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North AmericaEngineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 2.782 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 2.782 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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416
World Rank
United States
172
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Younan Xia
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Nanomaterials | Biomedicine | Imaging | Energy | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    281,150
  • Last 5 Years
    78,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.278
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Rankings

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973
World Rank
United States
387
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Zhenan Bao
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    205,353
  • Last 5 Years
    107,521
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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Rankings

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1,677
World Rank
United States
711
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Adam Heller
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Continuous Oral Drug Delivery | Continuous Electrochemical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    155,043
  • Last 5 Years
    35,462
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.229
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Rankings

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1,943
World Rank
United States
841
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Jacob Israelachvili
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
surface force

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    143,993
  • Last 5 Years
    32,932
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.229
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Rankings

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2,920
World Rank
United States
1,330
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Thomas Jaramillo
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
energy | catalysis | nanomaterials | sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,623
  • Last 5 Years
    76,409
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.655
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Rankings

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3,332
World Rank
Canada
126
Country Rank
University of Toronto Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Alan Aspuru Guzik
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Theoretical chemistry | quantum information science | Physical Chemistry | Energy Materials | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    108,762
  • Last 5 Years
    84,243
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.775
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Rankings

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3,825
World Rank
United States
1,747
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
LT Drzal
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
adhesion | carbon fibers | graphene | graphite nanoplatelets | composite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,968
  • Last 5 Years
    43,558
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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Rankings

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5,098
World Rank
United States
2,354
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Klavs F Jensen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Microsystems for chemistry and biology | continuos synthesis | nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,087
  • Last 5 Years
    32,305
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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Rankings

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5,229
World Rank
United States
2,412
Country Rank
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Jay Keasling
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Metabolic Engineering | Synthetic Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,886
  • Last 5 Years
    34,047
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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Rankings

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5,237
World Rank
United States
2,416
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Frank S Bates
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
polymers | chemistry | physics | chemical engineering | materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,822
  • Last 5 Years
    21,784
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.260
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Rankings

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5,261
World Rank
United States
2,427
Country Rank
California Institute of Technology Caltech Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Frances Arnold
California Institute of Technology Caltech Pasadena, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
biocatalysis | enzyme technology | protein engineering | synthetic biology | directed evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,588
  • Last 5 Years
    29,521
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
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Rankings

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5,677
World Rank
United States
2,604
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Hong ZHOU （周宏）
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Cancer Targeted Therapeutics and Protein Engineering and Molecular Imaging / Diagnostic Deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,921
  • Last 5 Years
    38,073
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.476
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Rankings

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6,265
World Rank
United States
2,864
Country Rank
University of Colorado Boulder Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Anseth Kristi
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Materials | Biomaterials | Hydrogel

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,390
  • Last 5 Years
    26,381
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.350
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Rankings

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6,382
World Rank
United States
2,922
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Jingguang G Chen
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
thermocatalysis | electrocatalysis | synchrotron technique

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,468
  • Last 5 Years
    44,791
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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Rankings

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6,900
World Rank
United States
3,165
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Ilhan A Aksay
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Materials Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,087
  • Last 5 Years
    14,405
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.203
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,216
World Rank
United States
3,319
Country Rank
Montana State University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Philip S Stewart
Montana State University Bozeman, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
biofilm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,051
  • Last 5 Years
    22,013
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.319
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,297
World Rank
United States
3,355
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
John Newman
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
electrochemical engineering | batteries | corrosion | solar energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,512
  • Last 5 Years
    22,958
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.335
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,686
World Rank
United States
3,545
Country Rank
University at Buffalo Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Gang Wu
University at Buffalo Buffalo, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry | Catalysis/Electrocatalysis | Fuel Cells | Electrolysis | Ammonia Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,221
  • Last 5 Years
    45,976
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.694
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,702
World Rank
United States
3,552
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
William Koros
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
separations | membranes | sorbents | hollow fiber

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,141
  • Last 5 Years
    21,129
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.319
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Rankings

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9,063
World Rank
United States
4,194
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Chris W Macosko
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Material Science | Chemical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,591
  • Last 5 Years
    15,204
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.255
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Rankings

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9,399
World Rank
United States
4,354
Country Rank
University of California Irvine Logo
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Vojislav R Stamenkovic
University of California Irvine Irvine, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Physical Chemistry | Electrochemistry | Electrocatalysis | Fuel Cells | Batterie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,445
  • Last 5 Years
    26,372
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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Rankings

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10,221
World Rank
United States
4,706
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
James B Rawlings
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
process control | model predictive control | state estimation | performance monitoring | chemical reaction engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,356
  • Last 5 Years
    20,650
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
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Rankings

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10,279
World Rank
United States
4,740
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Keith P Johnston
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
colloid and interface science | materials chemistry | nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,146
  • Last 5 Years
    13,267
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.241
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Rankings

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10,288
World Rank
United States
4,745
Country Rank
University of North Texas Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Shengqian Ma
University of North Texas Denton, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Porous Materials | MOFs/COFs | Porous Organic Polymers/Porous Carbons | Porphyrin | Catalysis/Biocatalysis/Electrocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,115
  • Last 5 Years
    34,290
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.622
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Rankings

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10,635
World Rank
United States
4,913
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Renata Wentzcovitch
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Computational Materials Physics | Mineral Physics | Geophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,948
  • Last 5 Years
    25,742
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.477
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