Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of South Carolina Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Chemistry
Physics
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,720
4,891
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Inorganic Materials Chemistry
Crystal Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,831
5,584
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Organic Chemistry
Biomaterials Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Bionanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,374
6,148
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
theoretical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,801
6,635
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Polymer chemistry
controlled radical polymerization
polymer grafted nanoparticles
membranes for fuel cells and flow batteries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,523
7,912
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanoscience
plasmonics
spectroscopy
catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,064
3,988
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Chemistry
polymers
supramolecular chemistry
molecularly imprinted polymers
physical organic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,373
1,946
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Catalysis
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
3,557
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bioinorganic chemistry
redox biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
1,966
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Self-Assembly
Block Copolymers
Nanomaterials
Energy Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
3,263
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Chemistry
engineered nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,799
3,357
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
natural products chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
2,709
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
imaging mass spectrometry
extracellular microenvironment
glycosylation
N-glycan imaging mass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
2,483
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Inorganic nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,101
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Bioorganic / Biosynthesis / Bioanalytical / Natural products chemistry and drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,503
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
theoretical and computational chemistry and physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
796
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUI)
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
964
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Analytical Chemistry
Laser Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
CBRNE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
813
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Inorganic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Fluorine Chemistry
Boron Clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
736
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
273
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Solid State Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,074
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
soft materials science
computational physics
molecular simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
977
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
422
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Clinical Chemistry
Toxicology
Nanoscience
Tissue Engineering
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
685
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Coordination Chemistry
Small molecules synthesis
Catalysis
Nuclear and Bio-inorganic Chemist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
921
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,976
15,777
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Vogt
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,720
4,891
0.225
Chemistry
Physics
Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,127
16,635
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hans Conrad Zur Loye
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,831
5,584
0.268
Inorganic Materials Chemistry
Crystal Growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,290
17,125
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Qian Wang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,374
6,148
0.302
Organic Chemistry
Biomaterials Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Bionanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,869
17,746
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vitaly Rassolov
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,801
6,635
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,653
18,052
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian C Benicewicz
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,523
7,912
0.405
Polymer chemistry
controlled radical polymerization
polymer grafted nanoparticles
membranes for fuel cells and flow batteries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,550
31,626
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hui Wang
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,064
3,988
0.331
nanoscience
plasmonics
spectroscopy
catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,151
45,867
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ken D Shimizu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,373
1,946
0.232
Chemistry
polymers
supramolecular chemistry
molecularly imprinted polymers
physical organic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,955
47,804
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher Williams
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
3,557
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,465
55,136
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Caryn E Outten
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,860
1,966
0.287
Bioinorganic chemistry
redox biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,367
64,294
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Morgan Stefik
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,743
3,263
0.568
Self-Assembly
Block Copolymers
Nanomaterials
Energy Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,568
74,355
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Vejerano
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,799
3,357
0.700
Chemistry
engineered nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,024
81,645
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Francisco León
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,260
2,709
0.636
Organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
natural products chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,144
95,683
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peggi M Angel
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,446
2,483
0.721
imaging mass spectrometry
extracellular microenvironment
glycosylation
N-glycan imaging mass
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,357
126,829
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ji Wook Kim
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,278
1,101
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,343
130,889
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jie Li
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,165
1,503
0.694
Bioorganic / Biosynthesis / Bioanalytical / Natural products chemistry and drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,891
131,326
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sophya Garashchuk
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
796
0.370
theoretical and computational chemistry and physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,457
138,343
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Li Cai
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,982
964
0.486
Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUI)
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Chemical Glycobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,580
144,291
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Augustus Way Fountain III
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
813
0.440
Analytical Chemistry
Laser Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
CBRNE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,205
146,682
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dmitry Peryshkov
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
736
0.409
Inorganic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Fluorine Chemistry
Boron Clusters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,522
147,554
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
CM Bender
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
273
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,700
163,054
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gregory Morrison
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,494
1,074
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,482
182,032
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ting Ge
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,209
977
0.808
soft materials science
computational physics
molecular simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,623
191,300
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yun Wang
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
422
0.386
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Regenerative Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,986
199,481
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sheng Feng
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
685
0.686
Clinical Chemistry
Toxicology
Nanoscience
Tissue Engineering
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,176
201,517
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Otega A Ejegbavwo
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
921
0.945
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Coordination Chemistry
Small molecules synthesis
Catalysis
Nuclear and Bio-inorganic Chemist