Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 108 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
3,225
World Rank
6
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Porous Materials | Reticular Chemistry | Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) | Carbon Capture | Gas separatio
Porous Materials | Reticular Chemistry | Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) | Carbon Capture | Gas separatio
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Total103,210
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Last 6 Years39,603
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Last 6 Years / Total0.384
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,055
World Rank
22
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total60,402
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Last 6 Years40,235
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Last 6 Years / Total0.666
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,706
World Rank
29
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total53,763
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Last 6 Years29,212
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Last 6 Years / Total0.543
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,848
World Rank
34
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total49,910
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Last 6 Years31,626
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
13,900
World Rank
42
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
photoredox and electro catalysis | homogeous and heterogeneous catalysis | organocatalysis Bronsted acid | nickel catalysis | manga
photoredox and electro catalysis | homogeous and heterogeneous catalysis | organocatalysis Bronsted acid | nickel catalysis | manga
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Total42,877
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Last 6 Years19,044
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Last 6 Years / Total0.444
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,368
World Rank
43
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Macromolecular Engineering | Block copolymers | Polymer Chemistry | Polymers | Polymer Scienc
Macromolecular Engineering | Block copolymers | Polymer Chemistry | Polymers | Polymer Scienc
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Total42,016
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Last 6 Years9,835
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Last 6 Years / Total0.234
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
48,168
World Rank
135
Country Rank
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Perovskites | Photophysics | Density Functional Theory | Machine Learning Potentia
Perovskites | Photophysics | Density Functional Theory | Machine Learning Potentia
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Total18,621
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Last 6 Years15,741
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Last 6 Years / Total0.845
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,407
World Rank
168
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total16,116
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Last 6 Years6,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.429
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
82,566
World Rank
236
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanomaterials Chemistry | CO2 Capture | Water Treatment | Catalysis | Porous Polymer
Nanomaterials Chemistry | CO2 Capture | Water Treatment | Catalysis | Porous Polymer
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Total12,488
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Last 6 Years6,607
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Last 6 Years / Total0.529
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
86,273
World Rank
251
Country Rank
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total11,866
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Last 6 Years5,641
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Last 6 Years / Total0.475
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,839
World Rank
259
Country Rank
93
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Rechargeable Batteries | Electrolyte | Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Chemistry-Mode
Rechargeable Batteries | Electrolyte | Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Chemistry-Mode
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Total11,680
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Last 6 Years9,729
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
93,760
World Rank
276
Country Rank
99
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Porous Materials | Metal-Organic Frameworks | MOFs | Adsorption | Reticular Chemistr
Porous Materials | Metal-Organic Frameworks | MOFs | Adsorption | Reticular Chemistr
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Total11,070
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Last 6 Years5,504
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Last 6 Years / Total0.497
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
113,357
World Rank
347
Country Rank
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
reaction engineering | catalysis engineering | catalytic reactors | kinetic modeling | deactivatio
reaction engineering | catalysis engineering | catalytic reactors | kinetic modeling | deactivatio
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Total9,377
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Last 6 Years6,274
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Last 6 Years / Total0.669
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,058
World Rank
370
Country Rank
117
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Space Photovoltaics | Thin-film Transistors | Perovskites | Colloidal Quantum Dots | Metal Oxide
Space Photovoltaics | Thin-film Transistors | Perovskites | Colloidal Quantum Dots | Metal Oxide
Citation Metrics
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Total8,986
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Last 6 Years6,580
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Last 6 Years / Total0.732
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
146,702
World Rank
491
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total7,430
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Last 6 Years3,074
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Last 6 Years / Total0.414
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
156,394
World Rank
525
Country Rank
144
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total6,990
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Last 6 Years4,246
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Last 6 Years / Total0.607
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
159,812
World Rank
547
Country Rank
147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Homogeneous Catalysis | Polymerization | Computational Chemistr
Homogeneous Catalysis | Polymerization | Computational Chemistr
Citation Metrics
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Total6,844
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Last 6 Years4,713
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Last 6 Years / Total0.689
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,538
World Rank
559
Country Rank
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
electrochemistry | biosensor | biofunctionalization | 2D materials | laser-induced graphen
electrochemistry | biosensor | biofunctionalization | 2D materials | laser-induced graphen
Citation Metrics
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Total6,774
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Last 6 Years3,666
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Last 6 Years / Total0.541
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
169,538
World Rank
588
Country Rank
155
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalysis | materials | CCUS and hydrogen | separation and captur
Catalysis | materials | CCUS and hydrogen | separation and captur
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Total6,468
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Last 6 Years5,449
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Last 6 Years / Total0.842
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
173,482
World Rank
606
Country Rank
157
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electron Microscopy | Porous Materials | Heterogeneous Catalysis | Separation | Membran
Electron Microscopy | Porous Materials | Heterogeneous Catalysis | Separation | Membran
Citation Metrics
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Total6,320
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Last 6 Years5,935
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Last 6 Years / Total0.939
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
201,435
World Rank
737
Country Rank
186
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Micro- or Nano-sized functional materials | Morphology control | Self-assembly | Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs
Micro- or Nano-sized functional materials | Morphology control | Self-assembly | Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs
Citation Metrics
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Total5,438
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Last 6 Years3,487
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Last 6 Years / Total0.641
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
209,229
World Rank
772
Country Rank
191
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total5,227
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Last 6 Years4,094
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Last 6 Years / Total0.783
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
227,585
World Rank
881
Country Rank
209
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalyst | Network polymer | Carbon materials | Single crystal oxide
Catalyst | Network polymer | Carbon materials | Single crystal oxide
Citation Metrics
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Total4,787
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Last 6 Years4,191
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Last 6 Years / Total0.875
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
246,735
World Rank
977
Country Rank
221
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total4,386
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Last 6 Years2,289
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Last 6 Years / Total0.522
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
249,969
World Rank
995
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total4,326
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Last 6 Years3,277
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Last 6 Years / Total0.758
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