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Highly Cited Researchers 179 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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12,668
World Rank
159
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmic Ray Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,408
  • Last 5 Years
    10,483
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.217
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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53,762
World Rank
841
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,648
World Rank
987
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,569
  • Last 5 Years
    8,023
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.484
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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62,178
World Rank
1,000
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Medical AI | Medical Image Evaluation | Analysis | Processing & Recognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,456
  • Last 5 Years
    7,122
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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77,859
World Rank
1,325
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Medical Imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,814
  • Last 5 Years
    5,491
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.397
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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83,547
World Rank
1,434
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes | Obesity | Metabolism | Nutrition | Endocrinolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,040
  • Last 5 Years
    5,665
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.434
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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84,036
World Rank
1,444
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,978
  • Last 5 Years
    3,131
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.241
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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85,749
World Rank
1,481
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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86,570
World Rank
1,495
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Solar cells | Photovoltaics | Ellipsometry | Optical characterizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,669
  • Last 5 Years
    4,710
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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Rankings

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87,374
World Rank
1,517
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Fermented food | Radiation biology | Environmental biology | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,579
  • Last 5 Years
    3,351
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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103,986
World Rank
1,875
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,855
  • Last 5 Years
    2,120
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.195
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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113,125
World Rank
2,068
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Medicinal chemistry | Organic chemistry | Chemical biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,089
  • Last 5 Years
    3,700
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.367
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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116,472
World Rank
2,141
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,838
  • Last 5 Years
    4,021
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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123,694
World Rank
2,271
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,321
  • Last 5 Years
    3,947
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.423
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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127,798
World Rank
2,376
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,048
  • Last 5 Years
    5,573
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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133,426
World Rank
2,504
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,710
  • Last 5 Years
    3,612
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.415
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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133,834
World Rank
2,513
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell Membrane Biology | Single Molecule Imagin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,687
  • Last 5 Years
    2,990
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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143,037
World Rank
2,718
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biotechnology | Plant Physiology | Plant Nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,177
  • Last 5 Years
    3,789
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.463
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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154,695
World Rank
2,984
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Vitreoretinal surgery | Retinal diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,600
  • Last 5 Years
    2,391
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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168,935
World Rank
3,274
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Supramolecular NanoBio Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,981
  • Last 5 Years
    1,915
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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173,489
World Rank
3,370
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
skin science | medical chemistry | beauty & health scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,803
  • Last 5 Years
    2,237
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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182,288
World Rank
3,577
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Genomics | Transcriptional Regulation | Chloroplast

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,483
  • Last 5 Years
    2,508
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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186,325
World Rank
3,650
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Molecular Biology | Structural Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,345
  • Last 5 Years
    1,638
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.258
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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187,619
World Rank
3,686
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochemistry | Biology | Analytical chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,300
  • Last 5 Years
    2,815
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.447
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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189,685
World Rank
3,742
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolutionary biology | genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,231
  • Last 5 Years
    1,945
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.312
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