Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stanford 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
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,041
67,867
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,832
91,994
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Population genetics and genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,003
55,881
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
human and molecular genetics of coronary artery disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,787
48,656
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
evolution
yeast
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,307
35,747
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genomics
Genetics
Saccharomyces Genome Database
Gene Ontology
ENCODE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,159
42,392
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
structural biology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,160
11,257
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetics
cancer biology
autism
neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,300
15,743
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Information theory
computational genomics
machine learning
blockchains
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,812
15,234
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Human Population Genetics
Statistical Genomics
Bioinformatics
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,570
38,322
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Liquid Biopsies
ctDNA
Cancer Systems Biology
Cancer Immunology
Lymphoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,697
40,069
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,369
8,053
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
bioinformatics
pharmacogenomics
structural bioinformatics
biomedical informatics
protein structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,596
30,432
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Sequencing
Applied Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,863
43,101
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Gene therapy
Non coding RNAs
Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,957
16,237
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
bioinformatics
database
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,258
21,755
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,081
19,248
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Population Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,051
25,592
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Liquid biopsies
circulating tumor DNA
cancer genomics
biomarkers
radiation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,783
34,077
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genetics
Cell Biology
Coral Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,796
6,650
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genomics
precision medicine
inherited cardiovascular disease
personalized medicine
cardiomyopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,159
24,106
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
chromatin structure
high-throughput biochemistry
single molecule biophysics
sequencing methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,921
31,087
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,258
24,114
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,110
17,461
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
regulatory biology
functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,275
19,059
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396
170
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Irving Weissman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,041
67,867
0.270
stem cells
immunology
cancer
developmental biology
phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615
245
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Snyder
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,832
91,994
0.418
Genetics
Omics
Proteomics
Medicine
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593
714
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan K Pritchard
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,003
55,881
0.405
Population genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,080
966
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Quertermous
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,787
48,656
0.406
human and molecular genetics of coronary artery disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246
1,059
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gavin Sherlock
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,307
35,747
0.310
evolution
yeast
bioinformatics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,918
1,407
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
J Michael Cherry
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,159
42,392
0.419
Genomics
Genetics
Saccharomyces Genome Database
Gene Ontology
ENCODE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,640
1,738
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Axel Brunger
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,160
11,257
0.125
structural biology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,093
1,951
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerald R Crabtree
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,300
15,743
0.187
genetics
cancer biology
autism
neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,284
2,049
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Tse
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,812
15,234
0.186
Information theory
computational genomics
machine learning
blockchains
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,315
2,064
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos D Bustamante
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,570
38,322
0.470
Human Population Genetics
Statistical Genomics
Bioinformatics
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,391
2,100
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ash A Alizadeh|Arash Alizadeh
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,697
40,069
0.497
Liquid Biopsies
ctDNA
Cancer Systems Biology
Cancer Immunology
Lymphoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,442
2,594
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Uta Francke
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,369
8,053
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,783
2,754
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Russ B Altman
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,596
30,432
0.444
bioinformatics
pharmacogenomics
structural bioinformatics
biomedical informatics
protein structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,329
3,003
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anshul Kundaje
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,863
43,101
0.664
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Sequencing
Applied Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,480
3,072
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark A Kay
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,957
16,237
0.254
Gene therapy
Non coding RNAs
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,153
3,412
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Selina S Dwight
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,258
21,755
0.361
bioinformatics
database
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,770
3,718
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anne Brunet
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,081
19,248
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,802
4,222
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francisco M De La Vega
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,051
25,592
0.482
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Population Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,027
4,802
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maximilian Diehn
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,783
34,077
0.699
Liquid biopsies
circulating tumor DNA
cancer genomics
biomarkers
radiation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,845
6,128
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John R Pringle
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,796
6,650
0.159
Genetics
Cell Biology
Coral Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,160
6,271
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Euan Ashley
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,159
24,106
0.586
genomics
precision medicine
inherited cardiovascular disease
personalized medicine
cardiomyopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,387
6,825
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William Greenleaf
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,921
31,087
0.799
chromatin structure
high-throughput biochemistry
single molecule biophysics
sequencing methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,803
7,025
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shawn M Gillespie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,258
24,114
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,510
7,340
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Giresi
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,110
17,461
0.471
Molecular Biology
Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,099
7,613
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Georgi K Marinov
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,275
19,059
0.525
regulatory biology
functional genomics