Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chemistry
Chimica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
3,960
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Inorganic
bioinorganic and coordination chemistry
pharmaceutical chemistry
NMR spectroscopy
metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
3,630
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
colloidal nanocrystals
materials science
photocatalysis
photovoltaics
optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,068
3,185
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Analytical Chemistry
Biosensors
Biomimetic sensors
Molecularly imprinted polymers
XPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
2,901
0.410
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
1,694
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,367
1,207
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Inorganic Chemistry
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
946
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Photocatalysis
functional coatings
Antibacterial surfaces
Sustainable engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
811
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Inorganic Chemistry
NMR
Metabolomics
MVA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
750
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Supramolecular chemistry
Drug delivery systems
Photodynamic therapy
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
623
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
coordination chemistry
platinum based drugs
organometallic chemistry
nuclear magnetic resonance
circular dichroism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
573
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Organic Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Organic Sythesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
279
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Analytical Chemistry
MIP sensors
XPS analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
203
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organ-on-chip
microfluidics
photolithography
soft lithography
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Analytical Chemistry
Biosensors
Optical Sensors
Photonic Crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,201
5,022
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giuseppe Mele
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,985
3,960
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,693
5,608
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francesco Paolo Fanizzi
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
3,630
0.468
Inorganic
bioinorganic and coordination chemistry
pharmaceutical chemistry
NMR spectroscopy
metabolomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,305
6,668
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
P Davide Cozzoli
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,068
3,185
0.244
colloidal nanocrystals
materials science
photocatalysis
photovoltaics
optoelectronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,961
7,501
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cosimino Malitesta
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,079
2,901
0.410
Analytical Chemistry
Biosensors
Biomimetic sensors
Molecularly imprinted polymers
XPS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,679
13,420
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Giuseppe Ciccarella
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,172
1,694
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,688
18,116
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Rachele Guascito
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,367
1,207
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,071
21,497
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sandra A De Pascali
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,820
946
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,487
23,583
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sudipto Pal
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
811
0.660
Photocatalysis
functional coatings
Antibacterial surfaces
Sustainable engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,833
24,599
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chiara Roberta Girelli
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
750
0.828
Inorganic Chemistry
NMR
Metabolomics
MVA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,459
26,851
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paola Semeraro
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
623
0.860
Supramolecular chemistry
Drug delivery systems
Photodynamic therapy
Photocatalysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,925
27,801
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michele Benedetti
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
573
0.440
coordination chemistry
platinum based drugs
organometallic chemistry
nuclear magnetic resonance
circular dichroism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,171
37,333
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francesco Messa
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
279
0.982
Organic Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Organic Sythesis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128,152
41,294
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tiziano Di Giulio
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
203
1.000
Analytical Chemistry
MIP sensors
XPS analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,746,241
54,919
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giusi Caragnano
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
Organ-on-chip
microfluidics
photolithography
soft lithography
nanotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,045,193
58,925
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad İbrar
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Analytical Chemistry
Biosensors
Optical Sensors
Photonic Crystals