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Highly Cited Researchers 5.824 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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3
World Rank
2
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
machine learning | psychology | artificial intelligence | cognitive science | computer scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    988,011
  • Last 5 Years
    611,359
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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53
World Rank
6
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology
Clinical Epidemiology | Epidemiology | Cardiology | Clinical Trials | Meta-Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    342,929
  • Last 5 Years
    244,013
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.712
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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75
World Rank
9
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
systematic reviews | network meta-analysis | meta-analysis | knowledge synthesis | evidence-informed practic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    235,506
  • Last 5 Years
    223,398
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.949
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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134
World Rank
13
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
scientific publishing | evidence synthesis | equity | reproducibilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    199,591
  • Last 5 Years
    185,745
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.931
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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224
World Rank
17
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
Elementary Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    467,216
  • Last 5 Years
    157,827
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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335
World Rank
25
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrocatalysis | quantum dots | perovskites | CO2 capture | Reactive captur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    199,963
  • Last 5 Years
    141,766
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.709
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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793
World Rank
37
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Community Medicine | Public Health | Occupational Medicine | Health Diplomacy | International Relation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    117,460
  • Last 5 Years
    110,467
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.940
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,062
World Rank
45
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    135,566
  • Last 5 Years
    98,444
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,269
World Rank
50
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Diabetes | Lipid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    195,907
  • Last 5 Years
    91,817
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.469
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,344
World Rank
52
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    135,051
  • Last 5 Years
    89,418
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.662
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,375
World Rank
53
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
data science | ecology | community ecology | statistics | theoretical ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    128,927
  • Last 5 Years
    88,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.686
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,518
World Rank
55
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    115,743
  • Last 5 Years
    84,888
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,548
World Rank
57
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Theoretical chemistry | quantum information science | Physical Chemistry | Energy Materials | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    108,762
  • Last 5 Years
    84,243
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.775
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,550
World Rank
58
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    173,497
  • Last 5 Years
    84,102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.485
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,589
World Rank
60
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / General Surgery
Sepsis | Innate Immunity | Apoptosis | Clinical Trials | Critical Care Medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    192,321
  • Last 5 Years
    83,175
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.432
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,754
World Rank
66
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    186,069
  • Last 5 Years
    78,299
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.421
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,183
World Rank
76
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    107,555
  • Last 5 Years
    68,686
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.639
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,427
World Rank
83
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
Implementation Science | Knowledge Translation | Occupational Therap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,237
  • Last 5 Years
    64,053
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.899
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,449
World Rank
84
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Physics
cosmology | astrophysics | particle theory | nuclear physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    139,253
  • Last 5 Years
    63,714
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.458
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,575
World Rank
92
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Architecture | FPG

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,278
  • Last 5 Years
    61,951
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.791
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,584
World Rank
93
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy
HIV | disability | rehabilitatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,007
  • Last 5 Years
    61,709
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.869
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,994
World Rank
103
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    126,717
  • Last 5 Years
    56,737
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.448
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,383
World Rank
116
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Landscape ecology | landscape genetics | conservation | multivariate and spatial statistics | ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,838
  • Last 5 Years
    52,651
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.643
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,559
World Rank
121
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology | Systems Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    99,657
  • Last 5 Years
    51,125
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.513
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,763
World Rank
130
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
Compact objects | stellar and binary evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,695
  • Last 5 Years
    49,381
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.800
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