Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
reticular chemistry
structural chemistry
solid state chemistry
materials design
crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,685
57,795
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physical chemistry
glass science
water
ionic liquids
energy storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,135
17,312
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Molecular Design/Molecular Programming/Molecular Assembly/Structural DNA Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,349
18,777
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
chemical sensors
biosensors
mobile health technologies
molecular electronics
electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,010
13,378
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photobiology
Photosynthesis
Artificial Photosynthesis
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
7,902
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
glass transition
dielectric relaxation
nonlinear response
solvation dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,948
4,182
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Photosynthesis
Crystallography
X-ray
ATPase
Free electron laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,436
4,971
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
chemistry
photosynthesis
gene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
2,948
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,069
2,461
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,964
1,436
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
electron transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
3,761
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
metabolomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,237
6,381
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Spider Silk
Biopolymers
Magnetic Resonance
Glasses
Amorphous Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
3,630
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Chemistry
Astrochemistry
Nanoscience
Material Science
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
1,573
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Atmospheric Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
3,565
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
1,194
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,683
1,270
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
MedTech & WearTech
Sensors & Imagers
Flexible electronics
Microelectronics manufacturing
Gas-solid photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,379
680
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,313
2,324
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Biophysical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
2,419
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
organic/polymer chemistry
biosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
840
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Artificial Photosynthesis
Solar Fuels
Interfaces
Catalysts
Photochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,852
2,022
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Materials Science
Energy Storage
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,324
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
877
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Solid-state chemistry
Non-conventional synthesis
Energy materials
Functional carbides
Two-dimensional materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,262
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244
548
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael O Keeffe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,685
57,795
0.360
reticular chemistry
structural chemistry
solid state chemistry
materials design
crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,732
2,248
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Austen Angell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,135
17,312
0.219
physical chemistry
glass science
water
ionic liquids
energy storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,032
6,192
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hao Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,349
18,777
0.443
Molecular Design/Molecular Programming/Molecular Assembly/Structural DNA Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,283
6,762
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
NJ Tao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,010
13,378
0.334
chemical sensors
biosensors
mobile health technologies
molecular electronics
electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,107
7,137
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas A Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,616
7,902
0.205
Photobiology
Photosynthesis
Artificial Photosynthesis
Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,991
20,468
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ranko Richert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,948
4,182
0.233
glass transition
dielectric relaxation
nonlinear response
solvation dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,136
34,335
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raimund Fromme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,436
4,971
0.435
Photosynthesis
Crystallography
X-ray
ATPase
Free electron laser
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,902
38,781
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neal Woodbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
2,948
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,727
39,065
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Groy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,069
2,461
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,896
39,488
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,964
1,436
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,917
39,496
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vladimiro Mujica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,962
3,761
0.378
Theoretical chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
electron transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,838
42,616
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Haiwei Gu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,237
6,381
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,425
45,859
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeff Yarger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
3,630
0.424
Spider Silk
Biopolymers
Magnetic Resonance
Glasses
Amorphous Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,053
48,757
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
P Tarakeshwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,038
1,573
0.196
Computational Chemistry
Astrochemistry
Nanoscience
Material Science
Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,096
52,653
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pierre Herckes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,392
3,565
0.482
Atmospheric Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,453
63,923
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
George Henry Wolf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,928
1,194
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,943
66,196
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rebekka Wachter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,683
1,270
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,766
69,155
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gregory Raupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,379
680
0.126
MedTech & WearTech
Sensors & Imagers
Flexible electronics
Microelectronics manufacturing
Gas-solid photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,086
69,871
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthias Heyden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,313
2,324
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,983
70,153
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marcia Levitus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,289
2,419
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,626
86,659
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiangxing Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
840
0.207
organic/polymer chemistry
biosensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,002
89,926
745
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gary F Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,852
2,022
0.525
Artificial Photosynthesis
Solar Fuels
Interfaces
Catalysts
Photochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,841
91,876
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wenyue Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,324
0.622
Materials Science
Energy Storage
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,978
120,470
953
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas M Cahill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
877
0.345
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,738
135,462
1,046
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christina Birkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,262
0.598
Solid-state chemistry
Non-conventional synthesis
Energy materials
Functional carbides
Two-dimensional materials