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Highly Cited Researchers 1.913 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 5 years Citation Index) - 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.

* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,052
World Rank
51
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Optics | Interferometry | Space Debris | Gravitational Wave

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    144,674
  • Last 5 Years
    98,896
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.684
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,228
World Rank
61
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
opto-mechanics | gravity | optical metrolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    134,839
  • Last 5 Years
    93,127
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.691
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,251
World Rank
64
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
general relativity | gravitational waves | cosmolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    137,443
  • Last 5 Years
    92,521
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,252
World Rank
65
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,953
  • Last 5 Years
    92,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.666
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,691
World Rank
89
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational wave detection | quantum optics | atomic physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,981
  • Last 5 Years
    80,104
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.756
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,718
World Rank
91
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,266
  • Last 5 Years
    79,277
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.783
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,860
World Rank
100
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Phylogenomics | Maximum Likelihood | High Performance Computing | Research Softwar

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,180
  • Last 5 Years
    75,638
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.909
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,947
World Rank
108
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
optics | gravitational waves | LISA | LIGO | GRAC

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,526
  • Last 5 Years
    73,799
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.674
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,157
World Rank
113
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Public Administration
Ecological Economics | Landscape Ecology | Ecosystem Services | Environmental Science | Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    186,317
  • Last 5 Years
    69,381
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,268
World Rank
118
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
nonlinear waves | photonics | metamaterials | nonlinear optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    143,089
  • Last 5 Years
    67,080
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.469
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,784
World Rank
140
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravity | Optics | Gravitational Waves | Earth Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,806
  • Last 5 Years
    59,202
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.836
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,244
World Rank
160
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Space Instrumentation | Physics | Gravitational Wave Detection | LIGO | Quantum Optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    87,905
  • Last 5 Years
    53,980
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.614
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,370
World Rank
164
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
Optics | Precision Instruments | Sensing | Volumetric imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    84,901
  • Last 5 Years
    52,804
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.622
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,710
World Rank
179
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular evolution | population genetics | bioinformatics | comparative genomics | evolutionary genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,199
  • Last 5 Years
    49,859
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.630
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,753
World Rank
182
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,458
  • Last 5 Years
    49,453
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.692
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,134
World Rank
200
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Conservation Biology | Ecology | Forest Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,399
  • Last 5 Years
    46,515
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.418
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,376
World Rank
210
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
melanoma | cancer genetics | genetic epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,379
  • Last 5 Years
    44,839
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.686
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,123
World Rank
232
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
climate | change | variability | agriculture | biodiversit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    73,185
  • Last 5 Years
    40,486
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.553
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,184
World Rank
235
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Machine Learning | Generative AI | AI4Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,519
  • Last 5 Years
    40,232
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.969
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,635
World Rank
255
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Representation Learning | Object Re-identification | Generative A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,261
  • Last 5 Years
    38,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.826
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,940
World Rank
265
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
cognitive ageing | dementia | neuroimaging | laterality | handednes

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,056
  • Last 5 Years
    36,907
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,311
World Rank
281
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,464
  • Last 5 Years
    35,477
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.490
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,433
World Rank
336
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,704
  • Last 5 Years
    32,177
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.753
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,182
World Rank
364
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
gravitational waves | black holes | neutron stars | data analysis | detector calibratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,003
  • Last 5 Years
    30,283
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.721
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,289
World Rank
369
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
plant biology | global and climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,090
  • Last 5 Years
    30,065
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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