Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,569
49,942
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Cancer
Machine Learning
Probability
Statistical Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,412
76,613
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,301
54,625
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,960
61,278
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genomics
Immunotherapy
Precision Medicine
Personalized Cancer Therapy
Rare Tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,205
43,255
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cell Adhesion
Signal Transduction
Integrins
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,386
13,903
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cell biology
cancer
angiogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,024
13,320
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics
transport proteins
PTS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,072
13,015
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
Bioinformatics
NGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,378
33,590
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Human Genomics
Cancer Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,687
12,853
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genomics
RNA biology
Computational Biology
High-throughput sequencing
Neuroscience and neurodegeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,508
26,314
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
drug discovery
malaria
genomics
infectious diseases
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,435
12,597
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,888
29,722
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Gene Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,292
5,100
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cancer
Stem cells
Leukemia
Pancreatic Cancer
Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,887
9,809
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Biology
Growth Factors
Injury
Inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,754
4,519
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,592
8,168
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
rapid diagnostic genome sequencing
pediatric genomic/precision medicine
implementation science
newborn screening by WGS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,336
14,037
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genomics
brain
stem cells
epigenomics
single cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,216
16,699
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,087
14,243
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Epigenomics
Chromatin
Genetic variation
Technology Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,683
12,728
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,864
19,840
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cancer Cell Migration and Survival
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,671
9,579
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Computation Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,902
5,887
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Clinical diagnostics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,653
18,042
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,281
563
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Glass CK
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,569
49,942
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,343
597
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pablo Tamayo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154,412
76,613
0.496
Genomics
Cancer
Machine Learning
Probability
Statistical Mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,432
1,158
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bing Ren
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,301
54,625
0.482
Epigenomics
Brain
Senescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,441
1,161
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Trey Ideker
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,960
61,278
0.542
Cancer
Systems Biology
Networks
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,369
1,611
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Razelle Kurzrock
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,205
43,255
0.450
Genomics
Immunotherapy
Precision Medicine
Personalized Cancer Therapy
Rare Tumors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,143
1,962
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark H Ginsberg
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,386
13,903
0.163
Cell Adhesion
Signal Transduction
Integrins
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,256
2,024
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Cheresh
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,024
13,320
0.159
cell biology
cancer
angiogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,800
2,746
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Milton Saier
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,072
13,015
0.186
Bioinformatics
transport proteins
PTS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,248
3,941
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Robinson
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,378
33,590
0.596
Genomics
Bioinformatics
NGS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,494
5,464
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kelly A Frazer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,687
12,853
0.281
Human Genomics
Cancer Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,473
5,917
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gene Yeo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,508
26,314
0.605
Genomics
RNA biology
Computational Biology
High-throughput sequencing
Neuroscience and neurodegeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,998
6,170
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elizabeth A Winzeler
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,435
12,597
0.297
drug discovery
malaria
genomics
infectious diseases
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,271
6,289
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chris Benner
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,888
29,722
0.710
Bioinformatics
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,306
7,222
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James T Kadonaga
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,292
5,100
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,942
7,961
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tannishtha Reya
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,887
9,809
0.273
Cancer
Stem cells
Leukemia
Pancreatic Cancer
Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,052
8,016
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Baird
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,754
4,519
0.126
Molecular Biology
Growth Factors
Injury
Inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,962
8,414
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Schlaepfer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,592
8,168
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,146
8,500
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen F. Kingsmore
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,336
14,037
0.409
rapid diagnostic genome sequencing
pediatric genomic/precision medicine
implementation science
newborn screening by WGS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,048
9,314
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kun Zhang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,216
16,699
0.518
genomics
brain
stem cells
epigenomics
single cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,205
9,836
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hannah Carter
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,087
14,243
0.458
Cancer
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,760
12,264
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alon Goren
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,683
12,728
0.477
Epigenomics
Chromatin
Genetic variation
Technology Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,052
12,811
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anton Bankevich
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,864
19,840
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,375
12,938
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
D Stupack
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,671
9,579
0.373
Cancer Cell Migration and Survival
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,673
13,508
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Serge Batalov
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,902
5,887
0.236
Computation Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,146
13,721
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Narayanan Veeraraghavan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,653
18,042
0.732
Clinical diagnostics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Data Science