Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Isolation and characterization of fungal metabolites
development of biopesticides
biotransformation of fungal metabolites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,651
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Molecular Biology
Infectious Diseases
Biodefense
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
663
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Food Chemistry/ inorganic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
557
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Inorganic Chemistry
Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
243
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
analytical electro-chemistry
analytical spectroscopy
thin film solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
254
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biochemistry
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
204
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Synthetic Organic Chemistry & Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
107
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Materials chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
196
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Electrochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
136
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Analytical and Organometallic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
77
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Molecular Medicine
Molecular haematology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
83
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medicinal chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
83
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atmospheric and Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
94
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organic Chemistry
Plant - microbe interactions
Natural products
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
67
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biochemistry
Proteins NMR
Mass Spectroscopy
Natural Products
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
68
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
72
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environmental Management
Environmental Chemistry
Microbiology & Toxicology
Health Risk Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,644
143
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Priyani Ashoka Paranagama
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,651
0.567
Isolation and characterization of fungal metabolites
development of biopesticides
biotransformation of fungal metabolites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,732
482
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Punsiri Mahendra Colonne
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
663
0.690
Molecular Biology
Infectious Diseases
Biodefense
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,843
521
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kapila N Seneviratne
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
557
0.616
Food Chemistry/ inorganic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,988
608
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shashikala Rajapakse
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
243
0.318
Inorganic Chemistry
Bio-inorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,057
744
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ka Saman Pathiratne
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
254
0.448
analytical electro-chemistry
analytical spectroscopy
thin film solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244,930
1,502
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chamila Kadigamuwa
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
204
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,709
1,511
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dinesh R. Pandithavidana
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
107
0.478
Synthetic Organic Chemistry & Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,300,874
1,673
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heshan Liyanaarachchi
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
196
0.995
Materials chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Environmental chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,322
1,889
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dakshika Wanniarachchi
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
136
0.795
Electrochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Material Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,413,676
2,045
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Subramanium Sri Skandaraja
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
77
0.507
Analytical and Organometallic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530,341
2,466
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shiromi Perera
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
83
0.722
Molecular Medicine
Molecular haematology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,544,669
2,510
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Medha J Gunaratna
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
83
0.748
Medicinal chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Food Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555,224
2,544
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mp Deeyamulla
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
94
0.870
Atmospheric and Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,556,167
2,548
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chameera Rajapaksha
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
67
0.620
Organic Chemistry
Plant - microbe interactions
Natural products
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,627,924
2,814
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dulith Abeykoon|D Abeykoon, A M D M B Abeykoon
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
68
0.756
Biochemistry
Proteins NMR
Mass Spectroscopy
Natural Products
Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,690,364
3,053
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Udaya Wimalasiri
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
72
0.947
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,698,136
3,081
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nalika R Dayananda
University of Kelaniya
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
74
1.000
Environmental Management
Environmental Chemistry
Microbiology & Toxicology
Health Risk Assessment