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.
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Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Applied Microeconomics | Development Economics | Environmental Economics | Performance Analysi
Applied Microeconomics | Development Economics | Environmental Economics | Performance Analysi
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Total19,706
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Last 5 Years9,110
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Last 5 Years / Total0.462
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Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Computational Mechanics | Finite Element Methods | Scientific Computin
Computational Mechanics | Finite Element Methods | Scientific Computin
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Total15,459
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Last 5 Years5,494
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Last 5 Years / Total0.355
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Total13,981
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Last 5 Years4,270
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Last 5 Years / Total0.305
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Business & Management / Business Administration
Strategy - strategy as practice | strategic change | family business | ownership and governanc
Strategy - strategy as practice | strategic change | family business | ownership and governanc
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Total13,329
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Last 5 Years4,259
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Last 5 Years / Total0.320
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Total11,335
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Last 5 Years6,118
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Last 5 Years / Total0.540
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Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Leadership development | leadership | co-production | adult development | leadership development syste
Leadership development | leadership | co-production | adult development | leadership development syste
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Total10,903
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Last 5 Years8,144
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Last 5 Years / Total0.747
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Citation Metrics
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Total9,900
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Last 5 Years5,198
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Last 5 Years / Total0.525
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Citation Metrics
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Total9,077
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Last 5 Years4,732
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Last 5 Years / Total0.521
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Total7,167
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Last 5 Years3,031
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Last 5 Years / Total0.423
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Business & Management / Business Administration
Design-led Innovation | Business Studios | Leadership | Change | Arts-based Managemen
Design-led Innovation | Business Studios | Leadership | Change | Arts-based Managemen
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Total7,012
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Last 5 Years2,045
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Last 5 Years / Total0.292
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Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Forest Finance | Climate Finance | Impact Investing | ESG | Portfolio Optimizatio
Forest Finance | Climate Finance | Impact Investing | ESG | Portfolio Optimizatio
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Total6,589
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Last 5 Years3,304
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Last 5 Years / Total0.501
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Citation Metrics
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Total6,341
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Last 5 Years5,783
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Last 5 Years / Total0.912
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13
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Total5,916
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Last 5 Years2,992
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Last 5 Years / Total0.506
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14
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Automation in Construction | Building Information Management | Cognitive Digital Twins | Blockchai
Automation in Construction | Building Information Management | Cognitive Digital Twins | Blockchai
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Total5,491
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Last 5 Years5,009
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Last 5 Years / Total0.912
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Citation Metrics
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Total5,025
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Last 5 Years1,700
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Last 5 Years / Total0.338
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Total4,963
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Last 5 Years2,765
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Last 5 Years / Total0.557
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17
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic theory | knowledge capital and growth | regional economics | creativity analysi
Economic theory | knowledge capital and growth | regional economics | creativity analysi
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Total4,897
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Last 5 Years758
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Last 5 Years / Total0.155
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Total4,737
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Last 5 Years2,637
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Last 5 Years / Total0.557
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19
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial teams New venture teams start-ups Firm entry Firm exit Failure F
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial teams New venture teams start-ups Firm entry Firm exit Failure F
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Total4,343
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Last 5 Years2,335
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Last 5 Years / Total0.538
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Education / Early Childhood Education
Early childhood intervention | Early Childhood Education and Car
Early childhood intervention | Early Childhood Education and Car
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Total4,258
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Last 5 Years1,392
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Last 5 Years / Total0.327
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Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
operations management | production system development | integration between product development and productio
operations management | production system development | integration between product development and productio
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Total3,570
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Last 5 Years2,144
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Last 5 Years / Total0.601
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Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Visual Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Human-computer interactio
Visual Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Human-computer interactio
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Total2,954
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Last 5 Years1,886
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Last 5 Years / Total0.638
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Multidisciplinary research | environment | lighting | ecology | traffic safet
Multidisciplinary research | environment | lighting | ecology | traffic safet
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Total2,792
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Last 5 Years2,085
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Last 5 Years / Total0.747
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Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Soft Computing | Data Mining | Conformal Predictio
Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Soft Computing | Data Mining | Conformal Predictio
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Total2,618
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Last 5 Years1,673
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Last 5 Years / Total0.639
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Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
numerical analysis | computational mathematics | finite element methods | XFE
numerical analysis | computational mathematics | finite element methods | XFE
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Total2,611
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Last 5 Years924
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Last 5 Years / Total0.354
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