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Highly Cited Researchers 1.278 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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53
World Rank
29
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
density functional theory | materials theory | quantum chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    473,875
  • Last 5 Years
    197,411
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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Rankings

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66
World Rank
32
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | Economics | Psychology | Biostatistics | Epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    448,293
  • Last 5 Years
    151,378
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.338
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Rankings

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76
World Rank
38
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution | Evolutionary biology | Molecular evolution | Population genetics | Phylogenetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    434,273
  • Last 5 Years
    79,132
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.182
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Rankings

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211
World Rank
96
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics | Phylogenetics | Bioinformatics | Medicine | Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    332,435
  • Last 5 Years
    139,852
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.421
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,230
World Rank
1,000
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
physical chemistry | self-assembly | membranes | channels | molecular simulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    134,234
  • Last 5 Years
    41,744
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,078
World Rank
1,872
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
child and adolescent clinical psychology | treatment of anxiety disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,475
  • Last 5 Years
    25,726
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.264
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,242
World Rank
2,419
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
anxiety | anxiety disorders | cognitive behavior therapy | social anxiety | dental anxiet

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,975
  • Last 5 Years
    28,137
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.335
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Rankings

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5,614
World Rank
2,581
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
High-Energy Collider QCD physics / Micro-pattern detector developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,669
  • Last 5 Years
    26,173
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.324
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Rankings

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5,788
World Rank
2,665
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
heart | heart failure | genetics | molecular biology | clinical trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,332
  • Last 5 Years
    16,444
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.207
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,902
World Rank
2,713
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,376
  • Last 5 Years
    23,390
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.298
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Rankings

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6,402
World Rank
2,935
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell Cycle | Cancer | pRB2/p130 | CDK9 | Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,554
  • Last 5 Years
    27,966
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.375
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Rankings

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6,756
World Rank
3,102
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
nanoscience and nanotechnology | in-situ synchrotron x-ray science | plasmonics | photocatalysis | energy storage and conversio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,189
  • Last 5 Years
    16,943
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.235
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Rankings

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8,658
World Rank
4,004
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
depression | bipolar disorder | stress | cognition | rewar

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,640
  • Last 5 Years
    19,214
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.312
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Rankings

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9,086
World Rank
4,212
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Networks | Distributed Computing | Parallel Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,761
  • Last 5 Years
    20,110
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,249
World Rank
4,287
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Translational Medicine | Pharmacology | Surger

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,140
  • Last 5 Years
    16,222
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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Rankings

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9,757
World Rank
4,504
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
brain health | neurobiology of aging | neurodegenerative disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,264
  • Last 5 Years
    17,877
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.312
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,086
World Rank
4,658
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials | nanotechnology | graphene | nanocomposites | microscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,046
  • Last 5 Years
    14,213
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.254
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Rankings

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12,397
World Rank
5,712
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Psychology
child psychology | language development | play | early education | literac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,169
  • Last 5 Years
    23,881
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.486
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Rankings

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13,263
World Rank
6,088
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
computational biology | bioinformatics | machine learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,202
  • Last 5 Years
    23,390
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.496
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,644
World Rank
6,265
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Aging | Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,394
  • Last 5 Years
    16,784
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,881
World Rank
6,373
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
translation theory | translation history | translation practic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,915
  • Last 5 Years
    16,899
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.368
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Rankings

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14,150
World Rank
6,485
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution | Biodiversity | Biogeography | Conservation | Systematic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,383
  • Last 5 Years
    14,948
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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Rankings

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14,343
World Rank
6,576
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
cancer | organ and tissue donation | decision making | health communicatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,041
  • Last 5 Years
    24,845
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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Rankings

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15,080
World Rank
6,893
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Viral evolution | phylogenetics | evolutionary modeling | algorithm

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,672
  • Last 5 Years
    25,050
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.574
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Rankings

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19,824
World Rank
8,940
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Mining | Biomedical Informatics | Social Network Analysis | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,657
  • Last 5 Years
    10,991
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.300
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