Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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
natural products chemistry
taxol chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,215
4,849
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
organic
polymer and supramolecular chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,811
2,776
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Polymer Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,977
5,272
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biomineralization
surface chemistry
silica
carbonates
kinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,485
5,538
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Surface Chemistry
Antimicrobials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,040
3,379
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
chemistry
magnetic resonance
nanoparticles
metallofullerenes
biomedical agents
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
2,415
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
theoretical chemistry
quantum chemistry
chirality
coupled cluster theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,046
5,316
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Polysaccharide chemistry
organic chemistry
glycoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,347
5,687
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
polymer chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,901
1,469
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
plasmonic in plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,913
588
0.074
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
X-ray Crystallography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
1,689
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Chemistry
RNA
Peptide Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,785
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Medicinal Chemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,296
534
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
polymers
electrolytes
ionic liquids
liquid crystals
magnetic resonance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,834
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
VT School of Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Mass Spectrometry
Endocannabinoids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,017
1,861
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
563
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
1,255
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Biological Activity of Metal Complexes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
487
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Additive Manufacturing
Polymer Nanocomposites
Cellulose Nanocrystals
Structure-Process-Property Relationships
Rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
3,071
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
NMR Spectroscopy
Metabolic Profiling
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
990
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Chemical Biology
Green Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
591
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Concrete materials
cement chemistry
hydration kinetics
interfacial transition zone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,529
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,289
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
computational catalysis and surface science
energy capture and storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,591
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chemistry
Polymer chemistry
organic chemistry
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,073
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,802
13,973
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David GI Kingston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,215
4,849
0.200
Organic chemistry
natural products chemistry
taxol chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,830
19,188
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Harry W Gibson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,811
2,776
0.148
organic
polymer and supramolecular chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,467
21,764
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,977
5,272
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,447
22,566
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patricia M Dove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,485
5,538
0.336
Biomineralization
surface chemistry
silica
carbonates
kinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,280
25,141
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Ducker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,040
3,379
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,392
30,328
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harry C Dorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,752
2,415
0.189
chemistry
magnetic resonance
nanoparticles
metallofullerenes
biomedical agents
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,684
32,226
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
T Daniel Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,046
5,316
0.441
theoretical chemistry
quantum chemistry
chirality
coupled cluster theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,596
34,382
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin Edgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,347
5,687
0.501
Polysaccharide chemistry
organic chemistry
glycoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,021
43,876
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
S Richard Turner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,901
1,469
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,768
49,153
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raymond Dessy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,913
588
0.074
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,245
64,843
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carla Slebodnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
1,689
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,051
73,846
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Webster L Santos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,785
0.565
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Chemistry
RNA
Peptide Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,591
82,230
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard D Gandour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,296
534
0.124
Medicinal Chemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,800
83,199
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louis A Madsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,233
1,834
0.433
polymers
electrolytes
ionic liquids
liquid crystals
magnetic resonance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,609
86,651
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew Buczynski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,017
1,861
0.463
VT School of Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Mass Spectrometry
Endocannabinoids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,053
86,788
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Tissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
563
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,319
91,449
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alan Esker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
1,255
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,081
93,061
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph S Merola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
487
0.134
Organometallic Chemistry
Catalysis
Biological Activity of Metal Complexes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,988
97,139
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael J Bortner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,437
3,071
0.894
Additive Manufacturing
Polymer Nanocomposites
Cellulose Nanocrystals
Structure-Process-Property Relationships
Rheology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,263
102,342
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Narasimhamurthy Shanaiah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
990
0.310
NMR Spectroscopy
Metabolic Profiling
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,599
112,774
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felicia Etzkorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
591
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,658
143,575
809
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander S Brand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,529
0.804
Concrete materials
cement chemistry
hydration kinetics
interfacial transition zone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,520
146,506
826
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Trevor Glaros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,289
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,757
148,729
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Siwen Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,791
1,591
0.888
computational catalysis and surface science
energy capture and storage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,317
150,964
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Schulz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
1,073
0.615
Chemistry
Polymer chemistry
organic chemistry
materials science