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Highly Cited Researchers 343 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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169,907
World Rank
45
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | Biodiversity | Community Ecology | Conservation | Dry Fores

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,951
  • Last 5 Years
    5,142
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.740
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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249,474
World Rank
84
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,690
  • Last 5 Years
    1,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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335,944
World Rank
141
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bioinformatics | Evolutionary genomics | Functional ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,337
  • Last 5 Years
    1,750
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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341,411
World Rank
147
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
biodiversity | conservation biology | tropical ecology | agroecology | restoration ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,271
  • Last 5 Years
    1,246
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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382,302
World Rank
168
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Forest Management | Forest Ecology | Mountain Fores

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,844
  • Last 5 Years
    1,662
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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438,611
World Rank
216
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Natural products | ethnobotany | essential oil

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,369
  • Last 5 Years
    1,694
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.715
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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462,051
World Rank
243
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mycorrhiza | orchid mycorrhiza | Tulasnella | Molecular Phylogenetics | mycolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,205
  • Last 5 Years
    1,197
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.543
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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473,261
World Rank
252
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Others
Functional ecology | Traits | Seed | Dry Fores

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,131
  • Last 5 Years
    1,584
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.743
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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502,500
World Rank
276
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Comunicación | Comunicación Digital | Redes sociales | Re

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,955
  • Last 5 Years
    759
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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517,119
World Rank
285
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Interoperability | Semantic Web | linkeddata | Artificial Intelligence | Knowledge Grap

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,873
  • Last 5 Years
    873
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.466
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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520,167
World Rank
286
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Química computacional | catálisi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,856
  • Last 5 Years
    669
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.360
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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536,611
World Rank
306
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Functional foods | Bioactive compounds | Phenolic compounds | Volatile compound

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,769
  • Last 5 Years
    1,101
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.622
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Rankings

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544,624
World Rank
315
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
tecnologías | comunicación | periodismo digital | educomunicación | alfabetización digita

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,728
  • Last 5 Years
    1,311
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.759
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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570,396
World Rank
348
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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577,119
World Rank
356
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
Inmunologí

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,577
  • Last 5 Years
    349
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.221
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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583,012
World Rank
366
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | diversity | bryophytes | lichens | conservatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,550
  • Last 5 Years
    1,186
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.765
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Rankings

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588,085
World Rank
375
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Climatologia | Erosion de Suelos | Vegetatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,528
  • Last 5 Years
    1,016
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.665
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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592,381
World Rank
386
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Química de productos naturales | teologí

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,510
  • Last 5 Years
    801
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.530
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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594,256
World Rank
390
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Organic Chemistry | Natural Products | Essential Oils | Structure Elucidation | Gas Chromatograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,502
  • Last 5 Years
    1,068
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.711
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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594,764
World Rank
393
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
machine leaning | data mining | recommender system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,500
  • Last 5 Years
    1,000
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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604,935
World Rank
411
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,458
  • Last 5 Years
    925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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619,907
World Rank
424
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Semantic Web | Information Retrieval | Data Science | Knowledge Graphs | NL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,399
  • Last 5 Years
    686
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.490
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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625,414
World Rank
431
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Enviromental Radioactivity | ionizing radiation | radioprotection | nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,377
  • Last 5 Years
    1,342
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.975
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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659,255
World Rank
478
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,255
  • Last 5 Years
    695
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.554
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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660,281
World Rank
480
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
Human-Computer Interaction | Ambient Intelligence | Multimodal Interaction | User Affective Experience | Digital Literac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,251
  • Last 5 Years
    1,027
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.821
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