Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,937 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
David Ornitz
mouse models of human disease
fibroblast growth factors
FGF
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
236
55,866
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Alan Templeton
population genetics
conservation biology
phylogenetics
human evolution
speciation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
231
39,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
David Queller
cooperation
conflict
evolution
kin selection
Dictyostelium
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
212
25,165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Joan E Strassmann
evolutionary biology
social evolution
symbiosis
microbes
wasps
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
200
18,430
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Aaron Diantonio
Neuroscience
cell biology
developmental biology
neurobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
121
16,586
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
David B Wilson
Developmental Biology
Hematology
Endocrinology
Pediatric Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
123
12,938
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Kenneth M Olsen
plant evolutionary biology
population genetics
crop domestication
genetics of adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
119
13,079
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Michael Brent
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
99
62,831
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Lawrence H Snyder
Neurophysiology
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
arm movements
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
77
15,057
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
David J Pagliarini
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Metabolomics
Proteomics
Signaling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
69
9,736
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Jonathan A Myers
ecology
community ecology
biodiversity
biogeography
tropical ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
64
9,706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Paul SG Stein
Central Pattern Generators
Scratch Reflex in Turtle
Fictive Motor Patterns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
52
4,503
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Bo Zhang
Bioinformatics
Cancer enhancer biology
Epigenomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
53
10,242
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
William Farfan Rios
Tropical ecology
biodiversity
conservation biology
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
52
5,229
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Kristen Kroll
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Transcription
Epigenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
4,675
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Carlos A Botero
Evolution
Evolutionary ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Ornithology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
42
3,422
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Thorold W Theunissen
Stem Cell Biology
Pluripotency
Epigenetics
Trophoblast
Embryo Models
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
30
9,441
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Douglas Chalker
Epigenetics
Ciliates
Genome Structure
DNA rearrangements
Heterochromatin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
35
2,971
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
James T Stroud
Evolutionary Ecology
Community Ecology
Adaptive Radiation
Global Change Biology
Herpetology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
34
2,262
Jonathan H Sheehan
Computational Structural Biology
Protein Modeling
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Nucleic Acid Structure
Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
30
2,580
Michael Landis
evolution
phylogenetics
biogeography
statistical models
computational biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
2,748
Joan Garcia Porta
Evolution in islands
Global radiations
Climate adaptation
Evolutionary innovations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
1,364
Stan Braude
Evolutionary Biology
Social Behavior
Mole-rats
Immunoredistribution
Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
1,723
Amanda Koltz
Ecology
Global Change
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Arctic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,334
Nicholas W Griffin
Population & Community Ecology
Microbiota
Mimulus
Inbreeding Depression
Diet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
17
10,018
Harshad Ingle
gut microbiome
innate immunity
antiviral response
mucosal immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,342
Lavinia Sheets
sensory neuroscience
zebrafish
hearing
balance
ribbon synapse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
888
Thomas C Prang
Paleoanthropology
Bipedalism
Functional & Evolutionary Morphology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
475
Vandna Kukshal
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
protein crystallography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
422
Eric Keen
Microbial ecology
applied microbiology
emerging infectious diseases
bacteriophages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,117
Dandan Liu
Virology
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
351
Jeff Smith
Microbial evolution
Cooperation
Symbiosis
Mobile genetic elements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,171
Darryl Wesener
Microbiota
Glycobiology
Enzymology
Protein Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
610
Kari L Allen
primate brain size
paleoanthropology
fossil primates
dietary ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
432
Ramachandran Prakasam
Motor neuron
Polyglutamine diseases
HSP
SBMA
heat shock response
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
622
Michael Kramer
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Oncology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
727
Craig Smith
Structural Biology
X-ray Crystallography
Biochemistry
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
625
Giovanna Bonadonna
zoology
ethology
behavioral ecology
bioacoustics
conservation biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
325
Pm Shreenidhi
Evolutionary Biology
Microbes
Species interactions
Diet Breadth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
124
Alexandra Sacco
wildlife conservation
primatology
gut microbiome
reproductive ecology
behavioral endocrinology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
17
Ethan Abercrombie
Community Ecology
Biodiversity Conservation
Computational Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David C Van Essen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
270
121,036
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
L David Sibley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
274
45,046
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Ornitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
236
55,866
mouse models of human disease
fibroblast growth factors
FGF
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan B Losos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
256
42,893
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert E Blankenship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
356
43,138
photosynthesis
reaction center
antenna
evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah Elgin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
186
29,382
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Templeton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
231
39,465
population genetics
conservation biology
phylogenetics
human evolution
speciation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Queller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
212
25,165
cooperation
conflict
evolution
kin selection
Dictyostelium
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lilianna Solnica Krezel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
157
22,153
Gastrulation
Vertebrate Development
Cell Signaling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joan E Strassmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
200
18,430
evolutionary biology
social evolution
symbiosis
microbes
wasps
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aaron Diantonio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
121
16,586
Neuroscience
cell biology
developmental biology
neurobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Jez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
187
16,041
structural biology
biochemistry
plant biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Irving Boime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
181
12,211
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David B Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
123
12,938
Developmental Biology
Hematology
Endocrinology
Pediatric Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erik Herzog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
120
14,798
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Russell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
114
20,333
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth M Olsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
119
13,079
plant evolutionary biology
population genetics
crop domestication
genetics of adaptation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Brent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
99
62,831
Systems Biology
Computational Biology
Synthetic Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence H Snyder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
77
15,057
Neurophysiology
cognitive neuroscience
eye movements
arm movements
memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary A Silverman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
108
24,078
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David J Pagliarini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
69
9,736
Mitochondria
Metabolism
Metabolomics
Proteomics
Signaling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph C Corbo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
71
10,998
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jonathan A Myers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
64
9,706
ecology
community ecology
biodiversity
biogeography
tropical ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kerry Kornfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
56
7,087
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul SG Stein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
52
4,503
Central Pattern Generators
Scratch Reflex in Turtle
Fictive Motor Patterns
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Bo Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
53
10,242
Bioinformatics
Cancer enhancer biology
Epigenomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ram Dixit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
42
5,087
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Elizabeth Haswell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
51
4,621
mechanotransduction
plant biology
ion channels
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
William Farfan Rios
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
52
5,229
Tropical ecology
biodiversity
conservation biology
climate change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Kristen Kroll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,675
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Transcription
Epigenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Zachary Pincus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
36
5,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Carlos A Botero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
42
3,422
Evolution
Evolutionary ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Ornithology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Thorold W Theunissen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
30
9,441
Stem Cell Biology
Pluripotency
Epigenetics
Trophoblast
Embryo Models
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Douglas Chalker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
2,971
Epigenetics
Ciliates
Genome Structure
DNA rearrangements
Heterochromatin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
James T Stroud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
2,262
Evolutionary Ecology
Community Ecology
Adaptive Radiation
Global Change Biology
Herpetology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yehuda Ben Shahar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
4,430
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Jonathan H Sheehan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
30
2,580
Computational Structural Biology
Protein Modeling
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Nucleic Acid Structure
Biochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Bruce A Carlson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
45
1,806
Neuroscience
Sensory Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Michael Landis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
2,748
evolution
phylogenetics
biogeography
statistical models
computational biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Joan Garcia Porta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,364
Evolution in islands
Global radiations
Climate adaptation
Evolutionary innovations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Rachel Penczykowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,392
disease ecology
plant-pathogen interactions
food webs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Stan Braude
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
1,723
Evolutionary Biology
Social Behavior
Mole-rats
Immunoredistribution
Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Amanda Koltz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,334
Ecology
Global Change
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Arctic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nicholas W Griffin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
10,018
Population & Community Ecology
Microbiota
Mimulus
Inbreeding Depression
Diet
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Swanne P Gordon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
811
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Harshad Ingle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,342
gut microbiome
innate immunity
antiviral response
mucosal immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Arthur Porto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Lavinia Sheets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
888
sensory neuroscience
zebrafish
hearing
balance
ribbon synapse
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Mariana P Braga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
871
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Aaron Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
748
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Thomas C Prang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
475
Paleoanthropology
Bipedalism
Functional & Evolutionary Morphology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Vandna Kukshal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
422
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
protein crystallography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Eric Keen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,117
Microbial ecology
applied microbiology
emerging infectious diseases
bacteriophages
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Dandan Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
351
Virology
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Microbiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Jeff Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,171
Microbial evolution
Cooperation
Symbiosis
Mobile genetic elements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Jarred W Rensvold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
707
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Darryl Wesener
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
610
Microbiota
Glycobiology
Enzymology
Protein Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Kari L Allen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
432
primate brain size
paleoanthropology
fossil primates
dietary ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Ramachandran Prakasam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
622
Motor neuron
Polyglutamine diseases
HSP
SBMA
heat shock response
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Sean Hui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Zuzana Kocsisova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
443
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jingying Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
430
structural biology
ion channels
biochemistry
biophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Aryeh H Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
265
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Michael Kramer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
727
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Oncology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Craig Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
625
Structural Biology
X-ray Crystallography
Biochemistry
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Giovanna Bonadonna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
325
zoology
ethology
behavioral ecology
bioacoustics
conservation biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Rofaida Gaballa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
159
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Suin Jo
Metrics
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Citation Counts
4
4
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Pm Shreenidhi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
124
Evolutionary Biology
Microbes
Species interactions
Diet Breadth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Rachel E Becknell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
69
Ecology
Plant-Microbial Feedbacks
Restoration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Hanyue Cecilia Lei
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
3
2
287
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
George L Katumba
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
3
2
31
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Jhan C Salazar
Metrics
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Citation Counts
2
2
89
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
James Medina
Metrics
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Citation Counts
2
1
35
Evolutionary Biology
Social Behavior
Multicellularity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Ellen Urquhart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
17
evolutionary biology
animal behavior
behavioral ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Alexandra Sacco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
wildlife conservation
primatology
gut microbiome
reproductive ecology
behavioral endocrinology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Eleanor Grant
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
2
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Philippa Tanford
Metrics
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Citation Counts
1
1
22
ecology
community assembly
plant-microbe interactions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Ethan Abercrombie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
21
Community Ecology
Biodiversity Conservation
Computational Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Evan B Polsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Biology
Medicine
Orthopedics
Joints
Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Anna Wassel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Cara Jefferson
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Roman A Smirnov
Metrics
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Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Jonathan Che-Pin Chang
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
1
0
1
Biological Microscope
Optical Microscope
Light Sheet Microscopy