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Europe Highly Cited Researchers 256 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.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,144
World Rank
98
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Automatic Control | Optimisation | Transportation | Water System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,129
  • Last 5 Years
    10,425
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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Rankings

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31,623
World Rank
134
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Operations research | decision analysis | financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,897
  • Last 5 Years
    8,354
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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42,905
World Rank
185
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
bioremediation | phytoremediation | environmental engineering | environmental biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,690
  • Last 5 Years
    7,196
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.332
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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57,538
World Rank
267
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Big Data Analytics | Data Streams | Query Optimization | Database System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,468
  • Last 5 Years
    2,373
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.136
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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74,860
World Rank
365
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Operations Reserarch | Decision analysis | Business Analytics | Financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,282
  • Last 5 Years
    4,786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.335
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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79,162
World Rank
395
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Business & Management / Business Administration
Banking | Financial Institutions | Financial Intermediation | Financial Regulation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,647
  • Last 5 Years
    5,203
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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Rankings

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85,331
World Rank
430
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
security | systems | hardware | metasurface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,832
  • Last 5 Years
    6,566
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.512
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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89,477
World Rank
470
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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92,246
World Rank
496
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Energy efficiency | built environment | energy managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,028
  • Last 5 Years
    5,768
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.480
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Rankings

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100,140
World Rank
548
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Microextraction | Environmental Organic Chemistry | Supramolecular Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,225
  • Last 5 Years
    4,342
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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Rankings

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106,220
World Rank
600
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water and wastewater treatment | Waste valorisatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,668
  • Last 5 Years
    3,678
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.345
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Rankings

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109,594
World Rank
624
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electronics | electric power | renewable energy sources | energy savin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,384
  • Last 5 Years
    2,127
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.205
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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113,699
World Rank
646
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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118,922
World Rank
671
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Energy management systems | Power electronics | Renewable Energy Sources | Sensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,664
  • Last 5 Years
    2,525
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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119,116
World Rank
672
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Sustainability assessment | Sustainable energy | Mobility | Insularity | Greening heritag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,650
  • Last 5 Years
    4,532
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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119,755
World Rank
677
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Bioinformatics | EEG analysis | Image Processing | Signal Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,603
  • Last 5 Years
    4,188
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.436
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Rankings

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122,951
World Rank
705
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Engineering | Geochemistry | Hydrolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,383
  • Last 5 Years
    3,809
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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130,276
World Rank
764
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Automatic control and optimization theory and applications to traffic and transportation system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,908
  • Last 5 Years
    4,009
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.450
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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131,568
World Rank
779
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrometallurgy | earth sciences | materials | waste valorization | soil and water remediatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,828
  • Last 5 Years
    4,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.459
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Rankings

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134,571
World Rank
804
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
waste-to-energy | waste-to-materials | circular economy | zero waste | contaminated site

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,653
  • Last 5 Years
    5,453
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.630
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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135,400
World Rank
815
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer vision | Machine learning | Optimization | Genetic algorithms | Semi-supervised learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,608
  • Last 5 Years
    6,944
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.807
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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145,841
World Rank
899
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Contaminant transport in environmental system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,041
  • Last 5 Years
    3,002
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
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Rankings

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151,406
World Rank
946
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Nanocatalysis | CO2 hydrogenation | Dry reforming of methane | Air pollution contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,768
  • Last 5 Years
    3,341
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.430
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Rankings

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159,358
World Rank
1,015
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Heterogeneous catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,395
  • Last 5 Years
    3,060
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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Rankings

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168,851
World Rank
1,116
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
Βάσεις Δεδομένων | Eπικοινωνία Ανθρώπων Υπολογιστών | Εφαρμογέ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,994
  • Last 5 Years
    571
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.082
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