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Highly Cited Researchers 1.161 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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2,054
World Rank
43
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
Experimentelle Medizin | Pharmakologie | Herz-Kreislauf | Nervensyste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    139,717
  • Last 5 Years
    41,992
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.301
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Rankings

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2,161
World Rank
45
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Literature studies | Media theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    136,202
  • Last 5 Years
    35,583
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,322
World Rank
48
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
gravitational waves | squeezed light | entanglement | quantum optics | physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    130,569
  • Last 5 Years
    92,437
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.708
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,381
World Rank
50
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    129,015
  • Last 5 Years
    38,581
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.299
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,092
World Rank
97
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Radiomics | Tumour hypoxia | Decision Support Systems | Immunotherapy | Living medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,046
  • Last 5 Years
    48,383
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.569
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,129
World Rank
125
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Education / Education (Other, All)
Medical Education - Assessment of Professional Competenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,350
  • Last 5 Years
    29,803
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,715
World Rank
143
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Instructional design | cognitive load theory | 4C/ID | complex learning | medical educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,094
  • Last 5 Years
    31,626
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.439
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,515
World Rank
165
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,117
  • Last 5 Years
    15,025
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.224
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Rankings

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7,648
World Rank
168
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Cardiomyopathy | genetics | inflammation | heart failur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,362
  • Last 5 Years
    47,659
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.718
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,213
World Rank
177
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,509
  • Last 5 Years
    31,696
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,325
World Rank
182
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Tissue engineering | Regenerative medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,991
  • Last 5 Years
    18,721
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.297
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Rankings

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8,851
World Rank
197
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
Anxiety | child and adolescent psychopatholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,526
  • Last 5 Years
    19,678
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.325
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,971
World Rank
228
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
Leren in het werkple

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,245
  • Last 5 Years
    13,028
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.232
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Rankings

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10,230
World Rank
236
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
cachexia | COPD | muscle | clinical nutrition | pulmonary rehabilitatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,263
  • Last 5 Years
    20,846
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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Rankings

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10,821
World Rank
252
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Business Administration
sustainability | circular business models | business experiments | sufficiency | regeneratio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,284
  • Last 5 Years
    45,113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.847
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Rankings

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11,040
World Rank
253
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Cryo-EM | Electron Microscopy | Microbiology | Immunology | Tuberculosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,577
  • Last 5 Years
    22,328
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.425
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Rankings

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11,335
World Rank
262
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Energy expenditure | Physical activity | Body weight regulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,725
  • Last 5 Years
    12,634
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.244
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Rankings

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11,558
World Rank
269
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,116
  • Last 5 Years
    9,561
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.187
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Rankings

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11,865
World Rank
282
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
vascular medicine | hemostasis and thrombosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,254
  • Last 5 Years
    18,271
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.364
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Rankings

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12,046
World Rank
290
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Ultra-High Field fMRI | Human Brain Research | Cognitive Neuroscience | Neural Network Modelling | Brain-Computer Interface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,810
  • Last 5 Years
    15,682
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,143
World Rank
293
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,558
  • Last 5 Years
    21,325
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.430
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,374
World Rank
298
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Others
scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,014
  • Last 5 Years
    19,831
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.405
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Rankings

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12,500
World Rank
303
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Psychology
Applied social psychology | Health promotion | Intervention Mapping | Applied psychology | Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,718
  • Last 5 Years
    18,980
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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Rankings

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13,098
World Rank
320
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Nutrition | Cancer | Infections | Data Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,365
  • Last 5 Years
    47,026
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.993
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Rankings

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13,193
World Rank
323
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology and Toxicology
Toxicology | Pharmacology | Nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,158
  • Last 5 Years
    12,232
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.259
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