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Highly Cited Researchers 1.026 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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32,010
World Rank
43
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil and Water Engineering and Conservation
Geochemistry of Trace Elements | Soil and water pollution by toxic metals | Remediation of toxic metals contaminated soils and water

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,683
  • Last 5 Years
    23,481
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.880
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Rankings

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36,462
World Rank
50
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Animal Science | Environmental Science | WEF Nexus | Sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,362
  • Last 5 Years
    22,962
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.943
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Rankings

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44,505
World Rank
56
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics | Continuum Mechanics | Theory of Elasticit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,134
  • Last 5 Years
    13,212
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.625
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,791
World Rank
76
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination | Water-Energy Nexus | Solar Energy Applications | Nanomaterials' Application

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,555
  • Last 5 Years
    15,571
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.941
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Rankings

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64,842
World Rank
80
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination | Evaporation | Nanofluid Applications | Heat Transfer | Solar Energy Application

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,963
  • Last 5 Years
    15,012
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.940
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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73,821
World Rank
101
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination - Renewable energy system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,451
  • Last 5 Years
    12,740
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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Rankings

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99,084
World Rank
139
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence | Microgrids | Hybrid Power systems | Renewable Energy Source

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,324
  • Last 5 Years
    10,054
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.888
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Rankings

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114,796
World Rank
182
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Nano selenium | Nano nutrients | nanofibers | Plant nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,974
  • Last 5 Years
    8,624
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.865
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Rankings

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129,311
World Rank
212
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,966
  • Last 5 Years
    8,052
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.898
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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156,036
World Rank
275
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanochemistry - Photochemistry- Sensors - Wearable device

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,546
  • Last 5 Years
    5,883
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.780
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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173,008
World Rank
321
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,829
  • Last 5 Years
    6,490
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.950
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Rankings

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197,308
World Rank
385
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Sciences | Agricultural Botany | Plant physiology | plant Anatomy | Biotic and Abiotic stres

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,996
  • Last 5 Years
    5,596
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.933
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Rankings

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214,937
World Rank
445
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Population Ecology | Wetland Ecology | Ecological Modeling | Carbon Sequestration | Phytoremediatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,488
  • Last 5 Years
    4,777
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.870
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Rankings

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229,722
World Rank
491
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Pathology | Reactive oxygen species | antioxidant

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,121
  • Last 5 Years
    4,387
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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234,668
World Rank
510
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Food biotechnology | Food Safety | Natural Product

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,008
  • Last 5 Years
    3,413
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.682
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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259,858
World Rank
601
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Education / Education (Other, All)
Inorganic chemistry | Nanochemistry | Water treatmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,489
  • Last 5 Years
    3,392
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.756
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Rankings

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264,776
World Rank
620
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Plant nutrition | soil microbiology | soil ecology | environmental pollutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,395
  • Last 5 Years
    3,709
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.844
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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271,248
World Rank
649
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Soft Computing | Image Processing | Solar Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,281
  • Last 5 Years
    1,875
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.438
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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271,852
World Rank
652
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics | Solid Mechanics | Nanostructure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,270
  • Last 5 Years
    2,888
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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278,837
World Rank
684
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,149
  • Last 5 Years
    3,241
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.781
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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279,746
World Rank
690
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,133
  • Last 5 Years
    3,569
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.864
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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284,117
World Rank
701
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination | Solar Still | Adsorption Coolin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,060
  • Last 5 Years
    3,582
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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Rankings

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288,954
World Rank
716
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Artificial intelligence - Medical research - Explainable AI - Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,983
  • Last 5 Years
    3,953
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.992
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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293,610
World Rank
734
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Science | Pattern Recognition | Computer Vision | Artificial Intelligence | Biomedica

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,910
  • Last 5 Years
    3,842
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.983
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Rankings

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295,453
World Rank
742
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
semiconductors | photovoltaic | optoelectronics | 2D-Materials | nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,882
  • Last 5 Years
    1,948
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.502
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