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
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,958
21,135
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cancer Biology
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,753
42,382
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
genetics
microbial pathogenesis
sexual reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,975
21,244
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular virology and RNA sequence mediated gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,958
11,191
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
genetics
genomics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,376
14,844
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetically encoded polymers
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Drug delivery
Nanotechnology
Point-of-care tests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,259
17,734
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
protein structure and self assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,173
7,126
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,557
19,252
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,846
11,189
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
gene expression and regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,931
3,829
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cancer
bioinformatics
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,389
10,027
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Genomic Medicine
Precision Medicine
Digital Health
Data Analytics
Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,265
10,887
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genetics
Genomics
Human Behavior
Human Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,836
9,594
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,411
2,966
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
host-microbiota interactions
gastroenterology
nutrition
inflammation
adipose tissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,853
11,264
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Genomic and Computation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,205
7,787
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cancer biology
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,011
4,245
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genomics
Microbiome
Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,906
12,112
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genetics
cancer
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,669
7,221
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Human Genetics
Genomics
Plant Biology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
5,684
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
molecular genetics
innate immunity
cell biology
microbiology
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,210
4,286
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genetics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,110
7,601
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Apoptosis
Cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,800
2,751
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cancer and evolution
comparative oncology
systems biology
epithelial plasticity
patient-derived models of cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,754
9,291
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,547
2,225
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,464
649
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marc G Caron
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,958
21,135
0.143
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,022
2,383
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeffrey R Marks
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,753
42,382
0.552
Cancer Biology
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,666
2,687
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph Heitman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,975
21,244
0.299
genetics
microbial pathogenesis
sexual reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,814
2,755
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bryan R Cullen
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,958
11,191
0.160
Molecular virology and RNA sequence mediated gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,589
3,602
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simon Gregory
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,376
14,844
0.250
genetics
genomics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,252
4,885
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,259
17,734
0.360
Genetically encoded polymers
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Drug delivery
Nanotechnology
Point-of-care tests
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,628
6,453
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harold P Erickson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,173
7,126
0.173
Cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
protein structure and self assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,470
7,747
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timothy E Reddy
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,557
19,252
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,078
12,821
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Hauser
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,846
11,189
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,623
13,489
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
JD Keene
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,931
3,829
0.154
gene expression and regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,634
13,927
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
P Kelly Marcom
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,389
10,027
0.411
Cancer
bioinformatics
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,882
14,034
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Geoffrey S Ginsburg
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,265
10,887
0.449
Genomic Medicine
Precision Medicine
Digital Health
Data Analytics
Sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,628
15,149
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karen Sugden
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,836
9,594
0.420
Genetics
Genomics
Human Behavior
Human Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,525
15,523
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas Petes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,411
2,966
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,893
19,248
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John F Rawls
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,853
11,264
0.597
host-microbiota interactions
gastroenterology
nutrition
inflammation
adipose tissue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,109
20,125
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jen Tsan Ashley Chi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,205
7,787
0.428
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Genomic and Computation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,773
20,390
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gerard Blobe
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,011
4,245
0.236
cancer biology
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,173
20,546
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lawrence A David
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,906
12,112
0.676
Genomics
Microbiome
Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,036
20,881
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
So Young Kim
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,669
7,221
0.409
genetics
cancer
biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,469
23,397
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yujun Han
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,092
5,684
0.353
Human Genetics
Genomics
Plant Biology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,653
24,987
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Raphael Valdivia
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,210
4,286
0.282
molecular genetics
innate immunity
cell biology
microbiology
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,199
25,207
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ben Williams
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,110
7,601
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,795
25,809
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sally Kornbluth
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,800
2,751
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,036
25,901
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jason Somarelli
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,754
9,291
0.630
Cancer and evolution
comparative oncology
systems biology
epithelial plasticity
patient-derived models of cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,301
28,598
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Holly K Dressman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,547
2,225
0.164