Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 131 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cancer Epigenetics
Lung Cancer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,504
35,365
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
microscopy
cell biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,692
25,714
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuro-Oncology
stem cell biology
brain tumors
cancer stem cells
neurooncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,400
25,332
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genomic epidemiology
outbreak detection
bacterial infections
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,353
14,234
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
virology
cancer
molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,589
7,754
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Infllammatory Bowel Disease Genetics and Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,175
10,832
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gene therapy
drug delivery
drug formulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,635
24,487
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Biophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,360
14,711
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Systems Immunology
Gene Regulatory Networks
Transcription Factors
Regulatory Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,580
12,436
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
craniofacial and dental genetics
human genomics
statistical genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,682
12,715
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
RNA Biology
Cancer Genetics
Pharmacogenomics
Computational Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,173
17,328
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
DNA repair and mitochondrial function
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,674
8,134
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
gene therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,139
2,941
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lung injury
fibrosis
stem cells
environment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,500
16,029
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
high throughput genomics
drug development
unmet clinical need
healthcare sustainability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
4,747
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cell biology and physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,681
7,226
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Congenital Heart Disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,806
4,949
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molecular genetics and translational research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,695
6,859
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cell mechanobiology
tendon
ligament
stem cells
tissue engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,570
4,542
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
urothelium
epithelial cell biology
bladder
cell biology
membrane traffic
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,508
2,573
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
genomics
epigenomics
lupus
autoimmunity
vasculitis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,892
6,753
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Biomedical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Pathology Informatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,363
3,418
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
fertility preservation
spermatogonial stem cells
germline development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,491
4,911
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lung disease
Wnt signaling
stem cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,295
7,299
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Genomics and molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,208
4,495
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334
589
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Herman
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,504
35,365
0.225
Cancer Epigenetics
Lung Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,519
1,662
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon C Watkins
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,692
25,714
0.269
microscopy
cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,506
3,071
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeremy N Rich
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,400
25,332
0.382
Neuro-Oncology
stem cell biology
brain tumors
cancer stem cells
neurooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,033
3,329
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lee H Harrison
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,353
14,234
0.225
Genomic epidemiology
outbreak detection
bacterial infections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,068
5,232
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick S Moore
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,589
7,754
0.163
virology
cancer
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,967
6,134
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Duerr
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,175
10,832
0.251
Infllammatory Bowel Disease Genetics and Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,308
6,744
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Xiang Gao
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,635
24,487
0.603
Gene therapy
drug delivery
drug formulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,679
7,366
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ivet Bahar
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,360
14,711
0.383
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,216
7,600
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harinder Singh
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,580
12,436
0.331
Systems Immunology
Gene Regulatory Networks
Transcription Factors
Regulatory Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,792
7,873
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary L Marazita
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,682
12,715
0.347
craniofacial and dental genetics
human genomics
statistical genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,612
9,521
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Da Yang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,173
17,328
0.539
RNA Biology
Cancer Genetics
Pharmacogenomics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,430
10,801
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bennett Van Houten
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,674
8,134
0.274
DNA repair and mitochondrial function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,748
12,227
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joseph Glorioso
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,139
2,941
0.108
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,751
12,658
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luis A Ortiz
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,500
16,029
0.605
Lung injury
fibrosis
stem cells
environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,661
15,114
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dietrich A Stephan
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,205
4,747
0.205
high throughput genomics
drug development
unmet clinical need
healthcare sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,649
17,555
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kirill Kiselyov
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,681
7,226
0.349
Cell biology and physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,622
21,075
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cecilia Lo
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,806
4,949
0.278
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Congenital Heart Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,996
22,782
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yingze Zhang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,695
6,859
0.411
Molecular genetics and translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,137
24,749
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James HC Wang
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,570
4,542
0.292
Cell mechanobiology
tendon
ligament
stem cells
tissue engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,813
26,884
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gerard Apodaca
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,508
2,573
0.177
urothelium
epithelial cell biology
bladder
cell biology
membrane traffic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,585
28,283
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amr Sawalha
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,892
6,753
0.486
genomics
epigenomics
lupus
autoimmunity
vasculitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,024
29,521
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael J Becich
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,363
3,418
0.256
Biomedical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Pathology Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,203
31,751
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kyle Orwig
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,491
4,911
0.393
fertility preservation
spermatogonial stem cells
germline development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,653
32,280
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Melanie Königshoff
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,295
7,299
0.594
Lung disease
Wnt signaling
stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,373
32,528
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Luo, Jianhua
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,208
4,495
0.368
Genomics and molecular biology