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
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory
computational chemistry
biophysics
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,423
63,934
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
catalysis
carbon nanotube.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,706
19,092
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
solid state chemistry
solar cells
energy materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,860
25,930
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,440
12,449
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental Chemistry
Exposure Science
Environmental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,579
14,482
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Theoretical chemistry
Molecular biophysics
Theory of redox processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,727
7,872
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nonlinear laser spectroscopy
magnetic resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,170
5,890
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
supermolecular structures
bioinspired assemblies
nanoscale materials
electro-optic and excited-state dynamical properties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,918
4,607
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physical Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Mechanochemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,687
8,392
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biophysical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,595
1,331
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
chemical senses
olfaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
6,758
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
3,620
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Polymer Chemistry
Biomaterials
Regenerative Medicine
Additive Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,786
6,673
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Single Molecule Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,545
4,754
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Biohcemistry
mass spectrometry
lipidomics
lipid biosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
5,032
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Electrocatalysis
XPS
Analytical Chemistry
Layered-Double Hydroxides
Failure Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,846
6,488
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mass spectrometry
computational sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,703
2,414
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,601
1,064
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Theoretical chemistry
Quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
1,323
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemical Biology
Infectious Disease
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
1,791
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Organic Chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,326
1,994
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
1,608
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,338
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Chemical biology
molecular recognition
small molecules
RNA
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,136
2,141
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Carbon nanotubes
carbon nanostructures
MEMS
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,271
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783
311
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Weitao Yang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,423
63,934
0.316
theoretical chemistry
density functional theory
computational chemistry
biophysics
physical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,518
3,572
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jie Liu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,706
19,092
0.320
Chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
catalysis
carbon nanotube.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,888
3,755
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David B Mitzi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,860
25,930
0.448
solid state chemistry
solar cells
energy materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,278
8,118
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Benjamin Wiley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,440
12,449
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,442
11,707
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heather Stapleton
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,579
14,482
0.525
Environmental Chemistry
Exposure Science
Environmental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,997
13,642
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David N Beratan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,727
7,872
0.318
Theoretical chemistry
Molecular biophysics
Theory of redox processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,061
15,750
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Warren S Warren
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,170
5,890
0.266
nonlinear laser spectroscopy
magnetic resonance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,121
20,525
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael J Therien
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,918
4,607
0.257
supermolecular structures
bioinspired assemblies
nanoscale materials
electro-optic and excited-state dynamical properties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,829
22,390
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen L Craig
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,687
8,392
0.503
Physical Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Mechanochemistry
Polymer Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,745
24,266
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gordon G Hammes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,595
1,331
0.085
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,195
24,804
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroaki Matsunami
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,302
6,758
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,349
28,960
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jun Wang
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,382
3,620
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,456
30,454
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew L Becker
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,786
6,673
0.522
Polymer Chemistry
Biomaterials
Regenerative Medicine
Additive Manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,236
31,099
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Welsher
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,545
4,754
0.379
Single Molecule Microscopy and Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,720
35,263
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ziqiang Guan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
5,032
0.451
Biohcemistry
mass spectrometry
lipidomics
lipid biosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,266
39,985
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lena Trotochaud
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,846
6,488
0.659
Electrocatalysis
XPS
Analytical Chemistry
Layered-Double Hydroxides
Failure Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,268
65,984
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jason J Amsden
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,703
2,414
0.423
Mass spectrometry
computational sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,824
78,465
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dorian Canelas
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,601
1,064
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,908
93,635
988
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neil Shenvi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,642
1,323
0.363
Theoretical chemistry
Quantum physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,113
96,906
1,018
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emily R Derbyshire
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
1,791
0.515
Chemical Biology
Infectious Disease
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,209
100,095
1,043
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven J Malcolmson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,326
1,994
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,317
100,960
1,053
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ellen M Cooper
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,285
1,608
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,699
103,383
1,076
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philip F Hughes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,338
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,111
104,356
1,079
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amanda E Hargrove
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,136
2,141
0.683
Chemical biology
molecular recognition
small molecules
RNA
pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,131
136,134
1,287
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charles B Parker
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,271
0.607
Carbon nanotubes
carbon nanostructures
MEMS
mass spectrometry