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Highly Cited Researchers 1.844 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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48
World Rank
5
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
health equity | systematic reviews | guideline

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    328,557
  • Last 5 Years
    248,809
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.757
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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80
World Rank
10
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    426,043
  • Last 5 Years
    219,978
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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326
World Rank
24
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Anesthesiology | Reducing Bias | Mesenchymal Stromal Cells | Sepsis | Ischemia-Reperfusion Injur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    146,278
  • Last 5 Years
    142,954
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.977
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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410
World Rank
27
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neuroepidemiology | Neurodegenerative Disorders | Neuroimaging | Movement Disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,778
  • Last 5 Years
    134,858
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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831
World Rank
39
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
nonlinear optics | stimulated Brillouin scattering | fiber laser | fiber sensing | slow ligh

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    150,951
  • Last 5 Years
    108,216
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,262
World Rank
79
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
AMSTAR 2 | systematic reviews | meta-analysis | population health | development of core outcome sets

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,697
  • Last 5 Years
    67,146
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,431
World Rank
119
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    149,839
  • Last 5 Years
    52,224
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,742
World Rank
127
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Epidemiology | Early intervention | Medical comorbidities | Psychopharmacology | Meta-researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,080
  • Last 5 Years
    49,564
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.900
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,948
World Rank
139
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,062
  • Last 5 Years
    47,913
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.798
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,849
World Rank
207
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,638
  • Last 5 Years
    37,313
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.767
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,089
World Rank
213
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Social Science
structural equation modeling | factor analysis | psychometrics | construct validit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    99,341
  • Last 5 Years
    36,330
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.366
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,493
World Rank
291
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
epidemiology | genetics | cancer | congenital anomalie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,571
  • Last 5 Years
    29,648
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.474
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,209
World Rank
361
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
Multiple Sclerosis and neuroimmunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,517
  • Last 5 Years
    26,424
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.513
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,555
World Rank
447
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Evidence-based Medicine | Practice Guidelines | Systematic Review

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,654
  • Last 5 Years
    23,056
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.805
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,671
World Rank
525
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,261
  • Last 5 Years
    20,724
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.275
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,797
World Rank
529
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Human motivation | self-determination theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,611
  • Last 5 Years
    20,609
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.384
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,880
World Rank
532
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Philosophy | computing | semiotics | semantics | cybercultur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,158
  • Last 5 Years
    20,515
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.247
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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16,237
World Rank
584
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,642
  • Last 5 Years
    19,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.820
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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16,602
World Rank
599
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
neuromuscular disorders | genomics | rare disease | congenital myasthenic syndromes | neurolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,367
  • Last 5 Years
    19,086
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.461
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,418
World Rank
757
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
cardiovascular genetics | transcription factors | development | mmt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,754
  • Last 5 Years
    16,619
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,243
World Rank
786
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
Multimedia Communication | Physical AI | Immersive Media | Digital Twins | Human Centered A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,659
  • Last 5 Years
    16,212
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.566
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,094
World Rank
812
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Sensor | Autonomous vehicle | Smart&Sustainable Cities | Distributed and mobile Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,898
  • Last 5 Years
    15,790
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,474
World Rank
866
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,924
  • Last 5 Years
    15,170
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,049
World Rank
921
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Microwave Photonics | Silicon Photonics | Fiber Optics | Photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,563
  • Last 5 Years
    14,527
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,387
World Rank
1,017
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,972
  • Last 5 Years
    13,699
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
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