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
Cancer Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,433
16,746
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,964
20,147
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
DNA recombination and repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,427
8,340
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment
Metastasis
Imaging
Cytoskeleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,438
18,927
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
DNA replication
cell cycle
DNA damage checkpoints
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,987
6,090
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genome Stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,661
11,356
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cell biology
macrophage
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,237
12,289
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer Evolution
Tumour heterogeneity
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,591
13,762
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tumour Evolution Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,529
9,518
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,151
5,485
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell biology
cytoskeleton
cell motility
signalling
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,368
3,984
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,312
14,074
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cancer
epigenetics
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,286
4,302
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Autophagy
Membrane Biophysics
Cell Biology
Protein-Lipid Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,943
6,858
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,599
9,053
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cancer Genomics
Systems Biology
Cancer Evolution
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,560
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cell biology
cancer
light microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,331
5,083
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Electron Microscopy
Correlative Imaging
Cell Biology
Citizen Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,453
5,905
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,181
5,839
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer biology
Inflammation
Stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,233
4,627
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cancer genetics
oncology
animal models
biology
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
3,986
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
4,749
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Biology
Vascular Biology
Adaptive Systems
Artificial Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,378
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
DNA replication
cryo-electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
2,532
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cancer Metabolism
Metabolomics
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
3,300
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,597
367
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Julian Downward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,433
16,746
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,742
1,213
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew J Rowan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,964
20,147
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,035
1,240
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,427
8,340
0.206
DNA recombination and repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,611
1,275
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erik Sahai
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,438
18,927
0.480
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment
Metastasis
Imaging
Cytoskeleton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,518
2,571
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Diffley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,987
6,090
0.244
DNA replication
cell cycle
DNA damage checkpoints
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,125
2,620
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simon Boulton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,661
11,356
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,934
2,703
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maximiliano G. Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,237
12,289
0.507
cell biology
macrophage
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,729
3,642
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gareth Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,591
13,762
0.702
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Cancer Evolution
Tumour heterogeneity
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,922
3,921
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eva Gronroos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,529
9,518
0.514
Tumour Evolution Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,296
4,029
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul A Bates
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,151
5,485
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,169
4,579
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Way
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,368
3,984
0.243
cell biology
cytoskeleton
cell motility
signalling
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,429
4,613
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Bk Watkins
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,312
14,074
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,691
5,449
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paola Scaffidi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,286
4,302
0.301
cancer
epigenetics
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,808
5,615
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Javier H. Hervas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,943
6,858
0.492
Autophagy
Membrane Biophysics
Cell Biology
Protein-Lipid Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,938
5,810
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emilia Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,599
9,053
0.666
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,353
6,422
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francesca Ciccarelli|Francesca Ciccarelli
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,530
5,560
0.444
Cancer Genomics
Systems Biology
Cancer Evolution
Gastrointestinal Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,764
6,551
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kurt I. Anderson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,331
5,083
0.412
cell biology
cancer
light microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,606
7,833
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucy M Collinson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,453
5,905
0.565
Electron Microscopy
Correlative Imaging
Cell Biology
Citizen Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,530
8,051
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gavin Kelly
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,181
5,839
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,748
10,020
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ilaria Malanchi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,233
4,627
0.562
Cancer biology
Inflammation
Stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,086
11,295
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sebastijan Hobor
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,246
3,986
0.550
Cancer genetics
oncology
animal models
biology
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,802
13,838
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anders Bergström
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,748
4,749
0.826
Genomics
Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,550
16,630
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Katie Bentley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,378
0.511
Computational Biology
Vascular Biology
Adaptive Systems
Artificial Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,507
17,961
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alessandro Costa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
2,532
0.601
DNA replication
cryo-electron microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,527
18,031
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christiaan F Labuschagne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,196
3,300
0.786
Cancer Metabolism
Metabolomics
Molecular biology