Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 16 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
24,032
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,173
2,300
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
4,620
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
single cell genomics
metagenomics
microbiology
molecular biology
anaerobes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
2,841
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,385
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Constructed Wetlands
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,311
1,884
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
High Content screening
image processing
bioinformatics
lab automation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
883
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
molecular array technology
laser physics
origin of the genetic code
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
821
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Cell biology and metabolism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,807
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Metagenomics
Single Cell Genomics
Environmental Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,435
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell and molecular biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
820
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genomics
Extremophiles
RNA-seq
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Conservation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
714
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
microbial ecology
soil microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
387
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Enzymes
molecular dynamics
data
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
280
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
molecular biology
microbiology
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
97
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
zebrafish biology
molecular biology
developmental biology
genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
31
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,314
810
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Irina Nazarenko
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
24,032
0.692
extracellular vesicles
liquid biopsy
cancer research
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,292
3,195
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicholas S Foulkes
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,173
2,300
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,032
7,979
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edina Klein
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,421
4,620
0.852
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,288
7,990
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anne-Kristin Kaster
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,414
2,841
0.525
single cell genomics
metagenomics
microbiology
molecular biology
anaerobes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,882
9,214
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tomáš Kubař
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,385
0.525
Computational Biophysics
Molecular Dynamics
Quantum Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,104
9,627
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jochen A Müller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,311
1,884
0.437
Constructed Wetlands
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,802
10,131
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban Liebel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,042
883
0.218
High Content screening
image processing
bioinformatics
lab automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,821
12,691
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander Nesterov Mueller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
821
0.275
molecular array technology
laser physics
origin of the genetic code
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,701
15,728
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandra Wiegand
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,807
0.839
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Cell biology and metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,735
15,730
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Vollmers
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,153
1,435
0.667
Metagenomics
Single Cell Genomics
Environmental Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,646
21,026
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna Popova
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
820
0.645
cell and molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,919
23,615
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aliyu H
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
714
0.713
Genomics
Extremophiles
RNA-seq
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,859
26,969
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexandra Wolf
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
732
387
0.529
microbial ecology
soil microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,202
36,734
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gudrun Gygli
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
280
0.800
Enzymes
molecular dynamics
data
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,373
52,864
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Jonas Lapp
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
97
0.933
molecular biology
microbiology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,911,625
60,223
1,330
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Swarnima Joshi
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
31
0.775
zebrafish biology
molecular biology
developmental biology
genetics