Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 53 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
Epigenetics
Genome Regulation and Stem Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,794
33,309
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genome Research
Next Generation Sequencing
Cancer
Model Organism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,575
37,713
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
human genetics
gene regulation
skeletal development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,988
20,148
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Computational Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,025
12,433
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,781
18,880
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Long Read RNA seq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,277
14,138
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Transcription
Condensates
IDRs
Genetic disease
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,707
12,531
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
5,741
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
7,796
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Next Generation Sequencing
Linux
Production Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,276
2,530
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
monoaminylation
serotonylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
1,951
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gene Regulation
3D Chromatin
SyntheticGenomics
Developmental Biology
Transcription Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,587
4,726
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
2,372
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mass spectrometry
mitochondria
renal cell carcinoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
3,157
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chromatin Biology
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
2,358
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
2,160
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
1,603
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neural Stem Cells
Pluripotent Stem Cells
Nervous System in Development and Disease
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
927
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Biology of Reproduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
1,384
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Molecular Biology/Transcription/Genome engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
1,029
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbial Ecology
Ecogenomics
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
975
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
RNA binding proteins
Transposons
post-transcriptional gene regulation
non-coding genome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,522
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
kidney disease
development
regeneration
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,436
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Systems Biology
Cell Signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
881
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stem Cells
Development
Chromatin Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
1,272
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,160
145
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexander Meissner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,794
33,309
0.384
Epigenetics
Genome Regulation and Stem Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,409
204
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bernd Timmermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,575
37,713
0.506
Genome Research
Next Generation Sequencing
Cancer
Model Organism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,392
379
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Mundlos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,988
20,148
0.380
human genetics
gene regulation
skeletal development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,958
457
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Vingron
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,025
12,433
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,399
478
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralf Herwig
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,781
18,880
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,593
1,165
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Lienhard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,277
14,138
0.518
Bioinformatics
Epigenetics
Long Read RNA seq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,411
1,822
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Denes Hnisz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,707
12,531
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,748
2,107
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vera Kalscheuer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,800
5,741
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,892
2,946
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sebastian Mackowiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,028
7,796
0.556
Computational Biology
Gene Regulation
Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,736
4,770
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sven Klages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,276
2,530
0.273
Next Generation Sequencing
Linux
Production Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,227
5,332
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diego J. Walther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
1,951
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,846
7,793
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniel Murad Ibrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,587
4,726
0.846
Gene Regulation
3D Chromatin
SyntheticGenomics
Developmental Biology
Transcription Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,120
8,512
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edda G Schulz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,006
2,372
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,258
8,892
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Meierhofer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
3,157
0.663
Mass spectrometry
mitochondria
renal cell carcinoma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,199
9,335
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ho-Ryun Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
2,358
0.526
Chromatin Biology
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,525
9,979
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Evgenia Ntini
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
2,160
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,412
10,582
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frederic Koch
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,835
1,603
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,938
10,921
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yechiel Elkabetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,668
927
0.253
Neural Stem Cells
Pluripotent Stem Cells
Nervous System in Development and Disease
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,306
12,510
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexandra Amaral
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,045
1,384
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,750
12,812
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sebastiaan Meijsing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,951
1,029
0.349
Molecular Biology/Transcription/Genome engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,712
13,600
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lesley A Ogilvie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
975
0.361
Microbial Ecology
Ecogenomics
Antimicrobial Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,198
14,272
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tugce Aktas
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,522
0.606
RNA binding proteins
Transposons
post-transcriptional gene regulation
non-coding genome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,378
15,073
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Atsuhiro Taguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,436
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,732
15,922
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhike Zi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
881
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,798
17,046
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aydan Bulut Karslioglu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
1,272
0.677
Stem Cells
Development
Chromatin Biology