Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Temple University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Michael L Klein
physical chemistry
self-assembly
membranes
channels
molecular simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,962
37,527
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Yugang Sun
nanoscience and nanotechnology
in-situ synchrotron x-ray science
plasmonics
photocatalysis
energy storage and conversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,833
18,392
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Franklin A Davis
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,463
1,881
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Ronald M Levy
biophysics
chemical physics
proteins
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,886
4,039
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Katherine A Willets
plasmonics
SERS
fluorescence
electrochemistry
single molecule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,602
7,558
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Bradford B Wayland
Inorganic Chemistry
Nanoparticles
Polymeric Materials
Transition Metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,463
1,281
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Nathaniel W Snyder
Metabolism
Exposures
Mass Spectrometry
Autism
Metabolic Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
8,374
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Eric Borguet
surfaces & interfaces
nonlinear optics & ultrafast lasers
vibrational spectroscopy
STM
molecular electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,974
3,889
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Robert Levis
Intense Laser Chemistry and Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
1,407
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Christian Schafmeister
Chemistry
Software development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
1,052
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Hai Lung Dai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,029
1,934
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Spiridoula Matsika
Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
2,311
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Ann M Valentine
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,963
823
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Vincent Voelz
molecular simulation
protein folding
ligand binding
computational biophysics
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,950
1,948
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Graham Dobereiner
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,383
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Scott M Sieburth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
712
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Michael J Zdilla
Synthetic and Mechanistic Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,548
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Robert J Stanley
biophysical chemistry
DNA repair
enzymology
photobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
398
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Eduardo M Sproviero
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Metalloproteins
Solar Energy Conversion
X-ray absorption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
268
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Rongsheng (Ross) Wang
Chemical biology
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
965
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
David Dalton
Natural products
Alkaloids
Kinetics
Gas Phase Reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
172
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Kevin C Cannon
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
983
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Indrani Choudhuri
Computational Chemistry
Material Chemistry
Biophysical Chemistry
Biosequencing
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
1,101
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Michael J Wilhelm
Chemical Physics
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Molecular Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
769
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Khaled M Elokely
Medicinal Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
847
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,988
United States
924
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael L Klein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,962
37,527
0.305
physical chemistry
self-assembly
membranes
channels
molecular simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,757
United States
2,745
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yugang Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,833
18,392
0.267
nanoscience and nanotechnology
in-situ synchrotron x-ray science
plasmonics
photocatalysis
energy storage and conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,850
United States
18,135
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Franklin A Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,463
1,881
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,779
United States
20,047
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald M Levy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,886
4,039
0.226
biophysics
chemical physics
proteins
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,036
United States
25,588
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katherine A Willets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,602
7,558
0.518
plasmonics
SERS
fluorescence
electrochemistry
single molecule
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,880
United States
36,762
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bradford B Wayland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,463
1,281
0.122
Inorganic Chemistry
Nanoparticles
Polymeric Materials
Transition Metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,232
United States
39,325
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nathaniel W Snyder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
8,374
0.856
Metabolism
Exposures
Mass Spectrometry
Autism
Metabolic Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,282
United States
42,824
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Borguet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,974
3,889
0.433
surfaces & interfaces
nonlinear optics & ultrafast lasers
vibrational spectroscopy
STM
molecular electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,850
United States
52,671
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Levis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,218
1,407
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,808
United States
53,628
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Schafmeister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
1,052
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,779
United States
53,937
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hai Lung Dai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,029
1,934
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,771
United States
62,848
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spiridoula Matsika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
2,311
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,147
United States
86,408
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ann M Valentine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,963
823
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,873
United States
86,633
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vincent Voelz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,950
1,948
0.493
molecular simulation
protein folding
ligand binding
computational biophysics
physical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,567
United States
95,196
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Graham Dobereiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,469
1,383
0.399
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,339
United States
104,819
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott M Sieburth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
712
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,099
United States
114,860
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael J Zdilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,652
1,548
0.584
Synthetic and Mechanistic Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,851
United States
137,423
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert J Stanley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
398
0.198
biophysical chemistry
DNA repair
enzymology
photobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,878
United States
139,818
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo M Sproviero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
268
0.138
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Metalloproteins
Solar Energy Conversion
X-ray absorption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,275
United States
144,744
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rongsheng (Ross) Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
965
0.525
Chemical biology
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,222
United States
156,507
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Dalton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
172
0.107
Natural products
Alkaloids
Kinetics
Gas Phase Reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,205
United States
158,927
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kevin C Cannon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
983
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,459
United States
166,436
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Indrani Choudhuri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
1,101
0.766
Computational Chemistry
Material Chemistry
Biophysical Chemistry
Biosequencing
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,523
United States
186,667
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michael J Wilhelm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
769
0.669
Chemical Physics
Physical Chemistry
Biophysics
Molecular Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,631
United States
189,573
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Khaled M Elokely
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,114
847
0.760