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
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,939
21,977
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Heterogeneous Catalysis
CO2 Capture
CO2 Utilization
Energy and Fuels
Chemical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
23,889
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Photocatalysis
Solar Energy Conversion
Environmental Technology
Environmental Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,255
19,434
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Macromolecular Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,926
7,258
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,626
7,801
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Allergy
Cytokines
Chemokines
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,169
9,941
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,237
9,800
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,951
5,333
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
5,831
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Particles at the interfaces
Measuring intermolecular and surface forces
Biomaterials in orthopaedic implant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
6,354
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Inorganic Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
Environmental Remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,696
4,534
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Catalytic conversion of carbon-based molecules
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,554
5,715
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
1,137
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
polymeric materials
smart materials
polymerization reaction engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
2,733
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
computational chemistry and biology
QM/MM
enzymatic and organic reactions
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
2,093
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
porous materials
hierarchical structure
polymers
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
2,014
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Biophysics
Computational Biochemistry
Chemoinformatics
Computer-aided Drug Design
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,416
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
Anticancer drugs
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,553
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biomolecular simulations
enhanced sampling
gene-editing
RNA/DNA interference
drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,547
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
synthetic chemistry
organic synthesis
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
994
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Metabolomics
diabetes
kidney disease
exercise
dioxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,096
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Photocatalysis
Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Polymer
PM2.5 capture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
810
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Electrochemistry
Spectroscopy
Catalyst
Lithium-Oxygen Battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,281
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Photocatalysis，Environmental Catalysis
Nano-Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
1,230
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Photoelectonics
semiconductor materials and devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
707
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,560
40
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jimmy C Yu
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,939
21,977
0.338
Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,719
70
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chunshan Song
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,961
23,889
0.469
Heterogeneous Catalysis
CO2 Capture
CO2 Utilization
Energy and Fuels
Chemical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,010
170
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Po Keung Wong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,255
19,434
0.603
Photocatalysis
Solar Energy Conversion
Environmental Technology
Environmental Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,501
279
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chi Wu
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,926
7,258
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,068
1,238
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shiping Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,626
7,801
0.345
polymer reaction engineering
olefin polymerization
radical polymerization
kinetic modeling
polymer materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,063
306
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chun Kwok Wong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,169
9,941
0.448
Allergy
Cytokines
Chemokines
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,510
480
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yi Chun Lu
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,237
9,800
0.643
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,058
490
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zuowei Xie
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,951
5,333
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,936
3,617
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hajime Hirao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
5,831
0.524
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,713
859
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
To Ngai
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,323
6,354
0.682
Particles at the interfaces
Measuring intermolecular and surface forces
Biomaterials in orthopaedic implant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,215
1,153
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jiabiao Lian
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,696
4,534
0.677
Inorganic Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
Environmental Remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,655
6,854
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,554
5,715
0.872
Catalytic conversion of carbon-based molecules
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,565
1,327
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kin Shing Chan
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,694
1,137
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,879
12,979
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Qi Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
2,733
0.769
polymeric materials
smart materials
polymerization reaction engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,690
15,799
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guijuan Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
2,093
0.732
computational chemistry and biology
QM/MM
enzymatic and organic reactions
mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,815
19,522
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
He Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
2,014
0.915
porous materials
hierarchical structure
polymers
composites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,434
20,392
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yao Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,073
1,416
0.683
Computational Biophysics
Computational Biochemistry
Chemoinformatics
Computer-aided Drug Design
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,396
2,957
617
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wai Lung Ng
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,553
0.909
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
Anticancer drugs
Carbohydrate Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,971
23,450
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lizhe Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
1,547
0.909
Biomolecular simulations
enhanced sampling
gene-editing
RNA/DNA interference
drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,769
3,127
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zhihai Ke
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,481
994
0.671
synthetic chemistry
organic synthesis
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,763
3,137
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Xiang Li
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
1,096
0.745
Metabolomics
diabetes
kidney disease
exercise
dioxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,578
3,249
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lin Jing
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
810
0.591
Photocatalysis
Photoelectrochemical water splitting
Polymer
PM2.5 capture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,676
3,288
681
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yu Wang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
1,281
0.960
Electrochemistry
Spectroscopy
Catalyst
Lithium-Oxygen Battery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,538
3,332
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hongli Sun
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
1,230
0.953
Photocatalysis，Environmental Catalysis
Nano-Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,848
3,963
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jie Cao
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
785
707
0.901
Photoelectonics
semiconductor materials and devices