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Highly Cited Researchers 1.337 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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570
World Rank
16
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Rickettsia | Infectious Diseases | Viruses | Microbiota | Genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    256,547
  • Last 5 Years
    96,785
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,032
World Rank
123
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,330
  • Last 5 Years
    41,112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.585
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,412
World Rank
132
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Endothelial cell biology - Vascular Pathology - Platelets - Microparticles - Progenitors - Thrombotic disorders - Immunology -

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,979
  • Last 5 Years
    32,229
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.474
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,759
World Rank
157
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,058
  • Last 5 Years
    24,653
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.404
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,091
World Rank
166
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Infectious diseases | Antibiotic resistance | Antimicrobial Agents | Genomic evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,581
  • Last 5 Years
    36,135
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.606
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,884
World Rank
353
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
Maladies Infectieuses émergentes inovations technologiques et prevention des infections liées aux soin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,138
  • Last 5 Years
    19,177
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.490
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,546
World Rank
369
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
Experimental Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,248
  • Last 5 Years
    12,769
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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21,722
World Rank
425
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Structural Biology | Phages | Olfactio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,457
  • Last 5 Years
    9,411
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.273
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,189
World Rank
433
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Psychology | Psycholinguistics | Reading | Dyslexia | Reading Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,018
  • Last 5 Years
    11,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.343
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,683
World Rank
449
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genomics of giant viruses | Hepatitis viruses | Epidemiological surveillance of infections | Interactions of plant viruses with hu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,546
  • Last 5 Years
    24,022
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.716
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Rankings

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23,412
World Rank
465
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics | cosmology | galaxy formation | the intergalactic mediu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,878
  • Last 5 Years
    20,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.629
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Rankings

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27,335
World Rank
559
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardio-Oncology | Endocarditis | Heart Failure | Valvular Heart Disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,701
  • Last 5 Years
    17,022
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
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Rankings

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28,577
World Rank
586
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Theoretical Neuroscience | Network | Dynamics | Connectome | Emergenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,827
  • Last 5 Years
    16,134
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.560
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Rankings

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30,910
World Rank
639
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Voice perception | Auditory cognitive neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,309
  • Last 5 Years
    9,390
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,614
World Rank
675
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Fluid dynamics | CFD | Turbulence | Lattice Boltzmann Method | Uncertainty Quantificatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,331
  • Last 5 Years
    10,026
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,755
World Rank
680
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochimie | Enzymologie | Lipides | Lipases | Digestio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,244
  • Last 5 Years
    15,593
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.594
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Rankings

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33,508
World Rank
694
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
virology | microbiology | parasitology | entomolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,835
  • Last 5 Years
    11,444
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.443
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Rankings

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38,304
World Rank
808
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Marine ecology | benthos | macrophytes | Posidoni

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,529
  • Last 5 Years
    7,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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42,837
World Rank
915
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,719
  • Last 5 Years
    9,446
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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43,172
World Rank
923
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Gut microbiota | obesity | malnutrition | Q fever | infectious disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,599
  • Last 5 Years
    15,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.710
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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44,065
World Rank
948
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
bioinformatics | metagenomics | marine plankton ecology | virolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,292
  • Last 5 Years
    11,426
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.537
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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44,463
World Rank
957
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,153
  • Last 5 Years
    9,712
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.459
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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47,094
World Rank
1,028
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,406
World Rank
1,063
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,857
  • Last 5 Years
    4,039
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.203
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,598
World Rank
1,071
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,803
  • Last 5 Years
    7,564
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.382
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