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Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 63 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,623
World Rank
1,675
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics | Novel Quantum Materials | Superconductivit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,383
  • Last 5 Years
    12,208
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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Rankings

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48,824
World Rank
2,184
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
DynaCOF | MTV-MOF | ZIF | Gas Storage | Direct Air Captur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,744
  • Last 5 Years
    13,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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75,466
World Rank
3,529
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Materials | Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,184
  • Last 5 Years
    6,327
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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142,835
World Rank
7,066
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,199
  • Last 5 Years
    3,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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146,403
World Rank
7,268
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | material scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,009
  • Last 5 Years
    6,001
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.749
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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171,481
World Rank
8,620
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Superconductivity | Quantum materials | Topological materials | High pressur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,888
  • Last 5 Years
    4,408
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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176,802
World Rank
8,889
Country Rank
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,688
  • Last 5 Years
    4,386
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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205,892
World Rank
10,484
Country Rank
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Polymer | Materials | Self-assembl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,737
  • Last 5 Years
    3,312
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.577
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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216,458
World Rank
11,078
Country Rank
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Computational Biology | Drug Design | Synthetic Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,449
  • Last 5 Years
    5,437
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.998
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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240,471
World Rank
12,411
Country Rank
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
Density Functional Thero

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,878
  • Last 5 Years
    4,267
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.875
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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241,814
World Rank
12,474
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed matter physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,849
  • Last 5 Years
    4,161
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.858
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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253,255
World Rank
13,070
Country Rank
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
asymmetric catalysis | carbohydrate chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,614
  • Last 5 Years
    3,143
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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255,837
World Rank
13,205
Country Rank
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Immunology | CAR-T | TCR-T | T Cell Signaling | Checkpoint blockad

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,564
  • Last 5 Years
    2,715
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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263,336
World Rank
13,646
Country Rank
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Stem Cells | Brain Organoids | Neurodevelopment | Disease Modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,422
  • Last 5 Years
    3,650
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.825
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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264,843
World Rank
13,722
Country Rank
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Physics
ultrafast spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,394
  • Last 5 Years
    3,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.734
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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267,714
World Rank
13,872
Country Rank
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
Thin-film Materials | 2D Materials | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Single molecule

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,343
  • Last 5 Years
    2,040
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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280,319
World Rank
14,578
Country Rank
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
condensed matter physics | nanoscience | nonlinear and ultrafast optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,123
  • Last 5 Years
    1,091
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.265
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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304,841
World Rank
15,922
Country Rank
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Integrated Photonics | Nanofabrication | Nonlinear Optics | Nanophotonics | Photonic Integrated Circui

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,743
  • Last 5 Years
    3,346
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.894
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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309,038
World Rank
16,143
Country Rank
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Proteomics | mass spectrometry | post-translational modification

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,684
  • Last 5 Years
    2,539
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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309,631
World Rank
16,187
Country Rank
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,676
  • Last 5 Years
    2,803
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.763
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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321,194
World Rank
16,831
Country Rank
61
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Surface Chemistry | APXPS | ESE

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,521
  • Last 5 Years
    3,238
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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332,097
World Rank
17,409
Country Rank
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Epigenetics | 3D Genome and Transcription regulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,384
  • Last 5 Years
    2,275
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.672
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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340,524
World Rank
17,859
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Catalysis | Material Science | Electron Microscopy | In-situ/Operando Microscopy | Spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,281
  • Last 5 Years
    2,609
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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345,222
World Rank
18,140
Country Rank
64
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
condensed matter theory | strongly correlated system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,227
  • Last 5 Years
    2,417
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.749
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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350,262
World Rank
18,416
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics | Quantum Physics | Scanning Probe Microscopy | Topological Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,170
  • Last 5 Years
    2,633
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.831
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