Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 55 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
Analytical Biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,858
9,715
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
astrochemistry
surface science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,887
11,822
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
bioconjugate chemistry
molecular imaging
microbubbles
liposomes
drug delivery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,451
6,133
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Professor of Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
2,804
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heterogeneous Catalysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,989
4,577
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Analytical Chemistry
Neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,616
5,190
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nanomaterials
Catalysis
Magnetism
Energy Conversion and Storage
Environmental Sustainability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
6,446
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Molecular Biophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,419
2,057
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spectroscopy
Chemical Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
1,386
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Computational Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,898
5,276
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
catalysis
organometallics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
2,767
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Physical Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,356
2,484
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
X-ray diffraction
Crystallography
Main Group Chemistry
Synthetic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,887
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Surface Science
Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Metal Oxide
Metal Cluster
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
1,929
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Catalysis
Computational Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,584
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
chemical biology
lipid metabolism
mass spectrometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,620
1,774
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chemistry education research
Chemical education research
science education research
discipline
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,583
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrocatalysis
Supramolecular Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
2,203
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Drug Discovery
Molecular Imaging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
791
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
physical chemistry
surface chemistry
reaction dynamics
kinetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
273
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
theoretical chemistry
nanoscience
functional materials
self-assembly
semiconducting polymers
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
467
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Polymer
Functional Materials
Biomass
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
811
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chemical biology
Chemical microbiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
902
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Inorganic
Organic
Main-Group
and Materials Chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,281
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
bioanalytical chemistry
microfluidics
organs-on-chip
adaptive immunity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
1,157
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,446
3,046
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donald Hunt
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,858
9,715
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,367
5,379
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Herbst
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,887
11,822
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,984
11,471
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Al Klibanov
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,451
6,133
0.216
bioconjugate chemistry
molecular imaging
microbubbles
liposomes
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,556
22,625
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lin Pu
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
2,804
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,768
30,505
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Epling
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,989
4,577
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,525
34,408
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
B Jill Venton
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,616
5,190
0.447
Analytical Chemistry
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,181
35,000
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sen Zhang
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
6,446
0.564
Nanomaterials
Catalysis
Magnetism
Energy Conversion and Storage
Environmental Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,260
35,034
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David S Cafiso
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,419
2,057
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,062
36,364
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin Lehmann
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,020
1,386
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,232
36,766
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wenjie Tang
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,898
5,276
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,186
49,338
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
T Brent Gunnoe
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,074
2,767
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,921
53,827
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brooks H Pate
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,356
2,484
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,802
83,913
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Diane A Dickie
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
2,887
0.670
X-ray diffraction
Crystallography
Main Group Chemistry
Synthetic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,451
91,082
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zhen Zhang
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
1,929
0.499
Surface Science
Catalysis
Photocatalysis
Metal Oxide
Metal Cluster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,086
95,019
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Paolucci
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,584
0.708
Catalysis
Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,091
95,585
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ku Lung Ken Hsu
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,620
1,774
0.490
chemical biology
lipid metabolism
mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,258
96,776
634
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marilyne Stains
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,558
2,583
0.726
Chemistry education research
Chemical education research
science education research
discipline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,998
98,145
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Charles Machan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,490
2,203
0.631
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrocatalysis
Supramolecular Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,907
116,707
740
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahendra D Chordia
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
791
0.290
Chemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Drug Discovery
Molecular Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,010
136,492
839
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ian Harrison
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
273
0.128
physical chemistry
surface chemistry
reaction dynamics
kinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,479
137,392
841
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kateri Dubay
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
467
0.221
theoretical chemistry
nanoscience
functional materials
self-assembly
semiconducting polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,230
140,846
859
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Qiaohua Tan
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
811
0.400
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Polymer
Functional Materials
Biomass
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,301
144,355
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marcos Pires
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
902
0.463
Chemical biology
Chemical microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,780
146,661
885
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert J Gilliard
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,897
1,281
0.675
Inorganic
Organic
Main-Group
and Materials Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,150
146,755
888
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rebecca Pompano
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
1,157
0.611
bioanalytical chemistry
microfluidics
organs-on-chip
adaptive immunity