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Highly Cited Researchers 1.076 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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769
World Rank
54
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    228,542
  • Last 5 Years
    80,641
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
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Rankings

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1,683
World Rank
140
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology | mobilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    154,691
  • Last 5 Years
    41,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,879
World Rank
163
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics | Gravitational Wave

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    146,451
  • Last 5 Years
    97,974
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.669
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,241
World Rank
268
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Discourse Studies | Identity Politics | Political Communication | Populism | Gender Studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    110,333
  • Last 5 Years
    46,550
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.422
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,593
World Rank
302
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
scientific knowledge | publics | policy | ST

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    104,537
  • Last 5 Years
    22,369
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.214
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,919
World Rank
338
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental behaviour and effects of organic contaminants | passive sampling technique

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    99,490
  • Last 5 Years
    32,895
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.331
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,162
World Rank
440
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    84,475
  • Last 5 Years
    23,112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,178
World Rank
441
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Sociology
Political economy | social theory | state theory | governanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    84,309
  • Last 5 Years
    23,138
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,886
World Rank
518
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
statistics | epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,340
  • Last 5 Years
    24,264
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.310
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Rankings

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14,195
World Rank
1,297
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Coral Reefs | Fisheries | Resilience | Coral Reef Ecology | Social-Ecological System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,200
  • Last 5 Years
    25,326
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.560
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Rankings

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15,400
World Rank
1,397
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
science and technology studies | anthropology | feminist theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,963
  • Last 5 Years
    9,761
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.227
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Rankings

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16,145
World Rank
1,467
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Sociology
social practice | energy demand | consumption | everyday lif

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,744
  • Last 5 Years
    17,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.418
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,268
World Rank
1,571
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
spatial statistics | geostatistics | remote sensing | geograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,032
  • Last 5 Years
    21,251
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.531
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,402
World Rank
1,587
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,810
  • Last 5 Years
    9,664
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.243
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,465
World Rank
1,594
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Social Science
equality | political economy | social theory | ethic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,728
  • Last 5 Years
    10,677
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.269
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Rankings

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17,772
World Rank
1,618
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Conservation science | Ecology | Tropical forest

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,229
  • Last 5 Years
    24,923
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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Rankings

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18,674
World Rank
1,701
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,034
  • Last 5 Years
    10,543
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.277
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Rankings

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19,544
World Rank
1,787
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Corpus linguistics | applied linguistics | discourse analysis | linguistics | English languag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,942
  • Last 5 Years
    16,706
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.452
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,153
World Rank
1,917
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,044
  • Last 5 Years
    19,176
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.547
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,647
World Rank
1,964
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,484
  • Last 5 Years
    7,183
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.208
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Rankings

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26,854
World Rank
2,391
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
environmental chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,005
  • Last 5 Years
    12,944
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,223
World Rank
2,611
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrogeophysics | groundwater | near-surface geophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,371
  • Last 5 Years
    11,291
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.398
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Rankings

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30,160
World Rank
2,690
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Law / Law and Legal Studies
environmental justice | energy | social practice | transition | rhyth

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,743
  • Last 5 Years
    12,385
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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Rankings

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30,384
World Rank
2,709
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Strategic Management
management | organisation | identity | resistance | diversity and gende

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,608
  • Last 5 Years
    5,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.209
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Rankings

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30,410
World Rank
2,713
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Sociology
see: bevskeggs@com digital sociology | social reproduction and care | medi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,589
  • Last 5 Years
    8,009
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.290
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