Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 38 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Epigenetics
Genetic Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,859
8,236
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
DNA Sequenzierung
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,698
8,014
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Brain and Retina Regeneration
Morphogens
Fgf signaling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,941
6,579
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genome editing
functional genomics
stem cells
cancer
HIV
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,850
5,885
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cell biology
membrane traffic
regulated secretion
insulin
diabetes
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,052
5,471
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,346
6,239
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Genetic engineering
stem cells
epigenetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
4,162
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,238
6,892
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetics
genomics
chromosomes repetitive DNA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,776
3,062
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stem Cells
Cardiology
Diabetes
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,473
2,825
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cell mechanics
tumour microenvironment
3D models
atomic force microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,141
2,681
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cell Biology
Genetics
Biotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
846
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cell cycle
redox biology
cancer biology
ubiquitin system
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,516
2,556
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Retina
stem cells
transplantation regeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,338
1,905
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bioinformatics
High Performance Computing
Drug Design
Protein Structures
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
3,410
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,539
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied machine learning for biomedical research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
1,784
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cell physiology
endocrinology
toxicology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
597
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Evolution
single cell transcriptomics
Immunoinformatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,268
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
embryonic stem cells
cell fate
EMT
cell mechanics
molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
463
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
molecular cell biology
cell cycle
meiosis
mitosis
regeneration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
779
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cell membranes
lipids
synthetic biology
RNA-lipid interactions
origin of life
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
761
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
microbiology
molecular biology
antibiotic resistance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,154
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
stem cells
development
fish models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
206
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
endocrine effects of natural and synthetic compounds
cell culture models
molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
182
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,254
801
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
A Francis Stewart
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,859
8,236
0.236
Epigenetics
Genetic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,224
856
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andreas Rump
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,698
8,014
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,374
1,070
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Brand
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,941
6,579
0.227
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Brain and Retina Regeneration
Morphogens
Fgf signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,012
1,804
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Buchholz
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,850
5,885
0.296
Genome editing
functional genomics
stem cells
cancer
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,600
2,245
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michele Solimena
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,052
5,471
0.321
Cell biology
membrane traffic
regulated secretion
insulin
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,937
2,866
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Schroeder
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,346
6,239
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,812
2,906
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Konstantinos Anastassiadis
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,203
4,162
0.293
Genetic engineering
stem cells
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,087
4,271
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Dahl
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,238
6,892
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,416
4,501
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Schmidt
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,776
3,062
0.313
Genetics
genomics
chromosomes repetitive DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,188
4,660
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kaomei Guan
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,473
2,825
0.298
Stem Cells
Cardiology
Diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,711
8,326
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna V Taubenberger
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,141
2,681
0.521
cell mechanics
tumour microenvironment
3D models
atomic force microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,894
9,141
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gerhard Rödel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,591
846
0.184
Cell Biology
Genetics
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,464
9,269
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joerg Mansfeld
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,516
2,556
0.566
cell cycle
redox biology
cancer biology
ubiquitin system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,188
9,581
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marius Ader
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,338
1,905
0.439
Retina
stem cells
transplantation regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,227
9,771
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joachim Haupt
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,240
3,410
0.804
Bioinformatics
High Performance Computing
Drug Design
Protein Structures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,087
13,829
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Seifert
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,539
0.585
bioinformatics
computational biology
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,460
15,218
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maik Herbig
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
1,784
0.787
Applied machine learning for biomedical research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,101
18,258
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Georg Kretzschmar
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
597
0.357
cell physiology
endocrinology
toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,281
18,329
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Virag Sharma
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,659
1,268
0.764
Bioinformatics
Comparative Genomics
Evolution
single cell transcriptomics
Immunoinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,559
18,545
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Winzi
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
463
0.285
embryonic stem cells
cell fate
EMT
cell mechanics
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,127
18,764
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katrin Daniel
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,588
779
0.491
molecular cell biology
cell cycle
meiosis
mitosis
regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,887
19,699
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Saenz
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,451
761
0.524
cell membranes
lipids
synthetic biology
RNA-lipid interactions
origin of life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,618
21,060
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Damiano Cacace
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,154
0.909
microbiology
molecular biology
antibiotic resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,990
21,372
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexander Froschauer
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
206
0.167
stem cells
development
fish models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,346
26,980
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jannette Wober
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
182
0.248
endocrine effects of natural and synthetic compounds
cell culture models
molecular biology