Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 45 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,960
14,497
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genome biology of livestock species
metagenomics
microbial genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,521
7,164
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
genetics
genomics
soybean
wheat
common bean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,474
9,417
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fungal biology
genetics
and genomics
mycotoxins
secondary metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
6,813
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
genetics
plant breeding
sustainable agricuture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,997
3,881
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nutritional Genomics
Cardio-metabolic Diseases
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,006
4,109
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
2,691
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
genetics
statistics
animal science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,163
1,765
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genomics
Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,853
5,736
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetics
Plant Breeding
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,337
3,317
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Genomics
and Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,945
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genetic risk factors that predispose livestock to disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
2,103
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sorghum
genetics
genomics
bioenergy
lignin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,639
2,424
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Soybean Genomics
Disease Resistance
Iron Deficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
1,870
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,141
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Plant pathology
citrus
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,690
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Host plant resistance
insect genetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,606
1,430
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
virology
microbiology
immunology
cell biology
foreign animal diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,358
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genetics
Genomics
Wheat
Food Security
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
878
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
heat stress
drought stress
molecular genetics
sorghum
maize
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,804
1,552
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
1,294
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cotton
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,309
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
arthropod genomics
stored product entomology
insect molecular biology
functional genomics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,377
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantitative Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,890
1,644
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dormancy&flowering
Enhancer regulation
epigenetics
transgenics
sRNAs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
1,036
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,001
4,747
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Timothy P Smith
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,960
14,497
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,173
11,980
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim Smith
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,521
7,164
0.260
Genome biology of livestock species
metagenomics
microbial genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,203
15,780
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qijian Song
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,474
9,417
0.419
genetics
genomics
soybean
wheat
common bean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,023
20,439
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert H Proctor
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,257
6,813
0.373
Fungal biology
genetics
and genomics
mycotoxins
secondary metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,279
25,954
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johnie Jenkins
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,997
3,881
0.259
genetics
plant breeding
sustainable agricuture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,171
33,191
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chao-Qiang Lai
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,006
4,109
0.342
Nutritional Genomics
Cardio-metabolic Diseases
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,091
37,757
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey W Cary
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
2,691
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,311
43,727
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary L Bennett
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,163
1,765
0.193
genetics
statistics
animal science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,753
45,252
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Derek Bickhart
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,853
5,736
0.648
Genomics
Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,778
47,876
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David D Fang
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,337
3,317
0.398
Genetics
Plant Breeding
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,217
48,373
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ming Li Wang
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,945
0.357
Plant Breeding
Genetics
Genomics
and Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,878
57,935
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael P Heaton
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,768
2,103
0.311
Genetic risk factors that predispose livestock to disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,175
67,727
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Scott Sattler
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,639
2,424
0.430
sorghum
genetics
genomics
bioenergy
lignin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,701
69,380
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michelle Graham
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,471
1,870
0.342
Soybean Genomics
Disease Resistance
Iron Deficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,904
73,077
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Congjun Li
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,137
2,141
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,082
74,925
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Keremane Manjunath
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
1,690
0.339
Plant pathology
citrus
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,190
79,676
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig A Abel
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,606
1,430
0.310
Host plant resistance
insect genetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,537
87,370
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Teresa De Los Santos
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,358
0.332
virology
microbiology
immunology
cell biology
foreign animal diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,528
88,818
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Debbie Laudencia-Chingcuanco
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,003
878
0.219
Genetics
Genomics
Wheat
Food Security
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,252
92,175
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Junping Chen
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,804
1,552
0.408
heat stress
drought stress
molecular genetics
sorghum
maize
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,417
97,689
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Long-Xi Yu
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,513
1,294
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,888
100,998
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
B Todd Campbell
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,357
1,309
0.390
cotton
plant breeding
genetics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,228
101,365
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erin Scully
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
2,377
0.712
arthropod genomics
stored product entomology
insect molecular biology
functional genomics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,312
112,114
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tim Leeds
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,890
1,644
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,158
114,229
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zongrang Liu
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
1,036
0.369
Dormancy&flowering
Enhancer regulation
epigenetics
transgenics
sRNAs