Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
263,732
76,747
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,432
133,863
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,333
95,017
0.533
* 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
152,585
73,783
0.484
* 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
150,154
37,371
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
surface forces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,080
32,411
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,336
67,962
0.506
* 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
132,410
89,808
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
energy
catalysis
nanomaterials
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,517
69,148
0.695
* 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
97,388
70,017
0.719
* 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
88,676
37,997
0.428
* 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
88,164
23,808
0.270
* 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
83,031
65,147
0.785
* 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
81,024
37,291
0.460
* 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
79,992
44,022
0.550
* 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
78,736
20,775
0.264
* 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
76,926
29,032
0.377
* 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
76,348
26,828
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,547
31,697
0.420
* 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
71,738
36,614
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Materials
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,133
24,942
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Reactor Design
Adsorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,619
35,456
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,974
15,535
0.229
* 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
64,774
30,476
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
biofilms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,871
21,043
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329
140
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Younan Xia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263,732
76,747
0.291
Nanomaterials
Biomedicine
Imaging
Energy
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403
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
249,432
133,863
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978
411
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,333
95,017
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,318
586
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Menachem Elimelech
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,585
73,783
0.484
environmental engineering
membrane separations
environmental nanotechnology
desalination
water-energy nexus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359
607
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adam Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,154
37,371
0.249
Continuous Oral Drug Delivery
Continuous Electrochemical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641
740
5
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
136,080
32,411
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,684
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,336
67,962
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,730
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
132,410
89,808
0.678
Electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
energy conversion and storage
RNA delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,999
1,448
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Jaramillo
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,517
69,148
0.695
energy
catalysis
nanomaterials
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,132
118
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shaobin Wang
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,388
70,017
0.719
Catalysis
Adsorption
Photocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Chemical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,750
1,799
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
88,676
37,997
0.428
adhesion
carbon fibers
graphene
graphite nanoplatelets
composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,787
1,819
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
88,164
23,808
0.270
analytical chemistry
electrochemistry
catalysis
nanobubbles
nanopores
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,181
161
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan Aspuru Guzik
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,031
65,147
0.785
Theoretical chemistry
quantum information science
Physical Chemistry
Energy Materials
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,366
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sang Yup Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,024
37,291
0.460
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
79,992
44,022
0.550
Perovskite Solar Cell
Qunatun Dot Solar Cell
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,591
2,205
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
78,736
20,775
0.264
polymers
chemistry
physics
chemical engineering
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,794
2,298
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Klavs F Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,926
29,032
0.377
Microsystems for chemistry and biology
continuos synthesis
nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,867
2,327
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frances Arnold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,348
26,828
0.351
biocatalysis
enzyme technology
protein engineering
synthetic biology
directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,958
2,370
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jay Keasling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,547
31,697
0.420
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,392
2,568
31
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
71,738
36,614
0.510
Cancer Targeted Therapeutics and Protein Engineering and Molecular Imaging / Diagnostic Delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,715
2,726
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anseth Kristi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,133
24,942
0.361
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Materials
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,779
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bassim H Hameed
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,619
35,456
0.517
Reactor Design
Adsorption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,884
2,802
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ilhan A Aksay
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,974
15,535
0.229
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,345
168
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fei Wei
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,774
30,476
0.470
Carbon nanotubes
Chemical Engineering
fluidization
catalysis
graphene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,496
3,081
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip S Stewart
Montana State University
Bozeman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,871
21,043
0.329