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Top Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology) Researchers

John P. A. Ioannidis ranks first, out of 5,232 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 John P. A. Ioannidis United States · #10 worldwide 8k citations · 222 works
  2. 2 Elisabete Weiderpass France · #44 worldwide 6k citations · 183 works
  3. 3 Mark J. Daly United States · #47 worldwide 9.6k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Emelia J. Benjamin United States · #54 worldwide 6k citations · 166 works
  5. 5 James G. Scott Australia · #112 worldwide 4.3k citations · 219 works
  6. 6 Kāri Stefánsson Iceland · #127 worldwide 4.2k citations · 145 works
  7. 7 Philip B. Mitchell Australia · #134 worldwide 3.7k citations · 146 works
  8. 8 Mark I. McCarthy United Kingdom · #148 worldwide 4.9k citations · 194 works
  9. 9 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works
  10. 10 Charles M. Perou United States · #156 worldwide 4.2k citations · 229 works
  11. 11 Patrick F. Sullivan United States · #162 worldwide 3.6k citations · 158 works
  12. 12 Darwin J. Prockop United States · #175 worldwide 3.8k citations · 131 works
  13. 13 Anil K. Jain United States · #178 worldwide 6.3k citations · 275 works
  14. 14 Aarno Palotie Finland · #185 worldwide 4.3k citations · 187 works
  15. 15 Paul Elliott United Kingdom · #187 worldwide 3.5k citations · 214 works
  16. 16 Eric S. Lander United States · #188 worldwide 8.5k citations · 111 works
  17. 17 Daniel Levy United States · #230 worldwide 3.9k citations · 196 works
  18. 18 Benjamin M. Neale United States · #254 worldwide 7.9k citations · 106 works
  19. 19 Leif Groop Sweden · #267 worldwide 3.5k citations · 137 works
  20. 20 Pak C. Sham Hong Kong · #271 worldwide 4.1k citations · 120 works
  21. 21 Ruth J. F. Loos United States · #330 worldwide 3.6k citations · 174 works
  22. 22 Ramnik J. Xavier United States · #345 worldwide 3k citations · 118 works
  23. 23 Olle Melander Sweden · #358 worldwide 3.4k citations · 167 works
  24. 24 Stacey Gabriel United States · #419 worldwide 7.8k citations · 100 works
  25. 25 Igor Rudan United Kingdom · #430 worldwide 3.6k citations · 161 works
  26. 26 Tōnu Esko Estonia · #445 worldwide 3.7k citations · 142 works
  27. 27 Hermann Brenner Germany · #461 worldwide 5.8k citations · 356 works
  28. 28 Heribert Schunkert Germany · #501 worldwide 3k citations · 155 works
  29. 29 Paul M. Ridker United States · #502 worldwide 3.4k citations · 191 works
  30. 30 Andres Metspalu Estonia · #536 worldwide 3k citations · 131 works
  31. 31 Peter W.F. Wilson United States · #552 worldwide 2.7k citations · 164 works
  32. 32 Nicholas J. Wareham United Kingdom · #615 worldwide 4k citations · 216 works
  33. 33 Stephan Ripke United States · #629 worldwide 4k citations · 102 works
  34. 34 Michael Boehnke United States · #683 worldwide 3.6k citations · 102 works
  35. 35 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom · #719 worldwide 3.8k citations · 212 works
  36. 36 John Hardy United Kingdom · #734 worldwide 4k citations · 235 works
  37. 37 Dana Dabelea United States · #737 worldwide 2.4k citations · 145 works
  38. 38 Douglas A. Levine United States · #878 worldwide 2.7k citations · 101 works
  39. 39 Terrie E. Moffitt United States · #884 worldwide 2.7k citations · 120 works
  40. 40 Lenore J. Launer United States · #898 worldwide 3k citations · 184 works
  41. 41 Katherine A. Hoadley United States · #899 worldwide 2.4k citations · 106 works
  42. 42 Ross L. Prentice United States · #914 worldwide 3k citations · 109 works
  43. 43 Bruce S. McEwen United States · #921 worldwide 3.6k citations · 181 works
  44. 44 L. Sylvia Canada · #948 worldwide 2.3k citations · 132 works
  45. 45 Francis S. Collins United States · #961 worldwide 2.7k citations · 100 works
  46. 46 Michael Gill Ireland · #1,031 worldwide 2.1k citations · 121 works
  47. 47 Douglas F. Easton United Kingdom · #1,051 worldwide 2.3k citations · 136 works
  48. 48 Daniel I. Chasman United States · #1,090 worldwide 2.6k citations · 102 works
  49. 49 Richard A. Gibbs United States · #1,118 worldwide 2.9k citations · 183 works
  50. 50 Christian Gieger Germany · #1,128 worldwide 3.1k citations · 123 works
  51. 51 Patrik K. E. Magnusson Sweden · #1,181 worldwide 2.9k citations · 102 works
  52. 52 James B. Meigs United States · #1,192 worldwide 2.5k citations · 100 works
  53. 53 Albert Hofman Netherlands · #1,194 worldwide 2.8k citations · 137 works
  54. 54 Gonçalo R. Abecasis United States · #1,248 worldwide 2.6k citations · 96 works
  55. 55 Ronald C. Petersen United States · #1,258 worldwide 4k citations · 306 works
  56. 56 Theodosius Dobzhansky United States · #1,282 worldwide 1.6k citations · 102 works
  57. 57 Beth Y. Karlan United States · #1,306 worldwide 1.9k citations · 129 works
  58. 58 Peter M. Nilsson Sweden · #1,386 worldwide 2k citations · 153 works
  59. 59 Tim D. Spector United Kingdom · #1,390 worldwide 3k citations · 224 works
  60. 60 Richard D. Gelber United States · #1,392 worldwide 1.8k citations · 99 works
  61. 61 Darell D. Bigner United States · #1,411 worldwide 2.9k citations · 168 works
  62. 62 Thomas Meitinger Germany · #1,430 worldwide 2.4k citations · 120 works
  63. 63 Markku Laakso Finland · #1,434 worldwide 2.5k citations · 152 works
  64. 64 André Franke Germany · #1,437 worldwide 2.2k citations · 117 works
  65. 65 Albert V. Smith United States · #1,441 worldwide 2.4k citations · 115 works
  66. 66 Harry Campbell United Kingdom · #1,443 worldwide 1.5k citations · 104 works
  67. 67 Fred H. Gage United States · #1,450 worldwide 2.9k citations · 116 works
  68. 68 Rodney J. Scott Australia · #1,451 worldwide 2.2k citations · 144 works
  69. 69 Michael O’Donovan United Kingdom · #1,458 worldwide 2.5k citations · 167 works
  70. 70 Patrick T. Ellinor United States · #1,481 worldwide 2.1k citations · 118 works
  71. 71 Panos Deloukas United Kingdom · #1,494 worldwide 2.5k citations · 94 works
  72. 72 Vilmundur Guðnason Iceland · #1,496 worldwide 2.9k citations · 194 works
  73. 73 David S. Siscovick United States · #1,497 worldwide 2.1k citations · 122 works
  74. 74 Jordan W. Smoller United States · #1,530 worldwide 1.8k citations · 129 works
  75. 75 Leslie Bernstein United States · #1,538 worldwide 1.6k citations · 153 works
  76. 76 Sven Cichon Germany · #1,564 worldwide 2.3k citations · 119 works
  77. 77 Steven A. Narod Canada · #1,567 worldwide 1.5k citations · 114 works
  78. 78 Paul Zimmet Australia · #1,579 worldwide 1.9k citations · 144 works
  79. 79 Naomi R. Wray Australia · #1,590 worldwide 1.8k citations · 120 works
  80. 80 Peter Holmans United Kingdom · #1,616 worldwide 2.2k citations · 95 works
  81. 81 Erik Ingelsson Sweden · #1,634 worldwide 2k citations · 96 works
  82. 82 Giuseppe Viale Italy · #1,641 worldwide 2.1k citations · 169 works
  83. 83 Luigi Ferrucci United States · #1,649 worldwide 5.3k citations · 345 works
  84. 84 Christopher J. O’Donnell United States · #1,650 worldwide 2.2k citations · 87 works
  85. 85 Harry Sokol France · #1,652 worldwide 1.7k citations · 97 works
  86. 86 Srdjan Djurovic Norway · #1,714 worldwide 2.2k citations · 118 works
  87. 87 Naveed Sattar United Kingdom · #1,722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 260 works
  88. 88 Hugh Watkins United Kingdom · #1,740 worldwide 2.4k citations · 150 works
  89. 89 Andrew Berchuck United States · #1,748 worldwide 1.8k citations · 108 works
  90. 90 Stylianos E. Antonarakis Switzerland · #1,757 worldwide 2.1k citations · 106 works
  91. 91 E Shyong Tai Singapore · #1,760 worldwide 2.3k citations · 88 works
  92. 92 Donna M. Muzny United States · #1,787 worldwide 3.4k citations · 79 works
  93. 93 James F. Wilson United Kingdom · #1,800 worldwide 2k citations · 98 works
  94. 94 Peter M. Visscher Australia · #1,804 worldwide 2.4k citations · 124 works
  95. 95 Dermot McGovern United States · #1,808 worldwide 1.8k citations · 151 works
  96. 96 Cecilia M. Lindgren United Kingdom · #1,830 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
  97. 97 Joe W. Gray United States · #1,845 worldwide 2k citations · 157 works
  98. 98 Joseph D. Buxbaum United States · #1,850 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  99. 99 Steven J.M. Jones Canada · #1,859 worldwide 2.1k citations · 134 works
  100. 100 Dan J. Stein South Africa · #1,863 worldwide 7.7k citations · 620 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Genetics, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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