Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Imaging
Energy
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,094
78,999
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,563
137,796
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,411
98,004
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
environmental engineering
membrane separations
environmental nanotechnology
desalination
water-energy nexus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,788
76,444
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Continuous Oral Drug Delivery
Continuous Electrochemical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,894
38,087
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
surface forces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,951
33,192
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,723
70,247
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
energy conversion and storage
RNA delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,120
92,427
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
energy
catalysis
nanomaterials
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,615
71,169
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Catalysis
Adsorption
Photocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,230
72,644
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
adhesion
carbon fibers
graphene
graphite nanoplatelets
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,114
39,360
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
analytical chemistry
electrochemistry
catalysis
nanobubbles
nanopores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,789
24,390
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Theoretical chemistry
quantum information science
Physical Chemistry
Energy Materials
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,092
67,183
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,172
38,359
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Perovskite Solar Cell
Qunatun Dot Solar Cell
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,407
45,397
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
polymers
chemistry
physics
chemical engineering
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,311
21,268
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microsystems for chemistry and biology
continuos synthesis
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,791
29,822
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
biocatalysis
enzyme technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,314
27,751
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,503
32,578
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cancer Targeted Therapeutics and Protein Engineering and Molecular Imaging / Diagnostic Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,669
37,482
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Reactor Design
Adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,094
36,567
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Materials
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,905
25,600
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,367
15,886
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Carbon nanotubes
Chemical Engineering
fluidization
catalysis
graphene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,691
31,368
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
catalysis
electrocatalysis
synchrotron techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,960
39,620
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337
143
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Younan Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266,094
78,999
0.297
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Imaging
Energy
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jens Norskov
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
253,563
137,796
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
977
408
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,411
98,004
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307
579
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Menachem Elimelech
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,788
76,444
0.491
environmental engineering
membrane separations
environmental nanotechnology
desalination
water-energy nexus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,389
614
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adam Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,894
38,087
0.252
Continuous Oral Drug Delivery
Continuous Electrochemical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,672
749
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jacob Israelachvili
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,951
33,192
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,681
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,723
70,247
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shi Zhang Qiao
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,120
92,427
0.684
Electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
energy conversion and storage
RNA delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,993
1,429
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Jaramillo
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,615
71,169
0.700
energy
catalysis
nanomaterials
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,066
111
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shaobin Wang
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,230
72,644
0.725
Catalysis
Adsorption
Photocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Chemical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,757
1,784
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
LT Drzal
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,114
39,360
0.437
adhesion
carbon fibers
graphene
graphite nanoplatelets
composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,867
1,841
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henry White
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,789
24,390
0.275
analytical chemistry
electrochemistry
catalysis
nanobubbles
nanopores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,144
160
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan Aspuru Guzik
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,092
67,183
0.790
Theoretical chemistry
quantum information science
Physical Chemistry
Energy Materials
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,388
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sang Yup Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,172
38,359
0.467
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,456
47
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nam Gyu Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,407
45,397
0.558
Perovskite Solar Cell
Qunatun Dot Solar Cell
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,678
2,223
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank S Bates
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,311
21,268
0.268
polymers
chemistry
physics
chemical engineering
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,859
2,313
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Klavs F Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,791
29,822
0.383
Microsystems for chemistry and biology
continuos synthesis
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,917
2,339
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frances Arnold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,314
27,751
0.359
biocatalysis
enzyme technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,005
2,376
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jay Keasling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,503
32,578
0.426
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,441
2,575
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hong ZHOU （周宏）
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,669
37,482
0.516
Cancer Targeted Therapeutics and Protein Engineering and Molecular Imaging / Diagnostic Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,746
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bassim H Hameed
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,094
36,567
0.522
Reactor Design
Adsorption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,772
2,729
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anseth Kristi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,905
25,600
0.366
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Materials
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,006
2,844
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ilhan A Aksay
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,367
15,886
0.232
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,407
174
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fei Wei
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,691
31,368
0.478
Carbon nanotubes
Chemical Engineering
fluidization
catalysis
graphene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,514
3,067
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jingguang G Chen
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,960
39,620
0.610
catalysis
electrocatalysis
synchrotron techniques