Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 187 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
Stephen L Buchwald
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
catalysis
asymmetric catalysis
flow chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,145
31,688
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Yang Shao Horn
Chemistry
Materials
Computation
Spectroscopy
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,529
44,901
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Timothy M Swager
Chemistry and Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,166
18,648
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Robert G Griffin
Physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,745
11,761
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Ronald T Raines
chemical biology
protein chemistry
enzymology
biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,190
15,010
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Mircea Dincäƒ
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Batteries
Porous Materials
Catalysis
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,044
23,216
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Troy Van Voorhis
Physical Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Solar Energy Conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,643
13,125
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Karen K Gleason
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Polymers
Organic Surfaces & Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,430
9,812
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Laura L Kiessling
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Glycobiology
Stem Cell Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,483
6,045
0.228

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Timothy F Jamison
Organic Chemistry
Catalysis
Continuous Flow Synthesis
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,467
11,490
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Mei Hong
biophysical chemistry
solid-state NMR
membrane proteins
amyloid proteins
plant cell walls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,232
7,306
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Jeremiah A Johnson
organic chemistry
polymer chemistry
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,046
10,910
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Christopher Cummins
Inorganic Synthesis
Small Molecule Activation
Main Group Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
4,296
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Ellen Sletten
Organic Synthesis
Chemical Biology
Fluorous Chemistry
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
5,407
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Bryan M Wong
Computational Chemistry
Time-Dependent DFT
DFT
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,533
7,392
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Edward Grabowski
Organic chemistry
chemical development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,224
1,362
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Yeongin Kim
organic/inorganic thin films
flexible/stretchable
hetero-integration
bioinspired
3D printed electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
8,483
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Duminda Ranasinghe
computational chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
7,044
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Qixian Chen
Nanomedicine
Gene therapy
Drug delivery
Tumor therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,951
3,318
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Brett A Mcguire
Physical Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Astrochemistry
Radio Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,308
4,235
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Kiran Kumar Adepalli
Ionic solids
strain mitigated catalysis
water splitting
photoelectrochemistry
point defect chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
1,999
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Sooyeon Cho
Sensor Systems
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,286
4,508
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Ralph B Nielsen
chemistry
polymers
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,648
662
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,796
United States
806
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen L Buchwald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,145
31,688
0.234
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
catalysis
asymmetric catalysis
flow chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,332
United States
2,055
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yang Shao Horn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,529
44,901
0.531
Chemistry
Materials
Computation
Spectroscopy
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,259
United States
2,959
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Timothy M Swager
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,166
18,648
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,918
United States
3,759
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert G Griffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,745
11,761
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,917
United States
4,708
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronald T Raines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,190
15,010
0.293
chemical biology
protein chemistry
enzymology
biofuels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,552
United States
5,935
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mircea Dincäƒ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,044
23,216
0.527
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Batteries
Porous Materials
Catalysis
Energy Storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,227
United States
10,238
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Troy Van Voorhis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,643
13,125
0.428
Physical Chemistry
Electronic Structure
Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Solar Energy Conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,484
United States
10,355
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karen K Gleason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,430
9,812
0.322
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Polymers
Organic Surfaces & Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,796
United States
12,680
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laura L Kiessling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,483
6,045
0.228
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Glycobiology
Stem Cell Biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,414
United States
13,354
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timothy F Jamison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,467
11,490
0.451
Organic Chemistry
Catalysis
Continuous Flow Synthesis
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,726
United States
19,139
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mei Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,232
7,306
0.380
biophysical chemistry
solid-state NMR
membrane proteins
amyloid proteins
plant cell walls
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,515
United States
22,239
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeremiah A Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,046
10,910
0.640
organic chemistry
polymer chemistry
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,577
United States
23,005
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Cummins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,568
4,296
0.259
Inorganic Synthesis
Small Molecule Activation
Main Group Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,734
United States
33,386
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ellen Sletten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,921
5,407
0.454
Organic Synthesis
Chemical Biology
Fluorous Chemistry
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,050
United States
34,603
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bryan M Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,533
7,392
0.641
Computational Chemistry
Time-Dependent DFT
DFT
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,935
United States
35,619
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edward Grabowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,224
1,362
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,766
United States
38,992
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yeongin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,251
8,483
0.828
organic/inorganic thin films
flexible/stretchable
hetero-integration
bioinspired
3D printed electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,688
United States
46,205
846
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Duminda Ranasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,644
7,044
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,013
United States
51,885
910
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexei Maznev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,641
3,334
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,171
United States
64,610
1,077
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qixian Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,951
3,318
0.558
Nanomedicine
Gene therapy
Drug delivery
Tumor therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,143
United States
70,942
1,169
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Brett A Mcguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,308
4,235
0.798
Physical Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Astrochemistry
Radio Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,744
United States
71,129
1,172
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kiran Kumar Adepalli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
1,999
0.378
Ionic solids
strain mitigated catalysis
water splitting
photoelectrochemistry
point defect chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,938
United States
71,187
1,174
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sooyeon Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,286
4,508
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,903
United States
78,639
1,300
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stijn Van De Vyver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,672
1,502
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,945
United States
78,964
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ralph B Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,648
662
0.142
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