Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 33 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
genomics
metagenomics
metabolic analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,062
22,359
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gene expression
Chromatin regulation
Chromosome dynamics
Epigenetics
Histone modification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,496
11,989
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,266
1,888
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,394
4,490
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Protein Science
Phage Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,926
2,140
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Life Science Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,114
2,879
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells
Hepatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,928
1,194
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
902
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
stem cells
differentiation
regeneration
pancreas
liver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
1,689
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
protein science
chaperone
prion
aggregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
1,767
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Biology
Molecular Physiology
Cell Biology
Comparative Physiology
Fish Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
710
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Molecular cell biology
Oncology
Molecular Development
Cell cycle
Signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
871
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,536
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Neuroscience
Olfaction
Chemical Senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
598
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
612
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Protein Synthesis
Yeast Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Bioeconomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
437
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
430
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental biotechnology
Anaerobic digestion
Composting
Bioinformatics
Microbial community analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,114
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cheminformatics
Computational Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
758
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Programming
DNA Nanotechnology
Molecular Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
207
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gene structure and function
especially species-specific genes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
142
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
genome biology
synthetic biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
377
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
placenta biology
pharmacology
toxicology
molecular biology
phytomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
284
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Bioinformatics
Imaging analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
167
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
DNA repair
Homologous recombination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
186
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,692
138
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takuji Yamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,062
22,359
0.485
genomics
metagenomics
metabolic analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,266
363
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hiroshi Kimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,496
11,989
0.436
Gene expression
Chromatin regulation
Chromosome dynamics
Epigenetics
Histone modification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,423
1,061
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shigehisa Hirose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,266
1,888
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,080
1,328
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Naonobu Fujita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,394
4,490
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,699
2,102
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fumio Arisaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,926
2,140
0.240
Protein Science
Phage Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,033
2,839
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Takeshi Shimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,114
2,879
0.405
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Life Science Institute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,109
2,914
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoh Ichi Tagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,928
1,194
0.172
Developmental Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells
Hepatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,176
3,070
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoichi Murakami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
902
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,628
3,100
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shoen Kume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
1,689
0.257
stem cells
differentiation
regeneration
pancreas
liver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,015
3,521
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hideki Taguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
1,767
0.299
protein science
chaperone
prion
aggregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,302
6,902
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Akira Kato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
710
0.247
Molecular Biology
Molecular Physiology
Cell Biology
Comparative Physiology
Fish Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,597
7,600
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Toshiaki Tanaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,553
871
0.341
Molecular cell biology
Oncology
Molecular Development
Cell cycle
Signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,262
7,616
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rei Kajitani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,536
0.603
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,731
8,017
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Junji Hirota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,392
598
0.250
Molecular Neuroscience
Olfaction
Chemical Senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,897
8,058
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tsubouchi Hideo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
612
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,586
8,545
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hideki Tohda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
437
0.198
Protein Synthesis
Yeast Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology
Bioeconomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,957
11,049
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yui Jin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
430
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,336
12,098
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mitsuhiko Koyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,114
0.895
Environmental biotechnology
Anaerobic digestion
Composting
Bioinformatics
Microbial community analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,088
12,290
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masahito Ohue （大上 雅史）|大上 雅史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
758
0.629
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cheminformatics
Computational Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,887
12,665
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ken Komiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,132
207
0.183
Molecular Programming
DNA Nanotechnology
Molecular Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,942
16,751
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yasunori Aizawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
142
0.261
Gene structure and function
especially species-specific genes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,971
16,765
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ryudo Ohbayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
377
0.694
genome biology
synthetic biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122,796
19,990
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Beni Lestari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
284
0.907
placenta biology
pharmacology
toxicology
molecular biology
phytomedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,886
20,487
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daiki Nakatsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
167
0.578
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Bioinformatics
Imaging analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,276
21,535
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kentaro Ito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
186
0.769
DNA repair
Homologous recombination