Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Rice 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
Compiler
Cancer Biology
Human Genomics
Graphics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,003
36,035
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Genome Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,991
14,429
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
827
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
DNA regulatory proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
881
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genome Editing
Synthetic Biology
Enzymology
Protein Engineering
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
3,903
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
virology
molecular biology
neurosciences
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,032
3,610
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
4,691
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Molecular Genetics
Vision
Attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,568
371
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,041
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
685
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Stem cell
Developmental biology
Gastrulation
Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
908
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer Biology
Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Consciousness
Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
479
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer Biology
Technology transfer
Innovation
Commercialization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
212
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epigenome Engineering
Transcriptional Programming
Cancer Cell Biology
Metastasis
Hippo singling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
250
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell Biology
Genetics
Peroxisomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
225
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Genome Architecture
Protein Folding
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
201
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Synthetic Biology
Molecular Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
125
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Computational Bio-modelling
Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
Microbial Genetics
Single-cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
70
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neurodegeneration
molecular biology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
36
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genetics
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,248
6,272
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fengmei Zhao
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,003
36,035
0.858
Compiler
Cancer Biology
Human Genomics
Graphics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,943
7,037
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicholas H Putnam
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,991
14,429
0.370
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Genome Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,158
50,248
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Stern
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,790
827
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,227
56,681
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kathleen Shive Matthews
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,814
881
0.129
DNA regulatory proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,305
72,700
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xue Gao|Xue Sherry Gao
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,066
3,903
0.770
Genome Editing
Synthetic Biology
Enzymology
Protein Engineering
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,688
73,121
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shuyun Deng
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,032
3,610
0.717
virology
molecular biology
neurosciences
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,823
73,790
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Huw Alexander Ogilvie
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,980
4,691
0.942
Molecular Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,695
119,674
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James L Dannemiller
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,568
371
0.144
Molecular Genetics
Vision
Attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,188
144,517
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Weihua Zheng
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,041
0.548
Computational Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,553
167,858
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liangcai Zhang
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
685
0.469
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,361
190,231
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lizhong Liu
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
908
0.796
Stem cell
Developmental biology
Gastrulation
Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,930
238,802
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexandru Dan Grigore
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631
479
0.759
Cancer Biology
Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Consciousness
Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,321
258,081
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Castillo
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
212
0.448
Cancer Biology
Technology transfer
Innovation
Commercialization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,143,359
289,661
795
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barun Mahata
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
250
0.880
Epigenome Engineering
Transcriptional Programming
Cancer Cell Biology
Metastasis
Hippo singling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,446
292,256
809
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kim L. Gonzalez
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
225
0.827
Cell Biology
Genetics
Peroxisomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,270,634
307,288
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonio B Oliveira Junior
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
201
0.962
Genome Architecture
Protein Folding
Biological Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,480,198
335,556
989
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shyam Bhakta
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
125
0.984
Synthetic Biology
Molecular Biology
Metabolic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681,834
362,781
1,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cristina Sd Palma
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
70
0.921
Computational Bio-modelling
Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
Microbial Genetics
Single-cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843,210
384,792
1,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pratibha Singh
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
36
0.766
Neurodegeneration
molecular biology
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,276,026
437,217
1,382
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Armando Moreno
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Genetics
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,394
445,405
1,414
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sathvik Kakanuru
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000