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Highly Cited Researchers 335 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
2,446
World Rank
200
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Sports Medicine
Musculoskeletal Medicine | Orthopaedics | Sports Medicine | Tendon
Musculoskeletal Medicine | Orthopaedics | Sports Medicine | Tendon
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Total127,520
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Last 5 Years56,772
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Last 5 Years / Total0.445
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,443
World Rank
575
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Empirical Software Engineering | Software Engineering | Empirical Methods | Statistical methods | Meta-analysi
Empirical Software Engineering | Software Engineering | Empirical Methods | Statistical methods | Meta-analysi
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Total74,045
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Last 5 Years37,279
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Last 5 Years / Total0.503
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,695
World Rank
671
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total66,180
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Last 5 Years52,495
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Last 5 Years / Total0.793
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,562
World Rank
963
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total54,190
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Last 5 Years40,076
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Last 5 Years / Total0.740
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,950
World Rank
1,088
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total50,113
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Last 5 Years23,146
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Last 5 Years / Total0.462
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,136
World Rank
1,464
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total41,755
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Last 5 Years18,781
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Last 5 Years / Total0.450
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,894
World Rank
3,025
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total25,604
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Last 5 Years13,970
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Last 5 Years / Total0.546
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,709
World Rank
3,096
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Musculoskeletal health | mixed methods | complex intervention development and evaluation | primary car
Musculoskeletal health | mixed methods | complex intervention development and evaluation | primary car
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Total25,186
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Last 5 Years19,501
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Last 5 Years / Total0.774
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,927
World Rank
3,358
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total23,660
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Last 5 Years9,972
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Last 5 Years / Total0.421
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,268
World Rank
3,634
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology
Primary Care | Rheumatology | Multi-morbidity | Mental Health | Global Healt
Primary Care | Rheumatology | Multi-morbidity | Mental Health | Global Healt
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Total22,296
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Last 5 Years14,975
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Last 5 Years / Total0.672
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,569
World Rank
3,664
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total22,175
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Last 5 Years8,995
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Last 5 Years / Total0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,927
World Rank
3,878
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total21,318
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Last 5 Years19,528
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Last 5 Years / Total0.916
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,933
World Rank
3,961
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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Total20,964
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Last 5 Years11,177
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Last 5 Years / Total0.533
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,798
World Rank
4,197
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | musculoskeletal health | osteoarthritis | primary care | electronic heath recor
Epidemiology | musculoskeletal health | osteoarthritis | primary care | electronic heath recor
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Total20,017
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Last 5 Years10,143
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Last 5 Years / Total0.507
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,579
World Rank
4,507
Country Rank
15
University
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15
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
dialysis | dialysis in low resource settings | dialysis ethics | breath analysis | bioimpedanc
dialysis | dialysis in low resource settings | dialysis ethics | breath analysis | bioimpedanc
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Total18,942
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Last 5 Years8,920
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Last 5 Years / Total0.471
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,485
World Rank
4,815
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total17,937
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Last 5 Years10,254
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Last 5 Years / Total0.572
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,291
World Rank
5,382
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total16,434
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Last 5 Years3,586
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Last 5 Years / Total0.218
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,205
World Rank
5,709
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
insect-plant interactions | plant defence | biocontrol | chemical ecolog
insect-plant interactions | plant defence | biocontrol | chemical ecolog
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Total15,704
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Last 5 Years7,655
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Last 5 Years / Total0.487
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,576
World Rank
5,740
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total15,634
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Last 5 Years8,832
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Last 5 Years / Total0.565
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,799
World Rank
6,021
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total15,071
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Last 5 Years5,599
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Last 5 Years / Total0.372
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,532
World Rank
6,624
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total13,855
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Last 5 Years5,615
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Last 5 Years / Total0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,569
World Rank
6,778
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total13,570
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Last 5 Years12,761
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Last 5 Years / Total0.940
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,325
World Rank
6,848
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Physics
Stellar astrophysics | supernovae | nuclear astrophysics | stellar hydrodynamics | high-performance computin
Stellar astrophysics | supernovae | nuclear astrophysics | stellar hydrodynamics | high-performance computin
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Total13,468
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Last 5 Years6,963
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Last 5 Years / Total0.517
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,791
World Rank
7,192
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total12,884
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Last 5 Years6,086
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Last 5 Years / Total0.472
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,242
World Rank
7,220
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total12,827
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Last 5 Years8,492
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Last 5 Years / Total0.662
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