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Highly Cited Researchers 76 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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23,558
World Rank
6
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Physiology | Molecular breeding | stress physiology | climate change | agriculture developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,754
  • Last 5 Years
    14,051
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.429
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Rankings

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59,255
World Rank
14
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
grain quality | nutrition | climate change | seed biology | food scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,081
  • Last 5 Years
    8,886
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.520
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Rankings

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78,503
World Rank
20
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agricultural research and developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,738
  • Last 5 Years
    7,300
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.531
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Rankings

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108,445
World Rank
24
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition | Health | Food systems | Maternal and Child Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,477
  • Last 5 Years
    8,559
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.817
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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110,488
World Rank
25
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Genetic Diversity | Bioinformatics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,309
  • Last 5 Years
    5,220
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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126,261
World Rank
29
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
rice | agronomy | soil and nutrient managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,155
  • Last 5 Years
    6,549
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.715
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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144,531
World Rank
35
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular rice breeding | abiotic stress | grain quality | biotic stress | hybrid rice

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,108
  • Last 5 Years
    5,023
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.620
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Rankings

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151,633
World Rank
36
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Molecular studies on plant abiotic stress tolerance | rice grain developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,758
  • Last 5 Years
    2,644
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.341
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Rankings

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167,745
World Rank
45
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food and nutrition security | food systems | food policy | value chain analysis | behavioral economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,037
  • Last 5 Years
    4,204
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.597
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Rankings

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167,581
World Rank
44
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovative breeding | Trait discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,043
  • Last 5 Years
    5,179
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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190,145
World Rank
50
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,223
  • Last 5 Years
    4,074
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.655
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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197,318
World Rank
54
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cereals | rice | breeding | genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,996
  • Last 5 Years
    3,789
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.632
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Rankings

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197,644
World Rank
55
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
root | drought | rice | plant nutrition | abiotic stres

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,986
  • Last 5 Years
    4,046
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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Rankings

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218,986
World Rank
65
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant genetics | plant breeding | agronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,383
  • Last 5 Years
    2,617
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.486
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Rankings

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230,249
World Rank
73
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
Rice breeding | biofortification | human nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,109
  • Last 5 Years
    2,755
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.539
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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249,475
World Rank
86
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,690
  • Last 5 Years
    1,664
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.355
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Rankings

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251,866
World Rank
89
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Virology | plant protectio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,641
  • Last 5 Years
    2,624
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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270,072
World Rank
95
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant breeding | abiotic stresses | genetics | drought | genetic marker

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,302
  • Last 5 Years
    2,601
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.605
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Rankings

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295,563
World Rank
106
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
GIS | remote sensing | spatial analysis | technology adoption | land use modellin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,880
  • Last 5 Years
    2,568
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.662
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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320,098
World Rank
117
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics | Data analysis | Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,536
  • Last 5 Years
    2,896
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.819
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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326,788
World Rank
123
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Wild rice | Gene mapping and cloning | Molecular breeding | Genome editin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,451
  • Last 5 Years
    1,669
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.484
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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347,412
World Rank
142
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,202
  • Last 5 Years
    1,963
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.613
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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410,855
World Rank
174
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social sciences | gender studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,589
  • Last 5 Years
    1,021
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.394
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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407,041
World Rank
170
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Quality Assessments | Food Safety | Nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,620
  • Last 5 Years
    2,261
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.863
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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478,220
World Rank
222
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Pathology | Biological control of plant diseases | Rice | abiotic and biotic stresses in plant

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,100
  • Last 5 Years
    1,436
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.684
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