Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 69 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
molecular neuropathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,821
96,768
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biostatistics
high-throughput sequencing
quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,961
91,510
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cell biology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,210
18,887
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
8,162
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Developmental Biology
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,322
13,633
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer Research
Immuno-Oncology
Bioinformatics
NGS
Omics Sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,343
12,728
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetik
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,849
6,111
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Evolution
Development
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,041
6,396
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
PCR
qPCR
RDML
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,137
8,185
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cell Biology
Lung Fibrosis
3D Organotypic hPCLS
Extracellular Matrix
Drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,620
6,047
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
innate immunity
immunometabolism
cancer immunology
diabetes
regeneratvie medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,586
4,747
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Malaria
Cell Biology
Cell Motility
Plasmodium
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,289
3,420
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
6,570
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evolutionary genomics
Bioinformatics
Single-cell
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,215
4,789
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Glutamate receptors
glycine receptors
Alzheimer's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,558
826
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Computational Biology
Structural Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,071
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
pulmonary arterial hypertension
genetics
epigenetics
adaptation to high altitude
HAPE
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
3,031
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Virology
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
1,640
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular Cardiology
Gene expression
Translational control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
1,669
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
molecular genetics
pathology
liquid biopsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
2,550
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cell nucleus
chromatin
nuclear architecture
epigenetics
virus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,905
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,571
1,652
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Malaria
Division
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
1,229
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
stem cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
498
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
molecular parasitology
immunology
malaria
protein quality control
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,674
1,086
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188
32
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas von Deimling
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,821
96,768
0.580
molecular neuropathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,933
53
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Anders
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,961
91,510
0.704
biostatistics
high-throughput sequencing
quantum information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,098
234
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ralf Bartenschlager
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,210
18,887
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,506
675
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rob Russell
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
8,162
0.211
Structural Bioinformatics
Protein Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,706
686
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joachim Wittbrodt
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,322
13,633
0.356
Developmental Biology
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,393
1,458
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Budczies
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,343
12,728
0.545
Cancer Research
Immuno-Oncology
Bioinformatics
NGS
Omics Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,389
1,498
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gudrun Rappold
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,849
6,111
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,334
1,913
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henrik Kaessmann
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,041
6,396
0.336
Evolution
Development
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,435
2,043
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andreas Untergasser
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,137
8,185
0.451
PCR
qPCR
RDML
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,242
3,363
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muzamil Majid Khan *
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,620
6,047
0.479
Cell Biology
Lung Fibrosis
3D Organotypic hPCLS
Extracellular Matrix
Drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,135
4,114
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
julia kzhyshkowska
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,586
4,747
0.448
innate immunity
immunometabolism
cancer immunology
diabetes
regeneratvie medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,327
4,244
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Friedrich Frischknecht
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,289
3,420
0.332
Malaria
Cell Biology
Cell Motility
Plasmodium
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,942
4,402
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carl Herrmann
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,963
6,570
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,364
4,794
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Florent Murat
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,215
4,789
0.520
Evolutionary genomics
Bioinformatics
Single-cell
Reproductive Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,587
5,846
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jochen Kuhse
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,558
826
0.109
Glutamate receptors
glycine receptors
Alzheimer's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,924
9,397
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Leonardo Trabuco
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,071
0.242
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Computational Biology
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,220
9,555
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christina A Eichstaedt
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
3,031
0.697
pulmonary arterial hypertension
genetics
epigenetics
adaptation to high altitude
HAPE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,490
9,751
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pierre Yves Lozach
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
1,640
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,086
10,171
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mirko Völkers
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,019
1,669
0.415
Molecular Cardiology
Gene expression
Translational control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,740
10,635
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anna Lena Volckmar
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,803
2,550
0.671
molecular genetics
pathology
liquid biopsy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,468
11,095
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marina Lusic
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,591
1,905
0.530
cell nucleus
chromatin
nuclear architecture
epigenetics
virus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,799
11,141
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luis Felipe Jave Suarez
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,571
1,652
0.463
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,470
13,322
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julien Guizetti
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
1,229
0.442
Malaria
Division
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,015
13,428
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ciccolini Francesca
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,746
498
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,533
13,665
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
D Lys Guilbride
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,674
1,086
0.406
molecular parasitology
immunology
malaria
protein quality control