Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Arizona Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics 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
Genetics
Epigenetics
Genomics
Evolution
Chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,008
8,379
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Polyploidy
Hybridization
Speciation
Plant Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,176
5,151
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cardiovascular and Muscle Research
titin and nebulin in health and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,071
10,431
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,047
11,444
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
molecular
cellular
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
3,199
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
bioinformatics
cancer genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
3,521
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Genome structure
evolution
and dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,547
11,523
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetics
human disease
development
sex determination
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,285
3,257
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Biology
Population Genetics
Systems Biology
Molecular Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,081
6,190
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,304
3,721
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bioinformatics
Next Generation Sequencing
rare disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
5,384
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
RNA biology
RNA granules
autophagy
proteostasis
ALS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,280
8,927
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genetics
personalized medicine
rare disease
computational biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,500
7,737
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,728
1,020
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
conservation genomics/genetics
population genetics
molecular ecology
evolution
CRU Program
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,568
1,309
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tumor Progression and Metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
2,032
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant Developmental Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
2,636
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
microfluidics
life sciences
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
2,763
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Epigenetics
Stress
Mood Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
2,837
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics
Inflammation
Macrophages
Endothelial Cells
Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
3,817
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
genomic instability
centrosome biology
cell division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,945
1,619
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Epigenetics
small RNA
DNA methylation
RNA Pol IV
PDFs available at website
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
2,910
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
plant evolution
genomics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,851
3,314
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
RNA biology
neurodegeneration
metabolism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
2,225
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Microbial Genetics
Microbial Genomics
Microbial Evolution
baltrus(at)arizona.edu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
2,325
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,281
5,814
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Jorgensen
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,008
8,379
0.190
Genetics
Epigenetics
Genomics
Evolution
Chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,241
6,727
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
G Ledyard Stebbins
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,176
5,151
0.128
Polyploidy
Hybridization
Speciation
Plant Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,316
9,854
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henk Granzier
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,071
10,431
0.336
Cardiovascular and Muscle Research
titin and nebulin in health and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,347
12,054
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David A Kudrna
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,047
11,444
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,449
14,606
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul A Krieg
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,515
3,199
0.136
molecular
cellular
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,142
15,327
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David W Mount
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,665
3,521
0.155
bioinformatics
cancer genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,692
16,348
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Lyons
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,547
11,523
0.535
Genome structure
evolution
and dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,789
18,775
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert P Erickson
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,285
3,257
0.169
genetics
human disease
development
sex determination
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,744
20,302
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ryan Gutenkunst
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,081
6,190
0.342
Computational Biology
Population Genetics
Systems Biology
Molecular Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,676
21,461
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathan Ellis
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,304
3,721
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,387
21,730
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Manuel L Gonzalez Garay
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,117
5,384
0.315
Bioinformatics
Next Generation Sequencing
rare disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,824
23,069
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
J Ross Buchan *
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,280
8,927
0.548
RNA biology
RNA granules
autophagy
proteostasis
ALS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,929
31,236
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joanne Berghout *
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,500
7,737
0.619
Genetics
personalized medicine
rare disease
computational biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,147
40,484
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Little
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,728
1,020
0.105
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,091
41,156
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Melanie Culver
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,568
1,309
0.137
conservation genomics/genetics
population genetics
molecular ecology
evolution
CRU Program
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,333
43,280
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Cress
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,093
2,032
0.223
Tumor Progression and Metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,673
45,782
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frans Tax
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
2,636
0.307
Plant Developmental Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,179
48,272
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frederic Zenhausern
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
2,763
0.340
microfluidics
life sciences
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,107
57,596
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Deveroux Ferguson
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,692
2,837
0.424
Epigenetics
Stress
Mood Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,606
61,500
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Casey E Romanoski
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,206
3,817
0.615
Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics
Inflammation
Macrophages
Endothelial Cells
Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,868
63,803
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gregory Rogers
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,945
1,619
0.272
genomic instability
centrosome biology
cell division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,473
71,851
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rebecca A Mosher
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
2,910
0.566
Epigenetics
small RNA
DNA methylation
RNA Pol IV
PDFs available at website
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,119
75,358
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nils Arrigo
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,851
3,314
0.683
Bioinformatics
plant evolution
genomics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,576
75,772
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniela C Zarnescu
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
2,225
0.462
RNA biology
neurodegeneration
metabolism
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,124
80,062
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Baltrus
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,490
2,325
0.518
Microbial Genetics
Microbial Genomics
Microbial Evolution
baltrus(at)arizona.edu