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Highly Cited Researchers 503 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
2,374
World Rank
8
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Marketing
Brand management | marketing-technology-strategy in emerging markets | responsible consumptio
Brand management | marketing-technology-strategy in emerging markets | responsible consumptio
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Total106,897
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Last 5 Years65,048
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Last 5 Years / Total0.609
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,345
World Rank
17
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Genetic Programming | Evolutionary Computation | hyper-heuristics | multitask learning | feature selectio
Genetic Programming | Evolutionary Computation | hyper-heuristics | multitask learning | feature selectio
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Total46,533
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Last 5 Years35,380
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Last 5 Years / Total0.760
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,830
World Rank
28
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total70,567
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Last 5 Years27,083
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Last 5 Years / Total0.384
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,747
World Rank
39
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Data Science | AI | Infectious diseas
Epidemiology | Data Science | AI | Infectious diseas
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Total26,537
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Last 5 Years21,620
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Last 5 Years / Total0.815
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,041
World Rank
42
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Evolutionary Computation | Feature Selection | Computer Vision | Image Analysis | NeuroEvolutio
Evolutionary Computation | Feature Selection | Computer Vision | Image Analysis | NeuroEvolutio
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Total24,023
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Last 5 Years20,383
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Last 5 Years / Total0.848
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,637
World Rank
66
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total47,637
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Last 5 Years17,070
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Last 5 Years / Total0.358
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,684
World Rank
68
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total32,533
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Last 5 Years17,048
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Last 5 Years / Total0.524
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,893
World Rank
69
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
General relativity | black holes | cosmology | quantum field theor
General relativity | black holes | cosmology | quantum field theor
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Total37,868
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Last 5 Years16,925
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Last 5 Years / Total0.447
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,699
World Rank
73
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Trans-disciplinary integration | ecological economics | ecosystem services and valuation | sustainability science | participatory p
Trans-disciplinary integration | ecological economics | ecosystem services and valuation | sustainability science | participatory p
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Total47,310
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Last 5 Years15,981
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Last 5 Years / Total0.338
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,023
World Rank
74
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total50,277
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Last 5 Years15,828
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Last 5 Years / Total0.315
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,485
World Rank
85
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total45,324
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Last 5 Years14,363
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Last 5 Years / Total0.317
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,904
World Rank
94
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
social development | stress and coping | statistical mediation and moderatio
social development | stress and coping | statistical mediation and moderatio
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Total24,879
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Last 5 Years13,525
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Last 5 Years / Total0.544
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,979
World Rank
115
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
Plasmonics | surface-enhanced spectroscopy | Raman spectroscopy | electromagnetic theory | electromagnetic modelin
Plasmonics | surface-enhanced spectroscopy | Raman spectroscopy | electromagnetic theory | electromagnetic modelin
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Total24,155
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Last 5 Years11,614
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Last 5 Years / Total0.481
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,331
World Rank
140
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total16,173
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Last 5 Years10,359
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Last 5 Years / Total0.641
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,912
World Rank
163
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total10,433
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Last 5 Years9,477
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Last 5 Years / Total0.908
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,363
World Rank
168
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total12,673
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Last 5 Years9,411
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Last 5 Years / Total0.743
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,302
World Rank
183
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Information Systems | Digital Transformation | Future of Work | Human-AI Collaboration | Metavers
Information Systems | Digital Transformation | Future of Work | Human-AI Collaboration | Metavers
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Total12,518
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Last 5 Years8,889
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Last 5 Years / Total0.710
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,355
World Rank
195
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total15,017
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Last 5 Years8,636
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Last 5 Years / Total0.575
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,246
World Rank
204
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total15,840
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Last 5 Years8,433
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Last 5 Years / Total0.532
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,201
World Rank
220
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Genetic Programming | Combinatorial Optimization | Scheduling | XA
Evolutionary Computation | Genetic Programming | Combinatorial Optimization | Scheduling | XA
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Total10,001
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Last 5 Years8,028
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Last 5 Years / Total0.803
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,429
World Rank
227
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total11,084
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Last 5 Years7,910
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Last 5 Years / Total0.714
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,957
World Rank
233
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total11,710
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Last 5 Years7,856
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Last 5 Years / Total0.671
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,397
World Rank
237
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Psychology
cognitive science of religion | psychology of religion | causal inference | cross-cultura
cognitive science of religion | psychology of religion | causal inference | cross-cultura
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Total12,446
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Last 5 Years7,814
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Last 5 Years / Total0.628
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,372
World Rank
244
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | conservation biology | nature experiences | threatened species | conservation plannin
Ecology | conservation biology | nature experiences | threatened species | conservation plannin
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Total10,231
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Last 5 Years7,723
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Last 5 Years / Total0.755
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* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,683
World Rank
284
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total26,731
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Last 5 Years7,117
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Last 5 Years / Total0.266
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