Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 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
Bioinformatics
cancer genetics
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,536
118,887
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
genetics
schizophrenia
major depressive disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,203
92,296
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Complex Traits
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,362
61,284
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
evolution
new genes
genomics
RNA
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,724
77,695
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,732
47,795
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,503
30,926
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Genomics
RNASeq
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,846
72,063
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,876
10,164
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
genetic epidemiology
obesity epidemiology
CVD epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,194
32,028
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
genetics
mutation
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,755
25,645
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
proteomics
chromatin epigenetics
systems biology
cancer
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,817
21,464
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Lung Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,217
18,840
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Genetics
Genomics
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
8,164
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma - Bladder Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,631
12,002
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genomics
Cancer Genetics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,397
12,944
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cell adhesion
Wnt signaling
cytoskeletal regulation
morphogenesis
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
4,604
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genetics
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,160
16,889
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
synaptic structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,759
6,277
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
NeuroImaging
Neuropsychiatry
Neural Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,715
10,267
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer Biology
DNA Repair
Breast Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
6,566
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
The Hsp70 System and Protein Triage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,142
3,725
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational immunology
Immunogenomics
Immunotherapy
Immuno-Oncology
Systems immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,443
13,588
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genetics
genetic medicine
gene surgery
pharmacology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,389
9,635
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Proteins
macromolecular crowding
tardigrades
biophysical chemistry
IDPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,003
5,255
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Parasitology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,728
6,633
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806
322
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joel Parker
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,536
118,887
0.593
Bioinformatics
cancer genetics
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,185
516
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patrick F Sullivan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,203
92,296
0.562
Genomics
genetics
schizophrenia
major depressive disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,233
1,043
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yun Li
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,362
61,284
0.518
Statistical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Complex Traits
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,646
1,258
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Corbin Jones
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,724
77,695
0.715
evolution
new genes
genomics
RNA
Drosophila
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,005
1,437
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karen Mohlke
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,732
47,795
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,206
1,537
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Terrence Furey
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,503
30,926
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,255
1,558
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stuart R Jefferys
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,846
72,063
0.736
Bioinformatics
Genomics
RNASeq
Proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,750
3,203
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keith Burridge
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,876
10,164
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,052
3,840
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kari North
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,194
32,028
0.560
genetic epidemiology
obesity epidemiology
CVD epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,664
4,138
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Topal
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,755
25,645
0.468
genetics
mutation
cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,800
6,068
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xian Chen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,817
21,464
0.501
proteomics
chromatin epigenetics
systems biology
cancer
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,694
7,852
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott Randell
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,217
18,840
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,078
11,091
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Terry Magnuson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,651
8,164
0.285
Genetics
Genomics
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,842
12,293
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Y Kim
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,631
12,002
0.451
Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma - Bladder Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,813
13,127
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeremy M Simon
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,397
12,944
0.510
Genomics
Cancer Genetics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,205
13,300
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark Peifer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,174
4,604
0.183
Cell adhesion
Wnt signaling
cytoskeletal regulation
morphogenesis
cancer biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,077
14,109
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James J Crowley
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,160
16,889
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,011
16,148
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Weinberg
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,759
6,277
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,865
20,815
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jason L Stein
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,715
10,267
0.580
Genetics
NeuroImaging
Neuropsychiatry
Neural Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,347
23,357
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gaorav P Gupta
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,116
6,566
0.407
Cancer Biology
DNA Repair
Breast Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,018
25,134
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Doug Cyr
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,142
3,725
0.246
The Hsp70 System and Protein Triage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,779
26,540
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benjamin Vincent
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,443
13,588
0.941
Computational immunology
Immunogenomics
Immunotherapy
Immuno-Oncology
Systems immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,099
26,656
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martilias S Farrell
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,389
9,635
0.670
Genetics
genetic medicine
gene surgery
pharmacology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,411
27,562
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gary Pielak
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,003
5,255
0.375
Proteins
macromolecular crowding
tardigrades
biophysical chemistry
IDPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,149
28,187
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael B Major
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,728
6,633
0.483
Parasitology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology