Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 29 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
Regenerative medicine
cartilage regeneration
Molecular & cellular Pharmacology
mitochondria
kidney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,466
22,669
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Medicine
Molecular Genetic
Molecular Biology
Molecular Immunology
Molecular Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,235
9,706
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Liver Toxicity
Drug delivery
Nano toxicology
Nanobiosensors
Nanobiomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,513
11,040
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cell Therapy
Cardiovascular diseases
Angiogenesis
Tissue Engineering
Exosomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
6,846
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gene polymorphism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
3,876
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Multiple Sclerosis*
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Bacterial Taxonomy*
Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
2,853
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stem cell
RNA interference
Cell/Gene therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
3,457
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epigenetics
Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,994
3,398
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Exhaled Breath Consensate
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,098
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epidemiology
Cohort studies
Healthy Ageing
Common NCDs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,374
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medicine biotechnology
microbial biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,456
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stem Cell Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Cellular Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
2,298
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanobiosensors
Stem cells
Nanomaterial-based (bio)sensors
Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,756
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cell cycle
Cancer evolution
Cancer stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,513
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Translational Genomics
Liquid Biopsy
Extracellular Vesicles
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,819
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering
Biotechnology
Gene therapy
Medical Mycology
Bio-Medical Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
926
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cell Therapy
Leukemia
CAR-T/CAR-NK cell Therapy
aAPCs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
1,414
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer stem cells
Melatonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,510
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Biology
Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
1,067
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental biology
Germ cells
Stem Cell
Animal modeling
Cell therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,099
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Drug delivery and discovery
Cancer Target Therapy
Biosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
902
396
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
behavior guidance
stem cells
pulp therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
428
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Toxicology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
231
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stem Cells
Organoids
Gene Therapy
Cancer Cells
Signaling Pathways
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
368
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stem Cells
iPSCs
CRISPR
Epitranscriptome
m6A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
245
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,409
194
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elham Ahmadian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,466
22,669
0.890
Regenerative medicine
cartilage regeneration
Molecular & cellular Pharmacology
mitochondria
kidney
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,125
459
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maryam Vaezi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,235
9,706
0.793
Molecular Medicine
Molecular Genetic
Molecular Biology
Molecular Immunology
Molecular Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,185
502
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aziz Eftekhari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,513
11,040
0.959
Liver Toxicity
Drug delivery
Nano toxicology
Nanobiosensors
Nanobiomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,956
844
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Reza Rahbarghazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,851
6,846
0.872
Cell Therapy
Cardiovascular diseases
Angiogenesis
Tissue Engineering
Exosomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,193
1,423
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mohammad Asgharzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
3,876
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,135
1,709
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammad Saeid Hejazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
2,853
0.591
Multiple Sclerosis*
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Bacterial Taxonomy*
Biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,079
1,985
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Effat Alizadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,350
3,457
0.795
Stem cell
RNA interference
Cell/Gene therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,524
2,245
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saeed Pirouzpanah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,994
3,398
0.851
Epigenetics
Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,998
3,025
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Khoubnasabjafari Maryam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,218
2,098
0.652
Exhaled Breath Consensate
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,990
3,228
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nayyereh Aminisani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,374
0.772
Epidemiology
Cohort studies
Healthy Ageing
Common NCDs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,642
3,787
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vahideh Tarhriz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,720
2,456
0.903
medicine biotechnology
microbial biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,746
3,927
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Raheleh Farahzadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,644
2,298
0.869
Stem Cell Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Cellular Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,774
4,165
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Balal Khalilzadeh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,756
0.697
Nanobiosensors
Stem cells
Nanomaterial-based (bio)sensors
Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,595
5,269
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yasin Ahmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,513
0.730
Cell cycle
Cancer evolution
Cancer stem cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,281
5,733
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Houman Kahroba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
1,819
0.942
Translational Genomics
Liquid Biopsy
Extracellular Vesicles
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,853
6,038
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Abdolhassan Kazemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
926
0.502
Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering
Biotechnology
Gene therapy
Medical Mycology
Bio-Medical Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,272
6,826
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mehdi Talebi|Mahdi Talebi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
1,414
0.855
Cell Therapy
Leukemia
CAR-T/CAR-NK cell Therapy
aAPCs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,488
6,854
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nazila Fathi Maroufi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
1,510
0.916
Cancer stem cells
Melatonin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,779
8,246
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mehdi Sabzichi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
1,067
0.775
Cancer Biology
Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,920
8,757
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mahdi Mahdipour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
1,099
0.848
Developmental biology
Germ cells
Stem Cell
Animal modeling
Cell therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,871
12,090
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vala Kafil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
902
396
0.439
Drug delivery and discovery
Cancer Target Therapy
Biosensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,403
15,976
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
A Vafaii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
428
0.727
behavior guidance
stem cells
pulp therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,646
16,174
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hossein Hamzeiy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
231
0.402
Toxicology
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,666
19,387
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sepideh Bastani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
368
0.951
Stem Cells
Organoids
Gene Therapy
Cancer Cells
Signaling Pathways
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,683
21,714
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Neda Keyhanvar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
245
0.842
Stem Cells
iPSCs
CRISPR
Epitranscriptome
m6A