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Highly Cited Researchers 4.549 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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57
World Rank
2
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Physics
supernova | time-domain astronomy | AG

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    465,546
  • Last 5 Years
    241,630
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.519
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,396
World Rank
22
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,671
  • Last 5 Years
    135,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.804
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,096
World Rank
34
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries | Lithium Metal Anode | SEI | Electrolyte | Electrocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,128
  • Last 5 Years
    101,420
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.734
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,445
World Rank
68
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    106,741
  • Last 5 Years
    76,571
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.717
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,182
World Rank
98
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
High power high energy laser | nonlinear frequency conversion | quantum entanglemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    95,682
  • Last 5 Years
    70,788
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.740
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,136
World Rank
93
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology and Biomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,408
  • Last 5 Years
    39,166
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,273
World Rank
105
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
LI

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    94,419
  • Last 5 Years
    58,115
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,569
World Rank
113
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics Experiment | High Energy Physics | Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    90,520
  • Last 5 Years
    21,865
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.242
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,014
World Rank
127
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    85,688
  • Last 5 Years
    16,398
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.191
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,403
World Rank
66
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nano materials | Catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    107,579
  • Last 5 Years
    89,094
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.828
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,559
World Rank
151
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
atmospheric chemistry | emissions | satellite remote sensing | air qualit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,765
  • Last 5 Years
    57,746
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.715
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,194
World Rank
183
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Bioanalytical Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,899
  • Last 5 Years
    28,520
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.376
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,131
World Rank
181
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Natural Language Processing | Knowledge Graph | Social Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,343
  • Last 5 Years
    68,427
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.896
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Rankings

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6,532
World Rank
195
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
theoretical lanthanide & actinide chemistry | computational catalysis | cluste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    73,329
  • Last 5 Years
    51,263
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.699
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,827
World Rank
207
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Carbon nanotubes | Chemical Engineering | fluidization | catalysis | graphen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,432
  • Last 5 Years
    30,941
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,899
World Rank
210
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Natural Language Processing | Artificial Intelligence | Social Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,011
  • Last 5 Years
    59,945
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.844
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,188
World Rank
223
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
apoptosis | pre-mRNA splicing | gamma-secretase | Alzheimer's disease | nuclear pore comple

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,110
  • Last 5 Years
    20,633
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.299
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,212
World Rank
225
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology | inflammation | T cell differentiatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,941
  • Last 5 Years
    24,108
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.350
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,528
World Rank
239
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Large Language Models for Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,025
  • Last 5 Years
    15,709
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.234
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,916
World Rank
253
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,960
  • Last 5 Years
    10,859
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.167
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,711
World Rank
249
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence | Social Networks | Data Mining | Machine Learning | Knowledge Grap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    66,017
  • Last 5 Years
    50,822
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.770
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,294
World Rank
274
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
NanoMaterial and NanoStructure | Interface and Surface in Materials | Electron Microscopy in Material Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,137
  • Last 5 Years
    27,692
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.439
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,177
World Rank
266
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Big Data management | Workflow management | Process minin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,717
  • Last 5 Years
    52,442
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.823
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,186
World Rank
267
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Disinfection and DBPs | DBP precursors and characterization | nitrosamines | NOM | T&

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,672
  • Last 5 Years
    48,980
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,506
World Rank
321
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine learning | deep learning | transfer learning | scientific machine learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,974
  • Last 5 Years
    52,449
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.905
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