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Highly Cited Researchers 429 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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31,596
World Rank
390
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
cardiovascular care | emergency car

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,882
  • Last 5 Years
    9,733
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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Rankings

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38,309
World Rank
495
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,497
  • Last 5 Years
    8,032
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.342
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Rankings

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56,932
World Rank
749
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Disease ecology | animal movement | viruse

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,582
  • Last 5 Years
    6,764
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.385
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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88,830
World Rank
1,228
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,414
  • Last 5 Years
    1,874
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.151
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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94,947
World Rank
1,316
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biomimetic Materials | Catalysis | Chemistry | Molecular Imprinting | Molecular Recognition

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,728
  • Last 5 Years
    3,302
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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95,040
World Rank
1,319
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Microbial ecology | microbiology | molecular biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,719
  • Last 5 Years
    5,230
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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112,302
World Rank
1,586
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,151
  • Last 5 Years
    5,260
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.518
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Rankings

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114,892
World Rank
1,628
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeological theory | heritage | heritage futures | heritage studies | contemporary archaeolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,956
  • Last 5 Years
    4,507
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.453
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Rankings

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120,985
World Rank
1,745
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
CSCW | ethnography | fieldwor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,506
  • Last 5 Years
    3,763
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.396
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Rankings

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123,360
World Rank
1,781
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Structural Dynamics | Vibration Control | Structural Health Monitorin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,343
  • Last 5 Years
    8,811
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.943
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Rankings

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124,654
World Rank
1,798
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Plant Biotechnology/Plant secondary metabolis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,255
  • Last 5 Years
    1,808
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.195
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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130,489
World Rank
1,890
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolution | ecology | polymorphism | insects | fis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,886
  • Last 5 Years
    4,056
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.456
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Rankings

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132,646
World Rank
1,922
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Marketing
International Business | Global Entrepreneurship | Born Globals | Global Sourcin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,754
  • Last 5 Years
    2,391
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.273
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Rankings

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136,491
World Rank
1,978
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Technology Enhanced Learning | Educational Technology | Computational Thinking | AI in Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,540
  • Last 5 Years
    2,803
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.328
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Rankings

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146,209
World Rank
2,119
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Education / Education (Other, All)
Technology enhanced learning | Physics | skepticis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,011
  • Last 5 Years
    668
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.083
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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167,723
World Rank
2,471
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
صحه عامه وطب صحه نفسيه علاقات انسانيه ودوليه Health Sciences | Psychiatric | Psychology | P

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,030
  • Last 5 Years
    1,859
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.264
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Rankings

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173,219
World Rank
2,556
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Sleep | Integrated care | e-Health | self-care | patient activatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,813
  • Last 5 Years
    4,011
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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Rankings

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176,950
World Rank
2,620
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,674
  • Last 5 Years
    1,329
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.199
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Rankings

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182,537
World Rank
2,706
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
marine ecology | environmental sciences | algae | phytoplankton | bacteri

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,475
  • Last 5 Years
    2,716
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.419
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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185,123
World Rank
2,736
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition | Sports nutrition | REDs | energy availability | eating disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,385
  • Last 5 Years
    5,629
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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Rankings

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186,833
World Rank
2,768
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental chemistry | xenobiotics | priority pollutants | source identification | substance flow analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,328
  • Last 5 Years
    2,466
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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187,171
World Rank
2,771
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,316
  • Last 5 Years
    1,102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.174
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Rankings

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189,056
World Rank
2,792
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
informal carers | care and caring | health and care for older people | user involvement | e-healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,251
  • Last 5 Years
    2,667
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.427
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Rankings

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205,395
World Rank
3,067
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Software engineering | Self-adaptive software systems | Software architecture | Software Reus

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,745
  • Last 5 Years
    1,718
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.299
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Rankings

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206,259
World Rank
3,080
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Information Visualization | Visual Analytics | Network Visualization | Visual Text Analytic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,720
  • Last 5 Years
    3,440
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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