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Highly Cited Researchers 373 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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14,905
World Rank
650
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain | Sustainability Management | Sustainable Supply Chains | Sustainable Supply Chain Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,937
  • Last 5 Years
    25,196
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
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Rankings

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25,386
World Rank
1,134
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,173
  • Last 5 Years
    13,197
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.423
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,191
World Rank
1,682
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
Sustainability science | Landscape ecology | Agroforestry | Ecosystem services | Social-ecologica

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,575
  • Last 5 Years
    15,619
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.663
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Rankings

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54,775
World Rank
2,414
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
layered inorganic materials | transition metal dichalcogenides | functionalisation | liquid exfoliation | optical spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,122
  • Last 5 Years
    11,019
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.608
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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54,941
World Rank
2,426
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
World Wide Web | Social Networks | Knowledge Discovery | Information Retrieval | Formal Concept Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,091
  • Last 5 Years
    2,155
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.119
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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58,338
World Rank
2,576
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nano Science | Optoelectronics | Semiconductor Physics | Quantum Dot Lasers | Molecular Beam Epitax

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,298
  • Last 5 Years
    3,682
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.213
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,276
World Rank
2,712
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Others
Semiotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,664
  • Last 5 Years
    4,450
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.267
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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64,756
World Rank
2,876
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | Counseling Psychology | Psychotherapy Research | Psychotherapy | Reproducibilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,978
  • Last 5 Years
    10,417
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.652
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Rankings

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65,722
World Rank
2,910
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
socio-industrial metabolism | sustainability assessment | systems analysis | footprints | resource policie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,808
  • Last 5 Years
    7,225
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.457
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Rankings

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72,369
World Rank
3,177
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Nature conservation | sutainable agriculture | climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,673
  • Last 5 Years
    5,894
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.402
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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73,219
World Rank
3,228
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,541
  • Last 5 Years
    6,578
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.452
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Rankings

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75,626
World Rank
3,330
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality Disorder | Depression | Interpersonal Theory | Personality Assessment | Statistical Modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,158
  • Last 5 Years
    11,482
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.811
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Rankings

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77,433
World Rank
3,421
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,882
  • Last 5 Years
    8,302
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.598
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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80,023
World Rank
3,542
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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80,262
World Rank
3,556
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Sustainability management | supply chain management | operations management | accountabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,489
  • Last 5 Years
    9,894
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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95,673
World Rank
4,169
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,666
  • Last 5 Years
    2,277
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.195
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Rankings

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99,805
World Rank
4,337
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Hochschulforschung | Innovationsforschung | Wissenschaftssoziologie | Neoinstitutionalismu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,258
  • Last 5 Years
    3,980
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.354
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Rankings

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100,288
World Rank
4,353
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
Bodenphysik | Bodenhydrologie | Nicht-invasive Methoden | Bildanalys

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,211
  • Last 5 Years
    6,711
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.599
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Rankings

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103,337
World Rank
4,487
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power System Planning | Control and Operatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,924
  • Last 5 Years
    6,734
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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Rankings

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123,040
World Rank
5,290
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Biology | Plant Physiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,377
  • Last 5 Years
    2,497
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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125,990
World Rank
5,415
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,172
  • Last 5 Years
    2,459
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.268
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Rankings

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132,317
World Rank
5,656
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Education / Educational Technology
trust | hybrid intelligence | smart personal assistants | educational technology | technology-mediated learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,782
  • Last 5 Years
    7,744
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.882
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Rankings

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143,090
World Rank
6,071
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Pattern Recognition | Autonomous Learning | Intelligent Systems | Organic Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,184
  • Last 5 Years
    4,435
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.542
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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143,177
World Rank
6,074
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,179
  • Last 5 Years
    4,527
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.553
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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143,303
World Rank
6,079
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
Distributed Systems | Adaptive Systems | Multi-Robot-Systems | Socio-technical Desig

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,174
  • Last 5 Years
    1,665
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.204
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