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Highly Cited Researchers 6.459 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
55
World Rank
30
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
drug delivery | tissue engineering | biomaterials | nanotechnology | chemistr
drug delivery | tissue engineering | biomaterials | nanotechnology | chemistr
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Total466,230
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Last 5 Years147,386
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Last 5 Years / Total0.316
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96
World Rank
44
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total408,343
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Last 5 Years126,254
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Last 5 Years / Total0.309
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288
World Rank
121
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total307,435
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Last 5 Years128,120
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Last 5 Years / Total0.417
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406
World Rank
169
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total282,020
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Last 5 Years128,577
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Last 5 Years / Total0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557
World Rank
218
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biology | Gene Regulation | MicroRNAs | Noncoding RNA | Molecular Biolog
Biology | Gene Regulation | MicroRNAs | Noncoding RNA | Molecular Biolog
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Total257,453
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Last 5 Years69,790
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Last 5 Years / Total0.271
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
968
World Rank
385
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total204,980
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Last 5 Years50,064
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Last 5 Years / Total0.244
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970
World Rank
387
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Science | Machine Learning | Computational Biology | Genomics | Biolog
Computer Science | Machine Learning | Computational Biology | Genomics | Biolog
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Total204,743
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Last 5 Years107,392
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Last 5 Years / Total0.525
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984
World Rank
395
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total203,620
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Last 5 Years106,131
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Last 5 Years / Total0.521
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029
World Rank
413
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucin
mTOR rapamycin growth nutrients metabolism lysosome leucin
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Total198,232
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Last 5 Years85,264
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Last 5 Years / Total0.430
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,044
World Rank
418
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
neuroscience | microbiology | optogenetics | genome engineerin
neuroscience | microbiology | optogenetics | genome engineerin
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Total196,642
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Last 5 Years110,356
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Last 5 Years / Total0.561
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,217
World Rank
500
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total181,345
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Last 5 Years59,121
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Last 5 Years / Total0.326
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220
World Rank
503
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total181,261
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Last 5 Years38,564
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Last 5 Years / Total0.213
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455
World Rank
610
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social Physics | Honest Signals | Computational Social Science | Network and Complexity Scienc
Social Physics | Honest Signals | Computational Social Science | Network and Complexity Scienc
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Total164,907
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Last 5 Years41,751
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Last 5 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488
World Rank
629
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total162,664
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Last 5 Years100,639
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Last 5 Years / Total0.619
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,556
World Rank
657
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total159,305
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Last 5 Years83,285
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Last 5 Years / Total0.523
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,702
World Rank
723
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Networked computer systems | wireless networks | network architecture | mobile computin
Networked computer systems | wireless networks | network architecture | mobile computin
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Total153,693
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Last 5 Years25,588
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Last 5 Years / Total0.166
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,679
World Rank
711
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total154,718
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Last 5 Years104,726
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Last 5 Years / Total0.677
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784
World Rank
763
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
synthetic biology | antibiotics | biological physics | bionanotechnolog
synthetic biology | antibiotics | biological physics | bionanotechnolog
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Total149,885
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Last 5 Years68,664
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Last 5 Years / Total0.458
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,876
World Rank
804
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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Total146,442
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Last 5 Years32,523
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Last 5 Years / Total0.222
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,908
World Rank
823
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total145,095
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Last 5 Years38,515
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Last 5 Years / Total0.265
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,010
World Rank
871
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
organic synthesis | organometallic chemistry | catalysis | asymmetric catalysis | flow chemistr
organic synthesis | organometallic chemistry | catalysis | asymmetric catalysis | flow chemistr
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Total140,951
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Last 5 Years37,153
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Last 5 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,061
World Rank
900
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Cognitive science | artificial intelligence | machine learning | computational neuroscience | cognitive psycholog
Cognitive science | artificial intelligence | machine learning | computational neuroscience | cognitive psycholog
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Total139,432
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Last 5 Years84,496
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Last 5 Years / Total0.606
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,169
World Rank
963
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total136,012
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Last 5 Years53,149
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Last 5 Years / Total0.391
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,181
World Rank
970
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Learning Theory | AI | Neuroscience | Computational Visio
Machine Learning | Learning Theory | AI | Neuroscience | Computational Visio
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Total135,309
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Last 5 Years26,898
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Last 5 Years / Total0.199
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,132
World Rank
939
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total137,035
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Last 5 Years95,859
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Last 5 Years / Total0.700
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