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Highly Cited Researchers 20 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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9,743
World Rank
11
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
structure and dynamics of DNA | and RNA structure and dynamics of proteins | bioinformatics | x-ra

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,115
  • Last 5 Years
    20,447
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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149,680
World Rank
237
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,841
  • Last 5 Years
    2,940
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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180,289
World Rank
324
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
mitochondria | metabolism | cell deat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,553
  • Last 5 Years
    3,853
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.588
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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224,767
World Rank
423
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,234
  • Last 5 Years
    5,171
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.988
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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227,718
World Rank
432
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
iron metabolism | mitochondria | apoptosis | cancer | resistanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,162
  • Last 5 Years
    2,317
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.449
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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269,342
World Rank
549
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
endothelial cells | cancer | metabolism | mitochondria | scRNA-se

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,309
  • Last 5 Years
    3,986
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.925
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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313,728
World Rank
713
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Developmental and Molecular biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,616
  • Last 5 Years
    1,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.465
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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366,769
World Rank
908
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Structural Bioinformatics | Biomolecular Structure | Computational Chemistry | Molecular Modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,993
  • Last 5 Years
    1,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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377,457
World Rank
949
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Crystallography | Bioinformatics | Enzymolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,887
  • Last 5 Years
    945
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.327
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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497,192
World Rank
1,377
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Transcriptomics | Glial cells | Stroke | ALS | Spinal cord injur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,982
  • Last 5 Years
    1,699
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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545,644
World Rank
1,566
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Protein Ensemble Dynamics | Biophysics | Cytoskeleto

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,721
  • Last 5 Years
    1,249
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.726
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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624,024
World Rank
1,878
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Computational Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,381
  • Last 5 Years
    628
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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666,662
World Rank
2,051
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics | biotechnology | nanomedicine | cancer treatmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,228
  • Last 5 Years
    867
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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691,895
World Rank
2,159
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
Time-resolved biology | Genetic code expansion | IDPs | Photoreceptors | Membrane pore

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,147
  • Last 5 Years
    500
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.436
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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861,507
World Rank
2,891
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    723
  • Last 5 Years
    664
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.918
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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878,417
World Rank
2,967
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Conformational Sampling | Structural/Fragment-based design (in silico) | QM/MM and MD Simulation | Drug Discovery | Data Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    692
  • Last 5 Years
    401
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.579
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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922,319
World Rank
3,136
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    618
  • Last 5 Years
    573
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.927
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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929,171
World Rank
3,177
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    608
  • Last 5 Years
    436
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,486,968
World Rank
5,778
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Reproduction | Infertility | Biomarker | Mitochondri

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    187
  • Last 5 Years
    172
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,900,508
World Rank
7,217
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    76
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.916
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