Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,867
World Rank
229
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular evolution | population genetics | bioinformatics | comparative genomics | evolutionary genetic
molecular evolution | population genetics | bioinformatics | comparative genomics | evolutionary genetic
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Total73,480
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Last 6 Years44,367
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Last 6 Years / Total0.604
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,928
World Rank
234
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Molecular Evolution | Phylogenetics | Phylogenomics | High Performance Computin
Bioinformatics | Molecular Evolution | Phylogenetics | Phylogenomics | High Performance Computin
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Total73,002
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Last 6 Years65,622
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Last 6 Years / Total0.899
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
16,565
World Rank
690
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total38,451
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Last 6 Years27,975
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Last 6 Years / Total0.728
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
22,222
World Rank
960
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total31,805
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Last 6 Years3,142
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Last 6 Years / Total0.099
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,441
World Rank
1,125
Country Rank
76
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total29,098
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Last 6 Years6,933
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Last 6 Years / Total0.238
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
26,750
World Rank
1,188
Country Rank
82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Phylogenetics | Evolution | Bioinformatics | Genomic
Phylogenetics | Evolution | Bioinformatics | Genomic
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Total28,154
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Last 6 Years18,756
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Last 6 Years / Total0.666
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,692
World Rank
1,488
Country Rank
100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total24,095
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Last 6 Years3,585
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Last 6 Years / Total0.149
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,097
World Rank
2,296
Country Rank
145
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total17,833
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Last 6 Years14,837
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Last 6 Years / Total0.832
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,065
World Rank
2,341
Country Rank
149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Epigenomics | Social Insects | Behaviour | evolution_of_social_behavior | neuroetholog
Epigenomics | Social Insects | Behaviour | evolution_of_social_behavior | neuroetholog
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Total17,578
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Last 6 Years4,316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
55,285
World Rank
2,503
Country Rank
154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
RNA Biology | mRNA translation & stability | noncoding RN
RNA Biology | mRNA translation & stability | noncoding RN
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Total16,817
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Last 6 Years7,264
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Last 6 Years / Total0.432
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,193
World Rank
3,065
Country Rank
185
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer | transcription | chromatin | epigenetics | Pol I Ribosome Biogenesi
Cancer | transcription | chromatin | epigenetics | Pol I Ribosome Biogenesi
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Total14,514
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Last 6 Years5,646
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Last 6 Years / Total0.389
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
146,293
World Rank
6,726
Country Rank
347
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
MicroRNA biology | post-transcriptional gene regulatio
MicroRNA biology | post-transcriptional gene regulatio
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Total7,450
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Last 6 Years2,589
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Last 6 Years / Total0.348
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
173,103
World Rank
7,927
Country Rank
397
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
bioinformatics | genomics | phylogenomics | bio-statistic
bioinformatics | genomics | phylogenomics | bio-statistic
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Total6,335
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Last 6 Years1,579
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Last 6 Years / Total0.249
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
176,933
World Rank
8,080
Country Rank
406
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total6,200
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Last 6 Years2,491
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
191,398
World Rank
8,724
Country Rank
434
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Mouse Genetics | Developmental Biology | Cell Biolog
Mouse Genetics | Developmental Biology | Cell Biolog
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Total5,729
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Last 6 Years1,321
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Last 6 Years / Total0.231
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
211,503
World Rank
9,614
Country Rank
464
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology | RNA Biology | Gene Regulation | Machine Learnin
Computational Biology | RNA Biology | Gene Regulation | Machine Learnin
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Total5,170
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Last 6 Years1,950
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
226,090
World Rank
10,198
Country Rank
491
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Retinal Degenerations | Photoreceptor cell death | microRNA | non-coding RNA and age-related macular degeneratio
Retinal Degenerations | Photoreceptor cell death | microRNA | non-coding RNA and age-related macular degeneratio
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Total4,822
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Last 6 Years3,435
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Last 6 Years / Total0.712
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
268,536
World Rank
11,950
Country Rank
558
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total3,997
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Last 6 Years869
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
277,366
World Rank
12,302
Country Rank
571
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total3,852
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Last 6 Years1,443
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
280,864
World Rank
12,447
Country Rank
578
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total3,796
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Last 6 Years2,181
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Last 6 Years / Total0.575
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
284,384
World Rank
12,581
Country Rank
585
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total3,743
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Last 6 Years753
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Last 6 Years / Total0.201
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
300,973
World Rank
13,217
Country Rank
611
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total3,503
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Last 6 Years848
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Last 6 Years / Total0.242
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
304,342
World Rank
13,364
Country Rank
618
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total3,457
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Last 6 Years877
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Last 6 Years / Total0.254
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
301,122
World Rank
13,224
Country Rank
612
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total3,500
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Last 6 Years2,555
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Last 6 Years / Total0.730
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,300
World Rank
15,247
Country Rank
674
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total2,875
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Last 6 Years822
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Last 6 Years / Total0.286
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