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Highly Cited Researchers 751 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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171
World Rank
6
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    202,498
  • Last 5 Years
    170,715
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.843
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,019
World Rank
228
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Computational Materials Sciences | Condensed Matter Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,513
  • Last 5 Years
    41,253
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,829
World Rank
472
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
urban climatology | human bio-meteorology | built environmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,020
  • Last 5 Years
    29,115
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.693
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,059
World Rank
487
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
microplasti

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,757
  • Last 5 Years
    28,575
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.900
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,095
World Rank
575
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Environmental Geosecience

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,647
  • Last 5 Years
    26,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.560
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,243
World Rank
652
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Capacitive Deionization | Lithium/Sodium Ion Battery | Supercapacitor | Aqueous Zinc Battery | Photocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,919
  • Last 5 Years
    24,906
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.657
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,675
World Rank
848
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell and Molecular Biology | Gene Editing | Cell Therapy | Pharmacolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,886
  • Last 5 Years
    21,793
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,870
World Rank
1,358
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
GIScience | Geographical Information Science | Spatial optimization | Cellular automata | Agent-based modellin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,544
  • Last 5 Years
    16,991
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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31,995
World Rank
2,367
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
multiferroics | ferroelectrics | spintronics | valleytronics | neuromophic computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,023
  • Last 5 Years
    12,389
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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33,790
World Rank
2,512
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,204
  • Last 5 Years
    11,924
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.736
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,037
World Rank
2,782
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
intense laser field | ultrafast dynamics | atomic molecular physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,003
  • Last 5 Years
    11,217
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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41,515
World Rank
3,125
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Computational Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,370
  • Last 5 Years
    10,360
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.838
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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42,053
World Rank
3,165
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,184
  • Last 5 Years
    10,272
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.677
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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43,199
World Rank
3,245
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecosystem Ecology | Ecosystem Modeling | Global Change Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,663
  • Last 5 Years
    10,083
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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42,806
World Rank
3,212
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
In situ TEM Oxide thin films Ions diffusio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,121
  • Last 5 Years
    10,149
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.671
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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43,991
World Rank
3,317
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,936
  • Last 5 Years
    9,957
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,747
World Rank
3,450
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Comparative Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,243
  • Last 5 Years
    9,682
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.399
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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46,206
World Rank
3,492
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,004
  • Last 5 Years
    9,613
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.534
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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46,594
World Rank
3,523
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Complex dynamical networks | network science | multi-agent systems and contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,557
  • Last 5 Years
    9,554
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.465
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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50,182
World Rank
3,830
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,598
  • Last 5 Years
    9,058
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.666
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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51,888
World Rank
3,962
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Protein protein interaction | gene regulatory network | gene signature | drug target | diease gene and mechanis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,227
  • Last 5 Years
    8,843
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.622
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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56,462
World Rank
4,334
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Geography
GIScience | Urban Remote Sensing | Nighttime Light Remote Sensing | LiDAR | Object-based Metho

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,568
  • Last 5 Years
    8,324
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.788
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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56,802
World Rank
4,362
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Bioremediation | Restoration Engineering | Microbial concret

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,499
  • Last 5 Years
    8,287
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.721
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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62,114
World Rank
4,770
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and co-existing pollutant

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,315
  • Last 5 Years
    7,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.934
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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62,618
World Rank
4,800
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Evolutionary Optimization and Learning | Intelligent Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,441
  • Last 5 Years
    7,723
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.621
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