Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Molecular Cell
RNA and tumor biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,785
8,823
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,345
6,451
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genome Engineering
RNA biology
cancer and metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,587
6,348
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Breeding barley and wheat
quantitative genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,650
3,539
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genomics
diversity & bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,033
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Sequence Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,777
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Cell
RNA and tumor biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
2,212
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression
non-coding RNAs
pathogenic RNAs
plant protection
ribozymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,300
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
community ecology
genomics
population genetics
host-parasite interactions
bees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,300
2,101
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genome Engineering
PERTomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
1,206
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolution
molecular ecology
genetics
host-parasite coevolution
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,010
517
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Biology
Statistical Data Analysis
Machine Learning
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
630
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molecular and cell biology of plants
Plant Acclimation
Plant Development
Chloroplast
small RNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
480
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
RNA-seq
Bioinformatics
RNAi
Snakemake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
385
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Virology
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
396
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Protein Engineering
Cancer Biology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Molecular Science
Crop Protection
Molecular Phytomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,864
2,661
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan Hüttelmaier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,785
8,823
0.597
Molecular Cell
RNA and tumor biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,581
3,063
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ivo Grosse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,345
6,451
0.483
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics
Machine Learning
Bayesian Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,274
4,044
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Gutschner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,587
6,348
0.600
Genome Engineering
RNA biology
cancer and metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,086
5,668
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Klaus Pillen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,650
3,539
0.463
Breeding barley and wheat
quantitative genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,555
8,225
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Schmutzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,033
0.594
Genomics
diversity & bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,367
9,375
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Grau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,355
2,777
0.638
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Sequence Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,895
11,531
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nadine Bley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,330
2,212
0.664
Molecular Cell
RNA and tumor biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,903
13,722
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Selma Gago Zachert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,300
0.501
RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression
non-coding RNAs
pathogenic RNAs
plant protection
ribozymes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,663
14,871
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Panagiotis Theodorou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,300
2,101
0.913
community ecology
genomics
population genetics
host-parasite interactions
bees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,779
18,275
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jun Michael Boettcher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
1,206
0.743
Genome Engineering
PERTomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,988
23,230
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jarkko Routtu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,010
517
0.512
Evolution
molecular ecology
genetics
host-parasite coevolution
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,731
24,989
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexander Gabel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
855
630
0.737
Computational Biology
Statistical Data Analysis
Machine Learning
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,638
29,256
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Omar Saleh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
480
0.844
Molecular and cell biology of plants
Plant Acclimation
Plant Development
Chloroplast
small RNAs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,098
31,515
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claus Weinholdt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
385
0.807
RNA-seq
Bioinformatics
RNAi
Snakemake
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,713
33,272
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diane Bigot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
396
0.930
Virology
Bioinformatics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774,285
57,335
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amna Mehmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
Protein Engineering
Cancer Biology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,141,607
64,175
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Samikshya Acharya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Molecular Science
Crop Protection
Molecular Phytomedicine