Computational Biology
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,714
1,018
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)|郭志鴻
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,562
3,100
0.557
Evolution
Genomics
Agrobacterium
Phytoplasma
Mollicutes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,521
1,142
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pei-Wen Hsiao
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,034
2,565
0.510
Cancer biology and Herbal medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,731
1,266
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hung-Chih Kuo
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,603
2,353
0.511
Stem cell biology
RNA biology
Neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,243
1,302
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chia-Ning Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
1,803
0.400
Cancer biology
Stem cell biology
Developmental biology
Immune cell therapy
Regenerative Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,915
1,435
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sen-Lin Tang
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,115
2,237
0.544
[ Coral Reefs] microbial biodiversity
metagenomics
metaviromics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,090
1,613
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ming-Jing Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
1,416
0.384
bioinformatics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,595
1,619
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ming-Ren Yen
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
1,173
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,862
1,660
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cheng-Fu Kao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
1,160
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,561
1,667
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yoshitaka Bessho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,572
1,062
0.297
Molecular Biology
Structural biology
Protobiology
Genetic code
Origin of the Genetic Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,517
1,875
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shu-Ling Chiu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,720
0.541
Circuit Development
Synaptic Plasticity
Learning/Memory
Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,067
2,110
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yen-Ping Hsueh
Academia Sinica
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,844
1,477
0.519