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 / Political Science and International Relations
Political ecology | environmental sociology | ecological economics | environmental philosophy | environmental educatio
Political ecology | environmental sociology | ecological economics | environmental philosophy | environmental educatio
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Total43,401
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Last 5 Years15,564
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Last 5 Years / Total0.359
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Total33,588
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Last 5 Years8,720
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Last 5 Years / Total0.260
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3
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Total32,310
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Last 5 Years8,941
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Last 5 Years / Total0.277
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Total23,680
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Last 5 Years10,412
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Last 5 Years / Total0.440
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5
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
comparative politics | democratic crises | polarization | trust | concept analysi
comparative politics | democratic crises | polarization | trust | concept analysi
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Total21,689
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Last 5 Years6,983
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Last 5 Years / Total0.322
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Processing | Sentic Computing | Opinion Mining | Sentimen
Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Processing | Sentic Computing | Opinion Mining | Sentimen
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Total21,645
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Last 5 Years13,325
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Last 5 Years / Total0.616
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Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Theory | Political Philosophy | Political Science | Comparative Politics | Theory of Democrac
Political Theory | Political Philosophy | Political Science | Comparative Politics | Theory of Democrac
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Total18,986
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Last 5 Years3,715
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Last 5 Years / Total0.196
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Total16,497
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Last 5 Years5,657
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Last 5 Years / Total0.343
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Social Sciences / Anthropology
antropología social | comunicación | movimientos sociales | emociones | análisis de rede
antropología social | comunicación | movimientos sociales | emociones | análisis de rede
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Total14,553
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Last 5 Years4,469
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Last 5 Years / Total0.307
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Total14,289
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Last 5 Years4,915
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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Total14,165
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Last 5 Years8,024
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Last 5 Years / Total0.566
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Social Sciences / Anthropology
Anthropology of education | History of education | literacy | language | rural schoolin
Anthropology of education | History of education | literacy | language | rural schoolin
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Total13,643
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Last 5 Years5,193
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Last 5 Years / Total0.381
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Total13,420
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Last 5 Years9,031
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Last 5 Years / Total0.673
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14
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Total12,861
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Last 5 Years3,774
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Last 5 Years / Total0.293
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15
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social Psychology | Social Cognition | Attitudes | Cognitive Styles | Psicología Socia
Social Psychology | Social Cognition | Attitudes | Cognitive Styles | Psicología Socia
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Total11,796
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Last 5 Years7,185
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Last 5 Years / Total0.609
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16
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Total11,347
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Last 5 Years4,909
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Last 5 Years / Total0.433
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17
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Total10,864
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Last 5 Years6,244
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Last 5 Years / Total0.575
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18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language learning | affect | motivation learning strategie
language learning | affect | motivation learning strategie
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Total10,770
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Last 5 Years5,775
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Last 5 Years / Total0.536
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19
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
comprehensive evaluation | health inequalitie
comprehensive evaluation | health inequalitie
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Total9,982
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Last 5 Years3,223
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Last 5 Years / Total0.323
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Total9,686
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Last 5 Years3,415
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Last 5 Years / Total0.353
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21
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language and vision | vision and language | machine learning | computer vision | text minin
language and vision | vision and language | machine learning | computer vision | text minin
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Total9,628
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Last 5 Years5,960
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Last 5 Years / Total0.619
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22
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociología Médica | Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos | Ciudadanía y Salud | Violencia contra las Mujere
Sociología Médica | Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos | Ciudadanía y Salud | Violencia contra las Mujere
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Total9,061
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Last 5 Years3,139
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Last 5 Years / Total0.346
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Social Sciences / Social Science
Space Science | Science and Technology System | Health System | Participative Strategic Planning | Community Developmen
Space Science | Science and Technology System | Health System | Participative Strategic Planning | Community Developmen
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Total8,097
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Last 5 Years2,805
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Last 5 Years / Total0.346
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Total7,833
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Last 5 Years2,461
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Last 5 Years / Total0.314
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Total7,802
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Last 5 Years3,275
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Last 5 Years / Total0.420
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