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Highly Cited Researchers 52 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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456,578
World Rank
95
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Plant Breeding | Genetics | Biotechnology | Seed System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,241
  • Last 5 Years
    1,423
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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Rankings

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508,751
World Rank
125
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Pathology | Pest management | Biotechnology | Crop breedin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,919
  • Last 5 Years
    1,094
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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861,536
World Rank
324
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
1. Evolution of cultivated plants | especially maize 2. Omics – Genomic | Metabolomics | Proteomic | Phenomics etc 3. Quantitativ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    724
  • Last 5 Years
    614
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.848
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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901,771
World Rank
347
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Aquaculture | Aquaponic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    652
  • Last 5 Years
    603
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.925
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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915,241
World Rank
358
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Fisheries | Aquaculture | Value additio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    630
  • Last 5 Years
    481
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.763
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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956,669
World Rank
382
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary epidemiology and population genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    570
  • Last 5 Years
    499
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.875
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,026,623
World Rank
435
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Plant Breeding | Biotechnology | Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    485
  • Last 5 Years
    455
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.938
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,029,515
World Rank
439
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Aquaculture | Agronomy | Livestock | biodiversity | Climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    482
  • Last 5 Years
    385
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,034,244
World Rank
442
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Tree Breeding | Molecular Biology & Genetics | Forestry | Plant Ecology & Taxonomy | Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    477
  • Last 5 Years
    309
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.648
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,075,597
World Rank
482
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant pathology | molecular biology | breeding | biotechnology | genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    434
  • Last 5 Years
    312
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.719
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,099,909
World Rank
508
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Plant protection | seed systems | plant breeding | metabolic modeling | bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    411
  • Last 5 Years
    247
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,124,236
World Rank
527
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Crop Science | Plant Pathology | Molecular Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    389
  • Last 5 Years
    242
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.622
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,133,289
World Rank
540
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Research Officer - Agronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    381
  • Last 5 Years
    291
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.764
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,147,991
World Rank
550
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
Livestock Production Systems | Predictive modellin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    369
  • Last 5 Years
    212
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.575
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,251,449
World Rank
646
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Plant biotechnology | Agriculture | Molecular biology and clonin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    295
  • Last 5 Years
    232
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.786
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,266,770
World Rank
662
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Science | Post-harvest | Food Safety | Microbiology | Fermentatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    286
  • Last 5 Years
    220
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,304,447
World Rank
706
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Fresh water Aquaculture | Selective breeding | Molecular biology | Endocrinolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    265
  • Last 5 Years
    227
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,310,488
World Rank
714
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
Potato | Plant breeding | Tissue culture | Seed systems | Patholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    262
  • Last 5 Years
    202
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.771
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,346,254
World Rank
756
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
drought tolerance | Coffee | Cocoa | climate resilience | flowering uniformit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    244
  • Last 5 Years
    211
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.865
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,401,066
World Rank
817
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Agroforestry | Agricultural Value chains | Buyer-seller relationships | Food industr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    220
  • Last 5 Years
    188
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.855
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,460,557
World Rank
894
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Agroforestry | Forest products & Service

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    197
  • Last 5 Years
    154
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.782
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,474,324
World Rank
908
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides
Entomology | apiculture | ecology | animal behaviour | pest and vector contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    164
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.854
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,479,749
World Rank
917
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Aquaculture | Nutrition | Climate change | Mycotoxin | Limnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 5 Years
    176
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.926
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,599,698
World Rank
1,050
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,600,801
World Rank
1,051
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biosafety | Biotechnology | Biopolicy | Science communication | Knowledge managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    152
  • Last 5 Years
    102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.671
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