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Highly Cited Researchers 1.730 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 1.730 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35
World Rank
United States
20
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Zhong Lin Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanogenerator | self-powered sensors/systems | blue energy | piezotronics | piezo-phototronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    515,952
  • Last 5 Years
    284,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.551
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Rankings

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419
World Rank
United States
174
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Younan Xia
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Nanomaterials | Biomedicine | Imaging | Energy | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    281,150
  • Last 5 Years
    78,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.278
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Rankings

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547
World Rank
United States
214
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
John L Wood
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    259,843
  • Last 5 Years
    93,016
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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Rankings

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1,413
World Rank
United States
596
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Mostafa A El Sayed
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanoscience | nanotechnology | nanomedicine | nanocatalysis | nanosensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,125
  • Last 5 Years
    43,902
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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1,630
World Rank
United States
694
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Ian F Akyildiz
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless Commu5G/6G Wireless Systems | Intelligent Surfaces | Nano-scale and Molecular Communication | Underwater and CubeSats Co

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    156,965
  • Last 5 Years
    35,691
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.227
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Rankings

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1,753
World Rank
United States
749
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Naman Goyal
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Natural Language Processing | Machine Learning | Deep Learning | Computer Visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    152,001
  • Last 5 Years
    151,184
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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Rankings

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1,957
World Rank
United States
848
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Laura Cadonati
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Astrophysics | Gravitational Wave

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    143,605
  • Last 5 Years
    92,523
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.644
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Rankings

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2,895
World Rank
United States
1,322
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Devi Parikh
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Generative AI | AI for Creativity | Computer Vision | Natural Language Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    117,174
  • Last 5 Years
    101,797
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.869
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Rankings

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3,137
World Rank
United States
1,439
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Deirdre Shoemaker
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics | Black Holes | Gravitational Waves | General Relativit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    112,427
  • Last 5 Years
    83,408
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.742
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Rankings

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3,182
World Rank
United States
1,462
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Naresh Malhotra
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
marketing | consumer behavior | statistics | psychology | research methodolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    111,552
  • Last 5 Years
    40,362
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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Rankings

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4,072
World Rank
United States
1,869
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Dhruv Batra
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
AI | Machine Learning | Computer Visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,452
  • Last 5 Years
    86,082
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.883
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Rankings

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4,179
World Rank
United States
1,922
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
James Hays
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Robotics | Machine Learning | A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,970
  • Last 5 Years
    75,839
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.790
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Rankings

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4,402
World Rank
United States
2,024
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Meilin Liu
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Batteries | Fuel Cells | Solid State Ionics | Energy Materials | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    92,858
  • Last 5 Years
    50,442
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.543
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Rankings

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4,862
World Rank
United States
2,243
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Seth Marder
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Materials | Organic Electronics | Surface Modifcation | Perovskit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    87,480
  • Last 5 Years
    26,790
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.306
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Rankings

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4,904
World Rank
United States
2,263
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Chin Hui Lee
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Signal Processing | Speech | Language | Multimedia | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    86,950
  • Last 5 Years
    27,136
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.312
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Rankings

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4,932
World Rank
United States
2,273
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Walt A De Heer *
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
graphene | clusters | nanotubes | nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    86,728
  • Last 5 Years
    13,821
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.159
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Rankings

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6,114
World Rank
United States
2,800
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Sudarshan Ghonge
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational Wave Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,576
  • Last 5 Years
    63,359
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.827
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Rankings

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6,496
World Rank
United States
2,978
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Randall W Engle
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
cognitive psychology | individual differences | attention control | intelligence | working memor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    73,837
  • Last 5 Years
    22,152
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.300
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Rankings

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7,190
World Rank
United States
3,307
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Arkadi Nemirovski
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
optimization | operations research | convex optimization | nonparametric statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,245
  • Last 5 Years
    23,303
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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Rankings

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7,331
World Rank
United States
3,373
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Mark Prausnitz
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,402
  • Last 5 Years
    29,217
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.427
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Rankings

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7,718
World Rank
United States
3,563
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
William Koros
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
separations | membranes | sorbents | hollow fiber

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,141
  • Last 5 Years
    21,129
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.319
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Rankings

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8,600
World Rank
United States
3,968
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Mg Finn
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemical biology | synthetic and materials chemistry | immunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,806
  • Last 5 Years
    19,554
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.316
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Rankings

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9,057
World Rank
United States
4,193
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
George Nemhauser
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
operations researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,739
  • Last 5 Years
    13,608
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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Rankings

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11,030
World Rank
United States
5,098
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Gleb Yushin
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
batteries | lithium | solid state | nanocomposites | nanowire

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,734
  • Last 5 Years
    24,816
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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Rankings

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11,035
World Rank
United States
5,102
Country Rank
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Ignacio Taboada
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, United States
Natural Sciences / Physics
Neutrino Astrophysics | Particle Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,725
  • Last 5 Years
    28,018
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.531
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