Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massey University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
genomics
computational biology
bioinformatics
pathogen evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,999
4,811
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Fungal Symbiosis
Fungal Genetics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Bioprotection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,061
3,823
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
protein structure and function
bioinoganic chemistry
evolution of protein function
solution thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,276
2,464
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological Informatics
Statistical Genomics
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
5,580
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Molecular biology and evolution of microbe-host interaction
molecular epidemiology
genomics
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
994
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,512
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Evolution
hybridisation
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
1,133
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
molecular biology
biochemistry
genetics
malignant hyperthermia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
974
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Evolution
phylogenetics
birds
mammals
ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,044
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Virology
Parasitiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,224
990
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Conservation Genomics
Immunogenetics
Chytridiomycosis
Amphibian Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,992
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Plant Pathology
Effector Biology
Apple Scab
Tomato Leaf Mould
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,646
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bacterial genetics
evolution
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
941
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
585
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular Evolution
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
644
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Signal transduction
Biomedical sciences
Molecular biology and Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
794
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
945
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular biology
Protein chemistry
Drug development
Lab management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
383
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolution
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Speciation
Population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
959
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
DNA damage response
Aging
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
433
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Evolutionary Genetics
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
502
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular Evolution
DNA Replication
Bacteriophages
Genomics
Bacteriophage Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
371
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
molecular genetics
molecular biology
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
572
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular evolution
Genomics
Immune system
Mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
370
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular biology of microbe-host interaction
molecular epidemiology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
177
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,414
267
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick Biggs
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,999
4,811
0.344
genomics
computational biology
bioinformatics
pathogen evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,025
388
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barry Scott
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,061
3,823
0.346
Fungal Symbiosis
Fungal Genetics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Bioprotection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,806
426
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey B Jameson
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,276
2,464
0.240
protein structure and function
bioinoganic chemistry
evolution of protein function
solution thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,466
450
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Murray Cox
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
5,580
0.561
Biological Informatics
Statistical Genomics
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,993
1,140
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Schmid
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
994
0.211
Molecular biology and evolution of microbe-host interaction
molecular epidemiology
genomics
evolutionary biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,651
1,503
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rosie Bradshaw
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,603
1,512
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,013
1,706
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mary Morgan Richards
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,117
1,133
0.363
Evolution
hybridisation
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,654
1,923
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kathryn Stowell
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
974
0.360
molecular biology
biochemistry
genetics
malignant hyperthermia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,002
2,196
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gillian Gibb
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,044
0.469
Evolution
phylogenetics
birds
mammals
ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,390
2,201
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laryssa Howe
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,224
990
0.445
Virology
Parasitiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,702
2,203
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tiffany A Kosch
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,992
0.897
Conservation Genomics
Immunogenetics
Chytridiomycosis
Amphibian Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,344
2,207
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carl Mesarich
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,646
0.743
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Plant Pathology
Effector Biology
Apple Scab
Tomato Leaf Mould
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,851
2,386
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nikki Freed
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,967
941
0.478
Bacterial genetics
evolution
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,968
2,436
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barry Palmer
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,923
585
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,958
2,618
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
V Vaughan Symonds
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
644
0.372
Molecular Evolution
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,459
2,811
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evelyn Sattlegger
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,563
794
0.508
Signal transduction
Biomedical sciences
Molecular biology and Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,662
2,820
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ji Zhang
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
945
0.608
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,644
3,047
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daying Wen
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
383
0.277
Molecular biology
Protein chemistry
Drug development
Lab management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,025
3,113
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan C Garcia R
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
959
0.723
Evolution
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Speciation
Population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,936
3,166
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeong Hyeon Park
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,283
433
0.337
DNA damage response
Aging
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,355
3,182
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gayle Ferguson
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
502
0.396
Evolutionary Genetics
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,655
3,415
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heather Hendrickson
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
371
0.339
Molecular Evolution
DNA Replication
Bacteriophages
Genomics
Bacteriophage Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,113
3,803
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kristene Gedye
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
572
0.678
molecular genetics
molecular biology
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,204
4,351
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Baojun Wu
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
370
0.676
Molecular evolution
Genomics
Immune system
Mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,443
4,442
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ningxin Zhang
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
177
0.352
Molecular biology of microbe-host interaction
molecular epidemiology
genomics