Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Harvard University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,776
134,076
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Human genetics and genomics
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,789
85,936
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computational genomics
RNA biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,306
55,335
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,903
81,839
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bioinformatics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,824
82,657
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Gene expression
transcription
cancer
chromatin
biological specificity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,996
23,877
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Autoimmunity
T cells differentiation
Genomics/Transcription
Cancer Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,588
51,149
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,494
42,872
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genitourinary Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,079
88,621
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Genetic epidemiology
cancer
statistics
biostatistcs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,076
60,394
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
mitochondria
bioenergetics
calcium
oxygen
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,391
65,771
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
asthma
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,509
34,688
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell biology
Ubiquitin
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,217
40,911
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
genomics
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,960
75,944
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biochemistry and immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,333
30,949
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Functional Genomics
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,623
27,128
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,320
39,865
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell biology
stem cell biology
cancer
hematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,276
28,004
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,232
55,901
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epigenetic
Chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,848
13,207
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Epigenetics
Chromatin
Transcription
Stem Cell
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,833
30,904
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiovascular & Metabolism Drug Discovery and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,297
45,363
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Epigenetics
transcription
steroid receptors
hormone dependent cancer
CRISPR screens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,146
40,641
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42
23
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Daly
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452,894
196,982
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570
225
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruce M Spiegelman
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,105
65,871
0.281
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
694
279
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael S Lawrence
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,776
134,076
0.627
DNA
Cancer
Genomics
Mutations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091
466
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven A Mccarroll
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171,789
85,936
0.500
Human genetics and genomics
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175
508
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sean R Eddy
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,306
55,335
0.335
Computational genomics
RNA biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465
650
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Levi Garraway
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,903
81,839
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,467
652
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter J Park
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,824
82,657
0.559
bioinformatics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702
766
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin Struhl
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,996
23,877
0.174
Gene expression
transcription
cancer
chromatin
biological specificity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,730
781
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vijay Kumar Kuchroo
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,588
51,149
0.377
Autoimmunity
T cells differentiation
Genomics/Transcription
Cancer Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841
833
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Junying Yuan
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,494
42,872
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133
985
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toni Choueiri
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,079
88,621
0.732
Genitourinary Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,134
986
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Kraft
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,076
60,394
0.499
Genetic epidemiology
cancer
statistics
biostatistcs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,160
1,000
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vamsi Mootha
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,391
65,771
0.546
mitochondria
bioenergetics
calcium
oxygen
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,194
1,024
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott T Weiss
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,509
34,688
0.290
asthma
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205
1,031
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
J Wade Harper
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,217
40,911
0.343
Cell biology
Ubiquitin
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,327
1,094
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel G Macarthur
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,960
75,944
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,430
1,156
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hidde Ploegh
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,333
30,949
0.273
biochemistry and immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,197
1,534
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Quackenbush
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,623
27,128
0.275
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Functional Genomics
Cancer Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,224
1,545
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David J Kwiatkowski
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,320
39,865
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,290
1,574
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
George Q Daley
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,276
28,004
0.288
cell biology
stem cell biology
cancer
hematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,296
1,577
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ethan Cerami
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,232
55,901
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,464
1,652
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert E Kingston
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,848
13,207
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,741
1,780
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yi Zhang
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,833
30,904
0.340
Epigenetics
Chromatin
Transcription
Stem Cell
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,019
1,912
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
JP Casas *
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,297
45,363
0.520
Cardiovascular & Metabolism Drug Discovery and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,326
2,065
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Myles Brown
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,146
40,641
0.489
Epigenetics
transcription
steroid receptors
hormone dependent cancer
CRISPR screens