Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
Pearl millet and rice breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,515
2,995
0.399
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular breeding
Rice
Grain quality
Hybrid rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
3,363
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wheat Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,088
2,377
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Epigenomics
Abiotic/Biotic Stress
Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
3,015
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maize
Genetics
Breeding
Genomics
Biofortification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,707
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genetics and Plant breeding
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,454
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
1,827
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brassica
Diversity
Quality
Breeding
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,537
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maize genetics & breeding
Biofortification
Genomics-assisted breeding
Doubled haploid technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,731
0.890
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics
plant breeding
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
886
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Genetic improvement of flowers and vegetable crops using in vitro techniques.
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
798
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Plant breeding and molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
827
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wheat Genetics
Cytogenetics
Wheat Rusts
Hybrid Wheat Breeding
Molecular Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
795
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rust Genetics and Wheat Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
880
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Genomics of Magnaporthe
Magnaporthe-Host interaction
Genome Editing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
794
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Genetics
Tomato breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
441
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genetics
Plant breeding
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
System biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
243
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
224
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soil microbiology
PGPR
Molecular Biology
Mushrooms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
molecular biology and agricultural biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
90
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetics
Plant Breeding
Biotechnology
Bioinformatic
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biotechnology
Molecular biology
Plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics Plant Breeding Biotechnology Crop Biofortification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,330
2,059
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sumer Pal Singh
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,515
2,995
0.399
Pearl millet and rice breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,400
3,534
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gopala Krishnan S
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,336
3,363
0.630
Molecular breeding
Rice
Grain quality
Hybrid rice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,901
3,688
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,088
2,377
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,465
4,780
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Suresh Kumar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
3,015
0.701
Epigenomics
Abiotic/Biotic Stress
Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,012
6,781
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vignesh Muthusamy
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,707
0.795
Maize
Genetics
Breeding
Genomics
Biofortification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,922
7,563
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tara Satyavathi Chellapilla
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
2,454
0.808
Genetics and Plant breeding
molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,740
8,455
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ranjith Kumar Ellur
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
1,827
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,610
11,076
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Devendra Kumar Yadava
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
1,537
0.699
Brassica
Diversity
Quality
Breeding
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,438
13,038
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rajkumar U Zunjare
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
1,731
0.890
Maize genetics & breeding
Biofortification
Genomics-assisted breeding
Doubled haploid technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,721
15,408
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Akshay Talukdar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
886
0.569
Genetics
plant breeding
molecular breeding
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,043
17,321
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Reeta Bhatia
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
798
0.603
Genetic improvement of flowers and vegetable crops using in vitro techniques.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,235
17,674
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sanjay Lal SK Lal
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
827
0.616
Plant breeding and molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,172
18,697
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vinod
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
795
0.626
Wheat Genetics
Cytogenetics
Wheat Rusts
Hybrid Wheat Breeding
Molecular Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,535
20,471
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shailendra Kumar Jha
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,125
880
0.782
Rust Genetics and Wheat Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,970
22,265
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Prakash Ganesan
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
794
0.807
Genomics of Magnaporthe
Magnaporthe-Host interaction
Genome Editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,471
25,585
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zakir Hussain
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
441
0.546
Genetics
Tomato breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,329
50,276
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Suman Dutta
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
243
0.988
Genetics
Plant breeding
Biotechnology
Bioinformatics
System biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,329,388
52,366
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ashvinkumar Katral
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
224
0.996
Genetics and Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,459,028
58,587
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vikram Kv
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
160
1.000
Soil microbiology
PGPR
Molecular Biology
Mushrooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681,813
72,609
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Suman Lata
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
90
0.978
molecular biology and agricultural biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,069
73,573
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shashidhar Br
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
Genetics
Plant Breeding
Biotechnology
Bioinformatic
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,059,018
102,774
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sreeshma N
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Biotechnology
Molecular biology
Plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,319,089
126,860
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pulak Debbarma
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,358,580
130,658
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nirmalaruban R
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Genetics and Plant Breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,378,240
132,627
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Parameshwaran Mathavaraj
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Genetics Plant Breeding Biotechnology Crop Biofortification
