Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 39 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
bioinformatics
systems biology
network biology
data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,645
21,263
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Regeneration
Tissue Engineering
muskuloskeletal
co-morbidities
miRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,511
7,047
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
molecular epidemiology
gene-nutrient-environment interactions
DNA damage and repair
VOCs in breath as biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,310
6,765
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Medicine
vascular biology
stem cells
cultured meat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,538
6,768
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Toxicogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
5,380
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
toxicogenomics
bioinformatics
systems toxicology
genetic toxicity
carcinogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,812
1,844
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cell biology
nuclear lamins
lung cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
1,513
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Pathway Analysis
Network Biology
Data Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
3,651
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Free radicals
ROS
electron spin resonance (ESR/EPR) spectroscopy
particulate matter
toxicogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
2,400
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
DNA repair
Epigenetics
comet assay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,819
2,982
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
rare disorders
bioinformatics
systems biology
neuroscience
drug development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
2,493
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Molecular & Applied Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,017
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Metabolism
Inflammation
Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
1,452
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gene- and transcript therapy
mRNA
gene activated-matrix
tissue engineering
musculoskeletal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,901
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioinformatics
Omics data analysis
Metabolomics
Transcriptomics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,922
1,393
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Toxicogenomics
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Cancer
Exposomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
2,303
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Genomics
Infections/Microbiota
Immunology
Reproductive/Maternal Health
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
804
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genomics
Neurodegenerative disorders
Dementia
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,736
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,432
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Metabolites
metabolomics
idenfifier mapping
chemistry
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
1,864
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
1,103
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cell biology
immunology
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,423
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular cell biology
metabolic disease
cell culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
1,037
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
genetics
moleculair biology
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
807
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics
heart
arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy ARVC ACM
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,116
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,149
544
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chris Evelo
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,645
21,263
0.672
bioinformatics
systems biology
network biology
data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,125
1,073
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martijn Van Griensven
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,511
7,047
0.344
Regeneration
Tissue Engineering
muskuloskeletal
co-morbidities
miRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,482
1,171
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frederik Jan Van Schooten
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,310
6,765
0.350
molecular epidemiology
gene-nutrient-environment interactions
DNA damage and repair
VOCs in breath as biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,028
1,232
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Post
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,538
6,768
0.365
Medicine
vascular biology
stem cells
cultured meat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,774
2,179
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Theo M De Kok
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,451
5,380
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,099
2,901
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joost Van Delft
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,812
1,844
0.209
toxicogenomics
bioinformatics
systems toxicology
genetic toxicity
carcinogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,496
3,128
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jos Broers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
1,513
0.184
cell biology
nuclear lamins
lung cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,541
4,170
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martina Kutmon
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,970
3,651
0.612
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Pathway Analysis
Network Biology
Data Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,806
4,200
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacob Jan Jacco Briedé
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
2,400
0.405
Free radicals
ROS
electron spin resonance (ESR/EPR) spectroscopy
particulate matter
toxicogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,444
4,973
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sabine Langie
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,819
2,982
0.619
DNA repair
Epigenetics
comet assay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,255
6,093
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Friederike Ehrhart
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,639
2,493
0.685
rare disorders
bioinformatics
systems biology
neuroscience
drug development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,627
6,213
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luisa Bortesi
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,017
0.569
Molecular & Applied Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,272
6,366
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dipanjan Chanda
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
1,452
0.424
Metabolism
Inflammation
Cell Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,675
6,828
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elizabeth R Balmayor
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,901
0.617
Gene- and transcript therapy
mRNA
gene activated-matrix
tissue engineering
musculoskeletal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,612
7,070
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rachel Cavill
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,922
1,393
0.477
Bioinformatics
Omics data analysis
Metabolomics
Transcriptomics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,611
7,560
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Linda Rieswijk
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,626
2,303
0.877
Toxicogenomics
Bioinformatics
Data Science
Cancer
Exposomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,981
8,062
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elena Ambrosino
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
804
0.342
Genomics
Infections/Microbiota
Immunology
Reproductive/Maternal Health
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,247
8,086
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ehsan Pishva
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
1,736
0.742
Genomics
Neurodegenerative disorders
Dementia
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,101
8,533
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elisa Cirillo
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,432
0.672
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,804
8,596
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Denise Slenter
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
1,864
0.888
Metabolites
metabolomics
idenfifier mapping
chemistry
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,174
8,940
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven Vermeulen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,955
1,103
0.564
Cell Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,860
9,308
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marijke I Zonneveld
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,822
1,423
0.781
Cell biology
immunology
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,406
9,319
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ebm Nascimento
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,819
1,037
0.570
Molecular cell biology
metabolic disease
cell culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,320
9,379
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mike Gerards
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
807
0.449
genetics
moleculair biology
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,738
9,395
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martina Calore
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,116
0.623
Genetics
heart
arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy ARVC ACM
microRNA