Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Salk Institute Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,993
67,156
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,897
43,984
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular and cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,266
30,225
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,334
46,479
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
DNA methylation
Epigenomics
Neurobiology
Plant Biology
Arabidopsis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,277
55,856
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,730
19,486
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,189
24,808
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,512
27,034
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,730
29,906
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,303
6,984
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
stem cells
breast cancer
mammary development
cancer pathways
p53 pathway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,991
10,522
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,281
20,491
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,868
18,209
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,451
5,848
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Time-restricted eating
Circadian
Melanopsin
metabolism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,888
21,991
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,839
17,241
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,383
4,160
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
10,422
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
DNA methylation
epigenomics
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,928
19,189
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
neurobiology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,854
9,594
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,984
13,315
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
11,983
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
15,387
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Genome Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,423
15,341
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Single cell genomics
Neuroscience
Epigenetics
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,950
11,494
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338
143
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred "Rusty" Gage
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,993
67,156
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523
210
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald M Evans
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238,897
43,984
0.184
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007
424
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tony Hunter
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,266
30,225
0.169
Molecular and cell biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039
438
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrence Sejnowski
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,334
46,479
0.264
Computational Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455
642
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph R Ecker
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,277
55,856
0.377
DNA methylation
Epigenomics
Neurobiology
Plant Biology
Arabidopsis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,455
1,166
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inder Verma
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,730
19,486
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,795
1,810
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joanne Chory
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,189
24,808
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,890
2,791
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,512
27,034
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,776
3,214
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reuben Shaw
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,730
29,906
0.469
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,217
3,425
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Sawchenko
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,303
6,984
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,704
4,633
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Geoff Wahl
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,991
10,522
0.206
stem cells
breast cancer
mammary development
cancer pathways
p53 pathway
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,681
5,546
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Susan M Kaech
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,281
20,491
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,300
5,845
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Downes
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,868
18,209
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,986
6,163
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ursula Bellugi
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,451
5,848
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,357
6,796
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Satchidananda Panda
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,888
21,991
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,284
7,671
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Manoj Hariharan
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,839
17,241
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,595
7,815
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paula Tallal
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,383
4,160
0.114
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,691
9,171
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph P Noel
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,559
10,422
0.320
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,328
9,434
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joseph R Nery|Joseph R. Nery
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,928
19,189
0.601
DNA methylation
epigenomics
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,394
9,469
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Greg Lemke
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,854
9,594
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,405
10,353
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edward Callaway
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,984
13,315
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,535
13,442
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gerald S Shadel
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,978
11,983
0.480
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,008
13,650
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kay M Tye
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,720
15,387
0.622
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,569
13,897
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jesse Dixon
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,423
15,341
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,390
15,045
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zhuzhu Zhang
Salk Institute
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,950
11,494
0.501
Single cell genomics
Neuroscience
Epigenetics
Developmental Biology