Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Saint Louis 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
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
gene therapy
adenovirus
virotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,849
10,568
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Electron microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,034
11,476
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neurobiology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,392
13,699
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,178
21,263
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
DNA
Sequence
Cancer
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,238
20,965
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genomics
epigenomics
computational biology
DNA methylation
transposable elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,409
19,655
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics and oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,772
32,137
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Extracellular matrix
vascular development
lung biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,943
8,123
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
DNA-protein interactions
Gene regulation
biological sequence analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,334
4,654
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Genomics and metagenomics of infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,533
15,955
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
adult stem cells
regeneration
zebrafish
melanocytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,893
8,286
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
natural killer cells
innate lymphoid cells
cellular therapeutics
leukemia and lymphoma
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,400
12,400
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cellular Biophysics
Fluorescence
Diabetes
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
7,882
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Antibiotic Resistance
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Computational & Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,568
15,895
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Genomics
Immunogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,484
13,583
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
DNA replication and damage response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,154
5,419
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bioinformatics
cancer genomics
cancer informatics
biostatistics
clinical statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,120
12,722
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Lysosome biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,653
11,282
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,417
3,946
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cancer biology and immunobiology
cancer genomics
immunotherapy
cancer in vivo and in vitro modeling
cancer clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,291
14,561
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Basal bodies
flagella/cilia
ciliopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,803
7,326
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cancer Genomics
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
10,471
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
gene regulation
lymphoma
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
6,365
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071
455
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lucinda Fulton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,255
75,129
0.434
Human Reference
Genome Sequencing
Administration and Study of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523
675
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael D Mclellan
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,177
82,517
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,755
3,206
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David T Curiel
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,849
10,568
0.166
gene therapy
adenovirus
virotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,274
3,452
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Heuser
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,034
11,476
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,567
4,562
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey Milbrandt
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,392
13,699
0.267
Neurobiology
Cell Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,605
5,051
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David E Larson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,178
21,263
0.441
Bioinformatics
Next Generation Sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,591
6,436
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason Walker
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,238
20,965
0.508
Bioinformatics
DNA
Sequence
Cancer
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,579
7,803
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ting Wang
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,409
19,655
0.540
genomics
epigenomics
computational biology
DNA methylation
transposable elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,612
8,708
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew H Bailey
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,772
32,137
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,320
9,011
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert P Mecham
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,943
8,123
0.247
Extracellular matrix
vascular development
lung biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,935
9,265
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gary D Stormo
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,334
4,654
0.144
DNA-protein interactions
Gene regulation
biological sequence analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,748
9,631
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Makedonka Mitreva
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,533
15,955
0.506
Genomics and metagenomics of infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,531
10,415
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephen L Johnson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,893
8,286
0.277
adult stem cells
regeneration
zebrafish
melanocytes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,699
11,807
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Todd A Fehniger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,400
12,400
0.453
natural killer cells
innate lymphoid cells
cellular therapeutics
leukemia and lymphoma
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,195
12,033
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Piston
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,078
7,882
0.291
Cellular Biophysics
Fluorescence
Diabetes
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,301
13,790
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gautam Dantas
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,568
15,895
0.647
Antibiotic Resistance
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Computational & Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,465
13,857
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Malachi Griffith
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,484
13,583
0.555
Bioinformatics
Cancer
Genomics
Immunogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,093
14,112
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Burgers
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,154
5,419
0.224
DNA replication and damage response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,158
14,141
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Obi L Griffith
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,120
12,722
0.527
Bioinformatics
cancer genomics
cancer informatics
biostatistics
clinical statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,777
17,277
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Abhinav Diwan
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,653
11,282
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,440
17,530
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Schlesinger
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,417
3,946
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,566
18,751
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ryan C Fields
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,291
14,561
0.755
Cancer biology and immunobiology
cancer genomics
immunotherapy
cancer in vivo and in vitro modeling
cancer clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,336
22,182
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan K Dutcher
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,803
7,326
0.436
Basal bodies
flagella/cilia
ciliopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,940
22,428
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xie Mingchao
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,656
10,471
0.629
Cancer Genomics
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,314
22,580
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jacqueline E Payton
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
6,365
0.384
gene regulation
lymphoma
epigenetics