Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Washington State University Pullman 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
Animal Breeding
Plant Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
Statistical Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,352
17,297
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
2,766
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
antibiotic resistance
epidemiology
molecular biology
global health
pathogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,427
5,399
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Parallel algorithms
HPC
Computational biology and bioinformatics
graph algorithms
AI for agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,122
4,170
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Genome Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
2,694
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
parasitology
tick borne diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,221
2,379
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
zoonoses
population biology
host-pathogen interactions
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
4,589
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Bioinformatics
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
2,660
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
wheat breeding
genetics
quantitative genetics
disease resistance
grain quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,324
2,329
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathogen Diagnostics
Human Molecular Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
1,219
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
biotechnology
human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
245
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbiology
Biology
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
1,831
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Autism
Sleep
Genomics
Computational Biology
Learning and Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
990
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Reproductive health
Biomedicine
Toxicology
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,407
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology and Parasitology
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
739
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Eukaryotic Microbiology
Molecular Mycology
Infectious Disease
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
547
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cannabis
genomics
psychedelics
opioid use disorder
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
712
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Human genomics
animal genomics
P. methysticum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
281
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
molecular biology
immunology and infection diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
442
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Genomic Integrity
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
145
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Plant Molecular Biology
Genome Editing
Heat and Cold stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
405
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plant breeding and Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
317
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
237
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Antimicrobial Resistance
Resistance Mechanisms
Next Generation Sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
361
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cell biology
Molecular male reproductive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
114
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,755
11,837
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhiwu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,352
17,297
0.632
Animal Breeding
Plant Breeding
Quantitative Genetics
Statistical Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,597
23,054
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Jones
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,276
2,766
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,578
24,577
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas Call
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,427
5,399
0.350
antibiotic resistance
epidemiology
molecular biology
global health
pathogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,990
35,341
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ananth Kalyanaraman|Anantharaman Kalyanaraman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,122
4,170
0.375
Parallel algorithms
HPC
Computational biology and bioinformatics
graph algorithms
AI for agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,443
54,380
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zhihua Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
2,694
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,358
61,327
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carlos Suarez
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,221
2,379
0.382
parasitology
tick borne diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,879
64,930
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephanie N Seifert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,812
4,589
0.790
zoonoses
population biology
host-pathogen interactions
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,010
68,680
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sook Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,431
2,660
0.490
Bioinformatics
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,681
69,754
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kim Garland Campbell
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,324
2,329
0.437
wheat breeding
genetics
quantitative genetics
disease resistance
grain quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,709
71,275
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katie P Hale Coats
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,186
1,219
0.235
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathogen Diagnostics
Human Molecular Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,914
110,203
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Lurquin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
245
0.085
Genetics
biotechnology
human evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,893
117,420
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chuntao Yin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
1,831
0.694
Microbiology
Biology
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathology
Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,493
148,384
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lucia Peixoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,816
990
0.545
Autism
Sleep
Genomics
Computational Biology
Learning and Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,393
160,238
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Millissia Ben Maamar
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
1,407
0.887
Reproductive health
Biomedicine
Toxicology
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,381
180,327
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marta G Silva
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
739
0.582
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology and Parasitology
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,771
200,223
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gajanan Zore
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
547
0.537
Eukaryotic Microbiology
Molecular Mycology
Infectious Disease
Plant Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,747
214,679
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Crystal L. Lederhos, Crystal L. Smith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
712
0.826
cannabis
genomics
psychedelics
opioid use disorder
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,088
234,803
459
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tyler Daniels
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
281
0.421
Human genomics
animal genomics
P. methysticum
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,347
258,516
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heba Alzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
442
0.936
molecular biology
immunology and infection diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
979,631
265,023
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Fadri Moskwik
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
145
0.337
Genomic Integrity
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996,240
267,758
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bhabesh Borphukan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
412
405
0.983
Plant Molecular Biology
Genome Editing
Heat and Cold stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,566
268,970
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Renato Vasconcellos
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
317
0.783
Plant breeding and Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,036,646
274,222
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dan Bradway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
237
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,756
275,915
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Firdoos Ahmad Gogry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
361
0.997
Antimicrobial Resistance
Resistance Mechanisms
Next Generation Sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,159,712
292,318
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Theodore R Chauvin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
114
0.413
Cell biology
Molecular male reproductive biology