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Highly Cited Researchers 1.307 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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3,817
World Rank
143
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Philosophy | Political Theory | Philosoph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,246
  • Last 5 Years
    24,696
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.244
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Rankings

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4,129
World Rank
155
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
physical activity | sedentary behavior | children | epidemiology | public healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,774
  • Last 5 Years
    41,689
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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Rankings

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4,619
World Rank
170
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Critical Care Medicine | End of Life Car

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    90,145
  • Last 5 Years
    30,982
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.344
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Rankings

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6,703
World Rank
249
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Exercise | obesity | physical activity | exercise physiology | clinical exercise physiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,343
  • Last 5 Years
    28,845
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.399
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,014
World Rank
292
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,621
  • Last 5 Years
    27,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,537
World Rank
315
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Limnology | Paleolimnology | Limnogeology | Arctic | Diatom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,073
  • Last 5 Years
    21,891
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
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Rankings

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9,116
World Rank
339
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mitochondrial Dynamics | Oxygen Sensing | Epigenetic | Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,494
  • Last 5 Years
    19,315
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.325
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Rankings

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9,654
World Rank
360
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
physical organic chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,534
  • Last 5 Years
    29,651
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.515
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Rankings

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9,713
World Rank
363
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Business Administration
Leadership | work stress | occupational safety | occupational health psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,306
  • Last 5 Years
    17,152
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.299
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Rankings

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10,380
World Rank
391
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
biostatistics | clinical trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,883
  • Last 5 Years
    13,074
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.238
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Rankings

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10,488
World Rank
395
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,512
  • Last 5 Years
    16,224
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.298
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Rankings

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12,104
World Rank
464
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,816
  • Last 5 Years
    11,176
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.224
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Rankings

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12,627
World Rank
485
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognition | memory | emotion | neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,601
  • Last 5 Years
    29,538
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.608
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Rankings

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12,682
World Rank
489
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
sport | sport psychology | youth | expertis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,460
  • Last 5 Years
    21,836
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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Rankings

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13,133
World Rank
507
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
COPD | Dyspnea | clinical physiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,422
  • Last 5 Years
    17,358
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.366
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,129
World Rank
547
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,374
  • Last 5 Years
    13,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.302
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Rankings

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14,657
World Rank
564
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,377
  • Last 5 Years
    19,094
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.430
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Rankings

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17,078
World Rank
680
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Pathology
Pathology | breast cancer | immunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,335
  • Last 5 Years
    9,508
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.236
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Rankings

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17,127
World Rank
683
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Mining Software Repositories | Software Analytics | Empirical Software Engineering | Softwar

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,280
  • Last 5 Years
    22,477
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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18,370
World Rank
737
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable fuels and chemicals | CO2 conversion | electrochemical systems | catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,500
  • Last 5 Years
    33,921
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.881
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,556
World Rank
792
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Psychology
victimization | bullying | peers | defending | teen dating violenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,964
  • Last 5 Years
    11,761
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,096
World Rank
808
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
biochemistry | drug transporters | membrane proteins | drug resistanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,298
  • Last 5 Years
    5,211
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.144
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Rankings

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21,266
World Rank
842
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geoenvironmental Engineering | Geosynthetics | Mining | Tunnelling | Soil Mechanic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,960
  • Last 5 Years
    12,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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Rankings

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22,799
World Rank
912
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
neuroscience | eye movements | pupil modulation | neurological and neuropsychiatric disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,436
  • Last 5 Years
    10,727
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.321
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Rankings

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23,158
World Rank
930
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Clinical Trials | Breast | Gynaecology | Head and Neck | Genitourinary Malignancie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,117
  • Last 5 Years
    18,684
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.564
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