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Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 112 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mass Spectrometry
Proteomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,756
45,013
0.244
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
28,350
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,884
25,546
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,522
21,680
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,579
12,754
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,766
12,671
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
computational chemistry
stucture-based drug design
molecular docking
drug discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
11,813
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,875
8,929
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Organic Chemistry
Organometallics
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,514
8,897
0.414
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organic Synthesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,031
7,397
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Simulation
Drug Desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,976
5,601
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
5,594
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chemical Biology
Sulfur Chemistry
Redox Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
5,461
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Protein folding and misfolding
amyloidosis
chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
5,326
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
4,072
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Organic Chemistry - Catalysis - Electrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
4,038
0.890
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
3,803
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Origins of Life
Molecular Biomimicr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,362
3,689
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,224
3,368
0.185
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
3,101
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,984
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Organic Chemistry
Flow Chemistry
Organic Electrosynthesis
Photochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
2,741
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
organic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
2,369
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chemistry
Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
2,177
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Glycobiology
Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
2,109
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,410
1,348
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Yates
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184,756
45,013
0.244
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,073
2,840
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Phil Baran
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
28,350
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,362
3,340
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
jin-quan yu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,884
25,546
0.382
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
C-H activatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,889
4,306
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gary Siuzdak
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,522
21,680
0.384
Metabolomics
mass spectrometry
lipidomic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,136
9,418
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick R Griffin
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,579
12,754
0.339
Nuclear Receptors
Mass Spectrometry
Protein
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,390
9,525
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carlos F Barbas III
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,766
12,671
0.165
organocatalysis
zinc fingers
antibody therapeutics
cancer therapy
HIV therap
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,135
10,544
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stefano Forli
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,245
11,813
0.829
computational chemistry
stucture-based drug design
molecular docking
drug discover
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,963
15,694
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dale Boger
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,875
8,929
0.160
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,176
15,773
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keary M Engle
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,514
8,897
0.414
Organic Chemistry
Organometallics
Catalysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,509
20,186
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yu Kawamata
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,031
7,397
0.819
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,329
28,708
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diogo Santos-Martins
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,976
5,601
0.937
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Simulation
Drug Desig
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,443
28,757
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaolei Wang
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
5,594
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,896
29,606
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kate Carroll
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,124
5,461
0.416
Chemical Biology
Sulfur Chemistry
Redox Biochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,615
30,540
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evan Powers
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
5,326
0.358
Protein folding and misfolding
amyloidosis
chemical biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,953
41,334
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Qingfeng Wu
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,846
4,072
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,127
41,717
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julien C Vantourout
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,536
4,038
0.890
Organic Chemistry - Catalysis - Electrochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,936
44,484
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luke Lairson
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
3,803
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,614
45,937
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,362
3,689
0.501
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Origins of Life
Molecular Biomimicr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,294
50,509
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Kodadek
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,224
3,368
0.185
Chemical Biology
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,954
54,989
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Guangrong Meng
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,149
3,101
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,069
57,147
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexander Adibekian
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,942
2,984
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,540
62,064
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gabriele Laudadio
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,009
2,741
0.911
Organic Chemistry
Flow Chemistry
Organic Electrosynthesis
Photochemistr
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,739
71,302
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Qianghui Zhou
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,379
2,369
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,334
76,927
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiaozhou Luo
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
2,177
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,143
79,222
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Corwin Nycholat
Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,749
2,109
0.563
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Glycobiology
Organic Chemistr