Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung 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
Germany
Lorenz Adrian
Anaerobic microbiology
Biochemistry
(Functional) Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,826
3,886
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Matthias Bernt
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,114
5,331
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Nico Jehmlich
Metaproteomics
Microbiome Biology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,652
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Jaqueline Hess
Genomics
Evolution
Ecological Genomics
Fungi
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,226
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Chang Ding
Environmental microbiology
Bioremediation
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
841
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
João Saraiva
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
700
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Marta Pérez-Villanueva
Ambiental
biorremediación
radiatrazadores
microbiología
biología molecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
539
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Alexandra Schaffert
molecular biology
toxicology
omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Polina Lipaeva
bioinformatics
molecular biology
proteomics
transcriptomics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Victor Castañeda-Monsalve
Microbiota
Proteomics
Antimicrobial Peptides
Probiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,200
Germany
4,888
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lorenz Adrian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,826
3,886
0.440
Anaerobic microbiology
Biochemistry
(Functional) Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,474
Germany
6,070
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthias Bernt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,114
5,331
0.749
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,412
Germany
12,355
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nico Jehmlich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,997
1,652
0.551
Metaproteomics
Microbiome Biology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,465
Germany
17,612
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jaqueline Hess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,721
1,226
0.712
Genomics
Evolution
Ecological Genomics
Fungi
Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,068
Germany
20,384
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chang Ding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
841
0.642
Environmental microbiology
Bioremediation
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,651
Germany
26,962
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
João Saraiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
700
0.996
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,699
Germany
29,362
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marta Pérez-Villanueva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
556
539
0.969
Ambiental
biorremediación
radiatrazadores
microbiología
biología molecular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455,562
Germany
48,963
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexandra Schaffert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
135
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,916,662
Germany
60,127
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Polina Lipaeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
bioinformatics
molecular biology
proteomics
transcriptomics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,193,003
Germany
64,872
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Victor Castañeda-Monsalve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Microbiota
Proteomics
Antimicrobial Peptides
Probiotics