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Highly Cited Researchers 3.965 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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3,759
World Rank
80
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
scanning tunneling microscopy | two-dimensional atomic crystals

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,823
  • Last 5 Years
    41,655
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,869
World Rank
84
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astronomy/Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,191
  • Last 5 Years
    48,841
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,487
World Rank
110
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Metal Materials | Catalysis | Battery | Sensor | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,514
  • Last 5 Years
    58,466
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.639
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,464
World Rank
147
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,573
  • Last 5 Years
    56,450
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.692
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,538
World Rank
150
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Single molecule biophysical chemistry | Single molecule enzymology | Coherent Raman scattering microscopy | Gene expression | Singl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,892
  • Last 5 Years
    29,881
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.369
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,859
World Rank
163
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Graphene | MoS2 | carbon nanotubes | Raman | P

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,409
  • Last 5 Years
    40,339
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.514
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,279
World Rank
191
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
coherent structure | boundary layer | mixing layer | fluid mechanics | turbulenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,201
  • Last 5 Years
    37,768
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.502
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,647
World Rank
199
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
multimedia | video coding | video processing | computer visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,519
  • Last 5 Years
    31,520
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,162
World Rank
221
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,223
  • Last 5 Years
    34,618
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.500
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,577
World Rank
286
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,785
  • Last 5 Years
    31,878
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,922
World Rank
298
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | computational biology | genomics | cancer immunologyherap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,234
  • Last 5 Years
    41,924
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.696
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,594
World Rank
327
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Development | Transition | Agriculture | Institution | Histor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,600
  • Last 5 Years
    16,406
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.285
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,194
World Rank
351
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanowires | Nanotechnology | nanodevices | nanopore

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,418
  • Last 5 Years
    21,795
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.393
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,018
World Rank
385
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,662
  • Last 5 Years
    39,459
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.749
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,044
World Rank
386
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,568
  • Last 5 Years
    30,369
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.578
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,350
World Rank
402
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
protein/polysaccharide interactions and modification | chemistry of frying oi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,670
  • Last 5 Years
    43,526
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.842
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,065
World Rank
459
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,077
World Rank
462
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climate change | methane budget | wetland methane emissions | C-N-P cycles | land-atmosphere interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,423
  • Last 5 Years
    34,729
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.732
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,929
World Rank
509
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Molecular Magnetis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,665
  • Last 5 Years
    13,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.296
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,556
World Rank
536
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,450
  • Last 5 Years
    24,275
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.546
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,620
World Rank
537
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
graphene | topological insulator | two-dimensional crystal

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,352
  • Last 5 Years
    24,487
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,443
World Rank
530
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Li-ion batteries | nanocrystal,solar cell | crystal growt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,640
  • Last 5 Years
    37,871
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.848
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,237
World Rank
562
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,173
  • Last 5 Years
    32,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.742
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,508
World Rank
573
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy materials | Energy storage and conversion | MOFs | Phase change materials | Nanoporous material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,735
  • Last 5 Years
    32,089
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.751
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,214
World Rank
561
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
structural geology | microstructural geology | EBS

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,217
  • Last 5 Years
    27,825
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.644
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