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Highly Cited Researchers 843 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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4,332
World Rank
1,990
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
Bioinformatics | Cancer Genomics | Single Cell Technologies | Artificial Intelligence | Immunotherap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,620
  • Last 5 Years
    47,479
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.507
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,452
World Rank
2,502
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
computational science | parallel computing | materials modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,842
  • Last 5 Years
    43,786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.535
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,833
World Rank
4,998
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,302
  • Last 5 Years
    11,996
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.225
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,997
World Rank
5,517
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,967
  • Last 5 Years
    33,012
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.661
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,053
World Rank
8,198
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,859
  • Last 5 Years
    16,647
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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33,129
World Rank
14,529
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,015
  • Last 5 Years
    8,885
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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33,585
World Rank
14,728
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Electron microscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,767
  • Last 5 Years
    9,023
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.350
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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34,776
World Rank
15,236
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
optics | metamaterials | terahertz | semiconductors | nanophotonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,157
  • Last 5 Years
    11,333
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.450
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35,791
World Rank
15,662
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Peridynamics | Continuum Mechanics | Penetration Mechanic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,664
  • Last 5 Years
    14,314
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.580
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,473
World Rank
16,731
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,424
  • Last 5 Years
    6,656
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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39,345
World Rank
17,071
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
combustion | turbulence | simulation | high performance computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,057
  • Last 5 Years
    8,909
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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39,758
World Rank
17,244
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Contacts and interfaces | electrochemical energy conversion and storage | novel electronic material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,887
  • Last 5 Years
    12,379
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.541
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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41,078
World Rank
17,747
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,366
  • Last 5 Years
    1,609
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.072
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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42,391
World Rank
18,241
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Physics
molecular beam epitaxy | solid state physics | semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,856
  • Last 5 Years
    6,913
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.316
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Rankings

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45,630
World Rank
19,489
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Atomistic simulation | High performance computing | Machine learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,720
  • Last 5 Years
    17,761
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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47,750
World Rank
20,288
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular simulation | polyelectrolytes | charged systems | soft matter | LAMMP

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,034
  • Last 5 Years
    12,716
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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49,616
World Rank
20,982
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | X-ray Crystallography | Energy Storage | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,490
  • Last 5 Years
    12,199
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.626
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,034
World Rank
25,357
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,701
  • Last 5 Years
    5,645
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,069
World Rank
25,375
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanophotonics | metasurfaces | epsilon-near-zero phenomena | photonic crystal

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,692
  • Last 5 Years
    7,610
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.456
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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64,721
World Rank
26,722
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Compound Semiconductor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,970
  • Last 5 Years
    4,258
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.267
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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66,732
World Rank
27,430
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Kinetics | Combustion Chemistry | Atmospheric Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,607
  • Last 5 Years
    6,146
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.394
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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68,208
World Rank
27,963
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,345
  • Last 5 Years
    3,698
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.241
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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69,486
World Rank
28,425
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
heterogeneous materials | granular media | soft matter physics | complex fluid

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,123
  • Last 5 Years
    14,370
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.950
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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70,759
World Rank
28,881
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,910
  • Last 5 Years
    5,869
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.394
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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71,080
World Rank
29,003
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Combustion | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Chemistry | Uncertainty Quantification | Numerical Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,855
  • Last 5 Years
    4,999
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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