Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 51 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
Lung cancer early detection
Risk prediction modelling CT Screening
molecular diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,383
15,063
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hypoxia
Inflammation
cancer
epigenetics
dioxygenases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,453
9,563
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stem Cell Biology
Cartilage
Osteoarthritis
Tissue Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,303
2,718
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pancreas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,887
7,014
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Virology
Molecular Virology
Proteomics
virus host-cell interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,679
7,433
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
PTMs
Quantification
Cell Signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,237
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
DNA repair
DNA damage responses
Fanconi anemia
Ap4A
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
982
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
genomics
bioinformatics
salmonella
cryptococcus
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,727
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Breast Cancer
Pharmacogenetics
Drug transporters
Molecular biology
CML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
1,043
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
crassulacean acid metabolism
C4 photosynthesis
plant functional genomics
plant circadian clock
plant metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,820
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
855
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,711
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Child health
Public Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Health Systems
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
4,076
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
cell biology
cancer
ubiquitin
transcription
cell cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,777
1,563
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tumour biology
Tumour microenvironment
tumour immunology
Drug resistance
Metastasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,610
1,861
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Proteomics
+ssRNA viruses
norovirus
coronavirus
single-cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,225
2,109
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,126
2,780
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
AAV
gene therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
734
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer
Ecology
Personal Medicine
Genomics
Bioinformatics/Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
750
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Biology and Haematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
495
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,448
1,005
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
Gene expression regulation
Next generational sequencing
non-coding RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
916
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
phenotypic plasticity
genomics
butterflies
local adaptation
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,102
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
ocular molecular and cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
879
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Virology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
479
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,482
1,263
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John K Field
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,383
15,063
0.373
Lung cancer early detection
Risk prediction modelling CT Screening
molecular diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,259
2,916
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sonia Rocha
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,453
9,563
0.408
Hypoxia
Inflammation
cancer
epigenetics
dioxygenases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,714
5,118
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Hollander
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,303
2,718
0.178
Stem Cell Biology
Cartilage
Osteoarthritis
Tissue Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,336
7,651
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Halloran
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,887
7,014
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,351
9,672
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Isabel García Dorival
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,679
7,433
0.856
Virology
Molecular Virology
Proteomics
virus host-cell interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,525
10,648
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claire E Eyers
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,890
3,237
0.410
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
PTMs
Quantification
Cell Signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,646
15,632
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nigel J Jones
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
982
0.192
DNA repair
DNA damage responses
Fanconi anemia
Ap4A
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,659
17,436
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Ashton
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
2,727
0.610
genomics
bioinformatics
salmonella
cryptococcus
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,217
17,472
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Athina Giannoudis
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,459
1,043
0.234
Breast Cancer
Pharmacogenetics
Drug transporters
Molecular biology
CML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,404
17,562
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Hartwell
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,434
1,820
0.410
crassulacean acid metabolism
C4 photosynthesis
plant functional genomics
plant circadian clock
plant metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,320
17,689
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Youqiang Ke
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
855
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,624
18,132
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosalinda D Amore
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,711
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,056
18,696
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vincent E. Nwatah
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,098
4,076
0.995
Child health
Public Health
Pediatric Nutrition
Health Systems
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,902
19,854
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Judy M Coulson
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,777
1,563
0.414
cell biology
cancer
ubiquitin
transcription
cell cycle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,768
20,512
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ainhoa Mielgo
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,610
1,861
0.516
Tumour biology
Tumour microenvironment
tumour immunology
Drug resistance
Metastasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,987
22,156
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edward Emmott
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,225
2,109
0.654
Proteomics
+ssRNA viruses
norovirus
coronavirus
single-cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,249
22,653
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claudia Wierzbicki
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,126
2,780
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,620
23,494
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lee Haynes
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
734
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,727
25,119
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Herbert
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
750
0.281
Cancer
Ecology
Personal Medicine
Genomics
Bioinformatics/Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,077
25,299
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ke Lin
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
495
0.188
Molecular Biology and Haematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,886
26,509
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tobias Zech
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,448
1,005
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,081
26,886
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aditi Kanhere
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
916
0.383
Genomics
Gene expression regulation
Next generational sequencing
non-coding RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,491
29,156
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vicencio Oostra
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,102
0.532
phenotypic plasticity
genomics
butterflies
local adaptation
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,866
30,773
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luminita Paraoan
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
879
0.468
ocular molecular and cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,192
31,702
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Suchita Bhattacharyya
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
479
0.269
Virology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Cell Signaling