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.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practic
Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practic
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Total218,673
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Last 5 Years43,150
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Last 5 Years / Total0.197
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Total136,202
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Last 5 Years35,583
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Last 5 Years / Total0.261
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | Academic discourse | EAP | discourse analysis | English for Specifi
Applied linguistics | Academic discourse | EAP | discourse analysis | English for Specifi
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Total106,682
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Last 5 Years49,195
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Last 5 Years / Total0.461
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Social Sciences / Archeology
Radiocarbon | Geochronology | Bayesian statistics | Archaeology | Quaternary Scienc
Radiocarbon | Geochronology | Bayesian statistics | Archaeology | Quaternary Scienc
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Total96,945
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Last 5 Years41,474
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Last 5 Years / Total0.428
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
AI Ethics | Digital Ethics | Information Ethics | Philosophy of Information | Philosophy of Technolog
AI Ethics | Digital Ethics | Information Ethics | Philosophy of Information | Philosophy of Technolog
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Total88,151
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Last 5 Years66,928
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Last 5 Years / Total0.759
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Information Theory and Error-correcting Codes | Reliable Computation with Unreliable Hardware | Machine Learning and Bayesian Data Modelling | Sustainable Energy and Public Understanding of Scienc
Information Theory and Error-correcting Codes | Reliable Computation with Unreliable Hardware | Machine Learning and Bayesian Data Modelling | Sustainable Energy and Public Understanding of Scienc
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Total84,626
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Last 5 Years21,035
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Last 5 Years / Total0.249
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Total69,914
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Last 5 Years26,615
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Last 5 Years / Total0.381
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8
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | Pragmatics | Discourse Theory | Cultural Anthropology | Philological Hermeneutic
Sociolinguistics | Pragmatics | Discourse Theory | Cultural Anthropology | Philological Hermeneutic
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Total64,202
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Last 5 Years19,846
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Last 5 Years / Total0.309
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Total61,992
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Last 5 Years35,721
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Last 5 Years / Total0.576
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | statistics | morphology | cognitive models of language processin
linguistics | statistics | morphology | cognitive models of language processin
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Total61,562
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Last 5 Years24,206
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Last 5 Years / Total0.393
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11
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
стилистика | преподавание русского языка иностранцам | stylistics | teaching Russian to foreigner
стилистика | преподавание русского языка иностранцам | stylistics | teaching Russian to foreigner
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Total58,299
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Last 5 Years15,202
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Last 5 Years / Total0.261
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Total58,161
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Last 5 Years17,395
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Last 5 Years / Total0.299
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13
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Total53,780
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Last 5 Years12,666
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Last 5 Years / Total0.236
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14
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Total51,422
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Last 5 Years47,873
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Last 5 Years / Total0.931
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15
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Total50,950
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Last 5 Years18,551
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Last 5 Years / Total0.364
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Total50,812
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Last 5 Years13,129
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Last 5 Years / Total0.258
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17
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
sociolinguistics | discourse analysis | literacy | linguistic anthropology | social theor
sociolinguistics | discourse analysis | literacy | linguistic anthropology | social theor
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Total50,547
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Last 5 Years20,932
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Last 5 Years / Total0.414
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
vocabulary | applied linguistics | second language acquisition | SLA | assessmen
vocabulary | applied linguistics | second language acquisition | SLA | assessmen
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Total49,806
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Last 5 Years21,959
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Last 5 Years / Total0.441
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Total46,467
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Last 5 Years22,664
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Last 5 Years / Total0.488
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20
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
metaphor | cognitive linguistics | emotion language | figurative language | cognitive scienc
metaphor | cognitive linguistics | emotion language | figurative language | cognitive scienc
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Total45,699
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Last 5 Years19,055
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Last 5 Years / Total0.417
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Palaeoclimate | Palaeoceanography | Human Evolution | Climate Change | Earth Histor
Palaeoclimate | Palaeoceanography | Human Evolution | Climate Change | Earth Histor
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Total43,659
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Last 5 Years26,335
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Last 5 Years / Total0.603
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22
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Deep Transitions | History of Technology | Sustainability Transitions | Strategic Niche Management | Multi-Level Perspectiv
Deep Transitions | History of Technology | Sustainability Transitions | Strategic Niche Management | Multi-Level Perspectiv
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Total43,392
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Last 5 Years21,966
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Last 5 Years / Total0.506
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23
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | second language acquisition | multilingualism | emotion | personalit
Applied linguistics | second language acquisition | multilingualism | emotion | personalit
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Total43,240
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Last 5 Years30,595
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Last 5 Years / Total0.708
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Health services research | health care policy | health care histor
Health services research | health care policy | health care histor
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Total42,705
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Last 5 Years14,446
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Last 5 Years / Total0.338
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocen
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocen
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Total41,755
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Last 5 Years11,837
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Last 5 Years / Total0.283
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