Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 97 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
Spain
Antonio Echavarren
Organic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
8,587
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Spain
Nuria Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,762
15,226
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Spain
Emilio Palomares
energy
solar cells
nanomaterials
photochemistry
photo-induced charge transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,019
4,993
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spain
Paolo Melchiorre
Organic Chemistry
Photochemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
Organocatalysis
Radical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,569
9,515
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Spain
Arjan Kleij
asymmetric/synthetic chemistry
sustainability
small molecule activation
biopolymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,582
8,301
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Spain
Miquel A. Pericàs
Organic Chemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,712
3,963
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Spain
Pablo Ballester
Supramolecular Chemistry
Self-Assembly
Molecular Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,659
4,855
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Spain
Jose Ramon Galan-Mascaros
Chemistry
Materials Science
Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,611
5,257
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Spain
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán
Charge Density
X-Ray Diffraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
3,728
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Spain
Julio Lloret Fillol
photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
artificial photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
2,469
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Spain
Eugenia Martinez-Ferrero
light emitting diodes
solar cells
nanomaterials
photophysics
quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,234
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Spain
Rodrigo García-Muelas
Energy Materials
Heterogeneous Catalysis
DFT
Microkinetics
Statistical Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
2,841
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spain
Wenhui Li
perovskite solar cells semiconductor physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
2,248
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spain
Katherine Villa
Photocatalysis
Solar fuels
Self-propelled micro/nanomotors
light-driven reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
2,366
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spain
Elisabet Romero
Biophysics - Ultrafast Spectroscopy - Solar Energy Conversion - Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,153
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Maria Besora
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
990
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Spain
Fabio Julií¡
Photochemistry
Photoredox Catalysis
Radical Chemistry
Sustainable Transition-Metal Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
2,220
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Spain
Parijat Borah
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Flow Chemistry
Material Chemistry
Porous Material
Hybrid Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,112
1,017
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Spain
Giuseppe Sciortino
Computational Chemistry
Homogenous Catalysis
Biocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,788
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spain
Marino Borjesson Carazo
Organic chemistry
Catalysis
Organometallics
Carboxylation Reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,847
1,429
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Spain
Sonia Sayalero
Organocatalysis
Catalysts Immobilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
348
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Spain
Luis Martinez Rodriguez
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
976
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spain
Federico Franco
Electrocatalysis
artificial photosynthesis
spectroelectrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,311
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,031
Spain
299
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antonio Echavarren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,078
8,587
0.245
Organic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,819
Spain
459
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nuria Lopez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,762
15,226
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,226
Spain
684
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emilio Palomares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,019
4,993
0.227
energy
solar cells
nanomaterials
photochemistry
photo-induced charge transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,313
Spain
708
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paolo Melchiorre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,569
9,515
0.441
Organic Chemistry
Photochemistry
Asymmetric Catalysis
Organocatalysis
Radical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,861
Spain
908
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arjan Kleij
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,582
8,301
0.447
asymmetric/synthetic chemistry
sustainability
small molecule activation
biopolymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,917
Spain
1,068
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miquel A. Pericàs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,712
3,963
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,693
Spain
1,181
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pablo Ballester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,659
4,855
0.310
Supramolecular Chemistry
Self-Assembly
Molecular Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,952
Spain
1,184
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jose Ramon Galan-Mascaros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,611
5,257
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,536
Spain
2,480
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,662
3,728
0.386
Charge Density
X-Ray Diffraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,031
Spain
5,373
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julio Lloret Fillol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
2,469
0.458
photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
artificial photosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,599
Spain
6,794
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eugenia Martinez-Ferrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,380
1,234
0.282
light emitting diodes
solar cells
nanomaterials
photophysics
quantum dots
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,512
Spain
6,976
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Irene Sanchez-Molina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,283
2,845
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,468
Spain
9,605
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rodrigo García-Muelas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
2,841
0.915
Energy Materials
Heterogeneous Catalysis
DFT
Microkinetics
Statistical Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,699
Spain
10,208
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wenhui Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,889
2,248
0.778
perovskite solar cells semiconductor physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,571
Spain
10,321
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katherine Villa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
2,366
0.828
Photocatalysis
Solar fuels
Self-propelled micro/nanomotors
light-driven reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,643
Spain
11,551
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shao-Fei Ni 倪绍飞
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,510
2,212
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,933
Spain
11,706
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elisabet Romero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,153
0.466
Biophysics - Ultrafast Spectroscopy - Solar Energy Conversion - Photosynthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,520
Spain
11,778
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maria Besora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
990
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,225
Spain
11,899
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabio Julií¡
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,430
2,220
0.914
Photochemistry
Photoredox Catalysis
Radical Chemistry
Sustainable Transition-Metal Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,716
Spain
13,367
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Parijat Borah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,112
1,017
0.482
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Flow Chemistry
Material Chemistry
Porous Material
Hybrid Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,457
Spain
14,237
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Giuseppe Sciortino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
1,788
0.918
Computational Chemistry
Homogenous Catalysis
Biocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,427
Spain
14,787
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marino Borjesson Carazo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,847
1,429
0.774
Organic chemistry
Catalysis
Organometallics
Carboxylation Reactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,904
Spain
16,088
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sonia Sayalero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
348
0.211
Organocatalysis
Catalysts Immobilization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,039
Spain
16,369
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luis Martinez Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
976
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,760
Spain
16,493
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Federico Franco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,311
0.825
Electrocatalysis
artificial photosynthesis
spectroelectrochemistry