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Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 47 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

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13,392
World Rank
United States
6,296
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics | Developmental | Cognitive | & Behavioral Neuroscience | Clinical Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,873
  • Last 6 Years
    12,709
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.290
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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13,786
World Rank
United States
6,464
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,071
  • Last 6 Years
    7,173
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.167
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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21,758
World Rank
United States
9,991
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,226
  • Last 6 Years
    12,565
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.390
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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35,689
World Rank
United States
15,909
Country Rank
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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115,550
World Rank
United States
45,078
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,220
  • Last 6 Years
    2,874
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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120,699
World Rank
United States
46,725
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
131
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,869
  • Last 6 Years
    1,792
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.202
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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150,224
World Rank
United States
56,316
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
171
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Biology | Molecular Pharmacolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,256
  • Last 6 Years
    3,610
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.498
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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206,079
World Rank
United States
73,496
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Biology | Genomics | Nuclear Receptors | Drug Discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,306
  • Last 6 Years
    1,592
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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237,293
World Rank
United States
82,753
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
265
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biomarker | lupus | Proteomics | biosensor | therapeutic targe

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,574
  • Last 6 Years
    2,157
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.472
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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306,174
World Rank
United States
102,546
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
336
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Post-translational Modification | SUMO | Ubiquitin | Epigenetics | Cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,429
  • Last 6 Years
    1,581
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.461
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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330,138
World Rank
United States
109,257
Country Rank
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,135
  • Last 6 Years
    604
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.193
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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338,407
World Rank
United States
111,575
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
364
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Human Genetics | Genomics | Epigenetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,040
  • Last 6 Years
    709
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.233
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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349,368
World Rank
United States
114,614
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
374
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,924
  • Last 6 Years
    486
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.166
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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383,396
World Rank
United States
123,973
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
408
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,600
  • Last 6 Years
    646
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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416,639
World Rank
United States
132,991
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
438
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Biology | Parasitology | Drug Development | Cancer | Infectious disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,327
  • Last 6 Years
    1,020
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.438
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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420,236
World Rank
United States
133,950
Country Rank
University of Houston Clear Lake Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biochemistry | Molecular and Cellular Biology | pH | cellular homeostasis | Biology of Agin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,300
  • Last 6 Years
    1,092
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.475
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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430,174
World Rank
United States
136,723
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
453
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Immunology | Cancer Biology | Inflammatory diseases | Fibrosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,227
  • Last 6 Years
    1,704
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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484,412
World Rank
United States
151,302
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
506
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,884
  • Last 6 Years
    707
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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529,419
World Rank
United States
163,043
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
560
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing | Metagenomic profiling of environmental and clinical samples | Detoxification of Xenobiotics and Endo

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,649
  • Last 6 Years
    211
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.128
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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547,041
World Rank
United States
167,664
Country Rank
University of Houston Downtown Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,565
  • Last 6 Years
    835
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.534
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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561,984
World Rank
United States
171,601
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
586
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,500
  • Last 6 Years
    429
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.286
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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684,985
World Rank
United States
202,576
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
680
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Biology | Biotechnology | Biochemistry | Microbiology | Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,061
  • Last 6 Years
    500
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.471
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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719,130
World Rank
United States
210,766
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
710
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular biology | biochemistry | cell biology | cellular imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    966
  • Last 6 Years
    285
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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758,503
World Rank
United States
219,866
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
740
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Immunotherapy | Immune Cell Biology | Autoimmunity | Vaccine design | and Kidney disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    865
  • Last 6 Years
    392
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.453
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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769,732
World Rank
United States
222,354
Country Rank
University of Houston Logo
752
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular Biology of Stem Cells | Androgen Signaling and Prostate Cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    838
  • Last 6 Years
    319
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.381
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