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Highly Cited Researchers 550 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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70,657
World Rank
30
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
3D Cell Culture | Stem Cells | Cancer Biology | Immunooncology | Protein Biochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,941
  • Last 5 Years
    9,895
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.662
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Rankings

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152,777
World Rank
96
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Pathology | Virology | Toxicology | Immunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,701
  • Last 5 Years
    5,439
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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Rankings

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162,682
World Rank
110
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Forestry | Climate Change | Biodiversity | Ecosystem Function | Forest Ecology & Wildlif

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,248
  • Last 5 Years
    5,944
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.820
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Rankings

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183,246
World Rank
134
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Membrane Technology | Environmental Technology | Polymer composite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,458
  • Last 5 Years
    3,945
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.611
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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202,090
World Rank
155
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Clinical Nutrition | Public Health | Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease and Toxicolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,850
  • Last 5 Years
    5,186
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.886
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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236,504
World Rank
194
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Photocatalysis | sensor | water treatment by advance oxidation proces

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,966
  • Last 5 Years
    2,833
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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282,196
World Rank
262
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanomaterials | nanomedicine and drug deliver

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,092
  • Last 5 Years
    3,301
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.807
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Rankings

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286,620
World Rank
274
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable energy | Sustainable Energy Storage Systems | Biorefinery | Bioremediation | Waste-to-energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,020
  • Last 5 Years
    3,183
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.792
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Rankings

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311,842
World Rank
318
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Artificial Intelligence | Fintech | Green Finance | Entrepreneurial Innovation | Sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,645
  • Last 5 Years
    3,628
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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Rankings

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342,540
World Rank
373
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrochemistry | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,257
  • Last 5 Years
    2,230
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.685
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Rankings

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344,237
World Rank
379
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanobiotechnology | Nanoarchitectonics | Electrochemistry | Molecular Diagnostics | Biosensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,238
  • Last 5 Years
    2,915
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.900
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Rankings

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346,452
World Rank
385
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Carbon nanomaterials | Hydrogen Fuel cells | Lithium Ion Batter

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,213
  • Last 5 Years
    2,132
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.664
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Rankings

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359,483
World Rank
410
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
oxford nanopore sequencing | methylation | infectious disease | bioinformatics | malnutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,071
  • Last 5 Years
    3,060
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.996
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Rankings

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359,578
World Rank
411
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Conjugated Polymers | Liquid Crystals | Optoelectronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,071
  • Last 5 Years
    914
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.298
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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378,597
World Rank
440
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,879
  • Last 5 Years
    2,539
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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Rankings

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385,724
World Rank
454
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Finance & Econometrics | Islamic Finance | International Finance | Institutional Economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,812
  • Last 5 Years
    2,618
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.931
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Rankings

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386,515
World Rank
458
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Food Engineering | Food Technology | Nutrition and Rural Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,805
  • Last 5 Years
    2,158
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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Rankings

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401,269
World Rank
482
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Blockchain | Identity Management | Self-sovereign Identity | Security | Trust Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,671
  • Last 5 Years
    2,328
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.872
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Rankings

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411,253
World Rank
514
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Public Health | Causal Inference | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,585
  • Last 5 Years
    2,202
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.852
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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418,270
World Rank
524
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Aquaporins | Enzyme technology | AMR | Microbiology | Biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,527
  • Last 5 Years
    1,740
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.689
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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420,264
World Rank
532
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Nanomaterials | Microfluidic | Polymeric nanoparticles | Inorganic nanoparticles | Secondary batter

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,511
  • Last 5 Years
    2,368
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.943
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Rankings

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421,349
World Rank
538
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics | Pathogenesis of pseudoxanthoma elasticum disease | environmental toxicolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,502
  • Last 5 Years
    2,246
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.898
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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429,616
World Rank
550
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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460,562
World Rank
635
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Molecular Techniques | High Throughput Sequencing | Applied Microbiology | Bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,214
  • Last 5 Years
    2,069
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.935
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Rankings

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476,012
World Rank
673
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Climate Change | Stochastic Frontier and Meta Frontier Models | Data Envelopment Analysis | Inventory Control problem

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,114
  • Last 5 Years
    954
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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