Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 29 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
Theoretical Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,408
21,930
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
general chemistry
physical chemistry
nanomaterials
surfaces
business chemistry & sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
5,649
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
organic synthesis
natural product chemistry
chemical biology
molecular design
biohybrid microbots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,193
4,495
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemistry
Photodynamic Therapy
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,155
2,877
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
X-ray crystallography
X-ray diffraction
computational chemistry
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,621
3,963
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Structural Biology
NMR
Membrane Proteins
Protein Folding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
1,776
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Natural Products
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,325
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Water Splitting
Green hydrogen
Nanomaterials
Optoelectronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
3,779
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
theoretical and computational chemistry
(bio-)physics
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
1,811
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organic Chemistry
Materials Science
Supramolecular Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,949
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,332
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
988
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Organometallic Homogeneous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
1,397
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chemistry
food
biology
cancer therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
909
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Medicinal chemistry
Organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
999
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic and medicinal chemistry
transition metal catalysis
metal-organic frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
1,157
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Organic Synthesis
Materials
Supramolecular Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,190
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catalysis - Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
809
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Photochemistry
catalysis
physical chemistry
spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
630
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
509
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
crystallography
catalysis
oxocluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
414
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peptide Manufacturing
Computational Chemistry
Computational Materials Science
Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
285
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
2D IR spectroscopy
Organometallic Chemistry
Ultrafast spectroscopy
PCET
Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
568
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chemistry
Organometallic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
99
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
334
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,262
165
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Juerg Hutter
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,408
21,930
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,320
1,124
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefan Seeger
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
5,649
0.382
general chemistry
physical chemistry
nanomaterials
surfaces
business chemistry & sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,881
1,178
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karl Gademann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,193
4,495
0.317
organic synthesis
natural product chemistry
chemical biology
molecular design
biohybrid microbots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,428
1,838
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernhard Spingler
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,155
2,877
0.314
Chemistry
Photodynamic Therapy
Crystallography
Crystal Growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,234
1,937
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olivier Blacque
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,621
3,963
0.460
X-ray crystallography
X-ray diffraction
computational chemistry
chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,903
2,484
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Zerbe
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
1,776
0.269
Structural Biology
NMR
Membrane Proteins
Protein Folding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,651
2,922
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laurent Bigler
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,415
2,325
0.429
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics
Natural Products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,085
3,195
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wooseok Yang
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
3,779
0.785
Water Splitting
Green hydrogen
Nanomaterials
Optoelectronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,584
3,782
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandra Luber
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,782
1,811
0.479
theoretical and computational chemistry
(bio-)physics
materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,340
4,079
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michal Juríček
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,949
0.570
Organic Chemistry
Materials Science
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,864
4,362
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wei Shu
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,332
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,823
5,072
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ilija Čorić
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
988
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,083
5,094
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Subrata Chakraborty
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
1,397
0.571
Organometallic Homogeneous Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,218
5,723
655
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jawad Alzeer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
909
0.448
Chemistry
food
biology
cancer therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,962
5,820
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chien Chi Hsiao
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
999
0.508
Medicinal chemistry
Organic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,330
6,425
722
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vlad Pascanu
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
1,157
0.700
Organic and medicinal chemistry
transition metal catalysis
metal-organic frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,470
6,611
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michel Rickhaus
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,190
0.757
Organic Synthesis
Materials
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,744
6,657
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zbynek Novotny
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
809
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,813
7,381
821
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rene More
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
630
0.504
Photochemistry
catalysis
physical chemistry
spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,783
8,044
869
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Khaled Abou Hadeed
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
509
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,058
8,308
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fangyuan Song
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
941
414
0.440
crystallography
catalysis
oxocluster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,505
8,709
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ralph Koitz
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
285
0.347
Peptide Manufacturing
Computational Chemistry
Computational Materials Science
Surface Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,526
8,999
954
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ricardo J Fernández Terán
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
568
0.760
2D IR spectroscopy
Organometallic Chemistry
Ultrafast spectroscopy
PCET
Photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,080
9,273
975
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elizaveta Liza Kossoy
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
676
99
0.146
Chemistry
Organometallic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,346
12,263
1,209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marina Russo
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
334
0.965