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Highly Cited Researchers 669 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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4,087
World Rank
9
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational Waves | Black Holes | Effective Field Theory | High Energy Astrophysics | Testing General Relativit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,155
  • Last 5 Years
    75,426
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.776
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,630
World Rank
26
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,532
  • Last 5 Years
    20,881
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,761
World Rank
45
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbiome | Microbial ecology | Microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,517
  • Last 5 Years
    32,673
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.611
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,490
World Rank
73
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Natural Language Processing | Machine Learning | Syntactic Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,808
  • Last 5 Years
    30,485
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.712
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,583
World Rank
132
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Cryptography | Secure Computation | Computer Security | Privac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,696
  • Last 5 Years
    12,185
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,814
World Rank
133
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Human agent interaction | Multi-agent Systems | multiagent system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,490
  • Last 5 Years
    9,451
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.291
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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28,400
World Rank
153
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Cryptography | Secure Multiparty Computation (MPC

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,918
  • Last 5 Years
    12,517
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,339
World Rank
160
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Concurrency Theory | Model Checking | Runtime verification | Software Testing | Program Synthesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,300
  • Last 5 Years
    3,815
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.135
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,993
World Rank
165
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,873
  • Last 5 Years
    6,228
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.223
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,322
World Rank
180
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Natural Language Processing | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,471
  • Last 5 Years
    11,486
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.434
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,785
World Rank
187
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular genetics | genomics | and developmental biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,201
  • Last 5 Years
    3,610
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.138
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,183
World Rank
214
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,990
  • Last 5 Years
    8,523
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.355
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Rankings

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42,500
World Rank
264
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
RNA biology | Parasitology | cancer biology | nanotechnology | microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,817
  • Last 5 Years
    8,452
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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44,741
World Rank
282
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,028
  • Last 5 Years
    7,807
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.371
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,866
World Rank
286
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
population genetics | nephrology | chronic kidney disease | . evolutionary medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,637
  • Last 5 Years
    5,592
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.271
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,974
World Rank
288
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Lithium ion Batteries | EQC

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,596
  • Last 5 Years
    8,596
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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46,643
World Rank
295
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
algal biotechnology | Coral ecophysiology | photosynthesis | marine biomineralization | ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,376
  • Last 5 Years
    5,753
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,541
World Rank
305
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Qauntum walks | statistical physics | single molecule dynamics | weak ergodicity breaking | infinite ergodic theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,799
  • Last 5 Years
    7,786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.393
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,573
World Rank
306
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,791
  • Last 5 Years
    5,446
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.275
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,953
World Rank
310
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,686
  • Last 5 Years
    8,167
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.415
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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50,853
World Rank
327
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,149
  • Last 5 Years
    10,340
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.540
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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50,898
World Rank
332
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,138
  • Last 5 Years
    9,176
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.479
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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55,285
World Rank
366
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,985
  • Last 5 Years
    3,599
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.200
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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55,458
World Rank
368
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine learning | AI | Machine perceptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,944
  • Last 5 Years
    13,249
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.738
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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59,721
World Rank
394
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
machine learning | deep learning | computer vision | signal processing | NL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,969
  • Last 5 Years
    9,743
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.574
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