Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 86 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
chemistry
physics
poetry
theatre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,965
14,998
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Electrochemistry
Energy Material
Operando EC-STEM
X-ray Spectroscopy
CO2 Reduction/H2 Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
4,738
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Inorganic chemistry
X-ray crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,272
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Electroorganic Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,932
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,777
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
chemical biology
genome mining
human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
2,733
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Materials Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Electron Microscopy
Materials Science
Condensed Matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
2,204
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,148
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,137
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NMR
Mass Spectrometry
MS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,037
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chemical Biology
Proteomics
Chemical Genetics
Functional Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,835
2,323
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Solar radiation modification
Geoengineering
Atmospheric physics
Atmospheric chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,325
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theranostic biomaterials
translational research
materials chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,826
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chemical Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,812
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Polymer Chemistry
Coatings
Adhesives
Sustainability
Plastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,164
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Electrochemistry
Solar energy utilization
Batteries
Materials Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,836
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational and theoretical chemistry and physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,587
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Structural Biology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,057
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
X-ray Spectroscopy
Catalysis
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,556
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Organic Chemistry
Polymers
Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,194
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
1,674
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chemistry
Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
854
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory
High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
1,283
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Invasive plants
Cyanobacteria
RNAi/Gene silencing
Plant-insect interaction
Insect symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,017
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Organic semiconductors
Photophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,213
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,897
1,378
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Roald Hoffmann
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,965
14,998
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,231
73,732
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yao Yang|杨尧
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,078
4,738
0.933
Electrochemistry
Energy Material
Operando EC-STEM
X-ray Spectroscopy
CO2 Reduction/H2 Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,750
85,685
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Samantha N Macmillan
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,193
3,272
0.780
Inorganic chemistry
X-ray crystallography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,475
91,903
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Niankai Fu
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,807
2,932
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,545
94,230
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Phillip J Milner
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,679
2,777
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,242
95,856
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chun Jun Guo
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,594
2,733
0.760
chemical biology
genome mining
human microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,843
102,104
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elisabeth Bianco|Elisabeth Barr
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,296
2,204
0.669
Materials Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Electron Microscopy
Materials Science
Condensed Matter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,310
102,556
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keyin Ye
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
2,148
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,596
111,276
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leilei Xiao
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,137
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,338
112,048
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ivan Keresztes
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
1,037
0.360
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NMR
Mass Spectrometry
MS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,923
113,277
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Xiaoyu Zhang
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,835
2,323
0.819
Chemical Biology
Proteomics
Chemical Genetics
Functional Genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,894
119,164
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daniele Visioni
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,325
0.881
Solar radiation modification
Geoengineering
Atmospheric physics
Atmospheric chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,330
119,204
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kai Ma
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
1,826
0.695
Theranostic biomaterials
translational research
materials chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,329
119,500
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hui Jing
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,812
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,880
119,653
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David J Fortman
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,164
0.828
Polymer Chemistry
Coatings
Adhesives
Sustainability
Plastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,223
126,846
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wenjie Li
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,836
0.769
Electrochemistry
Solar energy utilization
Batteries
Materials Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,885
131,365
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kathleen A Schwarz
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,259
1,587
0.703
Computational and theoretical chemistry and physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,030
131,686
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Petya V Krasteva
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,057
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,194
132,270
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christopher J Pollock
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,556
0.696
X-ray Spectroscopy
Catalysis
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Electronic Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,169
137,211
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine R Deblase
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,109
1,194
0.566
Organic Chemistry
Polymers
Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Energy Storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,628
143,271
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wen Zhang
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,964
1,674
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,063
146,056
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aaron Finke
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
854
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,673
150,794
720
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adam A Holmes
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,801
1,283
0.712
Quantum Chemistry
Electronic Structure Theory
High-Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,695
155,234
758
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Seung Ho Chung
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,712
1,017
0.594
Invasive plants
Cyanobacteria
RNAi/Gene silencing
Plant-insect interaction
Insect symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,225
155,917
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Woojae Kim
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,213
0.714
Ultrafast spectroscopy
Organic semiconductors
Photophysics