Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 190 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
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,543
23,507
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cancer biology
treatment resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,764
28,178
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cancer
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,373
24,176
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetics & neuroscience: Parkinson's disease
cognition
epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
15,541
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
genetics
molecular biology
chromosome transmission
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,579
7,432
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
genomics
chromatin
sequencing
drug discovery
biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,930
13,225
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diabetes
Stem Cells
Endocrine Pancreas
Gut Hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,407
7,248
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Population genetics and genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,407
4,758
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cell Biology
Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,790
5,879
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,022
10,009
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,720
3,837
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Retina
Cell Biology
Photoreceptors
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,199
6,550
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Endocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,580
2,984
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,859
3,431
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer prevention
skin cancer epidemiology and early diagnosis
computer assisted cancer diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,599
2,779
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,380
1,925
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
human genetics and genomics
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,348
1,757
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wound healing
Connective tissue cells
Cell-ECM interactions
Stem cells
Oral mucosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,250
2,426
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,797
2,736
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
genetics
molecular biology
evolutionary biology
genomics
plant immunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,535
3,237
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
2,248
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
computational biology
gene regulation
gene therapy
deep learning
single-cell genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,264
5,683
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cell signaling
protein tyrosine phosphatases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,962
802
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cancer biology
stress signalling
glycobiology
ROS
DNA damage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,714
3,760
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,411
2,986
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,604
99
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Hayden
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,543
23,507
0.211
Huntington disease
lipid disorders
heart disease
pharmacogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,272
204
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Gleave
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,764
28,178
0.372
cancer biology
treatment resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,688
254
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Torsten Nielsen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,373
24,176
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,707
289
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matt Farrer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,823
15,541
0.260
Genetics & neuroscience: Parkinson's disease
cognition
epilepsy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,225
360
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philip Hieter
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,579
7,432
0.139
genetics
molecular biology
chromosome transmission
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,676
682
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Corey Nislow
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,930
13,225
0.358
genomics
chromatin
sequencing
drug discovery
biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,591
1,223
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Timothy J Kieffer
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,407
7,248
0.285
Diabetes
Stem Cells
Endocrine Pancreas
Gut Hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,419
1,308
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kermit Ritland
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,407
4,758
0.195
Population genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,876
1,588
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
A Wayne Vogl
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,790
5,879
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,960
2,088
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristin Campbell
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,022
10,009
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,059
2,135
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Juan Ausio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,720
3,837
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,021
2,219
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Orson Moritz
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,199
6,550
0.381
Retina
Cell Biology
Photoreceptors
Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,613
2,343
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geoffrey L Hammond
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,580
2,984
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,006
2,729
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Sandford
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,859
3,431
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,542
3,370
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Ian Mclean
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,599
2,779
0.221
Cancer prevention
skin cancer epidemiology and early diagnosis
computer assisted cancer diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,532
4,339
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nelly Pante
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,380
1,925
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,842
4,850
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roshni Singaraja
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,348
1,757
0.188
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
human genetics and genomics
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,104
4,908
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lari Hakkinen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,250
2,426
0.262
Wound healing
Connective tissue cells
Cell-ECM interactions
Stem cells
Oral mucosa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,280
5,865
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Arenillas
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,797
2,736
0.351
Bioinformatics
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,304
6,078
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marco Todesco
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,535
3,237
0.430
genetics
molecular biology
evolutionary biology
genomics
plant immunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,294
6,170
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephane Flibotte
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,435
2,248
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,795
6,311
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oriol Fornes
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,264
5,683
0.782
computational biology
gene regulation
gene therapy
deep learning
single-cell genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,340
6,604
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catherine J Pallen
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,962
802
0.115
cell signaling
protein tyrosine phosphatases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,164
6,839
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mads Daugaard
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,714
3,760
0.560
Cancer biology
stress signalling
glycobiology
ROS
DNA damage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,782
7,132
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gibson WT
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,411
2,986
0.466