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Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 37 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,529
World Rank
36
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
corrosion | corrosion inhibition | corrosion of metals | adsorption | quantum chemical calculation
corrosion | corrosion inhibition | corrosion of metals | adsorption | quantum chemical calculation
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Total42,091
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Last 6 Years25,793
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,647
World Rank
71
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment | Membrane Technology | Water Treatment Technologie
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment | Membrane Technology | Water Treatment Technologie
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Total22,357
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Last 6 Years16,019
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Last 6 Years / Total0.717
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
50,289
World Rank
205
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Aquatic Toxicology | Chromatography | Mass spectrometry | Food Chemistr
Analytical Chemistry | Aquatic Toxicology | Chromatography | Mass spectrometry | Food Chemistr
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Total10,510
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Last 6 Years7,901
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Last 6 Years / Total0.752
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,000
World Rank
266
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Polymers | Organic chemistry | Coating | Corrosion | Nanotechnolog
Polymers | Organic chemistry | Coating | Corrosion | Nanotechnolog
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Total6,717
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Last 6 Years6,498
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Last 6 Years / Total0.967
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
112,818
World Rank
469
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Coordination chemistry | Magnetic nanoparticle | Photocatalyst | Acid mine drainage | Emerging organic pollutan
Coordination chemistry | Magnetic nanoparticle | Photocatalyst | Acid mine drainage | Emerging organic pollutan
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Total4,984
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Last 6 Years4,292
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Last 6 Years / Total0.861
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
146,220
World Rank
626
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Sol-Gel Technology | Nanomaterials | Ceramics and Water Treatmen
Sol-Gel Technology | Nanomaterials | Ceramics and Water Treatmen
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Total6,032
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Last 6 Years3,447
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Last 6 Years / Total0.571
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
149,119
World Rank
641
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Environmental Monitoring | Chromatograph
Analytical Chemistry | Environmental Monitoring | Chromatograph
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Total3,863
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Last 6 Years3,390
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Last 6 Years / Total0.878
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
194,239
World Rank
836
Country Rank
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Fischer Tropsch | catalysis | alternative energy | energy materials | CO2 utilizatio
Fischer Tropsch | catalysis | alternative energy | energy materials | CO2 utilizatio
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Total3,450
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Last 6 Years2,675
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Last 6 Years / Total0.775
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
303,446
World Rank
1,379
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total1,861
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Last 6 Years1,717
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Last 6 Years / Total0.923
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
332,721
World Rank
1,533
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total2,365
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Last 6 Years1,551
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Last 6 Years / Total0.656
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
352,404
World Rank
1,640
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
analytical chemistry | nanomaterials | separation chromatography | food chemistry | environmental analysi
analytical chemistry | nanomaterials | separation chromatography | food chemistry | environmental analysi
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Total1,810
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Last 6 Years1,453
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Last 6 Years / Total0.803
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
374,029
World Rank
1,762
Country Rank
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Diagnostics sensors | electroanalytical chemistry | electrochemical sensors | and nanoelectrochemistry
Diagnostics sensors | electroanalytical chemistry | electrochemical sensors | and nanoelectrochemistry
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Total1,411
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Last 6 Years1,355
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Last 6 Years / Total0.960
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
438,062
World Rank
2,083
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Biosensors | Hydrogen storage | Photoelectrochemistry | electrochemistry | water treatmen
Biosensors | Hydrogen storage | Photoelectrochemistry | electrochemistry | water treatmen
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Total1,311
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Last 6 Years1,114
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Last 6 Years / Total0.850
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
447,280
World Rank
2,129
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Passive sampling techniques | Environmental monitoring | Water scienc
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Passive sampling techniques | Environmental monitoring | Water scienc
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Total1,279
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Last 6 Years1,084
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
518,390
World Rank
2,566
Country Rank
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total1,283
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Last 6 Years884
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
613,177
World Rank
3,156
Country Rank
121
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
CO2 hydrogenation | Fischer Tropsch | Catalysis | XTL Process design | Polyolefin
CO2 hydrogenation | Fischer Tropsch | Catalysis | XTL Process design | Polyolefin
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Total1,276
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Last 6 Years682
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Last 6 Years / Total0.534
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
905,850
World Rank
5,168
Country Rank
237
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total387
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Last 6 Years339
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Last 6 Years / Total0.876
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
937,166
World Rank
5,423
Country Rank
257
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Energy Storage Devices | Nanotechnology | Thermochemical Heat Storage | Water Researc
Electrochemistry | Energy Storage Devices | Nanotechnology | Thermochemical Heat Storage | Water Researc
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Total335
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Last 6 Years317
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Last 6 Years / Total0.946
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,000,921
World Rank
5,915
Country Rank
291
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total342
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Last 6 Years277
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Last 6 Years / Total0.810
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,006,719
World Rank
5,956
Country Rank
295
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total1,218
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Last 6 Years273
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Last 6 Years / Total0.224
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,094,963
World Rank
6,646
Country Rank
345
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organic based ReRAM memory devices towards green computing | Fourth industrial Revolution
Organic based ReRAM memory devices towards green computing | Fourth industrial Revolution
Citation Metrics
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Total266
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Last 6 Years228
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Last 6 Years / Total0.857
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,263,294
World Rank
8,009
Country Rank
463
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photocatalysis | Carbon nanotube nanohybrids | Photocatalytic membranes | Wastewater Treatmen
Photocatalysis | Carbon nanotube nanohybrids | Photocatalytic membranes | Wastewater Treatmen
Citation Metrics
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Total168
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Last 6 Years164
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Last 6 Years / Total0.976
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,287,673
World Rank
8,192
Country Rank
477
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
General Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | Thermal analysis | Silica nanoparticles | Coal fly as
General Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | Thermal analysis | Silica nanoparticles | Coal fly as
Citation Metrics
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Total246
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Last 6 Years156
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,333,857
World Rank
8,579
Country Rank
515
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanotechnology | bioinformatics | organic chemistry | computational chemsitry | pharmaceutic
Nanotechnology | bioinformatics | organic chemistry | computational chemsitry | pharmaceutic
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Total178
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Last 6 Years143
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Last 6 Years / Total0.803
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,580,641
World Rank
10,605
Country Rank
728
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total90
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Last 6 Years89
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Last 6 Years / Total0.989
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