Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 223 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
Quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
population genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,809
89,519
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetics of complex disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,170
67,509
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Quantitative Genetics
Psychiatric Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,605
62,155
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cancer biomarkers
Cancer therapeutics
Cancer Genomics
Ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,062
50,965
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Macrophages
Comparative Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,604
25,190
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Genomic selection
Computational Biology
Animal Breeding
Plant Breeding
Evolutionary genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,458
20,671
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental biology / molecular genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,721
8,527
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
16,312
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
legume molecular genetics
nodulation nitrogen fixation
Pongamia
biofuel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,356
5,475
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Comparative Genomics
Personalised Medicine
Genome Biology
Food Security
Avian Diseases
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,942
8,854
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brain function & disease
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative disease
Neural stem cells
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,420
4,735
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peptides
toxins
chemistry
proteomics
drug discovery
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,219
6,868
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Venoms-based drug discovery
peptide drugs
bioinsecticides
structural biology
ion channels
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,554
9,622
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Retrotransposons
genomics
cancer
neurobiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,878
7,645
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
prostate cancer
hormone dependent cancers
kallikrein proteases
stromal-epithelial interactions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
6,958
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,198
10,774
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational genomics
bioinformatics
evolutionary biology
systems biology
marine biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,305
5,028
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Macrophages
Pattern Recognition Receptors
Bacterial Pathogens
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,057
7,285
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Statistical Genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
12,362
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Genome biology
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
2,398
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molecular Endocrinology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,921
2,714
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Genetics
epigenetics
mental health
PTSD
depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
11,440
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Endometrial cancer
Melanoma
Genomics
FGFRs
targeted therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,714
6,259
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
inflammation
cell biology
protein trafficking
cytokines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,891
4,358
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Plant Molecular Biology
Programmed Cell Death
Desiccation Tolerance
Abiotic Stress
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,777
7,383
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990
24
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Visscher
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183,809
89,519
0.487
Quantitative genetics
statistical genetics
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,356
35
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Grant Montgomery
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,170
67,509
0.432
Genetics of complex disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,063
117
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Naomi Wray
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,605
62,155
0.606
Quantitative Genetics
Psychiatric Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,491
138
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
kenneth o byrne
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,062
50,965
0.531
Cancer biomarkers
Cancer therapeutics
Cancer Genomics
Ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,625
187
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Hume
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,604
25,190
0.309
Macrophages
Comparative Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,498
461
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ben Hayes
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,458
20,671
0.445
Genomic selection
Computational Biology
Animal Breeding
Plant Breeding
Evolutionary genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,443
641
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Koopman
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,721
8,527
0.220
Developmental biology / molecular genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,654
783
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anjali Henders
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,299
16,312
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,582
968
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter M Gresshoff
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,356
5,475
0.180
legume molecular genetics
nodulation nitrogen fixation
Pongamia
biofuel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,571
1,127
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David William Burt
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,942
8,854
0.317
Comparative Genomics
Personalised Medicine
Genome Biology
Food Security
Avian Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,306
1,168
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Perry F Bartlett
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,420
4,735
0.173
Brain function & disease
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative disease
Neural stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,673
1,397
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul F Alewood
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,219
6,868
0.284
Peptides
toxins
chemistry
proteomics
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,983
1,459
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Glenn F King
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,554
9,622
0.409
Venoms-based drug discovery
peptide drugs
bioinsecticides
structural biology
ion channels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,337
1,514
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geoffrey Faulkner
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,878
7,645
0.334
Retrotransposons
genomics
cancer
neurobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,861
1,541
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Judith A Clements
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,637
6,958
0.307
prostate cancer
hormone dependent cancers
kallikrein proteases
stromal-epithelial interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,830
1,585
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sonia Shah
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,198
10,774
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,634
1,824
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark A Ragan
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,305
5,028
0.248
Computational genomics
bioinformatics
evolutionary biology
systems biology
marine biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,318
1,860
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Sweet
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,057
7,285
0.363
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
Macrophages
Pattern Recognition Receptors
Bacterial Pathogens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,674
1,876
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Allan F Mcrae
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
12,362
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,730
1,880
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Rudd
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,913
2,398
0.120
Genome biology
bioinformatics
comparative genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,735
2,003
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Waters
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,921
2,714
0.143
Molecular Endocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,537
2,178
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Divya Mehta
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
11,440
0.642
Genetics
epigenetics
mental health
PTSD
depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,979
2,202
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pamela Pollock
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,714
6,259
0.353
Endometrial cancer
Melanoma
Genomics
FGFRs
targeted therapies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,152
2,344
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jennifer L Stow
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,891
4,358
0.258
inflammation
cell biology
protein trafficking
cytokines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,623
2,370
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brett Williams
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,777
7,383
0.440
Plant Molecular Biology
Programmed Cell Death
Desiccation Tolerance
Abiotic Stress