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
Cancer research
microRNA
cancer biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,994
11,407
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular pathology of infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,917
8,321
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cellular and Molecular Oncology
Tumor immunology
Gene therapy
Cancer vaccines
Oncoantigens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
3,219
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetica Clinica
Genomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,725
5,202
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,650
8,353
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Molecular biology and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
2,574
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
4,761
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
transcriptional regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,168
1,675
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Personal Genomics
Protein Structure
Protein Folding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,800
4,756
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
stem cells
gene expression
endorphins
cardiology
vascular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
2,667
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
cancer biology - genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,249
3,391
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cell biology
mitochondrial physiology
mitochondral diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,816
1,988
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
human genetics
molecular biology
genetics
virology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,758
2,087
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
carcinogenesis
toxicology
toxicogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,966
1,905
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
patologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
1,170
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
1,097
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Science
Cancer Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,224
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biologia molecolare
cito-istochimica
genetica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
792
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
2,015
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
biologia molecolare
genomica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,218
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heart regeneration
regenerative medicine
cardiomyocyte proliferation
cancer
molecular and cellular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
1,484
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biologia Molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,497
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,096
1,652
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetics
Epigenetics
Aging
Age-related Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,082
1,286
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microbiologia degli alimenti
Biotecnologie
Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
biologia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
1,648
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,791
499
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Manuela Ferracin
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,994
11,407
0.254
Cancer research
microRNA
cancer biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,098
1,490
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lucio Montanaro
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,917
8,321
0.398
Molecular pathology of infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,246
2,322
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pier Luigi Lollini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,910
3,219
0.216
Cellular and Molecular Oncology
Tumor immunology
Gene therapy
Cancer vaccines
Oncoantigens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,208
2,367
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marco Seri
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,725
5,202
0.353
Genetica Clinica
Genomica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,616
3,645
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Federico Giorgi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,650
8,353
0.784
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,945
4,375
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Giovanni Capranico
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
2,574
0.279
Molecular biology and drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,630
4,415
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pier Luigi Martelli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,178
4,761
0.519
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,767
4,424
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vincenzo Scarlato
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,168
1,675
0.183
transcriptional regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,950
4,678
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emidio Capriotti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,800
4,756
0.540
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Personal Genomics
Protein Structure
Protein Folding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,411
5,527
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlo Ventura
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
2,667
0.345
stem cells
gene expression
endorphins
cardiology
vascular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,016
5,987
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Annalisa Astolfi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,249
3,391
0.468
cancer biology - genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,414
6,424
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Maria Ghelli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,816
1,988
0.292
Cell biology
mitochondrial physiology
mitochondral diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,532
7,777
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cesare Rossi
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,758
2,087
0.362
human genetics
molecular biology
genetics
virology
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,344
11,385
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Annamaria Colacci
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,966
1,905
0.480
carcinogenesis
toxicology
toxicogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,965
13,937
579
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Rosaria Sapienza
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,175
1,170
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,509
14,201
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tiziana Guarnieri
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
1,097
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,849
14,891
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Valentina İndio
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,224
0.761
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Science
Cancer Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,741
16,654
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paola Paterini
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
792
0.312
Biologia molecolare
cito-istochimica
genetica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,792
16,836
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Conte
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
2,015
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,950
17,103
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raffaella Casadei
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,218
0.497
biologia molecolare
genomica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,721
17,754
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gabriele D Uva
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
1,484
0.636
Heart regeneration
regenerative medicine
cardiomyocyte proliferation
cancer
molecular and cellular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,920
18,309
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jessica Marinello
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,497
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,939
19,125
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martina Cappelletti
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,096
1,652
0.788
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,059
19,218
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elena Marasco
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,082
1,286
0.618
Genetics
Epigenetics
Aging
Age-related Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,297
19,338
796
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lorenzo Siroli
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
1,648
0.800
Microbiologia degli alimenti
Biotecnologie
Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
biologia molecolare