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.
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Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Philosophy | Political Theory | Philosoph
Political Philosophy | Political Theory | Philosoph
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Total101,246
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Last 5 Years24,696
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Last 5 Years / Total0.244
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Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
physical activity | sedentary behavior | children | epidemiology | public healt
physical activity | sedentary behavior | children | epidemiology | public healt
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Total96,774
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Last 5 Years41,689
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Last 5 Years / Total0.431
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Medical and Health Sciences / Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Critical Care Medicine | End of Life Car
Critical Care Medicine | End of Life Car
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Total90,145
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Last 5 Years30,982
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Exercise | obesity | physical activity | exercise physiology | clinical exercise physiolog
Exercise | obesity | physical activity | exercise physiology | clinical exercise physiolog
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Total72,343
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Last 5 Years28,845
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Last 5 Years / Total0.399
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Total64,621
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Last 5 Years27,654
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Last 5 Years / Total0.428
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Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Limnology | Paleolimnology | Limnogeology | Arctic | Diatom
Limnology | Paleolimnology | Limnogeology | Arctic | Diatom
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Total62,073
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Last 5 Years21,891
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Last 5 Years / Total0.353
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Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mitochondrial Dynamics | Oxygen Sensing | Epigenetic | Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricl
Mitochondrial Dynamics | Oxygen Sensing | Epigenetic | Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricl
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Total59,494
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Last 5 Years19,315
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Last 5 Years / Total0.325
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Total57,534
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Last 5 Years29,651
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Last 5 Years / Total0.515
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Business & Management / Business Administration
Leadership | work stress | occupational safety | occupational health psycholog
Leadership | work stress | occupational safety | occupational health psycholog
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Total57,306
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Last 5 Years17,152
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Last 5 Years / Total0.299
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Total54,883
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Last 5 Years13,074
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Last 5 Years / Total0.238
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11
Citation Metrics
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Total54,512
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Last 5 Years16,224
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Last 5 Years / Total0.298
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12
Citation Metrics
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Total49,816
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Last 5 Years11,176
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Last 5 Years / Total0.224
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13
Citation Metrics
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Total48,601
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Last 5 Years29,538
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Last 5 Years / Total0.608
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14
Citation Metrics
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Total48,460
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Last 5 Years21,836
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Last 5 Years / Total0.451
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15
Citation Metrics
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Total47,422
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Last 5 Years17,358
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Last 5 Years / Total0.366
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16
Citation Metrics
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Total45,374
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Last 5 Years13,712
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Last 5 Years / Total0.302
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17
Citation Metrics
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Total44,377
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Last 5 Years19,094
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Last 5 Years / Total0.430
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18
Citation Metrics
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Total40,335
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Last 5 Years9,508
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Last 5 Years / Total0.236
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19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Mining Software Repositories | Software Analytics | Empirical Software Engineering | Softwar
Mining Software Repositories | Software Analytics | Empirical Software Engineering | Softwar
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Total40,280
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Last 5 Years22,477
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Last 5 Years / Total0.558
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Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable fuels and chemicals | CO2 conversion | electrochemical systems | catalysi
Renewable fuels and chemicals | CO2 conversion | electrochemical systems | catalysi
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Total38,500
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Last 5 Years33,921
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Last 5 Years / Total0.881
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Total36,964
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Last 5 Years11,761
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Last 5 Years / Total0.318
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Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
biochemistry | drug transporters | membrane proteins | drug resistanc
biochemistry | drug transporters | membrane proteins | drug resistanc
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Total36,298
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Last 5 Years5,211
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Last 5 Years / Total0.144
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23
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geoenvironmental Engineering | Geosynthetics | Mining | Tunnelling | Soil Mechanic
Geoenvironmental Engineering | Geosynthetics | Mining | Tunnelling | Soil Mechanic
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Total34,960
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Last 5 Years12,524
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Last 5 Years / Total0.358
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Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
neuroscience | eye movements | pupil modulation | neurological and neuropsychiatric disorder
neuroscience | eye movements | pupil modulation | neurological and neuropsychiatric disorder
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Total33,436
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Last 5 Years10,727
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Last 5 Years / Total0.321
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Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Clinical Trials | Breast | Gynaecology | Head and Neck | Genitourinary Malignancie
Cancer Clinical Trials | Breast | Gynaecology | Head and Neck | Genitourinary Malignancie
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Total33,117
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Last 5 Years18,684
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Last 5 Years / Total0.564
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