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John A. Pople ranks first, out of 5,861 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 John A. Pople United States · #77 worldwide 11k citations · 142 works
  2. 2 Matthias Mann Germany · #116 worldwide 5.1k citations · 154 works
  3. 3 Peter A. Kollman United States · #128 worldwide 6.3k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 William L. Jorgensen United States · #209 worldwide 4.5k citations · 119 works
  5. 5 Donald G. Truhlar United States · #255 worldwide 8.4k citations · 315 works
  6. 6 K. Barry Sharpless United States · #863 worldwide 3.3k citations · 145 works
  7. 7 Michael J. S. Dewar United States · #993 worldwide 4.3k citations · 217 works
  8. 8 Corwin Hansch United States · #1,127 worldwide 2.9k citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Martin Karplus United States · #1,154 worldwide 4.7k citations · 163 works
  10. 10 Linus Pauling United States · #1,259 worldwide 2k citations · 150 works
  11. 11 David W. C. MacMillan United States · #1,296 worldwide 3.5k citations · 98 works
  12. 12 Christopher J. Cramer United States · #1,385 worldwide 3.3k citations · 92 works
  13. 13 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland · #1,491 worldwide 13k citations · 436 works
  14. 14 Ruedi Aebersold Switzerland · #1,595 worldwide 2.6k citations · 114 works
  15. 15 Carlo Adamo France · #1,615 worldwide 3.3k citations · 100 works
  16. 16 George M. Whitesides United States · #1,739 worldwide 4.8k citations · 265 works
  17. 17 Warren J. Hehre United States · #1,992 worldwide 3.2k citations · 77 works
  18. 18 Christopher N. Bowman United States · #2,300 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  19. 19 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom · #2,575 worldwide 5.5k citations · 294 works
  20. 20 Omar K. Farha United States · #2,847 worldwide 3.2k citations · 125 works
  21. 21 G. Wilkinson United States · #3,356 worldwide 1.7k citations · 123 works
  22. 22 Joseph T. Hupp United States · #4,174 worldwide 3.1k citations · 135 works
  23. 23 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States · #4,573 worldwide 4.4k citations · 264 works
  24. 24 R. B. Woodward United States · #4,747 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
  25. 25 K. Biemann United States · #4,787 worldwide 1.2k citations · 88 works
  26. 26 Vincenzo Barone Italy · #5,049 worldwide 3.9k citations · 210 works
  27. 27 W.J. Orville-Thomas United Kingdom · #5,597 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  28. 28 Louis J. Farrugia United Kingdom · #6,002 worldwide 1.7k citations · 70 works
  29. 29 Jean M. J. Fréchet United States · #6,312 worldwide 2k citations · 130 works
  30. 30 Jacky W. Y. Lam Hong Kong · #6,351 worldwide 3.4k citations · 216 works
  31. 31 R. W. TAFT United States · #6,568 worldwide 1.7k citations · 57 works
  32. 32 Donald Bethell United Kingdom · #6,708 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  33. 33 Fred Wudl United States · #6,737 worldwide 2.9k citations · 163 works
  34. 34 Stefan Grimme Germany · #6,878 worldwide 1.8k citations · 134 works
  35. 35 Richard L. Harlow United States · #7,106 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
  36. 36 Colin Eaborn United Kingdom · #7,112 worldwide 2.7k citations · 255 works
  37. 37 Reinhart Ahlrichs Germany · #7,126 worldwide 1.7k citations · 87 works
  38. 38 Robert Verpoorte Netherlands · #7,192 worldwide 1.9k citations · 172 works
  39. 39 Robert T. Paine United States · #7,434 worldwide 1.6k citations · 141 works
  40. 40 Ryōji Noyori Japan · #7,579 worldwide 2.4k citations · 168 works
  41. 41 William P. Jencks United States · #7,615 worldwide 1.5k citations · 120 works
  42. 42 Jin‐Quan Yu United States · #7,626 worldwide 1.6k citations · 85 works
  43. 43 Alois Fürstner Germany · #7,645 worldwide 1.7k citations · 118 works
  44. 44 Jeffrey R. Long United States · #8,206 worldwide 2.4k citations · 100 works
  45. 45 David A. Evans United States · #8,226 worldwide 2k citations · 138 works
  46. 46 Berend Smit Switzerland · #9,381 worldwide 1.9k citations · 123 works
  47. 47 Stephen L. Buchwald United States · #9,391 worldwide 3.5k citations · 228 works
  48. 48 Ezio Rizzardo Australia · #9,508 worldwide 1.4k citations · 52 works
  49. 49 Ralph G. Pearson United States · #9,823 worldwide 2.7k citations · 48 works
  50. 50 John M. Prausnitz United States · #9,885 worldwide 2k citations · 153 works
  51. 51 Kenneth R. Seddon United Kingdom · #9,907 worldwide 1.4k citations · 127 works
  52. 52 Giovanni Sartori Italy · #9,957 worldwide 1.3k citations · 118 works
  53. 53 Wim Klopper Germany · #10,263 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  54. 54 Luigi Cavallo Saudi Arabia · #10,481 worldwide 1.4k citations · 122 works
  55. 55 Jonas C. Peters United States · #10,817 worldwide 1.6k citations · 70 works
  56. 56 Juyoung Yoon South Korea · #11,313 worldwide 1.9k citations · 126 works
  57. 57 Janusz Pawliszyn Canada · #11,370 worldwide 1.8k citations · 150 works
  58. 58 Robert S. Mulliken United States · #11,600 worldwide 1.1k citations · 96 works
  59. 59 Robert M. Waymouth United States · #11,888 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
  60. 60 E. J. Corey United States · #12,077 worldwide 3.6k citations · 298 works
  61. 61 John E. Casida United States · #12,133 worldwide 1.6k citations · 159 works
  62. 62 R. F. Curl United States · #12,225 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  63. 63 Galen D. Stucky United States · #12,327 worldwide 2.6k citations · 198 works
  64. 64 Philip J. Marriott Australia · #12,382 worldwide 897 citations · 90 works
  65. 65 Mark E. Davis United States · #12,599 worldwide 2.1k citations · 115 works
  66. 66 Andrew R. Barron United States · #12,813 worldwide 1.7k citations · 128 works
  67. 67 Alexander Dömlingꝉ Netherlands · #12,880 worldwide 907 citations · 73 works
  68. 68 Edward M. Kosower Israel · #13,271 worldwide 816 citations · 81 works
  69. 69 Harold A. Scheraga United States · #13,281 worldwide 3.3k citations · 261 works
  70. 70 Christopher S. Foote United States · #13,437 worldwide 1k citations · 81 works
  71. 71 A. D. Buckingham United Kingdom · #13,582 worldwide 981 citations · 91 works
  72. 72 John C. Bailar United States · #13,670 worldwide 854 citations · 136 works
  73. 73 Vinod Kumar Gupta India · #13,711 worldwide 2.5k citations · 178 works
  74. 74 H. S. Gutowsky United States · #13,819 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  75. 75 H. Bernhard Schlegel United States · #13,883 worldwide 1.8k citations · 114 works
  76. 76 Shannon S. Stahl United States · #14,461 worldwide 1.1k citations · 73 works
  77. 77 Markus Antonietti Germany · #14,681 worldwide 3.2k citations · 190 works
  78. 78 John F. Hartwig United States · #15,199 worldwide 1.9k citations · 140 works
  79. 79 Frank S. Bates United States · #15,497 worldwide 2.5k citations · 186 works
  80. 80 Ronald Breslow United States · #15,712 worldwide 832 citations · 79 works
  81. 81 Bruce E. Maryanoff United States · #15,927 worldwide 795 citations · 60 works
  82. 82 Yizhak Marcus Israel · #16,182 worldwide 1.4k citations · 134 works
  83. 83 Joshua Jortner Israel · #16,216 worldwide 1.8k citations · 155 works
  84. 84 Tsutomu Katsuki Japan · #16,628 worldwide 1.2k citations · 110 works
  85. 85 David N. Hendrickson United States · #16,986 worldwide 1.5k citations · 132 works
  86. 86 Takao Ikariya Japan · #17,076 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
  87. 87 Zhong‐Qun Tian China · #17,295 worldwide 2.4k citations · 186 works
  88. 88 Harry S. Mosher United States · #17,447 worldwide 799 citations · 61 works
  89. 89 Robin D. Rogers United States · #17,638 worldwide 2.7k citations · 238 works
  90. 90 Itamar Willner Israel · #17,714 worldwide 2.5k citations · 194 works
  91. 91 F. G. Bordwell United States · #17,942 worldwide 1.1k citations · 116 works
  92. 92 P. Kebarle Canada · #18,279 worldwide 855 citations · 74 works
  93. 93 Robert H. Grubbs United States · #18,399 worldwide 2.7k citations · 222 works
  94. 94 John E. Bercaw United States · #18,456 worldwide 1.1k citations · 66 works
  95. 95 Kenneth S. Pitzer United States · #18,470 worldwide 1.3k citations · 121 works
  96. 96 Kenneth N. Raymond United States · #18,530 worldwide 1.7k citations · 146 works
  97. 97 Allen J. Bard United States · #18,598 worldwide 3.4k citations · 274 works
  98. 98 Henry Taube United States · #18,634 worldwide 1.2k citations · 143 works
  99. 99 Eiji Yashima Japan · #18,775 worldwide 859 citations · 85 works
  100. 100 Masahiro Irie Japan · #18,824 worldwide 1.5k citations · 158 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Chemistry, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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