Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 61 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
photocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,871
96,186
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,941
22,986
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
green chemistry
supramolecular
catalysis chemistry ，boron cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,723
16,556
0.884
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,107
15,668
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Photocatalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Porous Materials
Adsorption
Nanomaterials.
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,718
12,651
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
computation chemistry， mechanism in organic optoelectronic chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,785
12,084
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Photocatalysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,335
11,784
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chromatography
sample preparation
LC-MS methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,742
11,545
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
energy storage materials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,050
8,151
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
chemical biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
6,505
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mass Spectrometry
DNA methylation
RNA modification
Epigenetics
Metabolomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,649
6,194
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,086
6,037
0.747
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
CO2 reduction
electrocatalysis，water splitting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
5,961
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
photocatalysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,605
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
polymer physics and chemistry
natural polymers
nanocellulose
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
5,174
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Interface assembly
Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,775
4,999
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Crystallography
Structural Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
4,427
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Batteries
Electrode Materials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,005
4,250
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Inorganic Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
4,015
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chemistry、materials、biomaterials、nanomaterials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,272
3,701
0.866
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Porous Materials
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Materials Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
3,314
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Porous Materials
Metal-organic Framework
Drug Delivery
Molecular Imaging
Nanomedicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,070
3,127
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electrocatalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
2,875
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computational Catalysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,563
2,754
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
CVD
PVD
Wide bandgap semiconductor
Surface protective coatings
Advanced ceramic powder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
2,721
0.527
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zhi LIU 刘智
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,871
96,186
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,974
460
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aiwen Lei
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,941
22,986
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,760
895
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Haibo Zhang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,723
16,556
0.884
green chemistry
supramolecular
catalysis chemistry ，boron cluster
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,031
1,002
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shaowen Cao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,107
15,668
0.600
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,175
1,483
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gaoke Zhang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,718
12,651
0.676
Photocatalysis
Environmental Catalysis
Porous Materials
Adsorption
Nanomaterials.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,721
1,614
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhong Cheng 钟成
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,785
12,084
0.611
computation chemistry， mechanism in organic optoelectronic chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,667
1,675
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tianyou Peng
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,335
11,784
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,452
1,747
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yu Qi Feng|Yuqi Feng
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,742
11,545
0.402
chromatography
sample preparation
LC-MS methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,611
2,964
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ya You
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,050
8,151
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,601
4,145
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiaocheng Weng
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,701
6,505
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,621
4,452
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bi Feng Yuan
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,649
6,194
0.532
Mass Spectrometry
DNA methylation
RNA modification
Epigenetics
Metabolomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,878
4,613
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
HUA LI QIN
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,086
6,037
0.747
organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,093
4,700
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jiexin Zhu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,162
5,961
0.967
CO2 reduction
electrocatalysis，water splitting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,830
5,095
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xianjun Lang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,605
0.718
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,898
5,641
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ning Lin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,760
5,174
0.591
polymer physics and chemistry
natural polymers
nanocellulose
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,511
5,894
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Qi Li (李琪）
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,775
4,999
0.738
Interface assembly
Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,510
6,845
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hengjiang Cong
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,386
4,427
0.822
Crystallography
Structural Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,655
7,206
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhongxue Chen
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,005
4,250
0.708
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Batteries
Electrode Materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,173
7,698
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dan Liu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
4,015
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,409
8,449
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ming Kang Zhang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,272
3,701
0.866
chemistry、materials、biomaterials、nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,508
9,583
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiang Zhao
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,973
3,314
0.475
Porous Materials
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Materials Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,196
10,193
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jian Tian
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,070
3,127
0.442
Porous Materials
Metal-organic Framework
Drug Delivery
Molecular Imaging
Nanomedicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,120
11,115
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fulin Yang
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,432
2,875
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,333
11,627
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiangkui Gu
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,563
2,754
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,646
11,771
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rong Tu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
2,721
0.527
CVD
PVD
Wide bandgap semiconductor
Surface protective coatings
Advanced ceramic powder