Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 27 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
AB Sleight
chemistry
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,679
6,372
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
MAS A Subramanian
Solid State Inorganic Chemistry
New Functional Materials
Structure-Property Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,420
6,814
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Jennifer A Field
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,559
8,831
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Kelsey A Stoerzinger
Electrocatalysis
Chemical Fuels
Surface Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,099
8,407
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Staci Simonich
Environmental analytical chemistry and toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
3,606
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
May Nyman
aqueous speciation
polyoxometalates
inorganic materials
clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
4,135
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Michael Qian
Flavor chemistry
Dairy Science
wine
volatile analysis
GC-MS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
4,425
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong
Computational Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Big Data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,341
2,667
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Kyriakos Stylianou
MOFs
energy
environmental
sensing
photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,936
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Chong Fang
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Material Sciences
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,863
2,931
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Vincent T Remcho
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
1,023
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Thomas Shellhammer
Hops
bitterness
flavor chemistry
beer
brewing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,781
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Rich G Carter
organic chemistry
total synthesis
innovation & entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
1,106
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Paul R Blakemore
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
933
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Christopher Beaudry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
603
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Rene Boiteau
bioinorganic chemistry
mass spectrometry
oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,006
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Kevin Gable
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
155
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Konstantinos A Goulas
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
775
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Tim J Zuehlsdorff
time-dependent density-functional theory
linear-scaling methods
pigment-protein complexes
linear spectroscopy
non-linear spe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,150
924
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Yanli Wang
Chemistry
Pharmacy
Fluorescent Proteins
Raman Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
381
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Pedro I Molina
Inorganic Chemistry
Polyoxometalates
Metal-Oxo Clusters
Hybrid Materials
Aqueous Speciation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
232
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Jie Zhang
Physical chemistry
electronic spectroscopy
ZEKE
electron diffraction
superfluid hedlium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
211
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Makenzie Nord
inorganic chemistry
metal-organic frameworks
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
181
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Derek Muensterman
Biomimetic Chromatography
Analytical Chemistry
Consumer Products
High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Liquid Chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Kimia Kiaei
materials science
catalysis
polymers
composites
inorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,214
United States
6,250
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
AB Sleight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,679
6,372
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,785
United States
8,310
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
MAS A Subramanian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,420
6,814
0.192
Solid State Inorganic Chemistry
New Functional Materials
Structure-Property Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,950
United States
20,000
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennifer A Field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,559
8,831
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,235
United States
32,850
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kelsey A Stoerzinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,099
8,407
0.695
Electrocatalysis
Chemical Fuels
Surface Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,560
United States
34,779
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Staci Simonich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,474
3,606
0.314
Environmental analytical chemistry and toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,469
United States
42,055
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
May Nyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,511
4,135
0.435
aqueous speciation
polyoxometalates
inorganic materials
clusters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,621
United States
42,774
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Qian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,346
4,425
0.473
Flavor chemistry
Dairy Science
wine
volatile analysis
GC-MS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,934
United States
53,817
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,341
2,667
0.363
Computational Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Big Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,882
United States
58,219
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kyriakos Stylianou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,936
0.735
MOFs
energy
environmental
sensing
photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,566
United States
76,146
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chong Fang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,863
2,931
0.603
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Material Sciences
Photonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,583
United States
80,649
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vincent T Remcho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
1,023
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,731
United States
81,266
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas Shellhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,781
0.398
Hops
bitterness
flavor chemistry
beer
brewing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,532
United States
85,574
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rich G Carter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,189
1,106
0.264
organic chemistry
total synthesis
innovation & entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,171
United States
94,704
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul R Blakemore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
933
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,421
United States
154,886
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Beaudry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
603
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,134
United States
164,333
622
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rene Boiteau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,546
1,006
0.651
bioinorganic chemistry
mass spectrometry
oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,640
United States
177,705
676
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kevin Gable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
155
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,933
United States
187,775
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Konstantinos A Goulas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
775
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,570
United States
190,916
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tim J Zuehlsdorff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,150
924
0.803
time-dependent density-functional theory
linear-scaling methods
pigment-protein complexes
linear spectroscopy
non-linear spe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,218
United States
219,355
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yanli Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
381
0.460
Chemistry
Pharmacy
Fluorescent Proteins
Raman Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,428
United States
241,612
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pedro I Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
613
232
0.378
Inorganic Chemistry
Polyoxometalates
Metal-Oxo Clusters
Hybrid Materials
Aqueous Speciation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,247
United States
251,935
871
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jie Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
527
211
0.400
Physical chemistry
electronic spectroscopy
ZEKE
electron diffraction
superfluid hedlium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,352,539
United States
317,788
942
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Makenzie Nord
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
181
1.000
inorganic chemistry
metal-organic frameworks
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,371,976
United States
320,454
946
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Derek Muensterman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
Biomimetic Chromatography
Analytical Chemistry
Consumer Products
High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Liquid Chromatography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,951,863
United States
398,098
1,188
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kimia Kiaei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
materials science
catalysis
polymers
composites
inorganic chemistry