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Highly Cited Researchers 321 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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6,228
World Rank
79
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science | Plant Biology | Functional Genomics | Metabolomics | Plant Biochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,206
  • Last 5 Years
    31,072
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.408
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Rankings

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7,978
World Rank
104
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
neuroscience | psychiatry | biomarker | translationa

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,169
  • Last 5 Years
    31,730
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,218
World Rank
150
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,412
  • Last 5 Years
    24,394
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,551
World Rank
261
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Gravitational lensing | Dark matte

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,357
  • Last 5 Years
    24,657
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.678
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Rankings

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20,750
World Rank
267
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
Neurology | Neuroscience | Immuolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,869
  • Last 5 Years
    17,703
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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28,352
World Rank
394
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
腫瘍ゲノム 機能性RNA マイクロRN

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,040
  • Last 5 Years
    7,598
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.262
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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28,634
World Rank
400
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Mycology
Innate Immunity | RLR | VIrus | Interferon | RN

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,969
  • Last 5 Years
    7,388
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.255
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Rankings

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47,101
World Rank
700
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Oncology
Oncology | Surgery | Transplantatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,421
  • Last 5 Years
    9,026
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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47,277
World Rank
704
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,271
  • Last 5 Years
    5,961
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.294
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,611
World Rank
734
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,884
  • Last 5 Years
    7,676
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.386
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Rankings

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59,378
World Rank
952
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Biogeoscience | Earth System | Terrestrial Remote Sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,302
  • Last 5 Years
    13,880
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.802
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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64,111
World Rank
1,037
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
アレルギー、自己免

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,190
  • Last 5 Years
    5,008
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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Rankings

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67,668
World Rank
1,109
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biology | Phamacognosy | Plant Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,543
  • Last 5 Years
    6,518
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.419
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Rankings

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71,348
World Rank
1,189
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
organic electronics | photoemission spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,864
  • Last 5 Years
    3,116
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.210
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Rankings

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74,076
World Rank
1,237
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
remote sensing | disaster | earthquake | stochastic mechanic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,362
  • Last 5 Years
    3,869
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.269
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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79,408
World Rank
1,353
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Biofluids | Computational biomechanics | Animal flight | Hemodynamics | Biomimetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,684
  • Last 5 Years
    6,082
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.444
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Rankings

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90,778
World Rank
1,593
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,214
  • Last 5 Years
    2,561
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.210
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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93,920
World Rank
1,656
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,944
  • Last 5 Years
    7,249
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.607
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Rankings

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103,816
World Rank
1,871
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science | soil microbiology | environment | greenhouse ga

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,930
  • Last 5 Years
    4,075
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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108,272
World Rank
1,966
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,521
  • Last 5 Years
    4,186
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.398
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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114,535
World Rank
2,100
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
物性理論、材料科学、ナノサイエン

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,982
  • Last 5 Years
    2,263
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.227
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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118,804
World Rank
2,186
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Physics
astronomy | astrophysics | physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,708
  • Last 5 Years
    2,653
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.273
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Rankings

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119,323
World Rank
2,196
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | supramolecular chemistry | self-assembly | organic material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,665
  • Last 5 Years
    3,928
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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Rankings

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123,409
World Rank
2,266
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / General Surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery | Endoscopic surgery | Sentinel lymph node surger

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,390
  • Last 5 Years
    2,930
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.312
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Rankings

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128,683
World Rank
2,401
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Stochastic Optimization | Dynamic Programming | Fuzzy Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,997
  • Last 5 Years
    1,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.148
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