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Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 12.248 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 12.248 scientists , 221 country , 24,662 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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389
World Rank
Denmark
2
Country Rank
Technical University of Denmark Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Jens Norskov
Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    285,153
  • Last 5 Years
    149,232
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.523
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Rankings

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416
World Rank
United States
172
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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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971
World Rank
United States
386
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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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1,585
World Rank
Japan
16
Country Rank
Kyoto University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    158,341
  • Last 5 Years
    82,595
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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Rankings

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1,618
World Rank
Australia
54
Country Rank
University of Adelaide Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Shi Zhang Qiao
University of Adelaide Adelaide, Australia
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Electrocatalysis | photocatalysis | energy conversion and storage | RNA deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    157,076
  • Last 5 Years
    100,783
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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Rankings

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1,676
World Rank
United States
711
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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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1,942
World Rank
United States
841
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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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2,774
World Rank
Australia
112
Country Rank
University of Adelaide Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Shaobin Wang
University of Adelaide Adelaide, Australia
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Catalysis | Adsorption | Photocatalysis | Nanomaterials | Chemical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    119,760
  • Last 5 Years
    84,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.707
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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:
9
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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3,329
World Rank
Canada
126
Country Rank
University of Toronto Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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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3,824
World Rank
United States
1,746
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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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4,322
World Rank
South Korea
42
Country Rank
Sungkyunkwan University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Nam Gyu Park
Sungkyunkwan University Seoul, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Perovskite Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,768
  • Last 5 Years
    50,551
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.539
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Rankings

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4,549
World Rank
South Korea
46
Country Rank
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Sang Yup Lee
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology KAIST Daejeon, South Korea
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Metabolic engineering | synthetic biology | biochemical engineering | bioprocess engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    90,852
  • Last 5 Years
    41,321
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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5,095
World Rank
United States
2,352
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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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5,226
World Rank
United States
2,410
Country Rank
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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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5,235
World Rank
United States
2,414
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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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5,253
World Rank
Germany
201
Country Rank
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Sönke Zaehle
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie Jena, Germany
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,620
  • Last 5 Years
    53,666
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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Rankings

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5,259
World Rank
United States
2,425
Country Rank
California Institute of Technology Caltech Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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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5,673
World Rank
United States
2,601
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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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6,080
World Rank
Qatar
5
Country Rank
Qatar University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Bassim H Hameed
Qatar University Doha, Qatar
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Reactor Design | Adsorptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,747
  • Last 5 Years
    37,092
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.483
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Rankings

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6,264
World Rank
United States
2,864
Country Rank
University of Colorado Boulder Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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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6,314
World Rank
India
75
Country Rank
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Neeraj Kumar
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala, India
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Wireless Communication | IoT/Cyber-Physical Systems | Connected and autonomous vehicles | Electri

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,032
  • Last 5 Years
    66,170
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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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:
23
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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6,819
World Rank
Germany
275
Country Rank
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Jonathan Gershenzon
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Jena, Germany
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,573
  • Last 5 Years
    29,849
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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Rankings

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6,839
World Rank
China
208
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Fei Wei
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Carbon nanotubes | Chemical Engineering | fluidization | catalysis | graphen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,432
  • Last 5 Years
    30,941
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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