Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Highly Cited Researchers 51 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
Australia
Gordon K Smyth
Bioinformatics
statistics
biostatistics
genomics
statistical computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,081
114,288
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Australia
Andreas Strasser
cell death
cancer
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,382
29,473
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Australia
Nicos A Nicola
cytokine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,683
6,286
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Australia
Matthew E Ritchie
bioinformatics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,033
32,867
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Australia
David L Vaux
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,140
7,298
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Australia
Belinda Phipson
Bioinformatics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,659
30,197
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Australia
Tony Papenfuss
computational biology
bioinformatics
genomics
next generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,849
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Australia
Rory Bowden
Pathogen Genomics
Single-Cell Genomics
Mammalian Genomics
Sequencing Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
7,300
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Australia
Oliver Sieber
colorectal cancer
genomics
cancer biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,668
5,083
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Australia
Georgia Atkin-Smith
Cell Biology
Cell Death
Apoptosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
10,332
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Australia
Melissa J Davis
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
4,505
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Australia
Natalie Thorne
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,906
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Australia
Hamish King
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Immunology
Gene regulation
Chromatin Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,858
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Australia
Kristy Horan
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
2,680
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Australia
Lahiru Gangoda
Cell death in cancer and inflammation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
3,521
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Australia
Thomas Scerri
bioinformatics
genetics
neuroscience
mutations
linkage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
2,109
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Australia
Shian Su
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
3,839
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Australia
Justin Boddey
Malaria
Protein export
Plasmepsins and inhibitors
Liver stage
Chemovaccination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
1,733
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Australia
Stephin Vervoort
Transcription
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
3,107
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Australia
Keith Watson
apoptosis
antivirals
herbicides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,074
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Australia
Silvia Alvarez-Diaz
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,603
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Australia
André Samson
cell death
necroptosis
fluorescence microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,416
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Australia
Xueyi Dong
bioinformatics
transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
3,072
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743
Australia
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gordon K Smyth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,081
114,288
0.544
Bioinformatics
statistics
biostatistics
genomics
statistical computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,030
Australia
114
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andreas Strasser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,382
29,473
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,687
Australia
423
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicos A Nicola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,683
6,286
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,086
Australia
480
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew E Ritchie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,033
32,867
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,504
Australia
494
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David L Vaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,140
7,298
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,869
Australia
612
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Belinda Phipson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,659
30,197
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,527
Australia
2,225
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony Papenfuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,572
8,849
0.504
computational biology
bioinformatics
genomics
next generation sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,169
Australia
2,815
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rory Bowden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
7,300
0.493
Pathogen Genomics
Single-Cell Genomics
Mammalian Genomics
Sequencing Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,931
Australia
2,859
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oliver Sieber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,668
5,083
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,206
Australia
4,055
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Georgia Atkin-Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,189
10,332
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,173
Australia
4,497
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Melissa J Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,302
4,505
0.437
Computational Biology
Systems Biology
Cancer
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,343
Australia
5,882
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Natalie Thorne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,051
1,906
0.237
Bioinformatics
Statistical Genomics
High Throughput Sequencing Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,049
Australia
7,052
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tracy Lynn Putoczki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,831
3,839
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,831
Australia
7,769
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hamish King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,858
0.787
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Human Immunology
Gene regulation
Chromatin Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,890
Australia
8,138
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kristy Horan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,892
2,680
0.455
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Cancer Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,047
Australia
8,428
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lahiru Gangoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
3,521
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,667
Australia
8,627
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Scerri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,549
2,109
0.380
bioinformatics
genetics
neuroscience
mutations
linkage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,168
Australia
10,664
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Melissa L. Holmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,369
904
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,496
Australia
10,724
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shian Su
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
3,839
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,079
Australia
11,188
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Justin Boddey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,125
1,733
0.420
Malaria
Protein export
Plasmepsins and inhibitors
Liver stage
Chemovaccination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,678
Australia
11,481
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephin Vervoort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,008
3,107
0.775
Transcription
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,741
Australia
11,729
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Keith Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,074
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,297
Australia
12,809
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Silvia Alvarez-Diaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,478
1,603
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,268
Australia
12,872
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
André Samson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
2,416
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,204
Australia
13,364
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xueyi Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,291
3,072
0.933