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.
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
immunology | medical ethics | Freud | philosophy of scienc
immunology | medical ethics | Freud | philosophy of scienc
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Total15,565
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Last 5 Years2,987
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Last 5 Years / Total0.192
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Deaf education | language acquisition | American Sign Language | Deaf Studies | Deaf Histor
Deaf education | language acquisition | American Sign Language | Deaf Studies | Deaf Histor
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Total5,520
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Last 5 Years1,867
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Last 5 Years / Total0.338
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
American religious history | comparative religion | Asian religions in the US
American religious history | comparative religion | Asian religions in the US
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Total4,149
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Last 5 Years1,124
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Last 5 Years / Total0.271
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Total3,578
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Last 5 Years2,957
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Last 5 Years / Total0.826
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
phonetics | phonology | multilingualism | psycholinguistics | sociolinguistic
phonetics | phonology | multilingualism | psycholinguistics | sociolinguistic
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Total2,836
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Last 5 Years1,780
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Last 5 Years / Total0.628
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Philosophy of Science | Philosophy of Geosciences | History & Philosophy of Physic
Philosophy of Science | Philosophy of Geosciences | History & Philosophy of Physic
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Total2,718
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Last 5 Years1,697
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Last 5 Years / Total0.624
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sign Language | Acquisition | Interaction | Linguistics | Educatio
Sign Language | Acquisition | Interaction | Linguistics | Educatio
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Total2,501
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Last 5 Years1,361
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Last 5 Years / Total0.544
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Total2,200
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Last 5 Years1,257
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Last 5 Years / Total0.571
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Total2,160
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Last 5 Years405
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Last 5 Years / Total0.188
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Total2,091
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Last 5 Years880
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Last 5 Years / Total0.421
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Medieval History | Millennialism | Apocalypticism | Cognitive Warfare | Honor-Shame Culture
Medieval History | Millennialism | Apocalypticism | Cognitive Warfare | Honor-Shame Culture
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Total2,010
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Last 5 Years634
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Last 5 Years / Total0.315
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Total1,900
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Last 5 Years784
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Last 5 Years / Total0.413
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
US Presidency | World War II | 20th Century History | Cicil War | Lincol
US Presidency | World War II | 20th Century History | Cicil War | Lincol
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Total1,749
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Last 5 Years327
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Last 5 Years / Total0.187
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Critical Discourse Studies | far-right authoritarianist discourses | critical pedagogy | critical applied linguistics | language po
Critical Discourse Studies | far-right authoritarianist discourses | critical pedagogy | critical applied linguistics | language po
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Total1,722
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Last 5 Years646
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Last 5 Years / Total0.375
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Total1,686
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Last 5 Years1,146
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Last 5 Years / Total0.680
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
South Asian Studies | Religion | Anthropology | Folklore | Performanc
South Asian Studies | Religion | Anthropology | Folklore | Performanc
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Total1,610
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Last 5 Years496
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Last 5 Years / Total0.308
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Discourse analysis | sociolinguistics | critical pedagogy | language and poltical econom
Discourse analysis | sociolinguistics | critical pedagogy | language and poltical econom
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Total1,522
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Last 5 Years865
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Last 5 Years / Total0.568
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History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Philosophy | Nietzsche | Nineteenth-Century Philosophy | Moral Philosophy | Action Theor
Philosophy | Nietzsche | Nineteenth-Century Philosophy | Moral Philosophy | Action Theor
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Total1,453
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Last 5 Years711
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Last 5 Years / Total0.489
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Total1,414
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Last 5 Years223
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Last 5 Years / Total0.158
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History, Philosophy, Theology / History
foreign policy | security studies | international security | energy security | diplomatic histor
foreign policy | security studies | international security | energy security | diplomatic histor
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Total1,291
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Last 5 Years971
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Last 5 Years / Total0.752
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Total1,178
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Last 5 Years703
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Last 5 Years / Total0.597
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Total1,112
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Last 5 Years95
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Last 5 Years / Total0.085
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
sociolinguistics | variation contact and change | Spanish in the US
sociolinguistics | variation contact and change | Spanish in the US
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Total982
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Last 5 Years560
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Last 5 Years / Total0.570
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Total978
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Last 5 Years725
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Last 5 Years / Total0.741
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Total894
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Last 5 Years253
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Last 5 Years / Total0.283
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