Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
population genetics evolutionary genomics heterochromatin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,894
37,961
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Microbial Ecology
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,720
67,580
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Biology
Agriculture
Plant Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,600
41,248
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
polyploidy
plant systematics
genomics
nodulation
plant evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,527
22,551
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,354
12,401
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
genome assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
6,658
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computational Biology
Single-cell technologies
Spatial-omics
Multiplexed imaging
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,953
5,477
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
4,606
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bioinformatics
Plant biology
Genomics
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
4,508
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cancer biology and therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,860
4,113
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
computational biology
cancer genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
4,306
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Vector biology
proteomics
molecular biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
2,730
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gene drive
synthetic biology
ecology
evolution
population genetic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
3,020
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Surgery
neuroendocrine tumors
cancer genomics
personalized medicine
cancer immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
3,396
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computational Biology
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,535
2,743
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genomics
Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,655
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Personalized Medicine
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
2,367
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Vector Biology
Plant Pathology
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,680
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuronal cell biology
cell death
axon degeneration
neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
2,204
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Precision Medicine
Systems Biology
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
3,116
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbiology-Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
1,798
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Immunology
Metabolism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,019
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular Genetics
Cancer Disparities
Genomics
Epigenetics
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
2,165
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computational Biology
Non-Coding Transcriptome
Cancer Biology
Transcriptional Regulation
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
2,387
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genetics
Nutrition For Precision Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
1,654
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,672
759
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew G Clark
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,894
37,961
0.281
population genetics evolutionary genomics heterochromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,049
1,470
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William A Walters
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,720
67,580
0.685
Bioinformatics
Microbial Ecology
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,077
1,942
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edward Buckler
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,600
41,248
0.488
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Biology
Agriculture
Plant Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,200
2,479
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeff Doyle
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,527
22,551
0.307
polyploidy
plant systematics
genomics
nodulation
plant evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,972
2,849
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott D Emr
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,354
12,401
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,692
54,533
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dmitry Meleshko
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,942
6,658
0.959
Bioinformatics
genome assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,226
62,357
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
André F Rendeiro
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,953
5,477
0.920
Computational Biology
Single-cell technologies
Spatial-omics
Multiplexed imaging
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,246
71,887
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sara Zaccara
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,007
4,606
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,464
71,952
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chen Jiao
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
4,508
0.901
Bioinformatics
Plant biology
Genomics
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,062
73,635
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Loredana Puca
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,860
4,113
0.846
cancer biology and therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,578
79,429
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaotong Yao
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
4,306
0.976
computational biology
cancer genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,719
87,160
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michelle Cilia Heck
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,918
2,730
0.697
Vector biology
proteomics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,958
89,195
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jackson Champer
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
3,020
0.796
gene drive
synthetic biology
ecology
evolution
population genetic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,642
93,445
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nikolay A Ivanov
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
3,396
0.955
Surgery
neuroendocrine tumors
cancer genomics
personalized medicine
cancer immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,092
93,862
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sagar Chhangawala
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,535
2,743
0.776
Computational Biology
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,242
95,102
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anthony Olarerin George
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,473
2,655
0.764
Genomics
Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,611
95,212
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew Liebers
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
2,367
0.683
Personalized Medicine
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,845
96,184
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Surya Saha
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,680
0.783
Vector Biology
Plant Pathology
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,663
100,103
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David J Simon
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,235
2,204
0.681
Neuronal cell biology
cell death
axon degeneration
neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,864
100,461
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rohan Bareja
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
3,116
0.968
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Precision Medicine
Systems Biology
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,038
101,648
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ludovic Giloteaux
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,166
1,798
0.568
Microbiology-Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,740
103,303
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yewei Ji
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,019
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,462
107,399
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Melissa B Davis
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
2,165
0.740
Molecular Genetics
Cancer Disparities
Genomics
Epigenetics
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,589
110,291
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Akanksha Verma
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
2,387
0.848
Computational Biology
Non-Coding Transcriptome
Cancer Biology
Transcriptional Regulation
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,024
112,853
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Murugan Subramanian
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
1,654
0.608
Genetics
Nutrition For Precision Health