Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 139 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
materials
batteries
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,159
36,630
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Protein aggregation
Protein phase transitions
Kinetics
Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,252
27,425
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Inorganic Materials
Hybrid Materials
Phosphors
Zeolites
Structure determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,734
20,456
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Energy
Sustainability
Catalysis
Chemistry
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,402
17,432
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Supramolecular Polymers
Dynamic Hydrogels
Host-guest Chemistry
Cucurbit[n]urils
Microcapsules and Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,720
12,772
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chemical Biology
Protein Modification
Antibody-drug Conjugates
Vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
10,768
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
chemistry crystallography cheminformatics drug design scattering theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,965
10,454
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Drug Design
Chemogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,587
9,153
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Photonic Structures in Plants
Metamaterials
Photonic crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
8,050
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nanoplasmonics
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,748
7,958
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational chemistry
medicinal chemistry
cheminformatics
translational medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,383
7,501
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
atmosphere
ozone
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,443
7,140
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,557
5,899
0.149
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Chemistry
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,730
5,251
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Supercapacitors
CO2 Capture
Porous Materials
NMR Spectroscopy
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
4,945
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Biophysics
Soft matter
Statistical physics
Protein aggregation
Physics of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,355
4,797
0.755
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Solid state chemistry
Drug design & development
H-bonding
Salts and co-crystals
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,199
4,528
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,561
4,416
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Theoretical Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,765
4,265
0.630
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chemistry - Organic Chemistry - Computational Chemistry - Chemical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,310
4,045
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Interfacial Electrochemistry
Chemistry
Materials
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Corrosion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,835
0.783
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prebiotic Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Exoplanet Characterization
Astrochemistry
Cosmic Ray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,541
3,534
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
3D Super-resolution Imaging
Biophysical chemistry
Single-molecule microscopy
Fluorescence
biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
3,245
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
surface characterisation
two dimensional materials
memristor
nano-electronics
energy harvesting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
3,207
0.642
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Antibody Engineering
Biophysics
Protein Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
3,184
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,280
338
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clare P Grey
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,159
36,630
0.508
chemistry
materials
batteries
NMR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,769
579
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tuomas Knowles
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,252
27,425
0.620
Protein aggregation
Protein phase transitions
Kinetics
Microfluidics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,768
937
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Cheetham
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,734
20,456
0.285
Inorganic Materials
Hybrid Materials
Phosphors
Zeolites
Structure determination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,663
1,216
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erwin Reisner
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,402
17,432
0.660
Energy
Sustainability
Catalysis
Chemistry
Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,824
1,954
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oren A Scherman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,720
12,772
0.478
Supramolecular Polymers
Dynamic Hydrogels
Host-guest Chemistry
Cucurbit[n]urils
Microcapsules and Microfluidics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,219
2,540
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gonçalo Bernardes
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,388
10,768
0.619
Chemical Biology
Protein Modification
Antibody-drug Conjugates
Vaccines
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,514
2,642
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick McCabe
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,965
10,454
0.374
chemistry crystallography cheminformatics drug design scattering theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,976
3,177
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Bender
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,587
9,153
0.445
Cheminformatics
Bioinformatics
Drug Design
Chemogenomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,375
3,784
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Silvia Vignolini
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
8,050
0.685
Photonic Structures in Plants
Metamaterials
Photonic crystals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,051
3,832
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emilie Ringe
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,748
7,958
0.579
Nanoplasmonics
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Electron Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,879
4,148
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert C Glen
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,383
7,501
0.308
Computational chemistry
medicinal chemistry
cheminformatics
translational medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,372
4,394
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neil RP Harris
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,443
7,140
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,937
5,601
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeremy KM Sanders
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,557
5,899
0.149
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,301
6,441
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jason Cole
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,730
5,251
0.334
Computational Chemistry
Crystallography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,645
6,908
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alexander C Forse
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,587
4,945
0.751
Supercapacitors
CO2 Capture
Porous Materials
NMR Spectroscopy
Electrochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,984
7,177
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas CT Michaels
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,355
4,797
0.755
Biophysics
Soft matter
Statistical physics
Protein aggregation
Physics of Life
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,779
7,690
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joanna S Stevens
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,199
4,528
0.871
Solid state chemistry
Drug design & development
H-bonding
Salts and co-crystals
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,719
7,899
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michiel Sprik
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,561
4,416
0.215
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,139
8,233
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alex Thom
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,765
4,265
0.630
Theoretical Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,047
8,752
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonathan M Goodman
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,310
4,045
0.329
Chemistry - Organic Chemistry - Computational Chemistry - Chemical Informatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,289
9,273
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David S Hall
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
3,835
0.783
Interfacial Electrochemistry
Chemistry
Materials
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Corrosion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,221
10,130
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul B Rimmer
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,541
3,534
0.778
Prebiotic Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Exoplanet Characterization
Astrochemistry
Cosmic Ray
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,885
11,145
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Steven F Lee
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
3,245
0.595
3D Super-resolution Imaging
Biophysical chemistry
Single-molecule microscopy
Fluorescence
biophotonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,875
11,288
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tae Yun Kim
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
3,207
0.642
surface characterisation
two dimensional materials
memristor
nano-electronics
energy harvesting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,019
11,361
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pietro Sormanni
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
3,184
0.776
Antibody Engineering
Biophysics
Protein Design