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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Total202,498
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Last 5 Years170,715
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Last 5 Years / Total0.843
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Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Computational Materials Sciences | Condensed Matter Physic
Computational Materials Sciences | Condensed Matter Physic
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Total91,513
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Last 5 Years41,253
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Last 5 Years / Total0.451
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Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
urban climatology | human bio-meteorology | built environmen
urban climatology | human bio-meteorology | built environmen
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Total42,020
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Last 5 Years29,115
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Last 5 Years / Total0.693
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Total31,757
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Last 5 Years28,575
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Last 5 Years / Total0.900
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Total47,647
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Last 5 Years26,681
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Last 5 Years / Total0.560
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Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Capacitive Deionization | Lithium/Sodium Ion Battery | Supercapacitor | Aqueous Zinc Battery | Photocatalysi
Capacitive Deionization | Lithium/Sodium Ion Battery | Supercapacitor | Aqueous Zinc Battery | Photocatalysi
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Total37,919
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Last 5 Years24,906
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Last 5 Years / Total0.657
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Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell and Molecular Biology | Gene Editing | Cell Therapy | Pharmacolog
Cell and Molecular Biology | Gene Editing | Cell Therapy | Pharmacolog
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Total45,886
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Last 5 Years21,793
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Last 5 Years / Total0.475
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Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
GIScience | Geographical Information Science | Spatial optimization | Cellular automata | Agent-based modellin
GIScience | Geographical Information Science | Spatial optimization | Cellular automata | Agent-based modellin
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Total32,544
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Last 5 Years16,991
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Last 5 Years / Total0.522
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Total20,023
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Last 5 Years12,389
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Last 5 Years / Total0.619
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Total16,204
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Last 5 Years11,924
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Last 5 Years / Total0.736
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Total19,003
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Last 5 Years11,217
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Last 5 Years / Total0.590
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Citation Metrics
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Total12,370
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Last 5 Years10,360
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Last 5 Years / Total0.838
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Citation Metrics
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Total15,184
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Last 5 Years10,272
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Last 5 Years / Total0.677
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Citation Metrics
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Total14,663
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Last 5 Years10,083
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Last 5 Years / Total0.688
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Total15,121
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Last 5 Years10,149
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Last 5 Years / Total0.671
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Total14,936
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Last 5 Years9,957
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Last 5 Years / Total0.667
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Citation Metrics
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Total24,243
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Last 5 Years9,682
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Last 5 Years / Total0.399
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Citation Metrics
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Total18,004
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Last 5 Years9,613
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Last 5 Years / Total0.534
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Citation Metrics
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Total20,557
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Last 5 Years9,554
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Last 5 Years / Total0.465
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Citation Metrics
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Total13,598
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Last 5 Years9,058
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Last 5 Years / Total0.666
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Protein protein interaction | gene regulatory network | gene signature | drug target | diease gene and mechanis
Protein protein interaction | gene regulatory network | gene signature | drug target | diease gene and mechanis
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Total14,227
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Last 5 Years8,843
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Last 5 Years / Total0.622
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Natural Sciences / Geography
GIScience | Urban Remote Sensing | Nighttime Light Remote Sensing | LiDAR | Object-based Metho
GIScience | Urban Remote Sensing | Nighttime Light Remote Sensing | LiDAR | Object-based Metho
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Total10,568
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Last 5 Years8,324
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Last 5 Years / Total0.788
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Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Bioremediation | Restoration Engineering | Microbial concret
Bioremediation | Restoration Engineering | Microbial concret
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Total11,499
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Last 5 Years8,287
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Last 5 Years / Total0.721
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and co-existing pollutant
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and co-existing pollutant
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Total8,315
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Last 5 Years7,767
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Last 5 Years / Total0.934
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Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Evolutionary Optimization and Learning | Intelligent Educatio
Evolutionary Optimization and Learning | Intelligent Educatio
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Total12,441
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Last 5 Years7,723
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Last 5 Years / Total0.621
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