Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Purdue 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
hematopoiesis
stem cells
endothelial colony forming cells
endothelial progenitor cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,454
8,781
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Clinical Therapeutics
Pharmacogenomics
Genomics
Adverse Drug Reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,391
6,112
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genomics
Systems biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,565
5,545
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,996
5,180
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cell Biology
live cell imaging
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence lifetime imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
5,643
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Stem cells and regeneration
muscle satellite cells
myogenesis and adipogenesis
brown adipocytes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,962
7,271
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
fungal genetics and genomics
host-pathogen interactions
genetics of resistance to pathogens in plants
population genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
3,482
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant biology
Polyamines
Plant hormones
Postharvest
Fruit-biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,171
3,582
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
epigenetic regulation
transposable elements
genome evolution
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,402
4,408
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cancer and Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,821
3,275
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Proteomics
Mass spectrometry
signaling
kinase
phosphorylation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,728
6,489
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
DNA
anticancer drugs
structure
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,298
4,509
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
molecular biology of plants
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,657
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biodetection
biosurveillance
computational biology
phenotypic screening
bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
3,853
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell biology/bone mechanobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
853
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Behavior Genetics
Prenatal Exposure
Epigenetics
ADHD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
3,161
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pharmacology
Drug Discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,548
2,141
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Maize Genetics
genomics
and pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,504
1,773
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genomics and Phenomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
1,992
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Regulatory Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
3,009
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Graduate Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
640
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
smooth muscle physiology and biology
lung biology
airway physiology
asthma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
928
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Enviromics
Epigenomics
Data Analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,323
1,839
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
epigenetics tomato arabidopsis ripening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
4,205
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Quantitative Genetics and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
4,295
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,092
8,956
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mervin C Yoder|Mervin Yoder
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,454
8,781
0.271
hematopoiesis
stem cells
endothelial colony forming cells
endothelial progenitor cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,164
9,407
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Flockhart D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,391
6,112
0.195
Clinical Therapeutics
Pharmacogenomics
Genomics
Adverse Drug Reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,341
13,417
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Gribskov
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,565
5,545
0.226
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genomics
Systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,711
16,470
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nakshatri
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,996
5,180
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,577
17,633
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard N Day
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
5,643
0.283
Cell Biology
live cell imaging
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence lifetime imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,133
24,850
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shihuan Kuang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,962
7,271
0.486
Stem cells and regeneration
muscle satellite cells
myogenesis and adipogenesis
brown adipocytes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,600
26,157
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen B Goodwin
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,314
3,482
0.243
fungal genetics and genomics
host-pathogen interactions
genetics of resistance to pathogens in plants
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,425
26,460
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Avtar Handa
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,171
3,582
0.253
Plant biology
Polyamines
Plant hormones
Postharvest
Fruit-biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,191
28,249
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Damon Lisch
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,402
4,408
0.329
epigenetic regulation
transposable elements
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,062
29,643
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen Konieczny
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,821
3,275
0.255
Cancer and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,749
29,885
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
W Andy Tao
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,728
6,489
0.510
Proteomics
Mass spectrometry
signaling
kinase
phosphorylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,587
37,333
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Danzhou Yang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,298
4,509
0.438
DNA
anticancer drugs
structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,507
37,666
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tesfaye Mengiste
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,209
4,657
0.456
molecular biology of plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,941
52,373
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bartek Rajwa
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
3,853
0.531
biodetection
biosurveillance
computational biology
phenotypic screening
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,985
53,364
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fredrick M Pavalko
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
853
0.120
Cell biology/bone mechanobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,647
53,578
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Valerie S Knopik
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
3,161
0.446
Behavior Genetics
Prenatal Exposure
Epigenetics
ADHD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,708
57,476
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Val J Watts
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,548
2,141
0.327
Pharmacology
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,765
57,803
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Guri Johal
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,504
1,773
0.273
Maize Genetics
genomics
and pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,903
60,064
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Niculescu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,222
1,992
0.320
Genomics and Phenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,132
60,437
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarath Chandra Janga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
3,009
0.487
Regulatory Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,860
61,600
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patricia Gallagher
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,038
640
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,030
67,267
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Susan J Gunst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
928
0.171
smooth muscle physiology and biology
lung biology
airway physiology
asthma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,719
68,365
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bryan Maloney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,323
1,839
0.345
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Enviromics
Epigenomics
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,933
76,295
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhaobo Lang
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
4,205
0.904
epigenetics tomato arabidopsis ripening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,862
77,453
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Luiz Fernando Brito|Luiz F. Brito
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
4,295
0.942
Quantitative Genetics and Genomics