Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 236 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
Epigenetics
RNA methylation
DNA methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,330
83,412
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genomics
Cancer
Bioinformatics
Genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,125
49,217
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
molecular modeling
polymers
liquid crystals
DNA
proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,242
17,366
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genetics
mental disorders
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,315
16,551
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cancer biology
stem cell biology
cell signaling
regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,054
15,192
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Functional Genomics
Pharmacogenomics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,708
31,999
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Proteomics
Protein modifications
epigenetics
precision medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,111
19,058
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,852
13,366
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Genetics
Statistics
Population Genetics
Genome-Wide Association Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,197
10,442
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Functional genomics
neuropsychiatric disorders
induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
neuroscience
epigenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,534
18,101
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
macromolecular physics and chemistry
self-assembly
biomolecular materials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,527
9,607
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Polymer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,614
10,166
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
coevolution
ecological genomics
microbiome
adaptation
plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,837
8,664
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genomics
biological networks
translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,051
6,851
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
neurological disease
psychiatric disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,021
3,199
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer
Arsenic
Telomere Length
DNA methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,364
15,964
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
genetics
evolution
gene evolution
new genes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,456
4,712
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cytoskeleton
Rho Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,157
3,211
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Molecular based study of matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,590
4,317
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Epigenetics
Psychiatric Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,112
3,216
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
MicroRNA
Bioinformatics
Cancer Biomarker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,488
8,102
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Systems Biology
Biophysics
Circadian Rhythms
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,235
6,280
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Exosomes
iPS
stem cells
mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,304
7,743
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genetics and cancer biology
molecular biology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
5,661
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,004
8,678
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898
857
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chuan He
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,330
83,412
0.635
Epigenetics
RNA methylation
DNA methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,207
1,989
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lixing Yang
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,125
49,217
0.571
Genomics
Cancer
Bioinformatics
Genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,530
4,061
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan J De Pablo
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,242
17,366
0.309
molecular modeling
polymers
liquid crystals
DNA
proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,273
4,409
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elliot Gershon
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,315
16,551
0.310
Genetics
mental disorders
neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,969
4,732
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
T C He
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,054
15,192
0.298
Cancer biology
stem cell biology
cell signaling
regenerative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,065
4,781
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric R Gamazon
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,708
31,999
0.631
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Functional Genomics
Pharmacogenomics
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,895
5,154
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yingming Zhao
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,111
19,058
0.396
Proteomics
Protein modifications
epigenetics
precision medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,742
5,566
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carole Ober
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,852
13,366
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,018
5,698
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bryan Howie
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,197
10,442
0.231
Genetics
Statistics
Population Genetics
Genome-Wide Association Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,294
6,285
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jubao Duan
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,534
18,101
0.426
Functional genomics
neuropsychiatric disorders
induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
neuroscience
epigenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,248
7,616
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthew Tirrell
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,527
9,607
0.256
macromolecular physics and chemistry
self-assembly
biomolecular materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,263
10,251
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stuart Rowan
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,614
10,166
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,219
10,701
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joy Bergelson
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,837
8,664
0.290
coevolution
ecological genomics
microbiome
adaptation
plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,182
11,108
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yuri V Nikolsky
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,051
6,851
0.236
Genomics
biological networks
translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,465
11,696
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
T Conrad Gilliam
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,021
3,199
0.114
genetics
genomics
bioinformatics
neurological disease
psychiatric disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,829
16,856
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brandon Pierce
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,364
15,964
0.747
Genetic Epidemiology
Cancer
Arsenic
Telomere Length
DNA methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,035
18,883
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manyuan Long
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,456
4,712
0.242
genetics
evolution
gene evolution
new genes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,973
19,234
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Glotzer
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,157
3,211
0.168
Cytoskeleton
Rho Signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,834
19,957
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
G Ali Mansoori
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,590
4,317
0.232
Molecular based study of matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,525
20,638
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dennis Grayson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,112
3,216
0.178
Epigenetics
Psychiatric Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,843
21,571
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiaowei Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,488
8,102
0.463
MicroRNA
Bioinformatics
Cancer Biomarker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,785
21,946
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael J Rust
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,235
6,280
0.364
Systems Biology
Biophysics
Circadian Rhythms
Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,570
25,300
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sang Ging Ong *
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,304
7,743
0.506
Exosomes
iPS
stem cells
mitochondria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,151
27,763
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shantanu Roy
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,127
5,661
0.401
Genetics and cancer biology
molecular biology
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,894
28,035
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yuan Ji
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,004
8,678
0.620
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics