Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 77 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
Structural Biology
Big Data
Protein Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,359
9,819
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
apoptosis
efferocytosis
phagocytosis
inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,076
12,193
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Molecular Muscle Biology and Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,022
11,780
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
epigenomics
cancer
computational biology
scientific computing
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,678
12,466
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Human Genetics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,861
11,826
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cell biology
biophysics
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,756
8,547
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cancer biology
extracellular matrix
animal toxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,541
3,848
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cell division
mitosis
genome stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,305
3,038
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational Biology
Epigenomics
Transcriptional Regulation
Cancer Epigenetics
Biological Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,201
8,727
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Algorithms
optimization
VLSI CAD
genomics
RFID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,232
1,793
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
imaging
data science
bioinformatics
computational biology
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,310
4,401
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
DNA repair
neuro-oncology
stereotactic radiosurgery
focused ultrasound.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,157
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
diarrhea
malnutrition
environmental enteropathy
intestinal stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,291
3,482
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
population genetics
molecular evolution
genomics
genetic conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,056
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,950
1,174
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-laurie-b5b390b/
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
1,573
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
embryology
extracellular matrix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
1,178
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cell walls
complex carbohydrates
glycobiology
membrane transport
protein structure & function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
2,723
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,713
3,900
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cancer Biology
Fragile Sites
DNA Secondary Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,638
998
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tumor angiogenesis
tumor microenvironment
vascular stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,503
2,517
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cardiovascular diseases
human genetics
functional genomics
computational systems biology
signal transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,107
3,699
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,837
2,313
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cell Physiology
Chemical Biology
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
2,060
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cancer
epigenetics
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
3,159
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,030
3,327
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wladek Minor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,359
9,819
0.155
Structural Biology
Big Data
Protein Crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,747
10,040
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kodi Ravichandran
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,076
12,193
0.392
apoptosis
efferocytosis
phagocytosis
inflammation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,220
11,120
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhen Yan *
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,022
11,780
0.406
Molecular Muscle Biology and Exercise Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,635
11,323
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nathan C Sheffield
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,678
12,466
0.435
epigenomics
cancer
computational biology
scientific computing
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,746
13,057
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen R Williams
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,861
11,826
0.457
Human Genetics
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,927
13,136
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anne Kenworthy
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,756
8,547
0.332
cell biology
biophysics
imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,389
16,674
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jay W Fox
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,541
3,848
0.179
cancer biology
extracellular matrix
animal toxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,844
20,365
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
P Todd Stukenberg
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,305
3,038
0.166
cell division
mitosis
genome stability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,206
20,523
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chongzhi Zang
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,201
8,727
0.479
Computational Biology
Epigenomics
Transcriptional Regulation
Cancer Epigenetics
Biological Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,934
39,046
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gabriel Robins
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,232
1,793
0.175
Algorithms
optimization
VLSI CAD
genomics
RFID
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,079
42,934
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gustavo Kunde Rohde
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,310
4,401
0.473
imaging
data science
bioinformatics
computational biology
signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,708
47,197
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhiyuan Xu
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,449
4,157
0.492
DNA repair
neuro-oncology
stereotactic radiosurgery
focused ultrasound.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,265
48,031
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sean R Moorems
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,291
3,482
0.420
diarrhea
malnutrition
environmental enteropathy
intestinal stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,948
48,938
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Douglas Taylor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,127
2,056
0.253
population genetics
molecular evolution
genomics
genetic conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,144
49,968
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dorothy Schafer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,950
1,174
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,255
52,258
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gordon W Laurie
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
1,573
0.208
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-laurie-b5b390b/
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,411
60,918
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ann Sutherland
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,375
1,178
0.185
embryology
extracellular matrix
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,637
61,934
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jochen Zimmer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,252
2,723
0.436
cell walls
complex carbohydrates
glycobiology
membrane transport
protein structure & function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,433
66,823
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ronald W Kenyon
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,713
3,900
0.683
Bioinformatics
Project Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,845
67,595
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yuh Hwa Wang
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,638
998
0.177
Cancer Biology
Fragile Sites
DNA Secondary Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,228
68,880
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew C Dudley
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,503
2,517
0.457
Tumor angiogenesis
tumor microenvironment
vascular stem cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,642
73,254
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clint L Miller
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,107
3,699
0.724
cardiovascular diseases
human genetics
functional genomics
computational systems biology
signal transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,668
76,484
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hui Zong
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,837
2,313
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,735
76,785
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Huiwang Ai
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
2,060
0.428
Cell Physiology
Chemical Biology
Protein Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,623
78,541
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hui Li
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
3,159
0.676
cancer
epigenetics
development