Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 22 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
United States
Chieu D Tran
Analytical Chemistry
Infrared Imaging
Near-infrared spectroscopy
ionic liquids
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,303
1,101
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Jier Huang
Chemistry
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
4,216
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Chae Yi
homogeneous catalysis
C-H activation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
779
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Scott A Reid
Non-covalent Interactions
Energy and Electron Transfer
Reactive Intermediates
Physical Chemistry
Chemical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
677
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
William Donaldson
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
288
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Dmitri Babikov
computational chemistry
theoretical chemistry
molecular physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
844
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Vijay S Vyas
Organic Materials Chemistry/Chemical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,286
1,458
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Adam Fiedler
Inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
709
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Chris Dockendorff
medicinal chemistry
organic synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
776
0.361

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Dian Wang
Organic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
613
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Ofer Kedem
Catalysis
Plasmonics
nanomaterials
bio-inspired
ratchets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
367
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Dan Yun Zeng
Biochemistry
solution NMR
Crystallography
protein and RNA structure and dynamics
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
155
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Daniel Streater
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
291
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Eric D Huseman
Organic Chemistry
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
200
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Nagabhushanam Kundakarla
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
78
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Md Hafizur Rahman
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
71
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Wasantha Lankathilaka Karunagala Pathiranage
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
68
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Laxmi Devkota
Bioinspired inorganic chemistry/ Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Dmitry Khomyakov
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
18
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Krishna P Gnyawali
Homogeneous Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Mechanism
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Gilbert N Ndzeidze
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Elizaveta Grushnikova
Computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,386
United States
61,545
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chieu D Tran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,303
1,101
0.175
Analytical Chemistry
Infrared Imaging
Near-infrared spectroscopy
ionic liquids
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,624
United States
69,898
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jier Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,406
4,216
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,271
United States
91,860
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chae Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
779
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,250
United States
109,806
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott A Reid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,972
677
0.228
Non-covalent Interactions
Energy and Electron Transfer
Reactive Intermediates
Physical Chemistry
Chemical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,348
United States
120,605
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Donaldson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,585
288
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,058
United States
124,601
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dmitri Babikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
844
0.343
computational chemistry
theoretical chemistry
molecular physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,418
United States
130,438
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vijay S Vyas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,286
1,458
0.638
Organic Materials Chemistry/Chemical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,886
United States
131,096
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adam Fiedler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,268
709
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,665
United States
135,747
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris Dockendorff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
776
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,190
United States
203,024
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dian Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
613
0.610

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,376
United States
233,154
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ofer Kedem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
367
0.530
Catalysis
Plasmonics
nanomaterials
bio-inspired
ratchets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,137
United States
265,665
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dan Yun Zeng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
155
0.357
Biochemistry
solution NMR
Crystallography
protein and RNA structure and dynamics
analytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,553
United States
290,633
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Streater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
291
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262,721
United States
306,523
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric D Huseman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
200
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427,849
United States
329,009
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nagabhushanam Kundakarla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
78
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,603,529
United States
351,720
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Md Hafizur Rahman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
71
0.683
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,691,951
United States
363,130
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wasantha Lankathilaka Karunagala Pathiranage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
68
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,974,996
United States
398,907
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laxmi Devkota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
Bioinspired inorganic chemistry/ Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,977,583
United States
399,159
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dmitry Khomyakov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
18
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,107,302
United States
414,972
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Krishna P Gnyawali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Homogeneous Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Mechanism
Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,179,578
United States
423,204
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gilbert N Ndzeidze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,179,994
United States
423,244
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizaveta Grushnikova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750