Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Van Andel Research 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
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,145
122,461
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
Bioinformatics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,135
85,891
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,386
27,233
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,569
35,076
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
neurodegenerative disease
novel therapies
cell transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,388
25,346
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,802
4,652
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,322
10,391
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Genomics
Rare and complex diseases
Neurogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,476
23,132
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Neurodegenerative diseases
Complex diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,119
25,364
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cancer biology
immunology
immunometabolism
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,310
17,614
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cancer Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,912
21,770
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
neurodegenerative disease
Parkinson's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,693
12,246
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
pathology
biobanking
oral tolerance
autoimmunity
clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,493
21,453
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Epigenetics
histone modifications
chromatin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,903
13,052
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,339
5,944
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biobanking
Biorepository
Pathology
Clinical Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,857
20,228
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Biology
Genetics
Bone
Wnt
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,753
6,383
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Structural Biology
AMPK
plant hormone signaling
hormone receptors
gene regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,718
10,957
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Structural biology
DNA replication
Protein homeostasis
Protein glycosylation
Cryo-EM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,100
6,209
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cardiac Generation
Cardiac Intensive Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
4,841
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,125
4,400
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
epigenetics
variation
probabilistic disease susceptibility
heterogeneity
development and intergenerational programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,920
5,922
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Pancreatic cancer
glycosylation
biomarkers
technology development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,674
2,169
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
immunology
cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
4,402
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
gene regulation
epigenetics
virology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,903
1,190
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743
295
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter W Laird
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,145
122,461
0.594
Molecular Biology
Cancer
Epigenomics
Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,184
1,011
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hui Shen
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,135
85,891
0.715
Epigenetics
Cancer Biology
Bioinformatics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,314
1,086
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter A Jones
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,386
27,233
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,307
2,039
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerhard (Gerry) Coetzee
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,569
35,076
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,502
3,062
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrik Brundin
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,388
25,346
0.388
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
neurodegenerative disease
novel therapies
cell transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,943
5,660
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George F Vande Woude
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,802
4,652
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,147
5,750
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerd P Pfeifer
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,322
10,391
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,643
6,903
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rita Guerreiro
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,476
23,132
0.586
Genomics
Rare and complex diseases
Neurogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,873
7,002
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jose Bras
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,119
25,364
0.648
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Neurodegenerative diseases
Complex diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,061
8,875
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Russell G Jones
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,310
17,614
0.529
cancer biology
immunology
immunometabolism
oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,437
9,454
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toshinori Hinoue
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,912
21,770
0.682
Cancer Epigenetics
DNA Methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,660
9,996
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Darren Moore
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,693
12,246
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,129
10,662
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Scott D Jewell
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,493
21,453
0.727
pathology
biobanking
oral tolerance
autoimmunity
clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,531
12,128
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiaobing Shi
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,903
13,052
0.485
Epigenetics
histone modifications
chromatin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,420
12,503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerhard A Coetzee
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,339
5,944
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,904
13,557
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel C Rohrer
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,857
20,228
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,984
14,422
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bart O Williams
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,753
6,383
0.269
Biology
Genetics
Bone
Wnt
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,938
22,340
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Karsten Melcher
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,718
10,957
0.655
Structural Biology
AMPK
plant hormone signaling
hormone receptors
gene regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,495
25,223
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Huilin Li
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,100
6,209
0.411
Structural biology
DNA replication
Protein homeostasis
Protein glycosylation
Cryo-EM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,096
25,831
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stefan Jovinge
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,793
4,841
0.327
Cardiac Generation
Cardiac Intensive Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,990
27,283
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scott A Givan
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,125
4,400
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,837
30,112
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Andrew Pospisilik
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,920
5,922
0.458
epigenetics
variation
probabilistic disease susceptibility
heterogeneity
development and intergenerational programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,453
33,601
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Brian Haab
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,674
2,169
0.186
Pancreatic cancer
glycosylation
biomarkers
technology development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,200
39,083
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Connie Krawczyk
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
4,402
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,130
39,781
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven Triezenberg
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Rapids, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,903
1,190
0.120
gene regulation
epigenetics
virology