Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Spain
David Casanova
chemistry
photophysics
electronic structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,521
9,133
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Jesus M. Ugalde
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,882
2,463
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
Jose A. Pomposo
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Polymers
Single-Chain Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
2,824
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Nestor Etxebarria
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
3,716
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Jose Manuel Amigo
Chemometrics
Hyperspectral
Image analysis
NIR
vibrational spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
4,576
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Mikel Oiarbide
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
1,451
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Arkaitz Correa
C-H functionalization
organic chemistry
synthesis
peptide chemistry
metal catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
2,120
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Xabier Lopez
Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
1,668
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Felix Fernandez-Alonso
Phys Chem
Materials
Neutron Science
Photon Science
Computational Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
2,045
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Idoia Ruiz De Larramendi
Metal-O2 Batteries
Sodium-based energy storage systems
Fuel Cells
Electrochemistry
Impedance spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
2,757
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Pascual Román
Metal-organic porous materials Metal-biomolecule materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
719
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Spain
Monica Carril
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
2,256
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Spain
Daniel Reta
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Magnetism
Organic Radicals
Coordination Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,589
3,655
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spain
Virginia Martínez-Martínez
Physical Chemistry
Photoactive Materials
fluorescence
singlet oxygen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
1,394
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Mario Piris
Theoretical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,403
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spain
Zoraida Freixa
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Luminescence
Photoresponsive materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
1,259
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spain
Juan J. Iruin
Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,074
425
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Maite Maguregui
Analytical Chemistry
Heritage Science
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
1,562
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Spain
Gotzone Barandika
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
369
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spain
Alberto Gomez-Caballero
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Sample treatment
Chiral separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
526
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spain
Liher Prieto
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,320
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spain
Roberto Álvarez Boto
chemical bonding
non-covalent interactions
quantum chemistry
density functional theory
SERS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,241
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Spain
Irina Lebedeva
Chemical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
483
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Spain
Antonio Veloso
Química
materiales
polímeros
macromoléculas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
772
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spain
Aitor Ochoa
Catalytic processes
waste valorization
steam reforming
bio-oil
catalyst deactivation & characterization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
986
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,392
Spain
1,195
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Casanova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,521
9,133
0.588
chemistry
photophysics
electronic structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,923
Spain
2,411
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jesus M. Ugalde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,882
2,463
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,694
Spain
2,547
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jose A. Pomposo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
2,824
0.297
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Polymers
Single-Chain Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,405
Spain
2,957
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nestor Etxebarria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,534
3,716
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,863
Spain
3,191
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jose Manuel Amigo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,077
4,576
0.567
Chemometrics
Hyperspectral
Image analysis
NIR
vibrational spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,237
Spain
3,268
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mikel Oiarbide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,945
1,451
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,108
Spain
3,448
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arkaitz Correa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,634
2,120
0.278
C-H functionalization
organic chemistry
synthesis
peptide chemistry
metal catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,941
Spain
4,843
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xabier Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
1,668
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,836
Spain
5,363
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Felix Fernandez-Alonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,399
2,045
0.379
Phys Chem
Materials
Neutron Science
Photon Science
Computational Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,946
Spain
5,501
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Idoia Ruiz De Larramendi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
2,757
0.522
Metal-O2 Batteries
Sodium-based energy storage systems
Fuel Cells
Electrochemistry
Impedance spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,938
Spain
5,557
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pascual Román
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,230
719
0.137
Metal-organic porous materials Metal-biomolecule materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,902
Spain
5,645
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Monica Carril
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
2,256
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,481
Spain
6,441
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Reta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,589
3,655
0.796
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Magnetism
Organic Radicals
Coordination Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,741
Spain
7,364
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Virginia Martínez-Martínez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
1,394
0.342
Physical Chemistry
Photoactive Materials
fluorescence
singlet oxygen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,496
Spain
8,105
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mario Piris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,695
1,403
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,503
Spain
8,795
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zoraida Freixa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
1,259
0.369
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Luminescence
Photoresponsive materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,137
Spain
9,690
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan J. Iruin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,074
425
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,533
Spain
10,684
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maite Maguregui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,750
1,562
0.568
Analytical Chemistry
Heritage Science
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,598
Spain
14,278
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gotzone Barandika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,941
369
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,455
Spain
16,069
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alberto Gomez-Caballero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
526
0.319
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Nanomaterials
Sensors
Sample treatment
Chiral separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,983
Spain
16,129
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Liher Prieto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,320
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,655
Spain
16,387
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roberto Álvarez Boto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
1,241
0.774
chemical bonding
non-covalent interactions
quantum chemistry
density functional theory
SERS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,687
Spain
18,108
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Irina Lebedeva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
483
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,585
Spain
18,836
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antonio Veloso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
772
0.597
Química
materiales
polímeros
macromoléculas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,512
Spain
19,299
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aitor Ochoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
986
0.795
Catalytic processes
waste valorization
steam reforming
bio-oil
catalyst deactivation & characterization
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