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Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 35 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,528
World Rank
64
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Recognition | Biological Physics | Bionanotechnology | Metabolostasis | Supramolecular Chemistr
Molecular Recognition | Biological Physics | Bionanotechnology | Metabolostasis | Supramolecular Chemistr
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Total43,609
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Last 6 Years20,405
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
16,474
World Rank
84
Country Rank
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular and Translational Neuroscience/Neurochemistry | Neuropeptides | Autism | Alzheimer's disease | Schizophreni
Molecular and Translational Neuroscience/Neurochemistry | Neuropeptides | Autism | Alzheimer's disease | Schizophreni
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Total38,589
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Last 6 Years11,490
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Last 6 Years / Total0.298
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
33,999
World Rank
202
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total23,944
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Last 6 Years7,638
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Last 6 Years / Total0.319
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,830
World Rank
219
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Drug Tolerance in pathogenic fungi | heteroresistance | Genetics | genomic
Drug Tolerance in pathogenic fungi | heteroresistance | Genetics | genomic
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Total22,595
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Last 6 Years8,989
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Last 6 Years / Total0.398
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
49,833
World Rank
334
Country Rank
76
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total18,155
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Last 6 Years7,296
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
51,788
World Rank
353
Country Rank
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total17,637
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Last 6 Years4,215
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Last 6 Years / Total0.239
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,952
World Rank
512
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer progression | neuroimmunology | cellular immunity | stress | perioperative perio
Cancer progression | neuroimmunology | cellular immunity | stress | perioperative perio
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Total13,749
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Last 6 Years4,064
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Last 6 Years / Total0.296
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
77,309
World Rank
563
Country Rank
124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Bioinformatics | Small RNAs | Computational Biology | Genetic Disorder
Genomics | Bioinformatics | Small RNAs | Computational Biology | Genetic Disorder
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Total12,978
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Last 6 Years6,078
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Last 6 Years / Total0.468
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
88,502
World Rank
678
Country Rank
153
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total11,612
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Last 6 Years5,739
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Last 6 Years / Total0.494
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,447
World Rank
973
Country Rank
203
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total8,953
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Last 6 Years2,862
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Last 6 Years / Total0.320
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,706
World Rank
976
Country Rank
205
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Research | metastasis | fibroblasts | microenvironment | inflammatio
Cancer Research | metastasis | fibroblasts | microenvironment | inflammatio
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Total8,942
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Last 6 Years5,227
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Last 6 Years / Total0.585
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137,025
World Rank
1,138
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total7,919
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Last 6 Years1,169
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Last 6 Years / Total0.148
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
141,663
World Rank
1,190
Country Rank
231
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Microbial genomics | Metagenomics | Natural language processing | CRISPR-Cas | Microbiolog
Microbial genomics | Metagenomics | Natural language processing | CRISPR-Cas | Microbiolog
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Total7,674
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Last 6 Years5,167
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Last 6 Years / Total0.673
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
143,717
World Rank
1,213
Country Rank
236
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
mechanobiology | morphogenesis | C. elegans | actomyosin contractility | actin dynamic
mechanobiology | morphogenesis | C. elegans | actomyosin contractility | actin dynamic
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Total7,575
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Last 6 Years2,840
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Last 6 Years / Total0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
172,714
World Rank
1,490
Country Rank
274
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total6,345
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Last 6 Years1,744
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
178,400
World Rank
1,541
Country Rank
289
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total6,149
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Last 6 Years1,154
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Last 6 Years / Total0.188
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
180,443
World Rank
1,552
Country Rank
294
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Liver diseases | molecular biology of HBV | Liver cancer | NAFLD | Internal Medicin
Liver diseases | molecular biology of HBV | Liver cancer | NAFLD | Internal Medicin
Citation Metrics
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Total6,080
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Last 6 Years3,645
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Last 6 Years / Total0.600
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
195,078
World Rank
1,660
Country Rank
307
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics of Bacteria | Transcriptional regulators | Alternative sigma factors | Temperate phages | Bioinformatic
Genetics of Bacteria | Transcriptional regulators | Alternative sigma factors | Temperate phages | Bioinformatic
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Total5,616
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Last 6 Years2,173
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
196,634
World Rank
1,676
Country Rank
313
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total5,572
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Last 6 Years2,570
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Last 6 Years / Total0.461
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
228,585
World Rank
1,962
Country Rank
367
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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Total4,766
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Last 6 Years866
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Last 6 Years / Total0.182
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
246,772
World Rank
2,130
Country Rank
397
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Systems Immunology | Developmental Immunology | Cancer Immunology | Immuno-Genomic
Systems Immunology | Developmental Immunology | Cancer Immunology | Immuno-Genomic
Citation Metrics
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Total4,385
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Last 6 Years3,349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.764
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
267,987
World Rank
2,304
Country Rank
423
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total4,006
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Last 6 Years1,834
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Last 6 Years / Total0.458
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
301,592
World Rank
2,559
Country Rank
473
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total3,494
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Last 6 Years1,256
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Last 6 Years / Total0.359
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
347,693
World Rank
2,907
Country Rank
520
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology | RNA Modifications | Epitranscriptomics | Cancer | Single Cell Genomic
Computational Biology | RNA Modifications | Epitranscriptomics | Cancer | Single Cell Genomic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,943
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Last 6 Years1,930
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Last 6 Years / Total0.656
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
353,508
World Rank
2,951
Country Rank
524
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total2,880
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Last 6 Years1,694
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Last 6 Years / Total0.588
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