Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 67 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,781
World Rank
852
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total33,179
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Last 6 Years17,647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
30,210
World Rank
1,241
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total25,960
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Last 6 Years11,856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.457
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,332
World Rank
1,597
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bacteriophages | bacterial pathogens | taxonomy | genomic
Bacteriophages | bacterial pathogens | taxonomy | genomic
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Total22,382
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Last 6 Years12,102
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Last 6 Years / Total0.541
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
40,774
World Rank
1,750
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total21,056
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Last 6 Years6,513
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Last 6 Years / Total0.309
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
44,609
World Rank
1,930
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
ubiquitin signaling | protein engineering | targeted protein degradation | genome stabilit
ubiquitin signaling | protein engineering | targeted protein degradation | genome stabilit
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Total19,713
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Last 6 Years10,497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,813
World Rank
2,346
Country Rank
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total17,154
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Last 6 Years8,177
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Last 6 Years / Total0.477
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,021
World Rank
2,354
Country Rank
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genome evolution | evolutionary biology | biodiversit
Genome evolution | evolutionary biology | biodiversit
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Total17,108
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Last 6 Years5,888
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Last 6 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,772
World Rank
2,570
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Genetics | Epigenetics | Molecular Biology | Plant Biolog
Genomics | Genetics | Epigenetics | Molecular Biology | Plant Biolog
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Total16,057
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Last 6 Years4,773
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Last 6 Years / Total0.297
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,442
World Rank
4,747
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total9,918
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Last 6 Years1,459
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Last 6 Years / Total0.147
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,094
World Rank
4,805
Country Rank
98
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
DNA barcoding | robotic liquid handling | NGS | metagenomics | biocomplexit
DNA barcoding | robotic liquid handling | NGS | metagenomics | biocomplexit
Citation Metrics
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Total9,785
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Last 6 Years4,293
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Last 6 Years / Total0.439
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
122,141
World Rank
5,381
Country Rank
115
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Organelle interactions | Fluorescent proteins | Plant development | Cytoskeleton | Arp2/3 comple
Organelle interactions | Fluorescent proteins | Plant development | Cytoskeleton | Arp2/3 comple
Citation Metrics
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Total8,779
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Last 6 Years1,697
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Last 6 Years / Total0.193
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
136,563
World Rank
5,972
Country Rank
125
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Genomics | Bioinformatics | Genotype Imputation | Immunogenomic
Computational Genomics | Bioinformatics | Genotype Imputation | Immunogenomic
Citation Metrics
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Total7,942
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Last 6 Years4,354
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Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
141,156
World Rank
6,180
Country Rank
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular evolution | transposons | population genetic
molecular evolution | transposons | population genetic
Citation Metrics
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Total7,701
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Last 6 Years1,606
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Last 6 Years / Total0.209
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
159,233
World Rank
6,938
Country Rank
146
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetics | plant breeding | QTL | molecular markers | fatty acid
genetics | plant breeding | QTL | molecular markers | fatty acid
Citation Metrics
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Total6,869
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Last 6 Years3,233
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Last 6 Years / Total0.471
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
160,741
World Rank
6,997
Country Rank
149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
cardiometabolic health | molecular nutrition | fatty acid metabolism | omega-3 fats | nutrigenomic
cardiometabolic health | molecular nutrition | fatty acid metabolism | omega-3 fats | nutrigenomic
Citation Metrics
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Total6,806
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Last 6 Years2,975
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Last 6 Years / Total0.437
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
167,063
World Rank
7,236
Country Rank
154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total6,558
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Last 6 Years2,386
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Last 6 Years / Total0.364
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
200,214
World Rank
8,556
Country Rank
175
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total5,472
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Last 6 Years1,028
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Last 6 Years / Total0.188
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
220,565
World Rank
9,401
Country Rank
203
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular ecology | Marine ecology | Quantitative Genetic
Molecular ecology | Marine ecology | Quantitative Genetic
Citation Metrics
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Total4,950
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Last 6 Years1,250
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Last 6 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
238,727
World Rank
10,088
Country Rank
221
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total4,549
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Last 6 Years1,938
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Last 6 Years / Total0.426
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
244,768
World Rank
10,303
Country Rank
227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total4,424
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Last 6 Years1,491
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Last 6 Years / Total0.337
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
259,967
World Rank
10,882
Country Rank
238
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total4,146
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Last 6 Years3,556
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Last 6 Years / Total0.858
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
278,941
World Rank
11,584
Country Rank
256
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
heart failure | respiratory disease | proteomics | contraction | myofilament protein
heart failure | respiratory disease | proteomics | contraction | myofilament protein
Citation Metrics
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Total3,826
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Last 6 Years1,861
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Last 6 Years / Total0.486
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,243
World Rank
12,899
Country Rank
286
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total3,304
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Last 6 Years1,469
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Last 6 Years / Total0.445
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
338,742
World Rank
13,704
Country Rank
307
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total3,038
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Last 6 Years2,080
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Last 6 Years / Total0.685
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
370,681
World Rank
14,777
Country Rank
329
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total2,717
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Last 6 Years830
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Last 6 Years / Total0.305
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