Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 87 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
Cancer
Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,150
94,709
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,770
81,689
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,644
28,207
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,255
36,649
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genetic epidemiology
population-based studies
chronic kidney disease
type 2 diabetes
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,858
12,763
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cell mechanics
physics of cancer
cell migration
bioengineering
cell adhesion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,290
13,916
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
autism
epigenome
epidemiology
gene-environment
neurodevelopment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,233
14,364
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sex-based biology
immunology
virology
endocrinology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,183
23,248
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
genetic epidemiology
autism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,918
14,606
0.444
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genomics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics
Psychiatric Genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
18,853
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell biology
mechanobiology
genome biology
systems biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,462
5,984
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
DNA Methylation
Histone Modification
Tumor Immunotherapy
T Cell Exhaustion
Epigenome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
5,332
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
virology
infectious diseases
epithelial cells
emerging viruses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,939
12,623
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
MIcrobiology
Immunology
Vaccines
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,538
4,313
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health and Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,619
9,946
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell adhesion
cell migration
cancer
physics of cancer
signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,243
5,834
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,125
7,058
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Single Cell
Spatial Transcriptomics
Biomedical Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,650
13,359
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epigenetics
Bioengineering
Biophysics
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,266
10,511
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer
MRI
PET/CT
Artificial Intelligence
medical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
4,080
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Structure and assembly of biological membranes
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,928
3,992
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Helminth parasites
Immunology
lung
macrophages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,846
2,012
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bioinformatics
Brain disorders
Genetics Engineering
Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,561
4,883
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,697
5,605
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
5,817
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518,150
94,709
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenneth Kinzler
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365,770
81,689
0.223
Cancer
Genetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,356
1,104
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew P Feinberg
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,644
28,207
0.240
Epigenetics
epigenomics
cancer plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,607
2,654
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geo Pertea
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,255
36,649
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,841
5,611
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
WH Kao
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,858
12,763
0.278
Genetic epidemiology
population-based studies
chronic kidney disease
type 2 diabetes
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,620
7,794
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Denis Wirtz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,290
13,916
0.373
cell mechanics
physics of cancer
cell migration
bioengineering
cell adhesion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,430
8,590
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christine Ladd Acosta
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,233
14,364
0.408
autism
epigenome
epidemiology
gene-environment
neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,152
8,904
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sabra Klein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,183
23,248
0.680
sex-based biology
immunology
virology
endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,406
9,443
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
M Daniele Fallin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,918
14,606
0.444
genetic epidemiology
autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,009
12,765
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew E Jaffe
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
18,853
0.700
Genomics
Computational Biology
Epigenetics
Psychiatric Genetics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,427
15,871
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rong Li
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,462
5,984
0.266
cell biology
mechanobiology
genome biology
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,668
19,502
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhibin Wang
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,019
5,332
0.280
DNA Methylation
Histone Modification
Tumor Immunotherapy
T Cell Exhaustion
Epigenome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,665
19,895
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Pekosz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,939
12,623
0.667
virology
infectious diseases
epithelial cells
emerging viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,338
20,174
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fidel Zavala
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,538
4,313
0.233
MIcrobiology
Immunology
Vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,604
21,883
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ashani Weeraratna
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,619
9,946
0.565
Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health and Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,651
25,718
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,243
5,834
0.383
Cell adhesion
cell migration
cancer
physics of cancer
signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,393
26,003
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniela Puiu
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,125
7,058
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,549
28,279
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jean Fan
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,650
13,359
0.912
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Single Cell
Spatial Transcriptomics
Biomedical Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,864
28,387
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Winston Timp
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,266
10,511
0.737
Epigenetics
Bioengineering
Biophysics
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,034
33,501
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael A Jacobs
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,017
4,080
0.340
Cancer
MRI
PET/CT
Artificial Intelligence
medical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,450
33,640
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kalina Hristova
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,928
3,992
0.335
Structure and assembly of biological membranes
cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,648
36,906
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alan Scott
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,846
2,012
0.186
Helminth parasites
Immunology
lung
macrophages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,834
42,188
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kun Yang
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,561
4,883
0.511
Bioinformatics
Brain disorders
Genetics Engineering
Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,742
44,577
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christina K Yung
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,697
5,605
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,458
45,471
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dave Clements
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,925
5,817
0.652