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Highly Cited Researchers 1.275 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.
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,081
World Rank
4
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    183,148
  • Last 5 Years
    97,887
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.534
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,337
World Rank
12
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Communication Theory | Wireless Communications | Optical Communications | 6G | Global Connectivit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,983
  • Last 5 Years
    65,719
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.562
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,110
World Rank
17
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanomaterials | Energy Storage | Nanoelectronics | Sensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,894
  • Last 5 Years
    55,419
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.730
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,050
World Rank
23
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanoclusters | Quantum Dots | Perovskites | Optoelectronics | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,025
  • Last 5 Years
    47,106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.747
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,245
World Rank
24
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanomaterials | Electron Microscopy | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,050
  • Last 5 Years
    45,782
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.693
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,542
World Rank
27
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Porous Materials | Reticular Chemistry | Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) | Carbon Capture | Gas separatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    107,441
  • Last 5 Years
    43,757
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.407
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Rankings

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4,585
World Rank
28
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
solar energy | organic electronics | polymer semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,654
  • Last 5 Years
    43,507
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.533
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,578
World Rank
35
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
X-ray Imaging Scintillators | Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy | 4D Electron Imaging | Photovoltaic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,420
  • Last 5 Years
    38,485
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.763
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Rankings

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6,374
World Rank
37
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalysis | separation | MOFs | zeolites | POP

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,792
  • Last 5 Years
    35,305
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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Rankings

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6,539
World Rank
38
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
computer vision | machine learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,106
  • Last 5 Years
    34,801
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.827
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,091
World Rank
39
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,241
World Rank
46
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,852
World Rank
50
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
photovoltaics | solar cells | materials science | semiconductors | interface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,760
  • Last 5 Years
    28,965
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.711
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Rankings

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8,944
World Rank
52
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanomaterials | nanotechnology | soft electronics & sensors | solar energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,068
  • Last 5 Years
    28,746
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.598
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,193
World Rank
54
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
machine learning | artificial intelligence | statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,064
  • Last 5 Years
    28,210
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,647
World Rank
57
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
Magnetism | magnetic materials | materials | condensed mater physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,173
  • Last 5 Years
    27,409
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,720
World Rank
59
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,202
World Rank
61
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
optimization | machine learning | federated learning | deep learning | computer scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,516
  • Last 5 Years
    26,435
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.839
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,159
World Rank
73
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genome Biology | Plant Genetics | Evolutionary Biology | Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,375
  • Last 5 Years
    22,294
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.321
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,472
World Rank
74
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
mathematics | computer science | image processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    105,787
  • Last 5 Years
    21,896
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.207
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,668
World Rank
75
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
NMR | EPR | Metabolomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,162
  • Last 5 Years
    21,698
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.862
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,156
World Rank
78
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
photoredox and electro catalysis | homogeous and heterogeneous catalysis | organocatalysis Bronsted acid | nickel catalysis | manga

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,146
  • Last 5 Years
    21,203
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,375
World Rank
80
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
soil-plant-microbe interactio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,655
  • Last 5 Years
    21,003
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,495
World Rank
81
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Zero-Shot Learning | Few-Shot Learning | Computer Vision | Computational Creativity | Vision and Languag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,244
  • Last 5 Years
    20,887
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.939
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Rankings

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15,505
World Rank
91
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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