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
United States
James H Jim Davis Jr
ORCID 0000-0001-9573-3597
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,917
4,327
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
David Forbes
synthetic organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
1,082
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Kevin N West
Thermodynamics
Solution Chemistry
Ionic Liquids
Supercritical Fluids
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
742
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Faisal Hayat
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
832
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Mikhail V Makarov
patents
organic and medicinal chemistry
bisphosphonates
nucleosides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
795
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Richard A O Brien
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
390
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Luxene Belfleur
Bioorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,307
United States
23,700
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James H Jim Davis Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,917
4,327
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,231
United States
69,308
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Forbes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
1,082
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,811
United States
149,024
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin N West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
742
0.412
Thermodynamics
Solution Chemistry
Ionic Liquids
Supercritical Fluids
Heterogeneous Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,432
United States
165,584
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Faisal Hayat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,496
832
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,773
United States
196,997
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mikhail V Makarov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
795
0.753
patents
organic and medicinal chemistry
bisphosphonates
nucleosides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,391
United States
203,308
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard A O Brien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
984
390
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,182,002
United States
427,425
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luxene Belfleur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000