Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences 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
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,528
25,611
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,868
21,677
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,015
11,134
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,960
21,868
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,675
10,807
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
analytical chemistry
neurochemistry
mass spectrometry
bioanalytical
neuropeptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,510
10,728
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Energy
Physical Chemistry
Nano-optics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,342
13,209
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,228
7,034
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,325
10,780
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,329
5,270
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,671
5,261
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,132
6,811
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,815
3,931
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,307
5,123
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
chemical biology
natural product biosynthesis
genome-mining
RiPPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
8,289
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lego-like Synthesis
Molecular Prosthetics and Non-toxic fungicidals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,343
4,714
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
catalysis
polymer upcycling
reactions in solution
crystallization
rare events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,469
5,058
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Cytochrome P450
Nanodiscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,457
4,290
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
flavor
flavor chemistry
food chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
3,325
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
1,879
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,929
6,827
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,876
2,984
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
planetary limits and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
1,962
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
bioinorganic chemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,647
2,874
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chemical Biology
Activity-based Sensing
Photoacoustic Imaging
Targeted Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
4,479
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,502
2,162
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeffrey S Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,528
25,611
0.322
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,806
2,304
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catherine J Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,868
21,677
0.282
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,268
3,966
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,015
11,134
0.202
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,564
4,112
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,960
21,868
0.405
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,897
4,266
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Sligar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,675
10,807
0.205
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,284
7,242
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan V Sweedler
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,510
10,728
0.286
analytical chemistry
neurochemistry
mass spectrometry
bioanalytical
neuropeptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,337
8,611
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Prashant K Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,342
13,209
0.396
Energy
Physical Chemistry
Nano-optics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,821
11,016
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas B Rauchfuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,228
7,034
0.249
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,650
15,224
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Gewirth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,325
10,780
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,244
18,291
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Gruebele
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,329
5,270
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,143
19,031
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
So Hirata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,671
5,261
0.282
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,926
19,725
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zaida Zan Luthey Schulten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,132
6,811
0.376
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,047
23,308
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dana D Dlott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,815
3,931
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,796
28,482
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
M Christina White
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,307
5,123
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,798
29,543
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas A Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,858
8,289
0.645
chemical biology
natural product biosynthesis
genome-mining
RiPPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,541
33,824
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin D Burke
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,343
4,714
0.416
Lego-like Synthesis
Molecular Prosthetics and Non-toxic fungicidals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,808
36,738
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baron Peters
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,469
5,058
0.483
catalysis
polymer upcycling
reactions in solution
crystallization
rare events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,933
36,779
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ilia Denisov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,457
4,290
0.410
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Cytochrome P450
Nanodiscs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,654
40,542
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Keith R Cadwallader
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,484
3,325
0.351
flavor
flavor chemistry
food chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,137
47,199
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Scott K Silverman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
1,879
0.231
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,396
48,281
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Qian Wu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,929
6,827
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,376
48,609
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stanislav Rubakhin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,876
2,984
0.379
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,664
51,968
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Benjamin J Mccall
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,325
1,962
0.268
planetary limits and sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,327
56,671
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liviu M Mirica
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,647
2,874
0.432
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
bioinorganic chemistry
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,817
59,713
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jefferson Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,263
4,479
0.715
Chemical Biology
Activity-based Sensing
Photoacoustic Imaging
Targeted Drug Delivery