Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 48 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.

* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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14,306
World Rank
South Africa
45
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
corrosion | corrosion inhibition | corrosion of metals | adsorption | quantum chemical calculation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,091
  • Last 6 Years
    25,793
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.613
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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37,366
World Rank
South Africa
118
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment | Membrane Technology | Water Treatment Technologie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,357
  • Last 6 Years
    16,019
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.717
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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99,461
World Rank
South Africa
347
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Aquatic Toxicology | Chromatography | Mass spectrometry | Food Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,510
  • Last 6 Years
    7,901
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.752
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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162,877
World Rank
South Africa
642
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Polymers | Organic chemistry | Coating | Corrosion | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,717
  • Last 6 Years
    6,498
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.967
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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181,792
World Rank
South Africa
743
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Sol-Gel Technology | Nanomaterials | Ceramics and Water Treatmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,032
  • Last 6 Years
    3,447
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.571
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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218,903
World Rank
South Africa
907
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Coordination chemistry | Magnetic nanoparticle | Photocatalyst | Acid mine drainage | Emerging organic pollutan

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,984
  • Last 6 Years
    4,292
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.861
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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276,431
World Rank
South Africa
1,192
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Environmental Monitoring | Chromatograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,863
  • Last 6 Years
    3,390
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.878
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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304,607
World Rank
South Africa
1,335
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Fischer Tropsch | catalysis | alternative energy | energy materials | CO2 utilizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,450
  • Last 6 Years
    2,675
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.775
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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360,886
World Rank
Sudan
22
Country Rank
International University of Africa Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Natural Products Chemistry | bioactives | antioxidant | antiinflammatory | anticance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,807
  • Last 6 Years
    1,559
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.555
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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411,644
World Rank
South Africa
1,914
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,365
  • Last 6 Years
    1,551
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.656
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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488,400
World Rank
South Africa
2,328
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Chromatograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,861
  • Last 6 Years
    1,717
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.923
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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497,663
World Rank
South Africa
2,381
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
73
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
analytical chemistry | nanomaterials | separation chromatography | food chemistry | environmental analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,810
  • Last 6 Years
    1,453
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.803
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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519,807
World Rank
Nigeria
1,127
Country Rank
University of Africa Toru Orua Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical/Environmental Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,696
  • Last 6 Years
    1,460
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.861
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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583,019
World Rank
South Africa
2,878
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Diagnostics sensors | electroanalytical chemistry | electrochemical sensors | and nanoelectrochemistry

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,411
  • Last 6 Years
    1,355
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.960
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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609,018
World Rank
South Africa
3,056
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
107
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Biosensors | Hydrogen storage | Photoelectrochemistry | electrochemistry | water treatmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,311
  • Last 6 Years
    1,114
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.850
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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616,698
World Rank
South Africa
3,100
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
110
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalysis | Fuel Cell and Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,283
  • Last 6 Years
    884
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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617,732
World Rank
South Africa
3,106
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Passive sampling techniques | Environmental monitoring | Water scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,279
  • Last 6 Years
    1,084
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.848
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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618,667
World Rank
South Africa
3,110
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
CO2 hydrogenation | Fischer Tropsch | Catalysis | XTL Process design | Polyolefin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,276
  • Last 6 Years
    682
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.534
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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635,584
World Rank
South Africa
3,217
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,218
  • Last 6 Years
    273
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.224
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,065,740
World Rank
South Africa
6,197
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
327
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    387
  • Last 6 Years
    339
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.876
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,117,959
World Rank
South Africa
6,639
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
363
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Biocatalysis | Green chemistry | Biobased econom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    342
  • Last 6 Years
    277
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.810
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Rankings

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1,126,581
World Rank
South Africa
6,701
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
371
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Energy Storage Devices | Nanotechnology | Thermochemical Heat Storage | Water Researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    335
  • Last 6 Years
    317
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.946
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,230,962
World Rank
South Africa
7,590
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
447
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organic based ReRAM memory devices towards green computing | Fourth industrial Revolution

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    266
  • Last 6 Years
    228
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,268,256
World Rank
South Africa
7,910
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
477
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
General Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | Thermal analysis | Silica nanoparticles | Coal fly as

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    246
  • Last 6 Years
    156
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.634
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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1,275,466
World Rank
Sudan
378
Country Rank
International University of Africa Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    242
  • Last 6 Years
    218
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.901
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