Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 33 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
Malaria Transmission
Vector Genomics ...
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,809
27,289
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,033
3,112
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genomics
Adaptation
Molecular Evolution
Plasticity
Biodiversity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,588
5,967
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer Biology
Targeted Therapy
Metastasis
Single Cell Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,324
3,833
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quantiative genetics and genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,276
1,650
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Research training and supervision
plant molecular biology
organelle gene expression
genomics
RNA binding proteins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
1,251
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
bioinformatics
omics data
medical entomology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,771
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Compound Semiconductors
Magnetic Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,129
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bone Quality
Mineralization
Biomechanics
Bone Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
967
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Synthetic Biology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
646
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fungal pathogenesis
Cell biology of disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
563
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Systems Neuroscience
Connectomics
Cell Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
774
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cancer Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
ABC Transporters
Redox Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
647
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Molecular Biology
Adipocyte
Stem cell
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
684
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
444
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
genetic engineering
silkworm transgenesis
silkworm breeding
silkworm eggs
new functional silk
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
225
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cytoskeleton
endocytosis
kinase
development
protein folding
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
293
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cancer biology
immunology
bioinformatics
high-dimensional data analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
369
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Cancer Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
274
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Kidney Development
Zebrafish
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
253
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biochemistry
molecular biology
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
202
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Enzymology
Structural Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
111
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cancer biology
virology
immunology
gene expression
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
163
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Cell Culture
Microbiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
153
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Human Cytomegalovirus
Malaria
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
164
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,106
1,480
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank H Collins
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,809
27,289
0.268
Malaria Transmission
Vector Genomics ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,296
30,336
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Athanasia D Panopoulos
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,033
3,112
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,447
31,483
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Pfrender
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,588
5,967
0.474
Genomics
Adaptation
Molecular Evolution
Plasticity
Biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,714
47,843
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Siyuan Zhang
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,324
3,833
0.460
Cancer Biology
Targeted Therapy
Metastasis
Single Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,266
54,222
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeanne Romero Severson
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,276
1,650
0.227
Quantiative genetics and genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,031
10,828
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Katharine A Howell
University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
1,251
0.291
Research training and supervision
plant molecular biology
organelle gene expression
genomics
RNA binding proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,873
114,365
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gloria I Giraldo Calderón
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,795
1,771
0.634
bioinformatics
omics data
medical entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,412
137,580
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yongjin Cho
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,101
1,129
0.537
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Compound Semiconductors
Magnetic Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,443
147,005
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ryan D Ross
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
967
0.514
Bone Quality
Mineralization
Biomechanics
Bone Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,377
173,561
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Blas Blázquez
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
646
0.463
Synthetic Biology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,092
196,314
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felipe H Santiago Tirado
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,083
563
0.520
Fungal pathogenesis
Cell biology of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,997
198,085
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Winding
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
774
0.729
Systems Neuroscience
Connectomics
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,232
26,268
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alexandra Stacy
University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
647
0.654
Cancer Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
ABC Transporters
Redox Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,535
208,397
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sangnam Kim
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
684
0.725
Molecular Biology
Adipocyte
Stem cell
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,810
209,638
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zonggao Shi
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
930
444
0.477
Cancer Genomics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,756
220,811
634
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bong Hee Sohn
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
225
0.277
genetic engineering
silkworm transgenesis
silkworm breeding
silkworm eggs
new functional silk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
862,378
242,923
687
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qing Luan
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602
293
0.487
Cytoskeleton
endocytosis
kinase
development
protein folding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,041,863
274,130
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bhavana Palakurthi
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
369
0.974
Cancer biology
immunology
bioinformatics
high-dimensional data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,143,020
288,990
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yuting Zhang
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
296
274
0.926
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Cancer Immunology
Cancer Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165,270
292,183
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brooke Chambers
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
253
0.900
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Kidney Development
Zebrafish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,379
299,491
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christopher Sausen
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
202
0.815
Biochemistry
molecular biology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,305
308,539
866
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Monolekha Bhattacharya
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
111
0.521
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Enzymology
Structural Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,321,178
313,524
884
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Samir El Idrissi
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
163
0.836
Cancer biology
virology
immunology
gene expression
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,560
318,893
902
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Seema Chaudhary
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
153
0.860
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Cell Culture
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,365,086
319,503
904
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claudia A Vera-Arias
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
164
0.932
Human Cytomegalovirus
Malaria
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Epidemiology