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Highly Cited Researchers 888 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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29,572
World Rank
31
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,216
  • Last 5 Years
    20,652
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.732
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Rankings

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76,730
World Rank
60
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Nanomaterials | Nanobiomaterials | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Academy o

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,237
  • Last 5 Years
    9,566
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.672
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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87,406
World Rank
68
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machines | Bioengineering | Nuclear Power | Robots | Aerospac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,607
  • Last 5 Years
    3,121
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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89,216
World Rank
73
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
networking | wireless networking | mobile computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,401
  • Last 5 Years
    985
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.079
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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90,086
World Rank
73
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Materials Science | Academy of Romanian Scientist

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,501
  • Last 5 Years
    8,718
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.697
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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110,591
World Rank
89
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Design | CAD | Transportation | Mechanical engineering | Industrial engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,315
  • Last 5 Years
    2,084
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.202
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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144,594
World Rank
113
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | ultrasound | biofuels | microwave | nanoparticle

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,118
  • Last 5 Years
    2,578
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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159,632
World Rank
132
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
POLITEHNICA of Bucharest | Academy of Romanian Scientists | chemistry and chemical engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,393
  • Last 5 Years
    5,698
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.771
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Rankings

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165,359
World Rank
141
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,143
  • Last 5 Years
    4,638
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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166,438
World Rank
142
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Chemical Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,098
  • Last 5 Years
    5,511
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.776
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Rankings

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170,502
World Rank
150
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | biomedical analysis | sensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,938
  • Last 5 Years
    2,513
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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182,445
World Rank
166
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Biomaterials | Bioengineering | Materials Science | Academy of Romanian Scientist

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,485
  • Last 5 Years
    5,037
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.777
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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197,616
World Rank
190
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
polymeric membranes | carbon nanotubes | graphene | Academy of Romanian Scientist

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,995
  • Last 5 Years
    3,836
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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Rankings

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208,507
World Rank
207
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
NLP | Educational Data Mining | Intelligent Tutoring Systems | Discourse Analysis | Academy of Romanian Scientist

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,737
  • Last 5 Years
    3,413
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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218,781
World Rank
223
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
biomaterials | biopolymers | biomedical engineering | nanomaterials | nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,396
  • Last 5 Years
    4,971
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.921
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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229,875
World Rank
231
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
bioanalysis | biosensors | materials | environment | QA&Q

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,125
  • Last 5 Years
    2,387
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.466
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Rankings

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251,068
World Rank
261
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
machine learning | information retrieval | multimedi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,702
  • Last 5 Years
    2,345
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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260,838
World Rank
279
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Process Desig

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,478
  • Last 5 Years
    1,159
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.259
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Rankings

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261,904
World Rank
282
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Stiinta si Ingineria Materialelor Oxidice si Nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,469
  • Last 5 Years
    1,975
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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261,385
World Rank
281
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials science | Biomaterials | Nanomaterials | Materials characterisatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,467
  • Last 5 Years
    2,428
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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264,057
World Rank
290
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
Integration of process design and process contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,416
  • Last 5 Years
    1,779
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.403
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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288,021
World Rank
332
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
energy communities | decarbonization | digitalization | smart cities | renewable energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,005
  • Last 5 Years
    1,785
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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287,423
World Rank
330
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Image Processing and Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,015
  • Last 5 Years
    702
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.175
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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291,192
World Rank
339
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
physical chemistry | electrochemistry | biomaterials | corrosion | Academy of Romanian Scientist

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,955
  • Last 5 Years
    1,670
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.422
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Rankings

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298,703
World Rank
355
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
synthesis and characterization of hydrogels | synthesis and applications of terminally reactive oligomers by free-radical (co)po

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,838
  • Last 5 Years
    1,294
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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