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Highly Cited Researchers 583 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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5,795
World Rank
2,660
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Biology | Chromatin Biology | Cancer Biology | Targeted Protein Degradation | Drug Discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,949
  • Last 5 Years
    41,325
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.523
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,163
World Rank
5,157
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Rheumatology
rheumatology | muscle | sarcopenia | aging | mobilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,254
  • Last 5 Years
    14,114
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.270
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,751
World Rank
8,484
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,612
World Rank
9,288
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
clinical trials | multiple testing | adaptive designs | dose findin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,627
  • Last 5 Years
    19,181
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.538
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,948
World Rank
11,582
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology | autoimmunit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,695
  • Last 5 Years
    12,860
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.419
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,203
World Rank
14,154
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Science | Bio/Cheminformatics | Algorithm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,539
  • Last 5 Years
    16,545
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.623
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35,205
World Rank
15,421
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biology | Psychiatry | Neuroscience | Stem Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,962
  • Last 5 Years
    7,987
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.320
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,066
World Rank
16,562
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,607
  • Last 5 Years
    8,784
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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39,582
World Rank
17,175
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular biology | microbiology | cell differentiation | systems biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,961
  • Last 5 Years
    2,718
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.118
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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43,521
World Rank
18,666
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Epigenetics | Gene regulation | Cancer Biology | Drug discovery | Cancer translational researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,459
  • Last 5 Years
    5,485
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.256
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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44,453
World Rank
19,009
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Molecular modeling and computational chemistry applied to the design of drug candidates | medicinal chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,128
  • Last 5 Years
    6,536
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,643
World Rank
19,493
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Health Economics | Outcomes Research | Cardiology | Oncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,717
  • Last 5 Years
    14,762
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.713
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Rankings

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51,577
World Rank
21,775
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Drug discovery | Structural Biology | Cryo-E

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,943
  • Last 5 Years
    6,213
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.328
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Rankings

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60,301
World Rank
25,096
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
secondary pharmacology | neuroscience | pharmacology | cheminformatics | safet

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,871
  • Last 5 Years
    3,298
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.195
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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65,484
World Rank
27,014
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology | Genomics | Proteomics | Chemical Biology | Oncolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,849
  • Last 5 Years
    10,109
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.638
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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66,482
World Rank
27,356
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer biology | Next Generation Sequencing | Technology developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,670
  • Last 5 Years
    6,312
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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71,925
World Rank
29,328
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Computational Biology | Oncology | Evolution | Machine Learning | Statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,738
  • Last 5 Years
    6,274
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.426
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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72,071
World Rank
29,383
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacometrics | Data Analysis | Statistics | Computational Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,717
  • Last 5 Years
    5,304
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.360
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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78,711
World Rank
31,709
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,709
  • Last 5 Years
    7,728
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.564
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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79,522
World Rank
31,998
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,591
  • Last 5 Years
    10,658
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.784
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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82,798
World Rank
33,175
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
computational biology | genomics | statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,142
  • Last 5 Years
    9,043
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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84,263
World Rank
33,730
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,967
  • Last 5 Years
    3,264
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.252
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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88,945
World Rank
35,406
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,414
  • Last 5 Years
    4,846
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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91,327
World Rank
36,261
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,134
  • Last 5 Years
    7,697
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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91,699
World Rank
36,397
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
drug discovery | target discovery | chemical biology | novel mechanisms | novel disease association

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,092
  • Last 5 Years
    6,363
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.526
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