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Highly Cited Researchers 182 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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19,611
World Rank
50
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Bioactives | Bioproducts | Functional Ingredients | By-products | Circular Econom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,898
  • Last 5 Years
    26,866
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.728
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Rankings

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32,233
World Rank
90
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Others
Microbiology | Antibiotic Resistance | Bacterial Ecology | Urban Water Cycl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,552
  • Last 5 Years
    14,891
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.561
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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36,370
World Rank
98
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Business & Management / Business Administration
Positive leadership | Organizational behavior | Positive organizational scholarshi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,409
  • Last 5 Years
    11,069
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.453
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Rankings

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40,756
World Rank
113
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
Bioactives | Functional Foods | Encapsulation | Microbiome and Health | Food Nutrition and Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,514
  • Last 5 Years
    11,893
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.528
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Rankings

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49,753
World Rank
141
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Microbiology | Food Safety | Listeria monocytogenes | Listeriosis | Biocontro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,471
  • Last 5 Years
    9,568
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.491
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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60,128
World Rank
178
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
social entrepreneurship | impact investing | entrepreneurship | strategy | organization theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,906
  • Last 5 Years
    6,904
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.408
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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89,562
World Rank
266
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Psicologi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,338
  • Last 5 Years
    3,017
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.245
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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101,670
World Rank
308
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Compostos bioativos | Alimentos funcionais | Probiotico

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,077
  • Last 5 Years
    6,600
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.596
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Rankings

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104,757
World Rank
317
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Biomaterials | Biopolymers | Silk | biotextile

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,797
  • Last 5 Years
    6,029
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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106,089
World Rank
319
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Tuberculosis | Malaria | Immunopeptidomics | Vaccines | Public Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,679
  • Last 5 Years
    9,550
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.894
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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107,233
World Rank
327
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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122,387
World Rank
380
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Operations Management | Service Management | Digitally-Enabled Services | Servitizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,420
  • Last 5 Years
    4,647
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.493
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Rankings

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138,964
World Rank
451
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
Efficiency | productivity | Data envelopment analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,407
  • Last 5 Years
    3,128
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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Rankings

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141,492
World Rank
463
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,270
  • Last 5 Years
    2,058
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.249
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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173,137
World Rank
561
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Financial Econometrics | Time Series Econometrics | Microeconometrics | Dynamis and Bifurcations | Maco Finance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,825
  • Last 5 Years
    2,825
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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176,375
World Rank
574
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
antibiotic resistance | water microbiology | bacterial diversity | taxonomy | bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,703
  • Last 5 Years
    3,948
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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179,133
World Rank
595
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,602
  • Last 5 Years
    4,460
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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179,067
World Rank
594
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Nutrition | Sustainability | Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,604
  • Last 5 Years
    4,416
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.669
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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192,241
World Rank
638
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Business Administration
business model innovation | innovation strategy | digital transformation | sustainabl

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,157
  • Last 5 Years
    5,395
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.876
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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216,826
World Rank
731
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,439
  • Last 5 Years
    4,833
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.889
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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213,265
World Rank
718
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Business & Management / Marketing
marketing | consumer behavior | decision making | behavioral economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,532
  • Last 5 Years
    4,116
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.744
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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234,872
World Rank
792
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
Desenvovimento Psicológico | Envelheciment

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,004
  • Last 5 Years
    1,409
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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240,433
World Rank
824
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,879
  • Last 5 Years
    3,669
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.752
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Rankings

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242,478
World Rank
830
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Rehabilitation Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,835
  • Last 5 Years
    1,600
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.331
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Rankings

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251,837
World Rank
860
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Políticas educativas | gestão escolar | utopia e imaginári

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,642
  • Last 5 Years
    1,171
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.252
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