Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
genome evolution
gene family evolution
molecular evolution
comparative genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,113
2,189
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular biology
genetics
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
811
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
genetica de poblaciones
ecologia marina
biodiversidad
parasitologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
689
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer
Cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
720
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular Biology
Gene expression regulation
ncRNAs
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
376
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cell Biology
Cancer
Adenosine Signaling
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
215
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Epigenética y Biotecnología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
181
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ecofisiología animal
Biología Molecular
Ectotermos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
249
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Virología
Biología Celular y Molecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
149
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
molecular biology
plant biotechnology
crops
heat stress
wheat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
192
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Grain Weight and size
Yield
Grain Crops
Plant Molecular Biology
Crop Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
166
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Virology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
128
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Molecular biology
animal immunology
intestinal barrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
72
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Ecology
Landscape Genomics
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
10
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,408
409
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juan C Opazo
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,113
2,189
0.428
genome evolution
gene family evolution
molecular evolution
comparative genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,662
1,611
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francisco Salinas
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
811
0.527
Molecular biology
genetics
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,794
1,737
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leyla Cardenas
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,410
689
0.489
genetica de poblaciones
ecologia marina
biodiversidad
parasitologia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,755
2,494
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ignacio Niechi
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
720
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917,907
3,334
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rodrigo Maldonado Aguila
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
376
0.752
Molecular Biology
Gene expression regulation
ncRNAs
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,435
3,966
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sebastián Edmundo Alarcón Retamal
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
215
0.689
Cell Biology
Cancer
Adenosine Signaling
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,126,076
4,024
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alvaro Figueroa
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
181
0.605
Epigenética y Biotecnología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,132,554
4,050
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julia Saravia
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
249
0.847
Ecofisiología animal
Biología Molecular
Ectotermos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,358
4,240
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Melina Villalba
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
149
0.575
Virología
Biología Celular y Molecular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248,836
4,438
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anita Arenas-M
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
192
0.861
molecular biology
plant biotechnology
crops
heat stress
wheat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,532
4,696
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisca M Castillo
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
166
0.888
Grain Weight and size
Yield
Grain Crops
Plant Molecular Biology
Crop Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,476
4,957
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carlos Loncoman
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
128
0.826
Virology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,707,698
6,048
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Natacha Santibañez
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
72
1.000
Molecular biology
animal immunology
intestinal barrier
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,100,807
7,658
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cristian Ríos Molina
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
10
0.556
Molecular Ecology
Landscape Genomics
Biogeography