Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,507
11,570
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,156
11,227
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
analytical chemistry
neurochemistry
mass spectrometry
bioanalytical
neuropeptides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,914
11,111
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Energy
Physical Chemistry
Nano-optics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,967
13,782
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
7,294
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,852
11,276
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,515
5,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,951
5,528
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
7,192
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
physical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
4,069
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,474
5,316
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
chemical biology
natural product biosynthesis
genome-mining
RiPPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,211
8,627
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lego-like Synthesis
Molecular Prosthetics and Non-toxic fungicidals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,618
4,992
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
catalysis
polymer upcycling
reactions in solution
crystallization
rare events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,740
5,325
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Cytochrome P450
Nanodiscs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,663
4,494
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
flavor
flavor chemistry
food chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,638
3,460
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
7,583
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,235
1,986
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,994
3,100
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
planetary limits and sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
2,057
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
bioinorganic chemistry
chemical biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
2,999
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chemical Biology
Activity-based Sensing
Photoacoustic Imaging
Targeted Drug Delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,465
4,673
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,577
2,183
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeffrey S Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,596
26,634
0.330
Organic chemistry and polymeric materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,914
2,335
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catherine J Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,709
22,457
0.289
inorganic nanomaterials
nanobioscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,284
3,955
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yi Lu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,220
24,097
0.429
Chemistry
Chemical biology
Bioinorganic chemistry
Biomaterials
Bioanalytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,473
4,034
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Katzenellenbogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,507
11,570
0.208
Chemistry
pharmacology
PET imaging
breast cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,085
4,336
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Sligar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,156
11,227
0.211
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,538
7,331
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jonathan V Sweedler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,914
11,111
0.293
analytical chemistry
neurochemistry
mass spectrometry
bioanalytical
neuropeptides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,441
8,630
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Prashant K Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,967
13,782
0.406
Energy
Physical Chemistry
Nano-optics
Nanoscience
Plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,250
11,163
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas B Rauchfuss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,520
7,294
0.256
inorganic
bioinorganic
organometallic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,588
15,134
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Gewirth
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,852
11,276
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,947
18,506
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Gruebele
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,515
5,439
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,579
19,138
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
So Hirata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,951
5,528
0.292
Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Quantum Many-Body Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,949
19,663
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zaida Zan Luthey Schulten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,523
7,192
0.388
Chemisty
Biophysics
Computational biology
Systems Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,112
23,630
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dana D Dlott
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
4,069
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,728
28,758
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
M Christina White
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,474
5,316
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,518
29,374
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Douglas A Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,211
8,627
0.653
chemical biology
natural product biosynthesis
genome-mining
RiPPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,582
33,782
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martin D Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,618
4,992
0.430
Lego-like Synthesis
Molecular Prosthetics and Non-toxic fungicidals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,693
36,636
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baron Peters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,740
5,325
0.496
catalysis
polymer upcycling
reactions in solution
crystallization
rare events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,477
36,925
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ilia Denisov
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,663
4,494
0.421
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Cytochrome P450
Nanodiscs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,721
40,812
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Keith R Cadwallader
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,638
3,460
0.359
flavor
flavor chemistry
food chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,117
45,108
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qian Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,719
7,583
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,704
47,600
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scott K Silverman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,235
1,986
0.241
Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,780
48,997
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stanislav Rubakhin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,994
3,100
0.388
Analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
single cell analysis
cell-to cell signalling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,326
52,395
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Benjamin J Mccall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
2,057
0.277
planetary limits and sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,430
56,932
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liviu M Mirica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,772
2,999
0.443
inorganic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
bioinorganic chemistry
chemical biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,808
59,304
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jefferson Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,465
4,673
0.723
Chemical Biology
Activity-based Sensing
Photoacoustic Imaging
Targeted Drug Delivery