Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
Argentina
Maria E Alvarez
biologia molecular de plantas
resistencia a enfermedades
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,588
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Argentina
Hugo Maccioni
cell biology
protein traffic
glycosphingolipids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
314
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Argentina
Hector Alex Saka
Patogénesis
interacción patógeno-hospedador
Chlamydia
Resistencia antimicrobiana
carbapenemasas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,313
854
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Argentina
Cecilia Alvarez
Cell Biology. Membrane traffic. Rab1 GTPase. CREB3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
639
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Argentina
Claudio Bussi
cell biology
organelles
macrophages
iPSC
innate immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,948
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Argentina
Juan Pablo Nicola
Thyroid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
838
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Argentina
Gaston Soria
Genetics
Cell biology
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
627
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Argentina
Rodrigo Quiroga
Docking
Bioinformatics
COVID-19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
847
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Argentina
Javier Valdez Taubas
yeast
palmitoylation
membrane traffic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
321
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Argentina
César G Prucca
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Cellular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
558
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Argentina
Marina B Chiappero
Genética de poblaciones
filogeografía
filogenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
421
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Argentina
Eduardo Garbarino Pico
Cronobiología
Biología Celular y Molecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
210
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Argentina
Ricardo D Lardone
Glycobiology
Cancer
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
271
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Argentina
Pedro Ignacio Gil
Virology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
123
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Argentina
Luciana Reyna
Biología Molecular y Celular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
116
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Argentina
Andres Castellaro
Cancer research
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
155
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Argentina
Mariela Analia Sader
Cytogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
158
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Argentina
Gastón F. Alfaro
Cattle Nutrition
Cattle Physiology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Argentina
Mauricio Renny
Genetics
Plants
Fungy
Public Communication of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
53
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Argentina
Maria Eugenia Correa
Biología molecular
biocombustibles
palmitoilación de proteínas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
36
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Argentina
Laura Bonnet
Molecular and Cellular Biology - Autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
57
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Argentina
Anabela Palandri
Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Argentina
Agustin Carbajal
biologia molecular
neurociencia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
13
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Argentina
José R Torres
Plant Molecular Biology. Epigenetics. RNAs. DNA Repair. Heat stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Argentina
Natalia Martínez-Koteski
Cell biology
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,315
Argentina
384
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maria E Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,944
1,588
0.267
biologia molecular de plantas
resistencia a enfermedades
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,549
Argentina
919
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hugo Maccioni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
314
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,832
Argentina
1,383
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hector Alex Saka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,313
854
0.369
Patogénesis
interacción patógeno-hospedador
Chlamydia
Resistencia antimicrobiana
carbapenemasas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,889
Argentina
1,477
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cecilia Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
639
0.292
Cell Biology. Membrane traffic. Rab1 GTPase. CREB3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,856
Argentina
1,523
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudio Bussi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,948
0.911
cell biology
organelles
macrophages
iPSC
innate immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,019
Argentina
1,982
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Juan Pablo Nicola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
838
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,684
Argentina
1,987
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gaston Soria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,667
627
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,717
Argentina
2,290
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rodrigo Quiroga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,447
847
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,695
Argentina
2,366
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Javier Valdez Taubas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,402
321
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,907
Argentina
2,650
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
César G Prucca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,215
558
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,041
Argentina
3,243
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marina B Chiappero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
421
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,141
Argentina
3,936
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eduardo Garbarino Pico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
210
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906,599
Argentina
4,452
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ricardo D Lardone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
529
271
0.512
Glycobiology
Cancer
Autoimmunity
Immunology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,555
Argentina
5,412
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pedro Ignacio Gil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
123
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,996
Argentina
5,904
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luciana Reyna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
116
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,348,565
Argentina
6,641
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andres Castellaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
155
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,398,292
Argentina
6,967
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mariela Analia Sader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
158
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,562,017
Argentina
8,090
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gastón F. Alfaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
Cattle Nutrition
Cattle Physiology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,652,303
Argentina
8,718
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mauricio Renny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
53
0.602
Genetics
Plants
Fungy
Public Communication of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,657,145
Argentina
8,751
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Eugenia Correa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
36
0.414
Biología molecular
biocombustibles
palmitoilación de proteínas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,734,691
Argentina
9,313
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laura Bonnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
57
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,771,492
Argentina
9,634
628
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anabela Palandri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,817,119
Argentina
10,000
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Agustin Carbajal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
13
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,907,757
Argentina
10,569
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
José R Torres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Plant Molecular Biology. Epigenetics. RNAs. DNA Repair. Heat stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,231,128
Argentina
12,615
800
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Natalia Martínez-Koteski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000