Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 83 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
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
23,059
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,870
5,364
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
immunology
cell biology
allergy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,949
7,704
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Genome bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,666
4,245
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
bioinformatics
genomics
systems biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
5,529
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Quantitative genetics
Bioinformatics
Plant breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,620
5,190
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
molecular nutrition
nutrigenomics
genomics
system biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,884
5,812
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
potato
polyploidy
plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,790
3,692
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Polyploidy
Plant Genetics
Comparative Genomics
Phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
5,548
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,124
4,157
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolution
Genetics
Experimental evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,410
2,858
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
molecular plant-nematode interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
3,099
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
genetics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
2,579
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,284
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Microbial Systems Biology
Genomics
Cellular transport
Biotechnolgy
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,964
1,138
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Molecular Diagnostics
DNA Barcoding
Plant pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,734
1,727
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Comparative (pan)genomics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
2,581
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Conservation Genomics
Evolutionary Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
3,351
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics transcriptomics eQTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,453
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
genetic resources
genebanks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,639
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Genetics
Breeding
meiosis
fungi
mushrooms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
1,983
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
1,917
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
cell biology
cytoskeleton
microscopy
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,007
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
in vitro toxicology
stem cells
mode of action
in vitro-in vivo extrapolation
PBPK modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
2,358
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gene Therapy
Biochemistry
CRISPR
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,644
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,729
313
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,696
23,059
0.528
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,393
633
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theo Van Der Lee
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,870
5,364
0.186
Genetics
genomics
plant pathogens
phenotyping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,206
869
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Huub Savelkoul
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,949
7,704
0.322
immunology
cell biology
allergy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,698
1,062
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sander A Peters
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,666
4,245
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,983
1,570
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dick De Ridder
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,224
5,529
0.363
bioinformatics
genomics
systems biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,190
1,660
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roeland Voorrips
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,620
5,190
0.355
Quantitative genetics
Bioinformatics
Plant breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,368
1,901
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido JEJ Hooiveld
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,884
5,812
0.451
molecular nutrition
nutrigenomics
genomics
system biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,874
2,107
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Herman J Van Eck
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,790
3,692
0.313
potato
polyploidy
plant genetics
plant breeding
plant genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,572
2,433
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
M Eric Schranz
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,449
5,548
0.531
Polyploidy
Plant Genetics
Comparative Genomics
Phylogenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,121
2,519
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jos Boekhorst
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,124
4,157
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,798
2,712
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arjan De Visser
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,410
2,858
0.304
Evolution
Genetics
Experimental evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,132
3,072
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aska Goverse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,360
3,099
0.371
molecular plant-nematode interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,211
3,329
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Kammenga
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
2,579
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,516
3,432
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fons Debets
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,284
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,973
3,669
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leo H De Graaff
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,964
1,138
0.163
Microbial Systems Biology
Genomics
Cellular transport
Biotechnolgy
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,358
3,781
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bonants PJM
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,734
1,727
0.256
Molecular Diagnostics
DNA Barcoding
Plant pathogens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,635
4,087
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sandra Smit
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,106
2,581
0.423
Comparative (pan)genomics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,078
4,426
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mirte Bosse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,568
3,351
0.602
Conservation Genomics
Evolutionary Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,758
4,449
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Harm Nijveen
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
2,453
0.445
Bioinformatics transcriptomics eQTL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,809
4,599
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Theo JL Van Hintum
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
1,639
0.308
genetic resources
genebanks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,576
5,039
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anton Sonnenberg
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,746
1,983
0.418
Genetics
Breeding
meiosis
fungi
mushrooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,922
5,181
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan Van Haarst
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,559
1,917
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,426
6,078
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Norbert Ca De Ruijter
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,652
1,007
0.276
cell biology
cytoskeleton
microscopy
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,545
6,211
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jochem Louisse
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,545
2,358
0.665
in vitro toxicology
stem cells
mode of action
in vitro-in vivo extrapolation
PBPK modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,254
6,399
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Prarthana Mohanraju
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,397
2,644
0.778
Gene Therapy
Biochemistry
CRISPR
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology