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Highly Cited Researchers 706 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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1,719
World Rank
144
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Global change | soils | carbon | climate change | mitigatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    153,119
  • Last 5 Years
    93,103
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.608
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,910
World Rank
242
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Anthropology | Archaeology | Art | Architectur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,652
  • Last 5 Years
    52,314
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.448
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,271
World Rank
273
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
Rheumatic Disease | osteoporosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,656
  • Last 5 Years
    30,373
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.277
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,921
World Rank
416
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    86,680
  • Last 5 Years
    46,496
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,984
World Rank
423
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Psychology
health psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    86,062
  • Last 5 Years
    37,402
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,276
World Rank
451
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Neuropsychology | Psychometrics | Clinical Psychology | Statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,279
  • Last 5 Years
    22,717
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.273
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,171
World Rank
725
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Physiological ecology | Energetics | Obesity | Aging | Lactatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,768
  • Last 5 Years
    25,830
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.405
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,476
World Rank
1,056
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases including pain and fatigue | Cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,322
  • Last 5 Years
    16,853
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.328
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,953
World Rank
1,092
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Physics
Chaos | Fractals | Dynamical Systems | Complex Networks | Quantum Chao

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,004
  • Last 5 Years
    9,913
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.198
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,762
World Rank
1,176
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,106
  • Last 5 Years
    16,334
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.340
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Rankings

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13,205
World Rank
1,215
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
gut microbiology | fermentatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,132
  • Last 5 Years
    25,032
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.531
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,990
World Rank
1,286
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,542
  • Last 5 Years
    26,982
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.592
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Rankings

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14,887
World Rank
1,356
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social Cognition | Person Perception | Sel

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,851
  • Last 5 Years
    11,635
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.265
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Rankings

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15,179
World Rank
1,384
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,265
  • Last 5 Years
    12,615
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,585
World Rank
1,691
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Health services | social justice | feminist ethics | death studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,120
  • Last 5 Years
    15,539
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.408
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,710
World Rank
1,706
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
Clinical Trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,946
  • Last 5 Years
    10,925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.288
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,105
World Rank
1,740
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,427
  • Last 5 Years
    15,575
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.416
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,768
World Rank
1,809
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,587
  • Last 5 Years
    15,370
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.420
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Rankings

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20,860
World Rank
1,896
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and GYnaecology | Infertilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,333
  • Last 5 Years
    14,735
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.417
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,746
World Rank
1,975
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
gut microbiology | antibiotic resistance | anaerobic bacteri

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,357
  • Last 5 Years
    22,458
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.654
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,836
World Rank
2,060
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,343
  • Last 5 Years
    9,368
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.281
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,058
World Rank
2,412
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Others
Randomised trials | Trial Methodology | Recruitment & retention | Representatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,823
  • Last 5 Years
    17,540
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.588
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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27,141
World Rank
2,421
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Geriatrics
Geriatric Medicine | Ageing | COVID-19 | Hyponatremia | Clinical Pharmacolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,758
  • Last 5 Years
    27,128
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.912
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Rankings

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28,697
World Rank
2,558
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
infertility | assisted reproduction | medical abortio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,698
  • Last 5 Years
    4,325
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.151
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,354
World Rank
2,620
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,250
  • Last 5 Years
    6,780
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.240
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