Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
Molecular Genetics of fungi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,527
4,783
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
bioinformatics
molecular evolution
medical genomics
evolutionary medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,633
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Behavioral Ecology
Social Insects
Parasitoids
Molecular Evolution
Ants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
2,877
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Infection and Inflammation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,259
2,409
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mol. Plant Biology and Biotechnology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
1,919
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
2,558
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
nanomedicine
immunology
biocompatibility
cell elasticity
interfaces
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,453
1,283
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
RNA biology
Genome Editing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,144
1,052
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
DNA
forensic
mutation
STR
SNP
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
550
0.181
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
genomics
genetics
speciation
plant-animal-microbe interactions
adaptation-in-action
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,419
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
molecular signaling
plant cell biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,716
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Plant and Microbial physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
940
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neurobiology
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
535
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Splicing
Gene evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Stress response
Evolutionary Cell Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
417
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Microbial Ecology
Steroid degradation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
330
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biology
Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
389
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Epigenetics
Paediatric cancer
Oxidative stress
Endothelial Cell
Cardiovascular physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genomics
Epigenomics
Population Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
165
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Genomics
Evolution
non-coding RNA
Rare Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
165
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
evolution
co-infection
epigenetics
insect immunity
host-parasite interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
133
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
130
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Conservation Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
93
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics
Sociality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
77
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cell biology
Biochemistry
Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,780
2,353
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Tudzynski
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,527
4,783
0.289
Molecular Genetics of fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,138
4,197
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wojciech Makalowski
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,400
2,633
0.253
bioinformatics
molecular evolution
medical genomics
evolutionary medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,798
4,392
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jürgen Gadau
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
2,877
0.288
Behavioral Ecology
Social Insects
Parasitoids
Molecular Evolution
Ants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,658
6,107
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ursula Rescher
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,259
2,409
0.332
Infection and Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,424
7,821
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dirk Pruefer
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,559
1,919
0.345
Mol. Plant Biology and Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,492
9,002
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Bohnert
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
2,558
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,093
9,367
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristina Riehemann
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,453
1,283
0.288
nanomedicine
immunology
biocompatibility
cell elasticity
interfaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,264
12,198
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timofey Rozhdestvensky
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,144
1,052
0.335
RNA biology
Genome Editing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,609
12,489
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Carsten Hohoff
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
550
0.181
DNA
forensic
mutation
STR
SNP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,523
15,085
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shuqing Xu
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,301
1,419
0.617
genomics
genetics
speciation
plant-animal-microbe interactions
adaptation-in-action
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,067
15,646
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kai H Edel
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,172
1,716
0.790
molecular signaling
plant cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,797
15,759
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leonardo Magneschi
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
940
0.438
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Plant and Microbial physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,589
23,429
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bhavin Shah
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
535
0.526
Neurobiology
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,994
23,438
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francesco Catania
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
417
0.410
Splicing
Gene evolution
Evolutionary genomics
Stress response
Evolutionary Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,523
29,137
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Johannes Holert
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595
330
0.555
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Microbial Ecology
Steroid degradation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,059
31,772
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy Kelso
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
389
0.804
Biology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,309
42,279
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Patrick Diaba-Nuhoho
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
232
1.000
Epigenetics
Paediatric cancer
Oxidative stress
Endothelial Cell
Cardiovascular physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,016
42,818
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yangzi Wang
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
165
0.740
Genomics
Epigenomics
Population Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303,276
44,009
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shrey Gandhi
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
165
0.809
Genomics
Evolution
non-coding RNA
Rare Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,415,496
47,324
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nora Schulz
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
133
0.836
evolution
co-infection
epigenetics
insect immunity
host-parasite interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453,723
48,452
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brice Nzigou Mombo
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
130
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,573,699
51,820
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Magnus Wolf
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
111
1.000
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Conservation Genetics
Evolution
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,636,459
53,501
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anna Grandchamp
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
93
0.969
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,715,938
55,562
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alun Jones
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
77
0.975
Evolution
Genetics
Genomics
Sociality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,740,402
56,172
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Arsila Pk Ashraf
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
Cell biology
Biochemistry
Microscopy