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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Total109,794
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Last 5 Years81,977
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Last 5 Years / Total0.747
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Total61,688
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Last 5 Years23,838
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Last 5 Years / Total0.386
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3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Human ecology | social ecology | land use | energy | long-term socio-ecological researc
Human ecology | social ecology | land use | energy | long-term socio-ecological researc
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Total46,369
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Last 5 Years23,695
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Last 5 Years / Total0.511
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
phylogenetic methods | evolutionary trees | phylogenetics | method development | ML method
phylogenetic methods | evolutionary trees | phylogenetics | method development | ML method
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Total46,241
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Last 5 Years38,336
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Last 5 Years / Total0.829
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5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bioacoustics | Cognitive Evolution | Bio-Musicology | Evolution of Language | Bio-Aesthetic
Bioacoustics | Cognitive Evolution | Bio-Musicology | Evolution of Language | Bio-Aesthetic
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Total38,330
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Last 5 Years14,025
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Last 5 Years / Total0.366
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Genomics | Systems Biolog
Bioinformatics | Computational Biology | Genomics | Systems Biolog
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Total38,240
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Last 5 Years22,749
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Last 5 Years / Total0.595
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
land system research | social ecology | human ecology | land use and land cover | long-term socio-ecological researc
land system research | social ecology | human ecology | land use and land cover | long-term socio-ecological researc
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Total38,051
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Last 5 Years21,970
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Last 5 Years / Total0.577
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
microbial oceanography | ocean biogeochemistry | biological oceanography | aquatic microbial ecology | marine microbiolog
microbial oceanography | ocean biogeochemistry | biological oceanography | aquatic microbial ecology | marine microbiolog
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Total35,457
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Last 5 Years12,952
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Last 5 Years / Total0.365
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Total33,127
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Last 5 Years4,266
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Last 5 Years / Total0.129
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Drosophila | natural selection | experimental evolution | adaptation to novel environments | polygenic adaptatio
Drosophila | natural selection | experimental evolution | adaptation to novel environments | polygenic adaptatio
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Total32,919
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Last 5 Years9,465
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Last 5 Years / Total0.288
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Citation Metrics
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Total30,997
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Last 5 Years10,297
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Last 5 Years / Total0.332
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12
Citation Metrics
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Total30,483
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Last 5 Years15,212
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Last 5 Years / Total0.499
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13
Citation Metrics
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Total29,652
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Last 5 Years16,753
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Last 5 Years / Total0.565
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14
Citation Metrics
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Total27,476
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Last 5 Years15,200
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Last 5 Years / Total0.553
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15
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
global change ecology | functional ecology | biogeochemical cycles | plant-soil interaction
global change ecology | functional ecology | biogeochemical cycles | plant-soil interaction
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Total27,334
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Last 5 Years17,964
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Last 5 Years / Total0.657
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Molecular microbial ecology | intestinal microbiota | sulfur microorganisms | human microbiom
Molecular microbial ecology | intestinal microbiota | sulfur microorganisms | human microbiom
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Total23,914
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Last 5 Years13,026
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Last 5 Years / Total0.545
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbial Biotechnology | Recombinant Protein Production | Metabolic Engineering | Systems Biology | Biorefiner
Microbial Biotechnology | Recombinant Protein Production | Metabolic Engineering | Systems Biology | Biorefiner
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Total19,766
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Last 5 Years8,488
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Last 5 Years / Total0.429
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Citation Metrics
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Total19,175
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Last 5 Years9,734
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Last 5 Years / Total0.508
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19
Citation Metrics
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Total18,751
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Last 5 Years8,032
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Last 5 Years / Total0.428
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Citation Metrics
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Total18,414
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Last 5 Years6,273
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Last 5 Years / Total0.341
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21
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Game theory | Logic and automata theory | Algorithms | Evolutionary Game theory | Algorithmic Game Theor
Game theory | Logic and automata theory | Algorithms | Evolutionary Game theory | Algorithmic Game Theor
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Total18,175
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Last 5 Years9,872
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Last 5 Years / Total0.543
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22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Global resource flows | International supply chains | Resource extraction impacts | Industrial Ecology | Ecological Economic
Global resource flows | International supply chains | Resource extraction impacts | Industrial Ecology | Ecological Economic
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Total17,924
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Last 5 Years9,562
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Last 5 Years / Total0.533
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Citation Metrics
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Total17,766
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Last 5 Years5,515
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Last 5 Years / Total0.310
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Citation Metrics
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Total15,205
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Last 5 Years10,409
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Last 5 Years / Total0.685
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Citation Metrics
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Total15,140
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Last 5 Years12,977
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Last 5 Years / Total0.857
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