Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 79 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
China
Youqing Shen
Chemistry/Materials/Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,956
20,057
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
China
Chang-Zhi Li 李昌治
Chemistry and Material Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,770
11,102
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
China
Guocan Yu
Supramolecular chemistry
Biomaterials
Supramolecular Theranostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,548
13,266
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Junkuo Gao
metal-organic frameworks
gas separation
photo/electro-catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,944
9,445
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Zongbi Bao
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Gas Separation
Enantiospearation
Chiral Stationary Phases
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,845
8,598
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China
Su Bin
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,135
8,709
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
China
Jie Fan
catalysis and mesoporous materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,440
3,463
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
China
Zhijie Chen
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Gas Storage
Inorganic Chemistry
Porous Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,820
9,637
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
China
Zheng Bo (薄拯)
Interfacial Thermodynamics
Heat & Mass Transfer
Energy storage
Plasma chemistry
Nanocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
5,300
0.558

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Pengju Pan
Polymer Crystallization
Condensed Matter Strucuture of Polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,984
4,435
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Peng Zhang 张鹏
Polymer
Biomaterials
Implant
Drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,080
4,367
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
China
Wanzhi Chen
organometallic chemistry and catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,897
1,694
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
China
Chengliang Xiao
Radiochemistry
Environmental chemistry
Chemical Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
5,108
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Lili Lin
Hydrogen Production
Heterogeneous Catalysis
In-situ Characterization
CO2 activation
Mechanisitic investigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
5,761
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
Ziqiang Wang
Electrocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
6,292
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
China
Yulong Ying (应玉龙)
micromotor
GO separation membrane
two dimensional materials
electrocatalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
4,354
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Lei Fan
Electrocatalysis
Electrosynthesis
Operando Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,586
5,871
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
China
Jin Ming Wu
titanium dioxide
photocatalysis
energy storage
solution combustion synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,393
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
Jun Ling
Polymer Science
Chemistry
Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,482
3,552
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China
Peng Zhao
Polymer
Polymer processing
Injection molding
Ultrasonic measurement
Magnetic levitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,751
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
China
XingHong Zhang
Catalysis of polymerization
one-carbon (CO2) copolymerization
sulfur-containing polymers
clusteroluminescence
polymer electr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
4,171
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
China
Gong Yutong(巩玉同)
catalysis, electrides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
3,719
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
China
Bing Yang
chemical biology
proteomics
mass spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,883
3,516
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
China
Feng Chen
Polymer Science
Carbon Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
3,192
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Yongcheng Wang
Microfluidics
Single Cell Sequencing
Material Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,262
2,669
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,365
China
583
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Youqing Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,956
20,057
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,154
China
1,624
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chang-Zhi Li 李昌治
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,770
11,102
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,778
China
1,654
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Guocan Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,548
13,266
0.679
Supramolecular chemistry
Biomaterials
Supramolecular Theranostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,275
China
2,763
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Junkuo Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,944
9,445
0.677
metal-organic frameworks
gas separation
photo/electro-catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,684
China
3,094
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zongbi Bao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,845
8,598
0.669
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Gas Separation
Enantiospearation
Chiral Stationary Phases
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,002
China
3,345
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Su Bin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,135
8,709
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,909
China
3,613
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jie Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,440
3,463
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,806
China
3,873
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zhijie Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,820
9,637
0.891
Reticular Chemistry
Metal-Organic Framework
Gas Storage
Inorganic Chemistry
Porous Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,589
China
4,544
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zheng Bo (薄拯)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,505
5,300
0.558
Interfacial Thermodynamics
Heat & Mass Transfer
Energy storage
Plasma chemistry
Nanocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,623
China
4,896
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pengju Pan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,984
4,435
0.494
Polymer Crystallization
Condensed Matter Strucuture of Polymer

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,485
China
6,488
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peng Zhang 张鹏
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,080
4,367
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,568
China
6,669
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wanzhi Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,897
1,694
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,723
China
6,677
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chengliang Xiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
5,108
0.741
Radiochemistry
Environmental chemistry
Chemical Separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,189
China
6,860
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lili Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,743
5,761
0.854
Hydrogen Production
Heterogeneous Catalysis
In-situ Characterization
CO2 activation
Mechanisitic investigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,958
China
6,912
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ziqiang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
6,292
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,440
China
7,054
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yulong Ying (应玉龙)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,606
4,354
0.659
micromotor
GO separation membrane
two dimensional materials
electrocatalysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,957
China
7,086
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lei Fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,586
5,871
0.891
Electrocatalysis
Electrosynthesis
Operando Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,531
China
7,167
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jin Ming Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,393
0.367
titanium dioxide
photocatalysis
energy storage
solution combustion synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,627
China
7,219
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jun Ling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,482
3,552
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,902
China
7,609
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peng Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
4,751
0.770
Polymer
Polymer processing
Injection molding
Ultrasonic measurement
Magnetic levitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,053
China
7,618
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
XingHong Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
4,171
0.677
Catalysis of polymerization
one-carbon (CO2) copolymerization
sulfur-containing polymers
clusteroluminescence
polymer electr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,802
China
7,812
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gong Yutong(巩玉同)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
3,719
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,244
China
8,028
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bing Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,883
3,516
0.598
chemical biology
proteomics
mass spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,852
China
8,758
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Feng Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
3,192
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,850
China
9,049
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yongcheng Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,262
2,669
0.507
Microfluidics
Single Cell Sequencing
Material Chemistry
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