Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Saint Andrews 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
Bacterial genomics
StAWT4YPhD
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiology
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,375
16,897
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Structural biology of pathogenicity factors
drug discovery
Stanchbioch
StAWT4YPhD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,241
2,148
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
malaria
pathophysiology
pathogen genomics
innate immunity
stanchbioch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
2,150
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mass spectrometry
proteomics
StBSRC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
2,351
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neurogenetics
Dyslexia
Handedness
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,648
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Virology
StBSRC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,880
2,423
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular aggregation
Fluorescent probes
Microscope imaging
Fluorine in biology
Sterol transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
2,199
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Adaptive Evolution
Acoustic Communication
Genomics
Phenotypic Plasticity
Sexual Selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
1,668
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
stBSRC
stanchbioch
cell biology
splicing
Cajal bodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
448
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genética
Genómica
Biotecnología
Biología Molecular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
2,249
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cell Biology
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
517
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
1,027
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Pathogen genomics
antimicrobial resistance
diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
1,435
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Early Drug Discovery
Assay Development
Drug Target analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,132
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
998
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
734
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
malaria
P knowlesi
molecular biology
P vivax
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
272
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
genomics
population genetics
structural variants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
271
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
genomics
bioinformatics
laterality
handedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
231
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Structural biology
biochemistry
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
113
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Secondary metabolites
Genomics
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
128
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evolution
Genomics
Phylogeny
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genomics
Plasmodium knowlesi
Nanopore
Variable gene families
gene discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
The interferon system
respiratory viruses
virus-host cell interactions
antiviral compounds
proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,149
1,325
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthew Holden
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,375
16,897
0.440
Bacterial genomics
StAWT4YPhD
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiology
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,524
7,957
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Garry Taylor
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,241
2,148
0.210
Structural biology of pathogenicity factors
drug discovery
Stanchbioch
StAWT4YPhD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,755
10,907
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Janet Cox Singh
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,482
2,150
0.287
malaria
pathophysiology
pathogen genomics
innate immunity
stanchbioch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,660
11,228
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Catherine Botting
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,240
2,351
0.325
mass spectrometry
proteomics
StBSRC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,370
12,560
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Silvia Paracchini
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,648
0.415
Neurogenetics
Dyslexia
Handedness
Neurodevelopmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,243
13,470
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Huanting Liu
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,880
2,423
0.412
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Virology
StBSRC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,163
14,100
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Senjuti Halder
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
2,199
0.393
Molecular aggregation
Fluorescent probes
Microscope imaging
Fluorine in biology
Sterol transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,227
22,536
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nathan W Bailey
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
1,668
0.546
Adaptive Evolution
Acoustic Communication
Genomics
Phenotypic Plasticity
Sexual Selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,470
23,497
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Judith Sleeman
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
448
0.156
stBSRC
stanchbioch
cell biology
splicing
Cajal bodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,617
26,764
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nuria P Torres Aguila
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,332
2,249
0.964
Genética
Genómica
Biotecnología
Biología Molecular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,477
31,216
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Reynolds
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
517
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,746
31,387
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sally Shirran
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
1,027
0.586
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,848
32,532
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Mchugh
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,646
1,435
0.872
Pathogen genomics
antimicrobial resistance
diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,834
35,007
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jd Kumar
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
1,132
0.794
Early Drug Discovery
Assay Development
Drug Target analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,170
35,598
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter Thorpe
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
998
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,389
36,878
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Antonis Koussounadis
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
734
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,630
59,122
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fauzi MuhBph
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
272
0.837
malaria
P knowlesi
molecular biology
P vivax
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,159,674
62,533
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shangzhe Zhang
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
271
0.996
genomics
population genetics
structural variants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,477
65,546
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Filippo Abbondanza
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
231
1.000
genomics
bioinformatics
laterality
handedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,473,750
75,358
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohammad Farhan Ali
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
113
0.876
Structural biology
biochemistry
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475,845
75,419
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scarlet Ferrinho
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
128
1.000
Secondary metabolites
Genomics
Metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522,960
77,029
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joanne Boden
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
Evolution
Genomics
Phylogeny
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,933
83,112
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Damilola Oresegun
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
Genomics
Plasmodium knowlesi
Nanopore
Variable gene families
gene discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147,756
92,535
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Munday DC
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
The interferon system
respiratory viruses
virus-host cell interactions
antiviral compounds
proteomics