Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Princeton University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,508
48,012
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microbiology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,868
11,919
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,928
12,950
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
bioinformatics
genomics
machine learning
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
15,000
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,809
6,879
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
genomics
domestication
population genetics
canid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,830
11,871
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Molecular biology and genetics
pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,923
4,728
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genetics
Evolution
Genomics
SMA
carrier test
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,295
1,864
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Intracellular trafficking
quorum sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,562
3,160
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Infectious diseases
virology
parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,379
5,895
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
C. elegans
genomics
longevity
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,250
6,159
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genomics
Biological Databases
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,895
5,328
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,682
5,737
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cancer biology
stem cell biology
epithelial-mesenchymal transition
metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,436
5,778
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Marine Natural Products
Small Molecule Biosynthesis
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,372
5,534
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cilia and asymmetry
zebrafish
heart development
RASopathies
Angelman Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,693
2,749
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell signaling
developmental patterning
systems biology
optogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,667
4,967
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
5,388
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pyrenoids
Photosynthesis
Algae
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,389
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genomics
machine learning
single-cell
eQTLs
gene networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,653
4,187
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
bioinformatics
metabolomics
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
4,197
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
protein-DNA interactions
transcription factors
zinc fingers
collagen
protein structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
1,536
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
2,245
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Behavior
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,897
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225
98
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Botstein
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296,281
58,869
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,321
2,993
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippe Batut
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,508
48,012
0.722
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,423
5,423
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas Silhavy
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,868
11,919
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,926
7,050
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ned S Wingreen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,928
12,950
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,177
8,949
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olga Troyanskaya
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
15,000
0.453
bioinformatics
genomics
machine learning
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,448
9,491
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lw Enquist
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,809
6,879
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,314
17,087
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bridgett Vonholdt
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,830
11,871
0.570
genomics
domestication
population genetics
canid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,671
19,176
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Notterman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,923
4,728
0.250
Molecular biology and genetics
pediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,230
24,820
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lee M Silver
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,295
1,864
0.122
Genetics
Evolution
Genomics
SMA
carrier test
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,189
28,560
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frederick Hughson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,562
3,160
0.233
Intracellular trafficking
quorum sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,363
28,964
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alexander Ploss
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,379
5,895
0.441
Infectious diseases
virology
parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,242
29,273
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Coleen Murphy
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,250
6,159
0.465
C. elegans
genomics
longevity
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,217
32,917
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rose Oughtred
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,895
5,328
0.448
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genomics
Biological Databases
CRISPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,295
36,853
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zemer Gitai
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,682
5,737
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,495
46,575
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicole M Aiello Couzo
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,436
5,778
0.685
cancer biology
stem cell biology
epithelial-mesenchymal transition
metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,518
46,918
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamed S Donia
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,372
5,534
0.661
Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Marine Natural Products
Small Molecule Biosynthesis
Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,288
57,555
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rebecca D Burdine
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,693
2,749
0.411
cilia and asymmetry
zebrafish
heart development
RASopathies
Angelman Syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,846
57,731
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jared Toettcher
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,667
4,967
0.745
Cell signaling
developmental patterning
systems biology
optogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,480
66,388
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xin Wang
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,666
5,388
0.951
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Statistics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,599
76,630
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Jonikas
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,389
0.715
Pyrenoids
Photosynthesis
Algae
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,451
77,762
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ariel Dh Gewirtz
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,653
4,187
0.900
genomics
machine learning
single-cell
eQTLs
gene networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,948
78,201
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arthur C Eschenlauer
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
4,197
0.909
bioinformatics
metabolomics
proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,611
86,939
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anton Persikov
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,032
1,536
0.381
protein-DNA interactions
transcription factors
zinc fingers
collagen
protein structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,159
105,992
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher Y Park
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
2,245
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,664
113,469
578
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarah Kocher
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,897
0.683
Behavior
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics