Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 63 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
genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,731
52,524
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
epigenetics
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,921
25,735
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
inflammation
wound healing
cancer
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,339
11,652
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bioimaging. Electron Microscopy
Correlative Light Electron Microscopy
Cell Biology
Intracellular Trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,502
9,940
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
genetics
epidemiology
dermatology
disease progression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,473
13,052
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cancer Biology
Hypoxia
Cell Signalling
Drug Discovery
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,507
6,996
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Regenerative medicine
cardiovascular regenerative medicine
stem cells
pericytes
therapeutic angiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,629
4,407
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Epidemiology
Mental health
Alcohol
Perinatal
Intergenerational
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
6,012
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cell organization
membrane and cytoskeletal dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,551
2,355
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Genetic epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,698
8,137
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
medicine
infection
genomics
host response
sepsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
8,365
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
DNA-protein interactions
helicases
DNA repair
homologous recombination
DNA break repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
2,065
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Evolutionary Biology
Major transitions
Animal Kingdom
Genomics
Phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,086
2,566
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Metabolic disturbances
IGFs and epithelial cancers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
1,650
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
evolutionary genomics
evolutionary anthropology
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,087
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
DNA methylation
environmental exposures
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,234
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Virology
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,254
2,849
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genetic epidemiology
Mental illness
Health behaviours
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
3,895
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Epigenetics
cardio metabolic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
2,124
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cyanobacteria
Evolution
Geobiology
Microbial Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,246
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Cardiac Biology
Wound Healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,478
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health
education
social inequality
genetics
sociogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,809
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
stress
tissue maintenance
regeneration
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,891
921
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computational Molecular Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,240
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Computational biology
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,596
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,595
202
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas John Timpson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,731
52,524
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,684
1,459
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Caroline Relton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,921
25,735
0.697
epigenetics
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,509
1,834
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Martin
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,339
11,652
0.360
inflammation
wound healing
cancer
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,256
2,282
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Verkade
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,502
9,940
0.361
Bioimaging. Electron Microscopy
Correlative Light Electron Microscopy
Cell Biology
Intracellular Trafficking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,654
3,288
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lavinia Paternoster
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,473
13,052
0.608
genetics
epidemiology
dermatology
disease progression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,887
4,320
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexander Greenhough
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,507
6,996
0.400
Cancer Biology
Hypoxia
Cell Signalling
Drug Discovery
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,973
4,973
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paolo Madeddu
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,629
4,407
0.282
Regenerative medicine
cardiovascular regenerative medicine
stem cells
pericytes
therapeutic angiogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,320
7,951
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kayleigh Easey
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
6,012
0.573
Epidemiology
Mental health
Alcohol
Perinatal
Intergenerational
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,194
8,766
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Stephens
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,551
2,355
0.247
Cell organization
membrane and cytoskeletal dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,073
9,648
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Denis A Baird
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,698
8,137
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,657
9,839
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fergus Hamilton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
8,365
0.980
medicine
infection
genomics
host response
sepsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,507
10,574
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Dillingham
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
2,065
0.260
DNA-protein interactions
helicases
DNA repair
homologous recombination
DNA break repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,551
13,399
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jordi Paps
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,086
2,566
0.422
Evolutionary Biology
Major transitions
Animal Kingdom
Genomics
Phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,335
14,835
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claire Perks
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,424
1,650
0.304
Metabolic disturbances
IGFs and epithelial cancers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,173
16,582
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David A Hughes
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,766
3,087
0.648
evolutionary genomics
evolutionary anthropology
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,416
16,802
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Yousefi
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,691
3,234
0.689
DNA methylation
environmental exposures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,497
18,123
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yohei Yamauchi
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,254
2,849
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,907
18,976
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robyn E Wootton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,013
3,895
0.971
Genetic epidemiology
Mental illness
Health behaviours
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,809
19,094
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hannah R Elliott
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,981
2,124
0.534
Epigenetics
cardio metabolic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,446
19,502
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,246
0.581
Cyanobacteria
Evolution
Geobiology
Microbial Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,626
21,089
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rebecca Richardson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
1,478
0.426
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Cardiac Biology
Wound Healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,610
23,310
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tim Morris
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
2,809
0.938
Health
education
social inequality
genetics
sociogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,239
23,890
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Parthive H. Patel
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,891
921
0.319
stress
tissue maintenance
regeneration
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,817
25,669
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ben Smithers
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,240
0.481
Computational Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,297
26,248
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Rogers
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,596
0.642
Computational biology
Machine learning