Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
Extracellular RNA
microRNA
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Molecular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,321
19,412
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
male infertility
DNA methylation
fetal growth
semen quality
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,509
7,778
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
molecular biology、genetic diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,743
6,883
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomic Medicine
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,448
7,020
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Medical Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,938
2,829
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
Reproductive Medicine
Functional Genomics
Developmental Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,660
5,172
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Imaging
Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
5,362
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bioinformatics
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
3,632
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bioinformatics
Big Data
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
3,168
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cancer metabolism
signaling transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
3,359
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brain Tumor Stem Cells Microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
4,327
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genetics Bioinformatics Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,636
3,516
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,980
3,149
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,881
2,898
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
bioinformatics
genomics
proteomics
evolution
reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
2,735
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
CRISPR-Cas
genome editing
crop breeding
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
2,775
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,177
2,049
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,019
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epigenome/Microbiome/Metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,664
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer Molecular Biology
Tumor Biomarker
Tumor Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
1,454
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cellular signaling
p53
transcription dynamics
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
823
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bioinformatics
Soil microbiome
Bacterial wilt
root exudate
Fusarium wilt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,998
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
DNA methylation breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,150
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetics
multi-omics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,547
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
973
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,410
204
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chen Yu Zhang
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,321
19,412
0.317
Extracellular RNA
microRNA
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Molecular Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,420
3,605
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wei Wu
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,509
7,778
0.676
male infertility
DNA methylation
fetal growth
semen quality
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,776
4,430
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
MENG XU
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,743
6,883
0.706
molecular biology、genetic diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,514
4,604
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Qianghu Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,448
7,020
0.743
Genomic Medicine
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,521
4,963
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wanjun Gu (顾万君)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,938
2,829
0.317
Medical Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,645
5,166
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xi Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,660
5,172
0.597
Bioinformatics
Reproductive Medicine
Functional Genomics
Developmental Biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,631
6,030
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xie Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
5,362
0.708
Molecular Imaging
Drug Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,973
8,213
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dong Jun Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
3,632
0.629
Bioinformatics
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,216
8,661
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dijun Chen 陈迪俊
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,515
3,168
0.574
Bioinformatics
Big Data
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,101
8,704
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xu Qian
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
3,359
0.612
cancer metabolism
signaling transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,127
9,436
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiuxing Wang
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
4,327
0.852
Brain Tumor Stem Cells Microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,814
10,361
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mulong Du
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,636
3,516
0.758
Genetics Bioinformatics Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,855
12,097
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xinchun Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,980
3,149
0.791
Proteomics
Functional Food
Protein chemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,587
12,405
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yingjian Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,881
2,898
0.747
Molecular Nutrition
Nutraceuticals
Microbiology
Food Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,047
12,907
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tao Zhou
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
2,735
0.737
bioinformatics
genomics
proteomics
evolution
reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,820
14,057
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chao Li
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,384
2,775
0.820
CRISPR-Cas
genome editing
crop breeding
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,917
14,883
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaoxiang Chen
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,177
2,049
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,342
15,798
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zi Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,966
1,019
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,341
16,857
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yufeng Qin
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,749
1,664
0.605
Epigenome/Microbiome/Metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,915
19,422
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jian Zou
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
1,454
0.631
Cancer Molecular Biology
Tumor Biomarker
Tumor Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,630
19,615
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
feng Liu
Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,275
823
0.362
cellular signaling
p53
transcription dynamics
computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,117
21,300
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tao Wen
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
1,998
0.985
Bioinformatics
Soil microbiome
Bacterial wilt
root exudate
Fusarium wilt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,095
23,477
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qian Wu
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
1,150
0.651
DNA methylation breast cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,557
24,368
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sipeng Shen
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
1,547
0.928
Genetics
multi-omics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,644
24,377
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jiaofang Shao
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
973
0.584