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Highly Cited Researchers 45 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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1,624
World Rank
43
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
Computational Astrophysics | Galaxy Formation | Cosmolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    157,084
  • Last 5 Years
    73,420
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,768
World Rank
128
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,950
  • Last 5 Years
    27,853
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.273
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,858
World Rank
182
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    87,522
  • Last 5 Years
    27,734
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.317
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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16,791
World Rank
735
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Physics
astrophysics | high energy astrophysics | X-ray astronomy | space scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,812
  • Last 5 Years
    15,303
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,422
World Rank
928
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,894
  • Last 5 Years
    12,842
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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84,353
World Rank
3,695
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,954
  • Last 5 Years
    8,465
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.653
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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197,984
World Rank
8,155
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Physics
astrophysics | radio astronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,976
  • Last 5 Years
    3,004
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.503
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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238,697
World Rank
9,589
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
stellar astrophysics | globular clusters | stellar hydrodynamics | stellar evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,919
  • Last 5 Years
    2,330
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.474
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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309,591
World Rank
12,014
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,677
  • Last 5 Years
    1,503
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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352,925
World Rank
13,421
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
astrophysics | cosmology | galaxy formation | reionization | numerical simulation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,142
  • Last 5 Years
    1,145
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.364
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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408,904
World Rank
15,239
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Cosmolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,604
  • Last 5 Years
    2,169
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.833
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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452,950
World Rank
16,599
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics | Political Economy | Applied Mathematics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,266
  • Last 5 Years
    2,231
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.985
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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479,102
World Rank
17,376
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
strong gravitational lensing | large scale structure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,094
  • Last 5 Years
    1,974
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.943
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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525,174
World Rank
18,789
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Physics
stellar dynamics | black holes | dark matter | gravitational lensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,829
  • Last 5 Years
    1,088
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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540,988
World Rank
19,267
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astronomy | astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,746
  • Last 5 Years
    1,615
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.925
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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557,827
World Rank
19,777
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | modified gravity | dark energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,664
  • Last 5 Years
    1,624
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.976
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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578,954
World Rank
20,416
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmic reionization | galaxy formation | numerical simulation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,568
  • Last 5 Years
    1,485
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.947
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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596,604
World Rank
20,965
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,492
  • Last 5 Years
    1,324
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.887
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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615,557
World Rank
21,517
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,416
  • Last 5 Years
    323
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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676,164
World Rank
23,310
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,198
  • Last 5 Years
    806
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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688,019
World Rank
23,671
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Physics
Computational galaxy formatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,160
  • Last 5 Years
    892
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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691,596
World Rank
23,783
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Others
stellar physics | hydrodynamics | rotatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,149
  • Last 5 Years
    811
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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693,703
World Rank
23,844
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Physics
hydrodynamical simulation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,142
  • Last 5 Years
    1,008
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.883
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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751,000
World Rank
25,591
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    977
  • Last 5 Years
    926
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.948
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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763,724
World Rank
26,019
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    944
  • Last 5 Years
    719
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.762
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