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Highly Cited Researchers 293 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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476
World Rank
191
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,221
World Rank
1,479
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Others
virology | immunology | pathogenesis | vaccines | pandemic preparednes

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    110,712
  • Last 5 Years
    78,747
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.711
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,523
World Rank
2,537
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
Vaccines | Immunology | Flow Cytometry | Technology | HI

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,128
  • Last 5 Years
    26,870
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.331
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,872
World Rank
2,695
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Primary Immune Deficiencies | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | gene therapy | immune dysregulation | thymu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,402
  • Last 5 Years
    35,376
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,397
World Rank
2,929
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
Immunology | infectious diseases | immune regulation | microbiota | tissue immunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,352
  • Last 5 Years
    36,293
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.488
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,408
World Rank
3,410
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
virolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,900
  • Last 5 Years
    49,638
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.731
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,639
World Rank
372
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,806
World Rank
3,599
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Tuberculosis | Drug Discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,573
  • Last 5 Years
    20,113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.307
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,321
World Rank
4,317
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
bacterial pathogenesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,748
  • Last 5 Years
    25,621
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.436
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,230
World Rank
4,711
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Virology Immunology Cell Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,317
  • Last 5 Years
    13,838
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.250
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,489
World Rank
4,845
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,441
  • Last 5 Years
    19,141
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.352
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,995
World Rank
471
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
infectious diseases | virology | HI

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,801
  • Last 5 Years
    21,542
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.408
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,672
World Rank
5,374
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
Influenz

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,865
  • Last 5 Years
    17,480
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.344
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Rankings

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12,080
World Rank
5,558
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
B cell immunology | cell migration | inflammatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,783
  • Last 5 Years
    13,277
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.267
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Rankings

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13,385
World Rank
6,132
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
biochemistry | physiology | pharmacology | transcriptomics | entomolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,778
  • Last 5 Years
    11,617
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,432
World Rank
6,157
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,687
  • Last 5 Years
    13,501
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.289
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,570
World Rank
634
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
tuberculosis | immunology | autophagy | biological therapy | Covid-1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,676
  • Last 5 Years
    22,585
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.529
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,880
World Rank
7,257
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Bacteriology | Infectious diseases | Host defens

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,160
  • Last 5 Years
    13,297
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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Rankings

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18,500
World Rank
8,375
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
bioinformatics | genomics | data scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,258
  • Last 5 Years
    6,613
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.173
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,941
World Rank
8,984
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Vaccines | Virus-Specific Immunit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,422
  • Last 5 Years
    9,533
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.262
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Rankings

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20,784
World Rank
9,359
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
Immunology | autoimmunity | lymphom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,446
  • Last 5 Years
    6,000
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.169
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,265
World Rank
9,983
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,243
World Rank
10,409
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,873
World Rank
11,550
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
Covid-19 | influenza | emerging infectious diseases | clinical researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,742
  • Last 5 Years
    25,561
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.831
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,327
World Rank
12,181
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
Virology | Immunology | Infectious Diseases | Vaccine

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,670
  • Last 5 Years
    29,103
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.981
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