Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 29 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
Brazil
Agustin Hernandez
Veterinary cancer
Lipidomics
Lipid-protein interactions
Enzymology
Rare diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
6,530
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brazil
Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo
Genética Animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,458
3,242
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brazil
Orlando Moreira Filho
Citogenética de Peixes
Citogenética Básica e Molecular
Citogenética de Vertebrados
Impactos Ambientais em Bácias Hidrogr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
2,380
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brazil
Francis De Morais Franco Nunes
Genetics
Genomics/Transcriptomics
Developmental Biology
Phenotypic Plasticity/Aging
Social Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
1,658
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brazil
Flavio Henrique Silva
Cistatina
cisteino protease
cana-de-açúcar
Metagenômica
Bioetanol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,461
1,637
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Brazil
Sandra Regina Maruyama|Sandra Regina Costa Maruyama
Molecular Biology
Immunoparasitology
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,188
1,360
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brazil
Débora Gusmão Melo
genética médica
genética clínica
aconselhamento genético
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,172
1,468
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brazil
Evandro Marsola Moraes
Genética de Populações
Genética Vegetal
Filogeografica
Cactaceae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
820
0.614

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brazil
Andrea Soares Da Costa Fuentes
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
553
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brazil
Bianca Pachane
Molecular Biology
Extracellular Vesicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
1,371
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brazil
Maria Cristina Da Silva Pranchevicius
Biologia Molecular
Imunologia
Controle do Ciclo Celular
Microbiologia Médica
Medicina Tropical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
636
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brazil
Cassia Fernanda Yano
Citogenética Animal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
700
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brazil
Silvia Nassif Del Lama
genetica animal
ecologia
bioinvasão
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
207
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brazil
Patricia Freitas
Genetics
Conservation Biology
Primates
Aquaculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
463
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brazil
Karina Martins
genética de populações
genética e genômica florestal
cerrado
produtos florestais não madeireiros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
473
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brazil
Patty Karina Dos Santos
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Angiogenesis
Cell Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
464
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brazil
Bruno Henrique Saranholi
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Environmental DNA-eDNA
Invertebrate-derived DNA-iDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
448
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brazil
Patricia Cristina Vizzotto
biologia molecular
peixes neotropicais
citogenética
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
22
0.088
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brazil
Thaís Garcia Da Silva
Chlorophyceae
molecular biology
taxonomy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
165
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brazil
Priscila R De Siqueira
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Toxicology in vitro
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
183
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brazil
Gustavo Akira Toma
Animal Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cytogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
148
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brazil
Cleiton Dias Do Prado
Genética
Bioquímica
Química
Biotecnologia
Engenharia Bioquímica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
93
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brazil
Jessica Cristina Amaral
Coumarins biosynthesis
LC-MS and LC-NMR
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
95
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brazil
Nayore Tamie Takamiya
Trypanosomatidae
Parasitolgy
Molecular Biologys
Molecular Diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
84
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,905
Brazil
630
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Agustin Hernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
6,530
0.395
Veterinary cancer
Lipidomics
Lipid-protein interactions
Enzymology
Rare diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,078
Brazil
981
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,458
3,242
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,463
Brazil
1,526
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Orlando Moreira Filho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,673
2,380
0.246
Citogenética de Peixes
Citogenética Básica e Molecular
Citogenética de Vertebrados
Impactos Ambientais em Bácias Hidrogr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,869
Brazil
2,877
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heloisa Sobreiro Selistre De Araujo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,694
2,560
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,841
Brazil
4,214
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francis De Morais Franco Nunes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
1,658
0.318
Genetics
Genomics/Transcriptomics
Developmental Biology
Phenotypic Plasticity/Aging
Social Insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,039
Brazil
5,275
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Flavio Henrique Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,461
1,637
0.367
Cistatina
cisteino protease
cana-de-açúcar
Metagenômica
Bioetanol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,321
Brazil
7,901
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sandra Regina Maruyama|Sandra Regina Costa Maruyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,188
1,360
0.427
Molecular Biology
Immunoparasitology
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,099
Brazil
8,039
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Débora Gusmão Melo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,172
1,468
0.463
genética médica
genética clínica
aconselhamento genético
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,218
Brazil
19,043
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evandro Marsola Moraes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
820
0.614
Genética de Populações
Genética Vegetal
Filogeografica
Cactaceae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,069
Brazil
20,469
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Soares Da Costa Fuentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
553
0.461

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,113
Brazil
21,279
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bianca Pachane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
1,371
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,864
Brazil
23,020
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria Cristina Da Silva Pranchevicius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
636
0.625
Biologia Molecular
Imunologia
Controle do Ciclo Celular
Microbiologia Médica
Medicina Tropical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,869
Brazil
23,244
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cassia Fernanda Yano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
700
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,257
Brazil
24,310
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Silvia Nassif Del Lama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
207
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,466
Brazil
25,349
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patricia Freitas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
463
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,341
Brazil
27,920
499
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karina Martins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
473
0.390
genética de populações
genética e genômica florestal
cerrado
produtos florestais não madeireiros
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,557
Brazil
33,663
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patty Karina Dos Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
464
0.913
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Angiogenesis
Cell Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,439
Brazil
34,196
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bruno Henrique Saranholi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
448
0.911
Conservation Genetics
Population Genetics
Environmental DNA-eDNA
Invertebrate-derived DNA-iDNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,223,758
Brazil
39,752
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patricia Cristina Vizzotto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
22
0.088
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293,045
Brazil
41,097
749
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thaís Garcia Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
165
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,313,912
Brazil
41,500
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Priscila R De Siqueira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
183
0.893
Ecotoxicology
Aquatic toxicology
Toxicology in vitro
Cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,443,721
Brazil
43,939
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gustavo Akira Toma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
148
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,599,049
Brazil
47,140
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cleiton Dias Do Prado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
93
0.877
Genética
Bioquímica
Química
Biotecnologia
Engenharia Bioquímica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,653,751
Brazil
48,432
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jessica Cristina Amaral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
95
0.990
Coumarins biosynthesis
LC-MS and LC-NMR
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,700,799
Brazil
49,571
947
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nayore Tamie Takamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
84
0.988
Trypanosomatidae
Parasitolgy
Molecular Biologys
Molecular Diagnosis
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