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Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 95 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.

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Total 95 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,606
World Rank
Australia
583
Country Rank
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7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Stuart E Bunn
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Freshwater ecology | water resource managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,455
  • Last 5 Years
    18,841
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.424
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Rankings

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25,408
World Rank
Australia
1,098
Country Rank
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13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Howard M Wiseman
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Physics
quantum information | quantum measurements | quantum control | quantum foundations | Arthurian studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,158
  • Last 5 Years
    11,965
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.384
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Rankings

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29,428
World Rank
Australia
1,271
Country Rank
Griffith University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Adam Lee
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalysis | Green Chemistry | Nanomaterials | Biofuels | Renewable Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,269
  • Last 5 Years
    14,547
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.515
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Rankings

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30,113
World Rank
Australia
1,310
Country Rank
Griffith University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Ralf Buckley
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ecotourism | conservation | tourism | environment | ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,819
  • Last 5 Years
    11,902
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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31,253
World Rank
Australia
1,364
Country Rank
Griffith University Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Alan Mackay Sim
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
stem cells | schizophrenia | hereditary spastic paraplegia | olfactory epithelium | olfactio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,120
  • Last 5 Years
    8,569
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.316
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,537
World Rank
Australia
2,007
Country Rank
Griffith University Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Yaoqi Zhou
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Computational Biology | Bioinformatics | Biophysics | Molecular Biology | Cellular Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,769
  • Last 5 Years
    9,143
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.440
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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63,252
World Rank
Australia
2,834
Country Rank
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62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
David M Lambert
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolution | molecular evolution | conservatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,273
  • Last 5 Years
    5,855
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.360
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Rankings

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64,066
World Rank
Australia
2,874
Country Rank
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65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Michael P Jennings
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bacterial Pathogens | Glycobiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,120
  • Last 5 Years
    6,631
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.411
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Rankings

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66,632
World Rank
Australia
3,002
Country Rank
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66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Mark Von Itzstein
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Glycobiology | Cancer | Medicinal Chemistry | Antiviral | Glycoscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,641
  • Last 5 Years
    4,833
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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Rankings

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67,768
World Rank
Australia
3,066
Country Rank
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68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Michele Burford
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
algal ecology | nutrient cycling | harmful algal bloom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,440
  • Last 5 Years
    7,755
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.502
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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76,323
World Rank
Australia
3,458
Country Rank
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75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Jane Hughes
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ecology | freshwater ecology | population genetics | phylogeography | evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,057
  • Last 5 Years
    3,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.242
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Rankings

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78,252
World Rank
Australia
3,553
Country Rank
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77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Jennifer L Martin
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
structural biology | drug discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,774
  • Last 5 Years
    3,140
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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79,530
World Rank
Australia
3,629
Country Rank
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79
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Dave Kielpinski
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Physics
quantum information | trapped ions | attosecond science | ultrafast laser

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,591
  • Last 5 Years
    3,073
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.226
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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86,452
World Rank
Australia
3,968
Country Rank
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88
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
David T Pegg
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum physics | Cosmology | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | Tim

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,697
  • Last 5 Years
    1,062
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.084
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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96,645
World Rank
Australia
4,431
Country Rank
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97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Mark Kennard
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
freshwater ecology | environmental flows | conservation management | bioassessmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,564
  • Last 5 Years
    5,282
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.457
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Rankings

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101,323
World Rank
Australia
4,638
Country Rank
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100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Nigel Morrison
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
bacteriology | bone | transcription factors | genetics | plant molecular biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,112
  • Last 5 Years
    1,278
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.115
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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116,300
World Rank
Australia
5,308
Country Rank
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116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Carla Catterall
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Wildlife Ecology | Conservation Ecology | Restoration Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,860
  • Last 5 Years
    2,794
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.283
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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119,447
World Rank
Australia
5,453
Country Rank
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119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Yu Lin Zhong
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Nanotechnology | 3D Printing | Energy Storag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,625
  • Last 5 Years
    6,118
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.636
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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121,525
World Rank
Australia
5,556
Country Rank
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122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Evan Gray
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed matter physics | hydrogen storage materials | hydrogen microgrids | modellin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,477
  • Last 5 Years
    6,256
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.660
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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134,953
World Rank
Australia
6,154
Country Rank
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140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Fran Sheldon
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
freshwater ecology | stream & river health | riparian restoratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,634
  • Last 5 Years
    3,109
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.360
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Rankings

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144,763
World Rank
Australia
6,590
Country Rank
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148
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Simon Linke
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Conservation Biology | Spatial planning | Ecoacoustics | Bioassessmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,095
  • Last 5 Years
    4,434
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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Rankings

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146,654
World Rank
Australia
6,682
Country Rank
Griffith University Logo
152
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
john dobson
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | condensed matter physics | chemical physics | dispersion forces | density functional theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,997
  • Last 5 Years
    1,933
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.242
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Rankings

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151,641
World Rank
Australia
6,907
Country Rank
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158
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Andrew T Smith
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Biotechnology | Enzymology | Genomics | Peroxidase | Bacteriocin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,758
  • Last 5 Years
    1,575
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.203
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Rankings

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151,822
World Rank
Australia
6,920
Country Rank
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159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Peter Healy
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
crystallography | structural chemistry | inorganic chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,748
  • Last 5 Years
    1,109
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.143
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Rankings

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155,301
World Rank
Australia
7,085
Country Rank
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168
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Lan Feng Dong
Griffith University Brisbane, Australia
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mitochondria | Cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,580
  • Last 5 Years
    3,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.463
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