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Highly Cited Researchers 536 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.

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Total 536 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,480
World Rank
United States
624
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ming Hsuan Yang
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computer Vision | Deep Learning | Machine Learning | Artificial Intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    163,170
  • Last 5 Years
    103,830
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.636
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Rankings

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3,831
World Rank
United States
1,751
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
William Shadish
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Others
Design and Statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,899
  • Last 5 Years
    24,043
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.238
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Rankings

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8,609
World Rank
United States
3,968
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Yangquan Chen
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechatronics Engineering
mechatronics | fractional calculus | uav | digital twins | parallel intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,687
  • Last 5 Years
    26,485
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.429
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Rankings

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9,275
World Rank
United States
4,296
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Martin Hagger
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Health Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,863
  • Last 5 Years
    30,763
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.523
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,432
World Rank
United States
7,047
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
John Abatzoglou
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Climatology | Meteorology | Fir

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,908
  • Last 5 Years
    34,218
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.797
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,860
World Rank
United States
9,803
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Stephen C Hart
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecosystem ecology | Soil microbial ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,270
  • Last 5 Years
    11,775
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.344
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Rankings

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25,736
World Rank
United States
11,499
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Paul P Maglio
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Service Science | Cognitive Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,842
  • Last 5 Years
    9,595
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.311
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Rankings

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25,953
World Rank
United States
11,583
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Chris T Amemiya
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Evolution of the immune system | EvoDevo | comparative genomics | vertebrate evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,692
  • Last 5 Years
    7,623
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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Rankings

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37,716
World Rank
United States
16,422
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Michael J Spivey
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Science | Psycholinguistics | Visual Perceptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,754
  • Last 5 Years
    6,703
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.282
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Rankings

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38,687
World Rank
United States
16,807
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Samuel Traina
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Environmental Geochemistry | Soil Chemistry | biogeochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,330
  • Last 5 Years
    3,649
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.156
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Rankings

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40,216
World Rank
United States
17,432
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Linda D Cameron
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,707
  • Last 5 Years
    7,572
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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Rankings

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43,699
World Rank
United States
18,730
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Michael Modest
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Radiative heat transfer | spectroscopy | combustion | plasma

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,402
  • Last 5 Years
    5,925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.277
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Rankings

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43,720
World Rank
United States
18,737
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Ashlie Martini
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Tribolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,395
  • Last 5 Years
    14,535
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.679
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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54,650
World Rank
United States
22,941
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Roger Bales
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
water resources | climate adaptation | mountain hydrology | forest hydrology | crysopher

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,134
  • Last 5 Years
    5,697
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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Rankings

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58,136
World Rank
United States
24,259
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Anthony Leroy Westerling
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Ecosystem Services Management | Applied Climatology | Wildfire | Seasonal Forecasting | Impact Assessmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,323
  • Last 5 Years
    7,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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66,587
World Rank
United States
27,381
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science | terrestrial biogeochemistry | soil biogeochemistry | soil organic matter | soil carbo

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,632
  • Last 5 Years
    11,627
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.744
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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72,597
World Rank
United States
29,558
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Wolfgang F Rogge
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Air Pollution | aerosols | atmospheric chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    14,621
  • Last 5 Years
    2,482
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.170
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Rankings

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76,621
World Rank
United States
30,954
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Clarissa J Nobile
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology | Genetics | Systems Biology | Molecular Biology | Synthetic Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,993
  • Last 5 Years
    8,287
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.592
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Rankings

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78,305
World Rank
United States
31,568
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Mukesh Singhal
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Cloud Computing | Distributed Computing | Cyber Security | Netorkin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,751
  • Last 5 Years
    2,452
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.178
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Rankings

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82,745
World Rank
United States
33,159
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Reza Ehsani
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Precision agriculture | Sensors for soil and plants | Mechanical harvesting systems for tree crops | Mechanization and automation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,149
  • Last 5 Years
    7,503
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.571
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Rankings

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84,658
World Rank
United States
33,853
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Crystal A Kolden
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Wildfire | Socioecological systems | Ecology | Remote Sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,900
  • Last 5 Years
    10,565
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.819
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Rankings

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88,982
World Rank
United States
35,423
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Victor Munoz
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Medical and Health Sciences / Biophysics
biophysics-bioengineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,396
  • Last 5 Years
    1,960
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.158
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Rankings

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99,066
World Rank
United States
38,902
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Jian Qiao Sun
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Others
Control | Optimization | Cell Mapping | Energy Harvesting | Neural Network

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,316
  • Last 5 Years
    6,287
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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Rankings

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101,225
World Rank
United States
39,654
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
J Michael Beman
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering
Microbial Ecology | Biogeochemistry | Oceanography | Global Environmental Chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,108
  • Last 5 Years
    5,096
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.459
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Rankings

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107,312
World Rank
United States
41,653
Country Rank
University of California Merced Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Shawn Newsam
University of California Merced Merced, United States
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
image processing | computer vision | pattern recognition | remote sensin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,558
  • Last 5 Years
    6,855
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.649
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