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
Biomimetics
Molecular self-assembly
Medicinal Chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,193
11,701
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fuel Cells
Supercapacitors
Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,210
8,216
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Plant molecular biology
DNA markers
Biochemistry
Metabolomics
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,747
3,131
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Materials Science
Magnetic Materials
Nanomaterials
Ceramics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
3,948
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Surface Science
Heterogeneous Catalysis
APXPS
New Materials
Artificial Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,095
4,358
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,633
3,667
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Plant defense mechanisms
plant-insect interactions
plant metabolic pathway analysis and engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,357
5,195
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,761
4,183
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Polymer composites and nanocomposites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
2,242
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Chemical Sensors
Superconductors
Chemical Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
2,614
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Colloidal nanostructures and nanomaterials
quantum clusters ...interactions of biological objects with nanostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
2,574
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Fungal Biology
Biocontrol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
2,626
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
organic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
1,534
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Polymer Chemistry
Bio-based Polymers
CNSL Chemistry
High Performance Polymers
etc.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
1,882
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
3,694
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbial Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
2,304
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
supramolecular chemistry
functional assemblies
organic electronics
nanocarbon materials
solvent-free organic liquids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
1,921
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biotrasformation
quorum sensing/enzymology
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
2,323
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Continuous flow synthesis
Flow reactors
Scale-up
Solvent free manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
2,532
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Membrane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,040
2,780
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Surface Science
Catalysis
Nanomaterial synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
3,336
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rheology
complex fluids
Structure-Property Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,142
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Membrane Proteins
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,631
1,900
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Materials Chemistry
Nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,885
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Total Synthesis & Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,452
0.326
Arup Roy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,193
11,701
0.447
Biomimetics
Molecular self-assembly
Medicinal Chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Sreekumar Kurungot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,210
8,216
0.578
Fuel Cells
Supercapacitors
Nanomaterials
Energy Materials
Vidya Gupta|Vidya Shrikant Gupta, V. S. Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,747
3,131
0.246
Plant molecular biology
DNA markers
Biochemistry
Metabolomics
Biotechnology
Pattayil Joy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
3,948
0.318
Materials Science
Magnetic Materials
Nanomaterials
Ceramics
Gopinath Chinnakonda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,095
4,358
0.360
Surface Science
Heterogeneous Catalysis
APXPS
New Materials
Artificial Photosynthesis
Blv Prasad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,633
3,667
0.315
Ashok P Giri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,357
5,195
0.457
Plant defense mechanisms
plant-insect interactions
plant metabolic pathway analysis and engineering
Chandrashekhar Rode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,761
4,183
0.429
Jyoti Jog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,407
2,242
0.238
Imtiaz S Mulla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
2,614
0.280
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Chemical Sensors
Superconductors
Chemical Sciences
Pankaj Poddar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,095
2,574
0.318
Colloidal nanostructures and nanomaterials
quantum clusters ...interactions of biological objects with nanostructures
Mukund Deshpande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,707
2,626
0.341
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Fungal Biology
Biocontrol
Arumugam Sudalai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
1,534
0.199
Prakash Wadgaonkar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
1,882
0.305
Polymer Chemistry
Bio-based Polymers
CNSL Chemistry
High Performance Polymers
etc.
Putla Sudarsanam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
3,694
0.644
Digambar Gokhale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,687
2,304
0.405
Santhosh Babu Sukumaran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,627
1,921
0.341
supramolecular chemistry
functional assemblies
organic electronics
nanocarbon materials
solvent-free organic liquids
Asmita Prabhune
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,236
2,323
0.444
Biotrasformation
quorum sensing/enzymology
Nanotechnology
Amol Kulkarni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,102
2,532
0.496
Continuous flow synthesis
Flow reactors
Scale-up
Solvent free manufacturing
Ulhas Kharul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,040
2,780
0.552
CP Vinod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,008
3,336
0.666
Surface Science
Catalysis
Nanomaterial synthesis
Ashish Lele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,781
1,142
0.239
Rheology
complex fluids
Structure-Property Relations
Durba Sengupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,631
1,900
0.410
Membrane Proteins
Computational Chemistry
Computational Biology
Shouvik Mitra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,885
0.633
Venkata Ramana Chepuri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,457
1,452
0.326
Total Synthesis & Catalysis