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Highly Cited Researchers 901 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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7,036
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Agriculture & Forestry / Crop Sciences
Crop physiology | Seed science | Allelopathy | Agronom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,308
  • Last 5 Years
    48,127
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.685
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Rankings

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27,561
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Mathematical Physics | Quasicrystals | Quaternion

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,545
  • Last 5 Years
    8,971
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.304
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Rankings

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30,973
World Rank
3
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
Immunology | HIV/AIDS | Natural anti-infective agent

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,282
  • Last 5 Years
    19,601
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.718
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Rankings

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37,293
World Rank
5
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Sustainable Energy | Sustainable Fuels | Waste to Energy | Biohydrogen | Biocha

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,972
  • Last 5 Years
    18,491
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.771
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Rankings

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41,498
World Rank
7
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Processing | Food Quality | Food Functionalit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,219
  • Last 5 Years
    9,483
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.427
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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46,725
World Rank
9
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,373
  • Last 5 Years
    8,076
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.396
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Rankings

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64,395
World Rank
14
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,048
  • Last 5 Years
    8,879
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.553
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Rankings

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69,761
World Rank
16
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Technology Adoption | Digital Marketing | Consumer behaviour | Knowledge Management | e-commerc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,091
  • Last 5 Years
    11,896
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.788
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Rankings

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72,716
World Rank
17
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Medical and Health Sciences / Otorhinolaryngology
ENT | Management | Quality & Patient Safety | Medical Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,618
  • Last 5 Years
    8,915
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.610
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Rankings

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80,089
World Rank
19
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
agriculture | horticulture | plant scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,513
  • Last 5 Years
    9,587
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.709
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Rankings

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93,298
World Rank
23
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Marine Biotechnology | Chemical Ecology | Marine Natural Products | Biofouling | Marine Microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,916
  • Last 5 Years
    6,122
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.514
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Rankings

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104,433
World Rank
26
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Pathology | Plant Biosecurity | Population genetics | Fungal diversity | Phytoplasm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,828
  • Last 5 Years
    8,314
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.768
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Rankings

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107,677
World Rank
28
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
Public Health | Neurosciences | Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,540
  • Last 5 Years
    5,739
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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Rankings

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112,105
World Rank
31
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Hematology
Hematology | Immunology | Cancer | Medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,181
  • Last 5 Years
    2,815
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.276
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Rankings

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117,640
World Rank
34
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical and Applied Environmental Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,761
  • Last 5 Years
    3,323
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.340
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Rankings

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120,957
World Rank
37
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,517
  • Last 5 Years
    6,135
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.645
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Rankings

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121,696
World Rank
38
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nanotechnology | Graphene | Enhanced Oil Recover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,465
  • Last 5 Years
    2,886
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.305
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Rankings

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128,087
World Rank
40
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Biostatistics | Public Health | Epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,041
  • Last 5 Years
    3,628
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.401
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Rankings

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128,416
World Rank
41
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organometallic Polymers | Coordination Chemistry | Materials Chemistry | OLEDs | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,022
  • Last 5 Years
    3,348
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.371
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Rankings

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129,804
World Rank
42
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Environmental remediation | Pollutant fate and transport | Adsorption | Redox transformation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,935
  • Last 5 Years
    8,091
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.906
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Rankings

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130,643
World Rank
43
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
Lipid and Lipoprotein Disorders | Familial hypercholesterolemia | Cardiovascular Disease risk factor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,886
  • Last 5 Years
    6,350
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.715
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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138,494
World Rank
45
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant genetics | genomics | bioinformatics | diagnostic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,435
  • Last 5 Years
    1,763
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.209
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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140,469
World Rank
46
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Engineering | Postharvest Technology | Agricultural Engineering | Food Packaging | Food Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,324
  • Last 5 Years
    5,874
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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140,497
World Rank
47
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sciences | Climate Change | Renewable Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,323
  • Last 5 Years
    4,545
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.546
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Rankings

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142,447
World Rank
48
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,219
  • Last 5 Years
    5,016
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.610
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