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.
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
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Total183,148
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Last 5 Years97,887
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Last 5 Years / Total0.534
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Phycology | Aquatic ecology | environmental science | soil scienc
Phycology | Aquatic ecology | environmental science | soil scienc
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Total152,372
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Last 5 Years88,825
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Last 5 Years / Total0.583
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Gene editing | Epigenetic | Plant stress biology | Gene Therap
Gene editing | Epigenetic | Plant stress biology | Gene Therap
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Total186,716
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Last 5 Years79,802
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Last 5 Years / Total0.427
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil | soil science | soil organic matter | soil health | soil organic carbo
soil | soil science | soil organic matter | soil health | soil organic carbo
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Total136,286
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Last 5 Years70,757
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Last 5 Years / Total0.519
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Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agroforestry | ecology | biogeography | biodiversity | climate chang
agroforestry | ecology | biogeography | biodiversity | climate chang
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Total100,727
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Last 5 Years66,503
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Last 5 Years / Total0.660
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Total93,536
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Last 5 Years65,859
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Last 5 Years / Total0.704
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
soil ecology | mycorrhiza | fungal ecology | biodiversity | ecolog
soil ecology | mycorrhiza | fungal ecology | biodiversity | ecolog
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Total94,641
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Last 5 Years65,786
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Last 5 Years / Total0.695
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
plant nutrition | Agriculture | nutrient management | rhizospher
plant nutrition | Agriculture | nutrient management | rhizospher
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Total116,988
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Last 5 Years65,516
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Last 5 Years / Total0.560
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Data Science | Plant cell walls | bioinformatics | systems biology | plant scienc
Data Science | Plant cell walls | bioinformatics | systems biology | plant scienc
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Total93,522
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Last 5 Years63,393
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Last 5 Years / Total0.678
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Total99,598
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Last 5 Years58,899
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Last 5 Years / Total0.591
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Total165,072
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Last 5 Years58,036
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Last 5 Years / Total0.352
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Total80,034
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Last 5 Years57,923
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Last 5 Years / Total0.724
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Total77,641
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Last 5 Years56,072
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Last 5 Years / Total0.722
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14
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Food Nanotechnology | Nanoencapsulation | Nanoemulsions | Nano-delivery system
Food Nanotechnology | Nanoencapsulation | Nanoemulsions | Nano-delivery system
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Total62,929
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Last 5 Years53,281
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Last 5 Years / Total0.847
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15
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Total102,281
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Last 5 Years52,658
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Last 5 Years / Total0.515
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil | soil ecology | ecosystem ecology | ecology | biodiversit
soil | soil ecology | ecosystem ecology | ecology | biodiversit
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Total101,287
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Last 5 Years52,315
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Last 5 Years / Total0.517
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Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Forests | Global Change | Tropical Ecology | Biodiversity | Ethnobotan
Forests | Global Change | Tropical Ecology | Biodiversity | Ethnobotan
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Total101,398
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Last 5 Years50,707
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Last 5 Years / Total0.500
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Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Fisheries | Fish Ecology | Conservation Science | Conservation Physiology | Freshwater Ecolog
Fisheries | Fish Ecology | Conservation Science | Conservation Physiology | Freshwater Ecolog
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Total83,024
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Last 5 Years50,391
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Last 5 Years / Total0.607
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Total129,227
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Last 5 Years48,146
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Last 5 Years / Total0.373
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Citation Metrics
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Total70,308
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Last 5 Years48,127
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Last 5 Years / Total0.685
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21
Citation Metrics
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Total148,731
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Last 5 Years47,947
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Last 5 Years / Total0.322
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Soil Science | Environmental Science | Climate science | Earth System Scienc
Soil Science | Environmental Science | Climate science | Earth System Scienc
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Total71,044
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Last 5 Years46,875
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Last 5 Years / Total0.660
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Agriculture & Forestry / Animal Science
animal science | palaeoecology | statistics | community ecology | freshwater ecolog
animal science | palaeoecology | statistics | community ecology | freshwater ecolog
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Total67,365
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Last 5 Years44,735
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Last 5 Years / Total0.664
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecology | plant traits | vegetation | functional ecolog
plant ecology | plant traits | vegetation | functional ecolog
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Total81,525
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Last 5 Years44,468
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Last 5 Years / Total0.545
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Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global chang
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global chang
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Total81,237
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Last 5 Years44,358
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Last 5 Years / Total0.546
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