Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 40 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
Cancer genetics
head and neck cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,638
96,683
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
ophthalmology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,835
8,229
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Neuroscience
Ophthalmology
Cardiovascular system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
5,773
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
neurobiology of stress and nicotine dependence
opioid expression and function in immune cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,964
1,011
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mucosal Immunology
Colitis and T cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,584
4,058
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Virology
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,219
1,850
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
pharmacogenetics
neuroscience
iron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,475
1,460
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Genetics
biomedical
biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
4,714
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Statistics
genetics
epidemiology
complex traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,458
1,925
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
CRISPR(genome editing)
Epigenetics
Transplant and Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
2,082
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Sequencing
New technologies
Molecular Biology
Data analyses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,673
821
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Genomics
Epigenetics
Aging
Genetic Epidemiology
Neurogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,550
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diabetic retinopathy
Stem Cell Biology
Chronic Inflammation
Diabetes
Neurotrauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
918
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cancer chemotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
164
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gene by Environment
Neurogenomics
Epigenetics
Indirect genetic effects
GXE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,259
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing
Information Retrieval and Text mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,554
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Epigenetics
Histones
Gene Transcription
Signal Transduction
Target of Rapamycin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
514
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cancer
genetics
therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
383
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
334
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Phylogeography
Population Genetics
Genomics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
787
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Epigenetic
Methylation
Bioinformatic
Microbial Ecology
Phylogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
776
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genomics
Pangenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
897
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
444
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cell and molecular biology
biochemistry
microbiology & immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
307
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genetics
Genomics
& Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
217
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,193
513
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
D Neil Hayes Ms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,638
96,683
0.580
Cancer genetics
head and neck cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,220
10,702
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert W Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,835
8,229
0.276
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
ophthalmology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,718
25,738
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lu Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,073
5,773
0.383
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Neuroscience
Ophthalmology
Cardiovascular system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,940
40,138
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Burt Sharp
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,964
1,011
0.101
neurobiology of stress and nicotine dependence
opioid expression and function in immune cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,528
41,724
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Singh Udai P
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,584
4,058
0.423
Mucosal Immunology
Colitis and T cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,315
43,366
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Whitt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,219
1,850
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,222
52,898
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Byron C Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,475
1,460
0.195
pharmacogenetics
neuroscience
iron
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,442
55,555
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pjotr Prins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
4,714
0.666
Genetics
biomedical
biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,774
81,568
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claire Louise Simpson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,458
1,925
0.432
Statistics
genetics
epidemiology
complex traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,004
88,333
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cem Kuscu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
2,082
0.518
CRISPR(genome editing)
Epigenetics
Transplant and Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,672
117,930
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hélène Tournu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,673
821
0.307
Microbiology
Sequencing
New technologies
Molecular Biology
Data analyses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,246
119,178
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Khyobeni Mozhui
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,630
1,550
0.589
Genomics
Epigenetics
Aging
Genetic Epidemiology
Neurogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,875
137,135
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rajashekhar Gangaraju
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
918
0.435
Diabetic retinopathy
Stem Cell Biology
Chronic Inflammation
Diabetes
Neurotrauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,825
137,950
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leonard Lothstein
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,092
164
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,633
140,594
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David G Ashbrook
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,259
0.621
Gene by Environment
Neurogenomics
Epigenetics
Indirect genetic effects
GXE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,764
141,156
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ashutosh Kumar Pandey
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
1,554
0.772
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing
Information Retrieval and Text mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,660
145,678
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
R Nicholas Laribee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,911
514
0.269
Epigenetics
Histones
Gene Transcription
Signal Transduction
Target of Rapamycin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,067
158,491
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kevin Freeman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
383
0.232
cancer
genetics
therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,278
165,699
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Judy Cole
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
334
0.219
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,824
184,672
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emily E Puckett
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
787
0.639
Phylogeography
Population Genetics
Genomics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,206
191,337
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jose Vladimir Sandoval-Sierra
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
776
0.678
Epigenetic
Methylation
Bioinformatic
Microbial Ecology
Phylogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,970
212,324
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Flavia Villani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
901
897
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,821
214,157
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amira Hosni Ahmed
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
444
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,244
215,416
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chirag H Mandavia
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
307
0.353
Cell and molecular biology
biochemistry
microbiology & immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,948
248,962
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Satyanarayana Alleboina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
551
217
0.394
Genetics
Genomics
& Informatics