pre-U14 ranks and values (5=cataloguer, 8=Geneticist, 9=Elite, 10=Elite I, 14=Elite V
-------1.5----------------------32-----------------------216-----440-----660-------880--------1100-------1320--------1540m
1------2-------3-------4-------5-------6-------7--------8--------9--------10---------11----------12----------13------------14
Post U14.1 - ranks were increased by about 15x for first rank, maybe less for higher ranks.
------22.7---------------------------------------------- 1600+---3000+------------------------------------------------------------
1------2-------3-------4-------5-------6-------7---------8---------9--------10---------11----------12----------13------------14
Note
22.7millions for first rank is based on my own calculations. That's a 15x increase
Someone else said that they were demoted from Elite V to Geneticist, which it would put Geneticist above 1540 millions, but it could be more than that, could be a flat 15x all over it
So i've put Geneticist to at least 1600millions and Elite to at least 3000
I've cashed in 500 000 000 (500M) of exobiology data while being a Geneticist and have 0 progress bar updates. Is there currently a bug vis Vista...?
After the goalpost movement post U14.1, While you still see the Geneticist rank, your real rank is way below
Basically, lets say you had 300 millions cashed in (Geneticits), after the reranking you still have 300 millions cashed in and your real rank is somewhere around Collector/Cataloguer and you have to cash in at least 1200 millions to reach your "real" (new) rank of Geneticist before you can see the bar moving.
Post U14.1 - ranks were increased by about 15x for first rank, possibly less for higher ranks.
------22.7---------------------------------------------- 1600+---3000+------------------------------------------------------------
1------2-------3-------4-------5-------6-------7---------8---------9--------10---------11----------12----------13------------14
So, you're here

and you need to cash upto

to get back to your Geneticist rank before you see any advancement towards Elite