Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 21 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
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Bacterial Genomics
Comparative bacterial genomics and evolution
Human Genetics
Human Retrovirology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
6,193
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Workflows
Reproducible Research
Metadata
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,254
2,310
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cytoskeleton
septins
spatial biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,968
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioinformatics
omics
bacteria
DNA sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,078
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Telomere biology
Infertility
Prenatal Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
385
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular Simulations
Multiscale Optimization
Aqueous Solutions
Biomimetic Assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
271
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aging
stem cells
cellular rejuvenation
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
531
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cancer biology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
298
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Microbiology
Immunology
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
522
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cancer biology
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
314
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular biology
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
484
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanopores
Single Molecule Analysis
Nanofluidics
DNA sequencing
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
125
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bioinformatics
microbiome
RNA sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
63
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Metabolomics
Infectious Disease
Parasitology
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
172
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer biology
Immuology
Cell therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
118
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell biology
cytoskeleton
cell migration
mechanotransduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
73
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Myrmecology
Insect Symbiosis
Evolution
Entomology
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
36
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cell Migration
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
cell and molecular biology
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,878
10,990
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Garth D Ehrlich
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
6,193
0.211
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Bacterial Genomics
Comparative bacterial genomics and evolution
Human Genetics
Human Retrovirology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,697
54,353
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeremy Leipzig
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,254
2,310
0.318
Bioinformatics
Workflows
Reproducible Research
Metadata
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,230
79,646
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Elias T Spiliotis
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,595
1,968
0.428
cytoskeleton
septins
spatial biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,292
142,646
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joshua P Earl
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,078
0.545
Bioinformatics
omics
bacteria
DNA sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,197
215,404
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicole Marchetto
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
385
0.443
Telomere biology
Infertility
Prenatal Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,982
217,910
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aviel Chaimovich
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
271
0.321
Molecular Simulations
Multiscale Optimization
Aqueous Solutions
Biomimetic Assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,762
219,025
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ferit Tuzer
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
531
0.639
Aging
stem cells
cellular rejuvenation
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,995
220,419
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Siddhartha Rawat
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
298
0.365
cancer biology
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,907
230,158
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cheng Han Chung
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
522
0.726
Microbiology
Immunology
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,684
238,138
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elena Irollo
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645
314
0.487
Cancer biology
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,719
252,394
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vivek R Joshi|Vivek Joshi, VR Joshi
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
523
484
0.925
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular biology
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,413
267,001
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anmiv S Prabhu
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
125
0.295
Nanopores
Single Molecule Analysis
Nanofluidics
DNA sequencing
Nanofabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,049
279,270
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey Lapides
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
63
0.181
bioinformatics
microbiome
RNA sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334,312
315,302
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anurag Shukla
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
172
0.910
Metabolomics
Infectious Disease
Parasitology
Molecular Biology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530,557
341,734
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zeng Qinghe
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
118
0.992
Cancer biology
Immuology
Cell therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,389
364,075
802
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pragati C Marks
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
73
0.936
Cell biology
cytoskeleton
cell migration
mechanotransduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,806,961
379,073
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christian Cabuslay
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
Myrmecology
Insect Symbiosis
Evolution
Entomology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,896,985
391,017
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Saeed Keshani Langroodi
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
36
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,029,014
407,859
924
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dhanushika Kukulage
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,308
419,387
955
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Breanne R Hewitt
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Cell Migration
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,913
420,707
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter G Zaki|Peter Zaki
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
cell and molecular biology
biochemistry