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
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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
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
Harry W Gibson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,811
2,776
0.148
organic
polymer and supramolecular chemistry
Robert Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,977
5,272
0.311
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
William Ducker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,040
3,379
0.225
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
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
Kevin Edgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,347
5,687
0.501
Polysaccharide chemistry
organic chemistry
glycoscience
S Richard Turner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,901
1,469
0.165
Raymond Dessy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,913
588
0.074
Carla Slebodnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
1,689
0.292
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
Richard D Gandour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,296
534
0.124
Medicinal Chemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
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
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
Brian Tissue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,010
563
0.140
Alan Esker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,735
1,255
0.336
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
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
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
Felicia Etzkorn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,778
591
0.213
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
Trevor Glaros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,289
0.701
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
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