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Highly Cited Researchers 1.135 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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23,159
World Rank
185
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Silkworm silks | fibroin | sericin | biomaterials | 3D cancer modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,117
  • Last 5 Years
    18,600
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.562
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Rankings

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26,562
World Rank
219
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Nanoparticle Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry | Micellar Chemistry | Catalysis and Spectroscopy

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,248
  • Last 5 Years
    9,820
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.325
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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40,057
World Rank
346
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,789
  • Last 5 Years
    9,325
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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43,424
World Rank
386
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,510
  • Last 5 Years
    10,114
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,803
World Rank
420
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Intelligent Sensing | Wireless Sensor Networks | Internet of Thing

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,683
  • Last 5 Years
    11,605
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.561
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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49,316
World Rank
486
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial intelligence & Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,605
  • Last 5 Years
    8,601
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.439
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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53,297
World Rank
539
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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58,997
World Rank
627
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Microbial fuel cell | Anaerobic wastewater treatment | Bioelectrochemistry | Environmental Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,142
  • Last 5 Years
    12,756
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.744
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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59,568
World Rank
643
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water and Wastewater treatment | Wastewater recycling and reuse | Urban Environmental Planning | Wate

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,009
  • Last 5 Years
    11,074
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.651
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Rankings

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65,431
World Rank
732
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Process Biotechnology | Biorefinery with carbon capture & waste valorization | Biosurfactants & Biopolymers | Algal Biofuels & Bio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,859
  • Last 5 Years
    8,791
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.554
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Rankings

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79,974
World Rank
989
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Spatial Data Science | Cloud Computing | Fog and Edge Computing | Io

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,528
  • Last 5 Years
    10,068
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.744
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Rankings

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80,359
World Rank
991
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Semiconductor | SiGe | Nanostructures | Si heterostructure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,477
  • Last 5 Years
    6,305
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.468
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Rankings

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80,796
World Rank
998
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Side Channel Analysis | Hardware Security | Computer Architecture | Fault Tolerance | Hardware Implementations of Complex Algorithm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,418
  • Last 5 Years
    8,301
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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Rankings

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81,375
World Rank
1,006
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Chemistry | Nanomaterials | Energy generation and storag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,344
  • Last 5 Years
    8,173
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.612
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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83,913
World Rank
1,057
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine learning | pattern recognition | data mining | information retrieva

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,008
  • Last 5 Years
    5,354
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.412
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Rankings

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84,761
World Rank
1,067
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Circular Engineering | Decarbonization | ESG Framework Devlopment | Integrated Waste Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,903
  • Last 5 Years
    10,531
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.816
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Rankings

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85,632
World Rank
1,083
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Polymer nanocomposites | nanomaterials | Self-healing materials | food packaging | green technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,794
  • Last 5 Years
    9,660
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.755
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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86,854
World Rank
1,106
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,652
  • Last 5 Years
    8,123
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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91,350
World Rank
1,205
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Groundwater Modeling | Integrated Water Management | Rainwater Harvesting | Artificial Recharge | Seawater Intrusio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,131
  • Last 5 Years
    7,851
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.647
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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91,605
World Rank
1,210
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,103
  • Last 5 Years
    6,705
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.554
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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98,361
World Rank
1,337
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence | NLP | Network Science | Machine Learning | Social Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,392
  • Last 5 Years
    6,199
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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100,862
World Rank
1,375
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
AI/ML in Manufacturing | BCI in Manuf | Expt and Num Analyses in Manuf | Ultrafast Cooling Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,154
  • Last 5 Years
    7,339
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.658
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Rankings

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108,293
World Rank
1,528
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Hydraulic Engineering | Hydrodynamics | Fluvial Hydraulics | Sediment Transport | Open Channel Flo

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,489
  • Last 5 Years
    5,309
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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110,774
World Rank
1,576
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Engineering | Environmental Nanotechnology | Heterogeneous Photocatalysis | Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,285
  • Last 5 Years
    6,005
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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Rankings

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121,074
World Rank
1,791
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mining | Green Materials | Environmental Nanotechnology | Industrial Ecology | La

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,509
  • Last 5 Years
    7,137
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.751
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