Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Utrecht University 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
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,149
34,259
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gene Regulation
DNA Repair
Biomolecular NMR
Protein Complexes
Protein Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,594
5,933
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Developmental biology
Stem cells
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,007
14,834
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genetics
Neurosciences
Cancer
Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,278
13,308
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
childhood maltreatment
PTSD
epigenetics
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,861
17,493
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cell biology
cell division
cancer
genome stability
kinase signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,359
7,643
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astrocytes
GFAP
neural stem cells
microglia
brain disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,737
12,831
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,622
5,295
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
genetics
clinical genetics
cardiogenetics
cardiomyopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,883
11,817
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,988
10,446
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
toxicology
developmental and molecular biology
endocrine disruption
environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
5,689
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cytoskeleton
Molecular motors
Neuronal Polarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,026
7,142
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cell Biology
Immunology
Protein Folding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
1,973
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,528
794
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Protein folding
molecular chaperones
neurodegeneration
protein aggregation
protein folding diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,829
3,547
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
atherosclerosis
vascular diseases
transcriptomics
epigenomics
IBD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
6,530
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
genetics and biology of rare diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,964
3,606
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Microbiome
metagenomics
bioinformatics
multi-omics
prions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
2,826
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
machine learning
cancer genomics
nanopore sequencing
bioinformatics
network and systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,820
4,204
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Computational Biology
Single Cell Sequencing
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
4,927
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
molecular biology
CRISPR/Cas9
immunology
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
3,460
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genomics
Stem Cells
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,685
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Brain disorders
aging
astrocytes
neural stem cells
blood-brain interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,213
3,418
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinformatics - Computational Biology - Structural Biology - Biochemistry - Biophysics - Genomics - Evolution - Teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
3,273
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,855
101
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Albert Jr Heck
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,149
34,259
0.438
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomics
Analytical Chemistry
Stem Cells
Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,067
238
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edwin Cuppen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,859
29,062
0.583
Genetica
genomics
structurele variatie
integratieve biologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,424
657
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rolf Boelens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,594
5,933
0.215
Gene Regulation
DNA Repair
Biomolecular NMR
Protein Complexes
Protein Dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,829
729
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hugo Snippert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,007
14,834
0.570
Developmental biology
Stem cells
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,027
760
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Eric Strengman
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,278
13,308
0.526
Genetics
Neurosciences
Cancer
Pathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,773
787
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marco Boks
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,861
17,493
0.704
childhood maltreatment
PTSD
epigenetics
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,633
926
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geert JPL Kops
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,359
7,643
0.342
cell biology
cell division
cancer
genome stability
kinase signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,055
962
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elly M. Hol
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,737
12,831
0.590
Astrocytes
GFAP
neural stem cells
microglia
brain disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,876
1,036
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sjef Smeekens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,622
5,295
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,910
1,095
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J. Peter Van Tintelen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,883
11,817
0.594
genetics
clinical genetics
cardiogenetics
cardiomyopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,948
1,454
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jessica Van Setten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,988
10,446
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,945
1,865
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Juliette Legler
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
5,689
0.442
toxicology
developmental and molecular biology
endocrine disruption
environmental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,140
2,003
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lukas C Kapitein
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,026
7,142
0.594
Cytoskeleton
Molecular motors
Neuronal Polarity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,395
2,354
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Van Der Sluijs
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
1,973
0.187
Cell Biology
Immunology
Protein Folding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,881
2,365
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pcvan Der Vliet
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,528
794
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,451
2,541
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stefan Rüdiger
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,829
3,547
0.361
Protein folding
molecular chaperones
neurodegeneration
protein aggregation
protein folding diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,127
2,738
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michal Mokrý
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,141
6,530
0.714
atherosclerosis
vascular diseases
transcriptomics
epigenomics
IBD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,107
3,588
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gijs Van Haaften
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,964
3,606
0.518
genetics and biology of rare diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,159
3,827
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alex Bossers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
2,826
0.435
Microbiome
metagenomics
bioinformatics
multi-omics
prions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,653
4,188
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeroen De Ridder
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,820
4,204
0.722
machine learning
cancer genomics
nanopore sequencing
bioinformatics
network and systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,687
4,240
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis Blokzijl
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,752
4,927
0.857
Computational Biology
Single Cell Sequencing
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,479
4,358
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Jan Lebbink
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
3,460
0.621
molecular biology
CRISPR/Cas9
immunology
virology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,637
4,445
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ewart Kuijk
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,685
0.496
Genomics
Stem Cells
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,741
4,595
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jinte Middeldorp
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,213
3,418
0.656
Brain disorders
aging
astrocytes
neural stem cells
blood-brain interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,648
5,142
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adrien Melquiond
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,515
3,273
0.725
Bioinformatics - Computational Biology - Structural Biology - Biochemistry - Biophysics - Genomics - Evolution - Teaching