Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 22 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Functional Genomics
Resource Use Efficiency
Nutrient Use Efficiency
Molecular Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,906
17,511
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Small RNAs
Plant Genomics
Flower sex
Evolution Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
14,670
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
4,165
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Molecular biology
Floral scent biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,131
1,942
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
molecular breeding，genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,044
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
molecular breeding
quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
547
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
indoor microbiome and health
high-throughput sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,263
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
molecular biology
proteomics
aquaculture
environmental stress
shirmp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,321
1,147
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,140
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Breeding
Molecular Plant Pathology
Plant-Pathogen Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
391
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
genetic
animal breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
423
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Embryonic Development
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
380
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cancer Drug Development
Delivery Systems
food safety
molecular biology
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
381
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
266
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Grapevine genomics
Disease resistance
Seedlessness
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quantitative and Population Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
289
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
107
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Integrative Genomics
Adaptive Evolution
Population Genetics
Single-cell Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
269
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
207
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
conservation genomics
evolution
gene
trait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
99
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molecular Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant Virology
Plant-Virus Interaction
Virus evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
99
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,680
934
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chengcai Chu
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,906
17,511
0.627
Functional Genomics
Resource Use Efficiency
Nutrient Use Efficiency
Molecular Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,610
2,194
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rui Xia
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
14,670
0.896
Small RNAs
Plant Genomics
Flower sex
Evolution Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,942
8,168
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xiaofan Zhou
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,806
4,165
0.717
Molecular evolution
evolutionary genomics
microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,773
20,568
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Farhat Abbas
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,131
1,942
0.911
Molecular biology
Floral scent biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,680
23,967
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cheng Jiaowen
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,044
0.610
molecular breeding，genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,717
25,589
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jinquan Li
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
547
0.356
molecular breeding
quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,760
26,009
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yu Sun
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,263
0.845
indoor microbiome and health
high-throughput sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,604
27,828
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lanfen Fan
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,321
1,147
0.868
molecular biology
proteomics
aquaculture
environmental stress
shirmp
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,250
28,470
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ze Peng
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,140
0.903
Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,397
45,007
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ezra S Bartholomew|Ezra S Bartholomew
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
391
0.907
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Breeding
Molecular Plant Pathology
Plant-Pathogen Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,220
45,116
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jinyan Teng 滕金言
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
423
0.988
genetic
animal breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,946
46,728
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dengfeng Gao
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
380
0.974
Embryonic Development
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039,197
46,992
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Asakiya
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
381
0.992
Cancer Drug Development
Delivery Systems
food safety
molecular biology
etc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,626
48,812
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hong-Biao Tang (唐鸿标)
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
266
0.769
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,603
49,825
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xu Wang 王旭
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
326
1.000
Grapevine genomics
Disease resistance
Seedlessness
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,155,885
51,872
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bello Semiu Folaniyi
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
289
1.000
Quantitative and Population Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,142
52,299
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mahmood Ul Hassan
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
107
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,798
53,090
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ze Yan
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
269
0.996
Integrative Genomics
Adaptive Evolution
Population Genetics
Single-cell Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195,018
53,556
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biliang Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
207
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,575,000
71,065
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wuji Zhang
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
99
0.917
conservation genomics
evolution
gene
trait
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,601,366
72,242
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Dilshad Hussain
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
99
0.980
Molecular Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant Virology
Plant-Virus Interaction
Virus evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,018,329
89,835
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Evans Tawiah Aboagye
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000