Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Leeds 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
Protein folding and disease
protein aggregation
novel approaches to the study of single molecule protein folding
amyloidosis
outer membrane proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,424
10,748
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
molecular biology
cancer
biophysical techniques
drug development
biological sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,220
6,681
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,079
5,634
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genetics
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,137
6,857
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
mesenchymal stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
6,424
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
3,149
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Protein Kinases
Kinase Inhibitors
Structural Biology
Structure-based drug design
Cell Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
4,129
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics software development
NGS
Sanger sequencing
SNP chip data
Autozygosity mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,009
3,711
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Stem Cells
Drug Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,591
1,933
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Developmental Biology
Genomics
Caenorhabditis elegans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,119
805
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Inflammation
Cancer
Signal Transduction
Cell Metabolism
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
1,991
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cell Biology
Genetic engineering
Biomanufacturing
sustainable food
energy and materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
901
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Bioinformatics
Clinical Trials
Medical Omics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,444
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
bioinorganic chemistry
bioelectrochemistry
membrane proteins
biological electron transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,571
2,329
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell biology Gene regulation Drug Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
1,513
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbial systems
gene regulation
RNA processing and degradation
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,232
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genetics
Organoids
Neurodevelopment
Cyclin D
Rare Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,883
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Statistics
Epidemiology
Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
1,642
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cell signalling
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,012
1,472
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell-to-cell communication
plant development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,696
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Genomics
Cancer
Microbiome
Sequencing technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,898
2,098
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Molecular and crystallisation engineering
Morphological population balance
CFD
In-situ instrumentation
Clean combustion tech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,185
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
bioinformatics
genomics
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
1,535
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Next generation sequencing
Molecular genetics
Data analytics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,104
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
protein folding
free energy landscape
reaction coordinates
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
456
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,568
1,450
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sheena Radford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,424
10,748
0.295
Protein folding and disease
protein aggregation
novel approaches to the study of single molecule protein folding
amyloidosis
outer membrane proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,132
2,544
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Ladbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,220
6,681
0.265
molecular biology
cancer
biophysical techniques
drug development
biological sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,191
3,773
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Iles
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,079
5,634
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,047
5,059
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eamonn Sheridan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,137
6,857
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,658
5,602
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elena Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,966
6,424
0.460
mesenchymal stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,436
8,499
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Robert Westhead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
3,149
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,044
9,570
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Bayliss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,590
4,129
0.481
Protein Kinases
Kinase Inhibitors
Structural Biology
Structure-based drug design
Cell Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,511
10,310
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carr Im
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,009
3,711
0.463
Bioinformatics software development
NGS
Sanger sequencing
SNP chip data
Autozygosity mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,181
10,836
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandra Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,591
1,933
0.255
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Stem Cells
Drug Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,789
11,486
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ian A Hope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,119
805
0.113
Developmental Biology
Genomics
Caenorhabditis elegans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,613
12,291
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Salvatore Papa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
1,991
0.302
Inflammation
Cancer
Signal Transduction
Cell Metabolism
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,235
12,991
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jurgen Denecke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,188
901
0.146
Cell Biology
Genetic engineering
Biomanufacturing
sustainable food
energy and materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,516
14,032
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suparna Mitra
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,665
3,444
0.608
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics
Bioinformatics
Clinical Trials
Medical Omics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,438
14,232
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lars Jeuken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,571
2,329
0.418
bioinorganic chemistry
bioelectrochemistry
membrane proteins
biological electron transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,031
15,673
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Glenn Mcconkey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,998
1,513
0.303
Cell biology Gene regulation Drug Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,772
16,704
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kenneth J Mcdowall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,624
1,232
0.266
Microbial systems
gene regulation
RNA processing and degradation
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,342
18,324
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James A Poulter
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
2,883
0.702
Genetics
Organoids
Neurodevelopment
Cyclin D
Rare Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,027
22,765
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeremie Nsengimana
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,031
1,642
0.542
Statistics
Epidemiology
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,635
22,858
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bob Salmond
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,012
1,472
0.489
Cell signalling
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,690
23,439
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yoselin Benitez Alfonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,901
1,696
0.585
cell-to-cell communication
plant development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,937
23,450
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henry Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,898
2,098
0.724
Genomics
Cancer
Microbiome
Sequencing technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,435
25,875
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cai Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,482
1,185
0.477
Molecular and crystallisation engineering
Morphological population balance
CFD
In-situ instrumentation
Clean combustion tech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,402
28,103
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthew A Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,161
1,535
0.710
bioinformatics
genomics
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,209
29,748
762
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher M Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
1,104
0.565
Next generation sequencing
Molecular genetics
Data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,288
31,034
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sergei Krivov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
456
0.252
protein folding
free energy landscape
reaction coordinates
biophysics