Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Norwegian University of Life Sciences 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
molecular genetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,814
8,316
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
molecular biology
developmental biology
plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
5,029
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Evolutionary biology
genome duplications
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,696
6,330
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Bioinformatics
Gene regulatory networks
Comparative regulomics
Plants
Salmonids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
3,921
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
1,827
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,931
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Genetics
Genomics
Animals
Fish
Pigmentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,768
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
bioinformatics
salmonids
cancer
sequencing
fusion genes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
2,262
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
Breeding
Aquaculure
Animal Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
655
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular biology
Cell biology
Molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
784
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bioinformatics
Programming
Vaccine Discovery
Data visualisation
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
647
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
evolutionary genomics
long read sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
962
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Metabarcoding
bacterial diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
711
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics
developmental biology
meristem
GMO
GM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
399
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genetic Engineering
protein expression & purification
proteomics
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
452
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cell and Developmental Biology
Epigenetics
Light and Hormone Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
281
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genomic selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
327
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Proteomics
Histology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
328
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Genomics
Tilapia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
414
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
transcriptomics
fish reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
311
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nutrition
Salmon
Microbiota
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
165
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular Biology
Pathogen-host interaction
Gene editing
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
132
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
molecular biology
genomics
biochemistry
lipid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
142
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular biology
Plant environment interaction and response
Stress response in plants
Plants in extreme environment
Effect of gamma radiation on plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
124
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis (RIP)
Bacteriocins
Antimicrobials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,166
187
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sigbjørn Lien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,814
8,316
0.400
Genomics
molecular genetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,636
506
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Odd Arne Olsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
5,029
0.444
molecular biology
developmental biology
plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,212
698
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simen R Sandve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,696
6,330
0.728
Evolutionary biology
genome duplications
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,101
934
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Torgeir R Hvidsten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,924
3,921
0.566
Bioinformatics
Gene regulatory networks
Comparative regulomics
Plants
Salmonids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,598
1,053
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Alestrom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,196
1,827
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,697
1,230
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lars Snipen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
2,931
0.544
Bioinformatics
Microbial Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,624
1,633
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dag Inge Våge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,114
1,768
0.430
Genetics
Genomics
Animals
Fish
Pigmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,055
2,092
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Torfinn Nome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
2,262
0.712
bioinformatics
salmonids
cancer
sequencing
fusion genes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,423
2,660
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kari Kolstad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
655
0.276
Genetics
Breeding
Aquaculure
Animal Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,486
3,447
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kiranpreet Kaur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
784
0.477
Molecular biology
Cell biology
Molecular genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,803
4,092
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amine Namouchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
647
0.514
Bioinformatics
Programming
Vaccine Discovery
Data visualisation
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,443
4,223
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michel Moser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
962
0.814
evolutionary genomics
long read sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,043
4,452
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Özgün Candan Onarman Umu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
711
0.664
Metabarcoding
bacterial diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
750,287
5,121
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HG Opsahl Sorteberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
791
399
0.504
Genetics
developmental biology
meristem
GMO
GM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,607
5,312
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tamilvendan Manavalan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
452
0.620
Genetic Engineering
protein expression & purification
proteomics
bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,871
5,722
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laju Paul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
281
0.474
Cell and Developmental Biology
Epigenetics
Light and Hormone Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,733
5,797
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tesfaye Kebede Belay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
327
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,722
6,510
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Purushothaman Kathiresan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
328
0.772
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Proteomics
Histology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,333
6,528
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rajesh Joshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
414
0.981
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Genomics
Tilapia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,941
6,748
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eirill Ager-Wick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
311
0.793
transcriptomics
fish reproduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,880
8,806
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sérgio Dc Rocha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
165
0.988
Nutrition
Salmon
Microbiota
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,821
8,964
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bikal Ghimire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
132
0.841
Molecular Biology
Pathogen-host interaction
Gene editing
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,387,076
9,024
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
142
0.934
molecular biology
genomics
biochemistry
lipid metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,412,958
9,167
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Payel Bhattacharjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
124
0.867
Molecular biology
Plant environment interaction and response
Stress response in plants
Plants in extreme environment
Effect of gamma radiation on plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,300
10,706
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sofie S Kristensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
53
1.000
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis (RIP)
Bacteriocins
Antimicrobials