Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 224 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cardiac anatomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,419
36,349
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics and Epigenomics of Phenotypic Plasticity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,828
25,837
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eye Vision Glaucoma Glaucoma Surgery Wound Healing Stem cells Regeneration Scarring
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,693
14,551
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
genetics
human birth defect
development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,476
6,934
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Genomics
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,923
15,697
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
genomics
fission yeast
gene regulation
cellular ageing
oxidative stress response
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,415
14,370
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cell biology
neurobiology
tetanus and botulinum neurotoxin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,145
7,098
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
genetics
human evolution
ancient DNA
cultural evolution
population genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,310
11,338
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,379
11,541
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Neuroscience
genetics
receptors
automated phenotyping
drug discovery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
6,780
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mitochondrial Cell Biology and Pharmacology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,440
14,657
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neurodegeneration
tau
tauopathies
Alzheimer
PSP
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
6,970
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Women’s Cancer
Prediction/Prevention
BRCA1/2
DNAmethylation/Epigenetics
P4Medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,986
9,032
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Oncology & Cardiovascular
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,956
9,109
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cell Biology
Calcium
Annexins
Retina
Angiogenesis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,723
8,251
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
biocuration
conserved biology
known unknowns
fungi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,956
18,655
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
cell signalling
metabolism
coenzyme A
redox biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,818
2,668
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells
Gastrulation
Somites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,792
3,014
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cell migration
development
neural crest
morphogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,595
8,682
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epithelial Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,880
4,533
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Comparative Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,977
11,346
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lipid mediated Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,739
1,852
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Autophagy
Cell Signaling
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,026
7,435
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Ancient Genomics
Rare Disease
Computational Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,602
7,237
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Epigenetics
transcription
chromatin
RNA
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,203
3,757
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,918
234
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert H Anderson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,419
36,349
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,447
279
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephan Beck
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,828
25,837
0.267
Genomics and Epigenomics of Phenotypic Plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,491
1,345
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sir Peng Tee Khaw
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,693
14,551
0.376
Eye Vision Glaucoma Glaucoma Surgery Wound Healing Stem cells Regeneration Scarring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,319
1,425
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Scambler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,476
6,934
0.185
genetics
human birth defect
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,683
1,458
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francois Balloux
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,923
15,697
0.425
Genomics
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,462
1,728
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jürg Bähler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,415
14,370
0.430
genomics
fission yeast
gene regulation
cellular ageing
oxidative stress response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,692
1,852
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giampietro Schiavo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,145
7,098
0.221
cell biology
neurobiology
tetanus and botulinum neurotoxin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,566
1,919
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark G Thomas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,310
11,338
0.362
genetics
human evolution
ancient DNA
cultural evolution
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,611
1,998
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Cheetham
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,379
11,541
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,646
2,155
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David B Sattelle
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,711
6,780
0.236
Neuroscience
genetics
receptors
automated phenotyping
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,994
2,179
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michelangelo Campanella
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,440
14,657
0.515
Mitochondrial Cell Biology and Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,735
2,514
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rohan de Silva
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,913
6,970
0.269
Neurodegeneration
tau
tauopathies
Alzheimer
PSP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,384
2,640
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Widschwendter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,986
9,032
0.361
Women’s Cancer
Prediction/Prevention
BRCA1/2
DNAmethylation/Epigenetics
P4Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,265
2,825
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jose M Vicencio
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,956
9,109
0.380
Oncology & Cardiovascular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,033
3,244
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Moss
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,723
8,251
0.380
Cell Biology
Calcium
Annexins
Retina
Angiogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,994
3,399
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonia Lock
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,956
18,655
0.890
biocuration
conserved biology
known unknowns
fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,107
3,667
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ivan Gout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,818
2,668
0.135
cell signalling
metabolism
coenzyme A
redox biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,173
3,671
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Claudio D Stern
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,792
3,014
0.152
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells
Gastrulation
Somites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,737
3,719
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roberto Mayor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,595
8,682
0.443
cell migration
development
neural crest
morphogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,977
3,916
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karl Matter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,880
4,533
0.240
Epithelial Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,135
4,178
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christophe Dessimoz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,977
11,346
0.631
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Phylogenetics
Molecular Evolution
Comparative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,987
4,242
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shamshad Cockcroft
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,739
1,852
0.104
Lipid mediated Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,694
4,465
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robin Ketteler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,026
7,435
0.437
Autophagy
Cell Signaling
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,517
4,607
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sergi Castellano
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,602
7,237
0.436
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Ancient Genomics
Rare Disease
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,366
4,757
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Jenner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,203
3,757
0.232
Epigenetics
transcription
chromatin
RNA