Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Justus Liebig Universität Giessen 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
Roland Schmitz
Lymphoma
Immunology
Genetics
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,941
7,426
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Reinhard Dammann
Epigenetik
Chromatin
Genregulation
Hippo-Signaling
RASSF
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,092
1,934
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Oliver Rupp
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,205
2,190
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Agnieszka Golicz
Genomics Bioinformatics Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,090
5,033
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Thomas Lütteke
Bioinformatics
Glycobiology
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
2,342
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Hani Harb
Allergy
Asthma
Infection
Microbiome
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,623
2,905
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Frank Förster
Bioinformatics
Compuational Biology
HPC
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
1,696
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Antje Richter
Cancer Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
448
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Kathrin Buchholz
Molecular Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
401
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Siladitta Biswas
Molecular pharmacotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
259
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Iulian Gabur
quantitative genetics
genomics
structural variations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
595
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Germany
Zahady Velásquez
Cell biology and Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
471
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Germany
Sebastian Beyvers
Distributed systems
Cloud computing
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
516
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Mehdi Bohlouli
Quantitative Genetics
Animal Breeding
Plant Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
409
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Negah Ahmadvand
Lung epithelial stem cells
Lung regeneration and repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
339
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Germany
Samy Nagib
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
137
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Qing, Xiaoxing
Infectious diseases
Immune response
Transcriptomics
Non-coding RNAs
RNA-Seq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
91
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Germany
Silvia Zanini|Silvia F. Zanini
Comparative genomics
Plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
122
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Germany
Shreya Sharma
Biotechnology
Agro Biotechnology
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
89
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Germany
Dipen Pulami
Resistance Genomics Wastewater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Juan Sebastian Celis Melo
Coral Genomics
Coral Ecology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
54
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Ljudevit Luka Boštjančić
Molecular biology
Astacology
Phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,501
Germany
3,474
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Roland Schmitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,941
7,426
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,944
Germany
3,800
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reinhard Dammann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,092
1,934
0.174
Epigenetik
Chromatin
Genregulation
Hippo-Signaling
RASSF
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,146
Germany
6,933
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oliver Rupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,205
2,190
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,291
Germany
7,052
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Agnieszka Golicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,090
5,033
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,381
Germany
9,160
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Lütteke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,442
2,342
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,393
Germany
10,769
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hani Harb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,623
2,905
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,561
Germany
11,748
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Frank Förster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
1,696
0.527
Bioinformatics
Compuational Biology
HPC
Genomics
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,675
Germany
21,953
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antje Richter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
448
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,283
Germany
22,764
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kathrin Buchholz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
401
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,029
Germany
27,643
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Siladitta Biswas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
259
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,392
Germany
28,275
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Iulian Gabur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
595
0.964
quantitative genetics
genomics
structural variations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,606
Germany
29,308
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zahady Velásquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
558
471
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,724
Germany
30,151
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sebastian Beyvers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
516
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,968
Germany
30,549
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mehdi Bohlouli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
409
0.815
Quantitative Genetics
Animal Breeding
Plant Genomics
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,233
Germany
32,547
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Negah Ahmadvand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
339
0.774
Lung epithelial stem cells
Lung regeneration and repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,839
Germany
40,622
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Samy Nagib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253
137
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,261,000
Germany
43,096
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qing, Xiaoxing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
91
0.425
Infectious diseases
Immune response
Transcriptomics
Non-coding RNAs
RNA-Seq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,485,922
Germany
49,843
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Silvia Zanini|Silvia F. Zanini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
122
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,620,624
Germany
53,527
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shreya Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
89
1.000
Biotechnology
Agro Biotechnology
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,407
Germany
55,513
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dipen Pulami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,701,679
Germany
55,535
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Juan Sebastian Celis Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
54
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,275,847
Germany
66,031
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ljudevit Luka Boštjančić
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000