Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of South Carolina Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
cell biology
bioenergetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
22,653
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Epigenetic
Immunopharmacology
Molecular Immunology
Cannabinoids
Immunotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,683
12,968
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cell Biology
Extracellular Matrix
Development
Cardiovascular Biology
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,207
3,180
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,786
5,391
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Breast cancer
oncogenomics
cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
4,125
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer Genetics & Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
5,676
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Genomics
Lipid metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
9,691
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cancer biology
aging
bioinformatics
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,108
7,227
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cancer Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,491
3,467
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
HIV
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Neuroinflammation
Cancer biology
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,095
1,893
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
virology
cell biology
molecular genetics
protein kinases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,468
1,476
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human genetics
rheumatology
inequities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
2,094
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
577
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cardiac Development
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,009
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cell Biology
Kidney Development
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
1,380
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
breast cancer
cancer stem cells
HER2 signaling
microRNA
tumor microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,935
1,893
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biomedical imaging
cancer biology
molecular signature
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
1,515
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Next Gen sequencing
Mutagenesis
DNA repair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
3,182
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
Genomics
Bone Biology
Cancer
Immunology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
1,225
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
686
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Cell signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,262
786
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Cell-cell adhesion
RNAi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
2,132
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cancer biology
nutrition
lifestyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,129
1,046
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
KLF4
stem cells
cancer
wound healing
asthma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
1,103
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
895
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,310
2,528
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John J Lemasters
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,428
22,653
0.313
cell biology
bioenergetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,424
12,597
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Prakash Nagarkatti
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,683
12,968
0.505
Epigenetic
Immunopharmacology
Molecular Immunology
Cannabinoids
Immunotoxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,754
17,311
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
W Scott Argraves
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,207
3,180
0.157
Cell Biology
Extracellular Matrix
Development
Cardiovascular Biology
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,912
17,768
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen A Duncan
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,786
5,391
0.272
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,051
19,379
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Ethier
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,388
4,125
0.224
Breast cancer
oncogenomics
cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,844
20,479
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mike Ostrowski
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,580
5,676
0.323
Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer Genetics & Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,778
23,960
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark A Sarzynski
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,448
9,691
0.627
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Genomics
Lipid metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,428
24,577
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joe Delaney
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,108
7,227
0.478
cancer biology
aging
bioinformatics
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,616
25,795
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Phillip Buckhaults
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,491
3,467
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,669
42,271
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Shtutman
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,095
1,893
0.208
HIV
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Neuroinflammation
Cancer biology
Functional Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,946
51,121
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paula Traktman
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,468
1,476
0.198
virology
cell biology
molecular genetics
protein kinases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,937
71,171
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paula Sofia Ramos
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,067
2,094
0.413
Human genetics
rheumatology
inequities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,780
72,049
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Reisman
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,993
577
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,291
76,670
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jay D Potts
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
1,009
0.218
Cardiac Development
Regenerative Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,321
79,352
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
J Lipschutz
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,419
1,380
0.312
Cell Biology
Kidney Development
Polycystic Kidney Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,731
86,873
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hexin Chen
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,935
1,893
0.481
breast cancer
cancer stem cells
HER2 signaling
microRNA
tumor microenvironment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,107
89,238
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ann Marie Broome
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,790
1,515
0.400
Biomedical imaging
cancer biology
molecular signature
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,626
90,560
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Natalie Saini
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
3,182
0.856
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Next Gen sequencing
Mutagenesis
DNA repair
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,713
94,042
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sudarshana Mangalore Sharma
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
1,225
0.347
Genetics
Genomics
Bone Biology
Cancer
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,093
99,104
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steven A Rosenzweig
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
686
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,594
99,518
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rekha C Patel
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,262
786
0.241
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Cell signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,316
102,006
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antonis Kourtidis
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
2,132
0.677
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Cell-cell adhesion
RNAi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,047
102,522
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Victoria J Findlay
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,129
1,046
0.334
cancer biology
nutrition
lifestyle
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,422
103,200
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Walden Ai
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,100
1,103
0.356
KLF4
stem cells
cancer
wound healing
asthma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,430
111,330
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeremy L Barth
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
895
0.322
Bioinformatics
Transcriptomics
Genomics