Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Cambridge 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
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,053
12,917
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,949
55,970
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
miRNA
microRNAs
RNA methylation
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,599
17,793
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Molecular Genetics
Biology and Histopathology of human Brain tumours.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,316
17,443
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Developmental biology
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,088
22,650
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
genetics
obesity
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,422
12,671
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
genetic epidemiology
cancer genetics
cancer epidemiology
cancer risk prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,124
27,769
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
RNA
Epigenetics
Genetics
Genomics
Hertiability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,102
15,124
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,843
19,099
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,650
40,089
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
structural biology
electron microscopy
X-ray crystallography
protein
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,531
31,365
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
systems genomics
computational biology
bioinformatics
statistical genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,909
19,013
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
transcription
chromatin
epigenetics
histones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,467
12,019
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
structural biology
escrt
pi3k
phosphoinositide
PIKK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,403
13,773
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cellular senescence
cancer
ageing
chromatin
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,212
16,457
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
gene regulaion
blood stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,488
20,780
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
mitosis
meiosis
centrosomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,206
6,625
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
proteomics
systems biology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,961
15,724
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genetic Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,850
19,636
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chromatin
Epigenetics
Cell-type gene expression
Genome Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,202
7,567
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Durbin
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,439
158,326
0.476
Genomics
Human genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710
51
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gregory Hannon
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,697
52,546
0.249
noncoding RNA
genetics
molecular biology
genomics
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,473
193
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Ron
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,181
36,804
0.328
Cell Biology
Proteostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,591
204
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Allan Bradley
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,825
23,950
0.218
Genetics
stem cells
cancer
genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,614
206
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michel Goedert
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,446
37,361
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,378
269
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Fersht
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,053
12,917
0.134
protein folding misfolding p53 and cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,344
344
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarah A Teichmann
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,949
55,970
0.675
Genomics
bioinformatics
biophysics
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,700
755
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anton Enright
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,599
17,793
0.326
miRNA
microRNAs
RNA methylation
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,048
792
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
VP Collins
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,316
17,443
0.327
Molecular Genetics
Biology and Histopathology of human Brain tumours.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,104
797
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jennifer Nichols
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,088
22,650
0.427
Developmental biology
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,554
833
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
I Sadaf Farooqi
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,422
12,671
0.246
genetics
obesity
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,667
839
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antonis C Antoniou
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,124
27,769
0.543
genetic epidemiology
cancer genetics
cancer epidemiology
cancer risk prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,992
865
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eric Miska
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,102
15,124
0.302
RNA
Epigenetics
Genetics
Genomics
Hertiability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,070
876
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kim Rutherford
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,843
19,099
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,795
942
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adam Butterworth
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,650
40,089
0.841
Genetics
cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomisation
multiomics
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,937
1,139
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sjors Scheres
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,531
31,365
0.737
structural biology
electron microscopy
X-ray crystallography
protein
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,260
1,167
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Inouye
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,909
19,013
0.454
systems genomics
computational biology
bioinformatics
statistical genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,196
1,328
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew J Bannister
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,467
12,019
0.312
transcription
chromatin
epigenetics
histones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,582
1,453
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roger L Williams
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,403
13,773
0.378
structural biology
escrt
pi3k
phosphoinositide
PIKK
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,700
1,463
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Masashi Narita
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,212
16,457
0.454
Cellular senescence
cancer
ageing
chromatin
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,241
1,516
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bertie Gottgens
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,488
20,780
0.586
gene regulaion
blood stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,084
1,683
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David M Glover
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,206
6,625
0.200
mitosis
meiosis
centrosomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,300
1,712
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
kathryn lilley
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,961
15,724
0.477
proteomics
systems biology
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,413
1,723
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert A Scott
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,850
19,636
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,128
1,966
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Ahringer
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,202
7,567
0.251
Chromatin
Epigenetics
Cell-type gene expression
Genome Organization