Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Oxford 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genomics
Noncoding RNA
Brain
RNA Biology
Plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,655
32,645
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cancer
genetics
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,004
10,791
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Diabetes genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,480
60,342
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genomics
Computational Biology
De novo assembly
Malaria
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,202
32,121
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,591
10,478
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,482
19,112
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Population genetics
computational biology
next-gen sequencing
Bayesian statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,445
22,620
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
membranes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,815
14,236
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular and non-communicable disease epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,970
25,996
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genomic medicine
immunogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,815
34,342
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computational Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
12,822
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Endometriosis
women's health
pelvic pain
(genetic) epidemiology
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,567
18,950
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Protein structure and function
structural biology
cell migration
biophysical methods
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,390
5,028
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genomic Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,988
11,606
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
inflammation
genetics
genomic medicine
clinical pharmacology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,818
4,012
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Senior Scientific Programmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,352
13,985
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Influenza
Ebola
Covid-19
Acute General Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,463
7,167
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,148
10,555
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
cell biology
chromosome dynamics
DNA replication
nuclear organisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,922
17,456
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,822
6,030
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Population Genetics - Genome Evolution - Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,559
14,824
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Immunology
transplantation
tolerance
antibodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,212
2,407
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Molecular Microbiology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,503
10,511
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,867
3,555
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark McCarthy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,642
116,137
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,265
261
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Mattick
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,655
32,645
0.334
Genomics
Noncoding RNA
Brain
RNA Biology
Plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,642
374
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wf Bodmer
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,004
10,791
0.135
Cancer
genetics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,043
418
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anubha Mahajan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,480
60,342
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,238
628
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kiran Garimella
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,202
32,121
0.525
Genomics
Computational Biology
De novo assembly
Malaria
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,705
757
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kay Davies
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,591
10,478
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,733
761
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin CJ Maiden
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,482
19,112
0.351
Molecular Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,498
913
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerton Lunter
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,445
22,620
0.467
Population genetics
computational biology
next-gen sequencing
Bayesian statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,897
1,038
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark SP Sansom
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,815
14,236
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,252
1,073
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ruth C Travis
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,970
25,996
0.591
Molecular and non-communicable disease epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,323
1,080
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julian Knight
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,815
34,342
0.784
Genomic medicine
immunogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,836
1,471
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andreas Heger
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,034
12,822
0.356
Computational Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,174
1,509
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Krina Zondervan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,567
18,950
0.533
Endometriosis
women's health
pelvic pain
(genetic) epidemiology
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,106
1,602
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Iain D Campbell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,390
5,028
0.146
Protein structure and function
structural biology
cell migration
biophysical methods
NMR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,279
1,707
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katherine Elliott
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,988
11,606
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,446
1,727
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gordon Duff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,818
4,012
0.122
inflammation
genetics
genomic medicine
clinical pharmacology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,911
1,772
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Colin Freeman
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,352
13,985
0.432
Senior Scientific Programmer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,612
2,233
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alain Townsend
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,463
7,167
0.261
Influenza
Ebola
Covid-19
Acute General Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,249
2,552
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shabaz Mohammed
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,148
10,555
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,435
2,939
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine Green
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,922
17,456
0.762
cell biology
chromosome dynamics
DNA replication
nuclear organisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,662
2,958
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Philip Anton van der Merwe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,822
6,030
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,216
3,004
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel J Wilson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,559
14,824
0.657
Population Genetics - Genome Evolution - Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,973
3,071
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Cobbold
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,212
2,407
0.108
Immunology
transplantation
tolerance
antibodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,204
3,419
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Keith Jolley
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,503
10,511
0.513
Molecular Microbiology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,945
3,565
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Russell Leek
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,867
3,555
0.179