Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 62 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
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,139
11,785
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,576
4,473
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,718
5,525
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
plant biology
molecular biology
genetics
algae
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
4,769
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatics
genomics
microbiology
evolution
zombies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,297
6,476
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Macromolecular recognition
RNA-protein interactions
EIAV Rev-RRE
ZFN design
Bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,086
3,028
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cotton
Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,140
4,047
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genomics/Genetics/Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
3,415
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
DNA Nanotechnology
Bionanotechnology
Nanosensing
Atomic Force Microscopy
Synthetic Nanosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
924
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics in animal genomics and genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
2,695
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell biology. microscopy
biomineralization
calcium oxalate
male sterility
nectaries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
1,552
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Transposable Elements
Evolutionary Genetics
Population Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,918
7,985
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
ISU-VDPAM
Virology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,373
4,036
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Parasitology
pharmacology
neglected diseases
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
2,075
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sex determination
Genomics
Evolution
Chromosomes
Turtles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,029
3,284
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
transposable elements
genome structure and evolution
cytogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
2,376
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
metagenomics
environment
microbiology
data
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
3,685
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Plant Development
Transposable Elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,773
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Paleontology
Topology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
283
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
RNA Biology
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,733
2,042
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell Biology at the Plant-Microbe Interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,437
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Molecular Programming
Algorithmic Information and Randomness
Computational Complexity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
701
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
data analysis of sequencing data
evolution
RNA-Seq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,873
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
RNA Biology
RNA structure
RNA splicing
RNA-protein interaction
Spinal muscular atrophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,021
1,906
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,677
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,312
12,885
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jianming Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,139
11,785
0.451
Quantitative Genetics
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,686
18,765
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen H Howell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,576
4,473
0.228
Plant Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,391
19,782
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rohan Fernando
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,718
5,525
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,484
26,756
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin H Spalding
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,563
4,769
0.327
plant biology
molecular biology
genetics
algae
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,095
27,354
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Iddo Friedberg
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,297
6,476
0.453
Bioinformatics
genomics
microbiology
evolution
zombies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,201
36,049
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Drena Dobbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,086
3,028
0.273
Macromolecular recognition
RNA-protein interactions
EIAV Rev-RRE
ZFN design
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,957
39,416
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joshua Udall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,140
4,047
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,051
42,925
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xianran Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,312
3,415
0.367
Genomics/Genetics/Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,174
44,026
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric R Henderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,084
924
0.102
DNA Nanotechnology
Bionanotechnology
Nanosensing
Atomic Force Microscopy
Synthetic Nanosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,777
44,582
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhiliang Hu|Zhi-Liang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
2,695
0.300
Bioinformatics in animal genomics and genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,266
44,734
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harry Horner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
1,552
0.174
cell biology. microscopy
biomineralization
calcium oxalate
male sterility
nectaries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,572
44,840
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shujun Ou
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,918
7,985
0.895
Transposable Elements
Evolutionary Genetics
Population Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,252
53,595
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jianqiang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,373
4,036
0.547
ISU-VDPAM
Virology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,314
53,929
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tim A Day
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
2,075
0.283
Parasitology
pharmacology
neglected diseases
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,536
55,914
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicole Valenzuela
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,029
3,284
0.467
Sex determination
Genomics
Evolution
Chromosomes
Turtles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,789
57,879
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Peterson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
2,376
0.352
transposable elements
genome structure and evolution
cytogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,541
65,646
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adina Howe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,838
3,685
0.631
metagenomics
environment
microbiology
data
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,676
69,910
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Erik Vollbrecht
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,773
0.328
Plant Development
Transposable Elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,448
77,584
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Cornette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,749
283
0.060
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Paleontology
Topology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,136
77,805
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ravindra Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,733
2,042
0.431
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
RNA Biology
Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,258
85,799
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kyaw Joe Aung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,437
0.344
Cell Biology at the Plant-Microbe Interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,922
87,146
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jack H Lutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
701
0.171
Molecular Programming
Algorithmic Information and Randomness
Computational Complexity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,003
87,173
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew J Severin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,873
0.458
data analysis of sequencing data
evolution
RNA-Seq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,947
88,314
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natalia Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,021
1,906
0.474
RNA Biology
RNA structure
RNA splicing
RNA-protein interaction
Spinal muscular atrophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,725
90,251
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renu Srivastava
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,677
0.430
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry