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Highly Cited Researchers 551 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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8,261
World Rank
9
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Phytotoxicity and Phytoremidiation of heavy metals and industrial effluents | stress physiology | Environmental Science | biocha

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,402
  • Last 5 Years
    52,239
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.824
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Rankings

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13,376
World Rank
12
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant stress physiology | Silicon | Biochar | Nanoparticles | Cereal crop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,868
  • Last 5 Years
    41,691
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.890
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,233
World Rank
13
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,135
World Rank
61
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Fluid Dynamics | Partial Differential Equations | Numerical Methods | Integral Transform

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,603
  • Last 5 Years
    20,492
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.868
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Rankings

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57,292
World Rank
100
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Sciences | Plant Ecophysiology | Biofortificatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,520
  • Last 5 Years
    11,835
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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Rankings

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74,806
World Rank
141
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Physical | Polymers & Material Chemistry | Bionanocomposites | Bio-functionalized synthetic polymer

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,291
  • Last 5 Years
    10,361
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.725
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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84,332
World Rank
159
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Analysis | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | Biochemical Pharmacology | Metabolic Disorder | Endocrine Disrupting Chemic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,957
  • Last 5 Years
    10,195
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.787
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Rankings

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86,763
World Rank
165
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Development of rapid and non-invasive techniques in food analytic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,662
  • Last 5 Years
    9,107
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.719
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Rankings

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100,898
World Rank
196
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Ecotoxicology | climate change & air pollution | solid waste management | waste wate

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,151
  • Last 5 Years
    9,537
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.855
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Rankings

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102,376
World Rank
200
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Pharmaceutical Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,010
  • Last 5 Years
    6,892
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.626
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Rankings

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103,675
World Rank
204
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Fish Nutrition | Fisheries | Aquaculture | Fish Ecology | Life Science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,896
  • Last 5 Years
    7,784
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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Rankings

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107,357
World Rank
214
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | polymer | material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,568
  • Last 5 Years
    6,863
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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Rankings

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111,290
World Rank
229
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Molecular Genetics | Microbiome | Probiotics | Oncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,243
  • Last 5 Years
    9,541
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.931
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Rankings

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120,013
World Rank
258
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Stress Physiology | seed priming | foliar spray | salt tolerance | drought toleranc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,584
  • Last 5 Years
    6,683
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.697
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Rankings

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120,555
World Rank
262
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant-microbiome interactions | Bioremediation | Plant disease diagnosis | Environmental Biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,543
  • Last 5 Years
    8,758
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.918
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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126,898
World Rank
286
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biotechnology | Plant Physiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,111
  • Last 5 Years
    8,151
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.895
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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139,275
World Rank
330
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Mechanics | Heat Transfer | Phase Change Materials | Numerical Simulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,388
  • Last 5 Years
    8,245
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.983
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Rankings

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142,583
World Rank
343
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell and molecular biology | Human molecular genetics | bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,212
  • Last 5 Years
    5,962
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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147,855
World Rank
355
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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154,017
World Rank
374
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
virology | molecular medicine | infectious diseases | immunology | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,639
  • Last 5 Years
    5,842
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.765
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Rankings

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156,800
World Rank
389
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nantural Product | Environmental Chemistry | Material Science | Textile Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,512
  • Last 5 Years
    5,969
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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174,412
World Rank
461
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Biogeochemistry | Nutrient cycling | Biochar | SO

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,777
  • Last 5 Years
    5,732
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.846
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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180,012
World Rank
476
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
integral inequalities | special functions | fractional Calculus | Time scale Analysis | optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,570
  • Last 5 Years
    6,091
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.927
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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180,456
World Rank
478
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology | Life Sciences | Wastewater Treatment | Bionanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,554
  • Last 5 Years
    5,131
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.783
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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183,211
World Rank
495
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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