Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,711
160,412
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Aggregation-Induced Emission
Functional Polymers
Sensing and Imaging
Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Clusteroluminescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,352
129,584
0.644
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,252
122,027
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chemistry
Material science
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,426
117,159
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Electrocatalysis
quantum dots
perovskites
CO2 capture
Reactive capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,639
113,546
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Covalent Organic Framework
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,123
109,184
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
chimica teorica e computazionale
spettroscopia molecolare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,872
108,994
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,741
105,170
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Chemistry
materials
carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,053
93,543
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Photochemistry
Photochromic Materials
Thermochrmic Materials
Nanochemistry
Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,753
92,466
0.735
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
molecular imaging
nanomedicine
drug and gene delivery
theranostics
radiopharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,211
89,854
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,475
87,272
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Chemistry
Physics
Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,552
84,031
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Ab initio Computational Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,921
83,353
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,249
78,473
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,007
77,811
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
chemistry
evolution
genome editing
DNA
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,147
76,303
0.651
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
chemistry
materials science
physics
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,761
73,772
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
theory
materials
catalysis
nanotechnology
drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,425
70,576
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
MOFs
POPs
Coordination Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,640
68,556
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
solar cells
photoelectrochemistry
solar fuel
dye-sensitized
perovskite solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,284
68,345
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Interfacial Chemistry
Materials Science
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,740
67,623
0.477
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
environmental organic chemistry
environmental sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,889
66,657
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,315
66,370
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,222
65,967
0.658
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jun Chen
Nankai University
Tianjin, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,711
160,412
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ben Zhong Tang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,352
129,584
0.644
Aggregation-Induced Emission
Functional Polymers
Sensing and Imaging
Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Clusteroluminescence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiaguo Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,252
122,027
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Huang Baibiao 黄柏标
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,426
117,159
0.840
Chemistry
Material science
Physics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465
28
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward Sargent
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,639
113,546
0.716
Electrocatalysis
quantum dots
perovskites
CO2 capture
Reactive capture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548
183
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Omar M Yaghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,123
109,184
0.438
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Covalent Organic Framework
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vincenzo Barone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279,872
108,994
0.389
chimica teorica e computazionale
spettroscopia molecolare
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhi LIU 刘智
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227,741
105,170
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodney Ruoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269,053
93,543
0.348
Chemistry
materials
carbon materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Abdullah M Asiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,753
92,466
0.735
Photochemistry
Photochromic Materials
Thermochrmic Materials
Nanochemistry
Sensors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaoyuan Shawn Chen
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,211
89,854
0.610
molecular imaging
nanomedicine
drug and gene delivery
theranostics
radiopharmaceuticals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007
338
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gustavo E Scuseria
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248,475
87,272
0.351
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106
379
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donald Truhlar
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,552
84,031
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maurizio Cossi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,921
83,353
0.347
Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Ab initio Computational Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323
477
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
George Church
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,249
78,473
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,341
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masahiro Ehara
Institute for Molecular Science
Okazaki, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,007
77,811
0.357
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,397
512
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David R Liu
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,147
76,303
0.651
chemistry
evolution
genome editing
DNA
RNA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488
541
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hongjie Dai
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,761
73,772
0.290
chemistry
materials science
physics
nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616
599
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William A Goddard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,425
70,576
0.365
theory
materials
catalysis
nanotechnology
drug design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,703
640
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Omar Farha
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,640
68,556
0.643
MOFs
POPs
Coordination Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Catalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,713
19
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anders Hagfeldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,284
68,345
0.477
solar cells
photoelectrochemistry
solar fuel
dye-sensitized
perovskite solar cells
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746
656
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mietek Jaroniec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,740
67,623
0.477
Interfacial Chemistry
Materials Science
Adsorption
Nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,779
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Damià Barceló
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,889
66,657
0.422
environmental organic chemistry
environmental sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,794
43
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fan Zhang
Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,315
66,370
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,819
684
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Randall V Martin
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,222
65,967
0.658
atmospheric chemistry
aerosols
satellite remote sensing
atmospheric modeling
environment