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Highly Cited Researchers 1.735 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

Citation Rankings highlight the world’s Highly Cited Researchers based on total and recent 5-year citation counts. These rankings reveal how widely and consistently a researcher’s work is cited, reflecting their level of scientific influence. Data is analyzed using near real-time metrics, with special attention to unethical practices and manipulative behaviors. To ensure transparency and data integrity, the reporting of potential violations is actively encouraged. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines. This ranking is unique to the AD Scientific Index.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,174
World Rank
37
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    129,644
  • Last 5 Years
    99,834
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.770
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,457
World Rank
67
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    102,018
  • Last 5 Years
    76,231
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.747
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,299
World Rank
134
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Image Processing | Generative AI | Deep Learning | Biometric

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,647
  • Last 5 Years
    66,273
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.832
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,424
World Rank
141
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water Treatment Processes | Environmental Nanotechnology | Advanced Oxidation | Membrane Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,533
  • Last 5 Years
    57,054
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,094
World Rank
252
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Robust Control - Networked Control Systems - Signal Processing - Control Application

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,499
  • Last 5 Years
    20,967
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,253
World Rank
337
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,998
  • Last 5 Years
    19,107
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.361
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,740
World Rank
428
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Multi-functional composites | Micro-nano mechanics | Thermal insulation composite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,254
  • Last 5 Years
    32,541
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.704
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,211
World Rank
533
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,481
  • Last 5 Years
    20,550
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.495
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,223
World Rank
620
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Smart materials and structures | Shape memory polymers | Electroactive polymers | Structural health monitoring | 4D Printin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,319
  • Last 5 Years
    25,779
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,365
World Rank
626
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,128
  • Last 5 Years
    22,408
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.588
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,708
World Rank
638
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Polymer Science and Engineering | Chemical Engineering and Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,643
  • Last 5 Years
    21,345
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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18,457
World Rank
671
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Fuel cells | Lithium-ion battery | Nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,660
  • Last 5 Years
    20,068
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.547
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,701
World Rank
688
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
AI & Data Science | Structural Health Monitoring | Fluid Dynamics & Wind Engineering | Structural Dynamics | Smart Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,326
  • Last 5 Years
    25,102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.691
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,213
World Rank
750
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
composite materials | Ceramics | infrared optical material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,513
  • Last 5 Years
    21,299
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.617
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,337
World Rank
754
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | machine learning | computer visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,385
  • Last 5 Years
    14,728
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,477
World Rank
761
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Inorganic Nanomaterials | Renewable Energy | Electrocatalysis | Photocatalysis | Plasmon Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,205
  • Last 5 Years
    23,542
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,556
World Rank
766
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Natural Language Processing | Social Computing | Question Answering | Information Extraction | Computational Linguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,119
  • Last 5 Years
    20,032
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.587
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,934
World Rank
776
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Management in Nanoscale | computational material scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,739
  • Last 5 Years
    19,816
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.587
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,135
World Rank
949
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Geographical Information Science | Remote sensing | Spatial Optimization Land use simulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,984
  • Last 5 Years
    23,338
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,480
World Rank
966
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
microbial fuel cell | microbial electrochemical syste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,701
  • Last 5 Years
    18,545
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.624
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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26,263
World Rank
998
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Physics
Spectroscopic Measurement

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,084
  • Last 5 Years
    16,745
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.576
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,790
World Rank
1,057
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Smart materials | Shape memory polymers | dielectric elastomer

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,056
  • Last 5 Years
    17,656
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.629
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,809
World Rank
1,059
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Intelligent Systems and Contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,037
  • Last 5 Years
    12,854
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.458
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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28,902
World Rank
1,109
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Image Processing | Pattern Recognition | Computer Vision | Deep Learning | Biometric

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,347
  • Last 5 Years
    17,935
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35,289
World Rank
1,399
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Big Data Analysis | Networking | Databas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,809
  • Last 5 Years
    6,180
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.260
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