Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
Nigeria
Olugbenga Solomon Bello
Adsorption
kinetics
equilibrium
thermodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,216
6,950
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nigeria
Isah Adewale Bello
Physical Chemistry
Adsorption Chemistry
Dyestuff Chemistry
Thermodynamics and Application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
545
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nigeria
Abdur-Rahim Adebisi Giwa
Analytical/ Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
586
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nigeria
Idowu Adeoye
Inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
789
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nigeria
Muibat Olabisi Bello
Underutilized plant species
food chemistry
industrial raw materials utilisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
437
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nigeria
Semire Banjo|Banjo Semire
Physical and Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
858
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nigeria
Asiata Omotayo Ibrahim
Coordination Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of MOFs/Mixed-ligands complexes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
395
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nigeria
Ayoola, Pb
Food and Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
443
0.496

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nigeria
Olusegun Odunola
coordination chemistry
simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
264
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nigeria
Ezekiel T. Ayodele
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
134
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nigeria
Abdeen Tunde Ogunlana
Computational Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
444
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nigeria
Theresa I Edewor
Organic Chemistry
Phytochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
166
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nigeria
Akintomiwa Olumide Esan
Biodiesel
Catalysis
Bitumen
Industrial Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
321
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nigeria
Mary Oladipo
coordination Chemistry
Bio inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
140
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nigeria
Adewusi John Adepoju
Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
136
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nigeria
Modinat Wuraola Akinboade
Computer aided drug design
Bioinformatics
Drug discovery and design
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nigeria
Afolabi Tolulope Irapada
Computational Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Molecular
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
86
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nigeria
Olayinka Uthman Bello
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
24
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nigeria
Ubeydat Temitope İsmail
Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
computational chemistry
Biophysical chemistry
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nigeria
Oladipo Mary Adelaide
coordination Chemistry
Bio inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
3
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nigeria
Ademola-Tokunbo Adetunji
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nigeria
Adegoke Azeez
medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,868
Nigeria
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Olugbenga Solomon Bello
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,216
6,950
0.754
Adsorption
kinetics
equilibrium
thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,383
Nigeria
1,512
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Isah Adewale Bello
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
545
0.415
Physical Chemistry
Adsorption Chemistry
Dyestuff Chemistry
Thermodynamics and Application
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,605
Nigeria
1,537
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Abdur-Rahim Adebisi Giwa
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
586
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,320
Nigeria
1,752
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Idowu Adeoye
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,190
789
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,583
Nigeria
1,884
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muibat Olabisi Bello
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
437
0.392
Underutilized plant species
food chemistry
industrial raw materials utilisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,507
Nigeria
1,965
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Semire Banjo|Banjo Semire
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
858
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,494
Nigeria
2,765
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Asiata Omotayo Ibrahim
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
395
0.427
Coordination Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of MOFs/Mixed-ligands complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,429
Nigeria
2,788
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ayoola, Pb
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
443
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,110
Nigeria
4,195
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rhoda Oyeladun Adegoke
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
680
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,775
Nigeria
4,440
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Olusegun Odunola
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
264
0.396

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,908
Nigeria
5,759
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ezekiel T. Ayodele
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
134
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,718
Nigeria
8,123
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdeen Tunde Ogunlana
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
444
0.996
Computational Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,892
Nigeria
8,912
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theresa I Edewor
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
166
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,068,807
Nigeria
8,975
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akintomiwa Olumide Esan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
321
0.879
Biodiesel
Catalysis
Bitumen
Industrial Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154,634
Nigeria
10,713
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Oladipo
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
140
0.502
coordination Chemistry
Bio inorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447,087
Nigeria
17,015
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oluwatobi Omotola Amusan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
146
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489,034
Nigeria
17,971
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adewusi John Adepoju
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
136
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,650
Nigeria
22,797
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Modinat Wuraola Akinboade
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
Computer aided drug design
Bioinformatics
Drug discovery and design
Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,456
Nigeria
23,820
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Afolabi Tolulope Irapada
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
86
1.000
Computational Chemistry
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Molecular
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,941,106
Nigeria
29,339
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Olayinka Uthman Bello
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
24
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,109,274
Nigeria
34,547
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ubeydat Temitope İsmail
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
computational chemistry
Biophysical chemistry
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,185,501
Nigeria
37,150
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oladipo Mary Adelaide
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
3
0.176
coordination Chemistry
Bio inorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,201,310
Nigeria
37,664
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ademola-Tokunbo Adetunji
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,322,908
Nigeria
42,353
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Faoziyat Amusa
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,426,385
Nigeria
46,780
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adegoke Azeez
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
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