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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Total267,492
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Last 5 Years92,120
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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Total236,124
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Last 5 Years76,409
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Last 5 Years / Total0.324
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Total152,979
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Last 5 Years20,689
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Last 5 Years / Total0.135
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Total144,443
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Last 5 Years27,125
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Last 5 Years / Total0.188
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Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Chemistry | Polymer Science | Materials | Polymers | Polymer Chemistr
Chemistry | Polymer Science | Materials | Polymers | Polymer Chemistr
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Total111,218
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Last 5 Years27,310
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Last 5 Years / Total0.246
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Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Parallel and distributed systems | Internet search | high performance computin
Parallel and distributed systems | Internet search | high performance computin
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Total106,427
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Last 5 Years72,750
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Last 5 Years / Total0.684
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Total102,268
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Last 5 Years27,158
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Last 5 Years / Total0.266
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8
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics | Materials Scienc
Condensed Matter Physics | Materials Scienc
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Total95,417
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Last 5 Years29,622
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Last 5 Years / Total0.310
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Total91,491
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Last 5 Years22,790
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Last 5 Years / Total0.249
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Total91,255
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Last 5 Years39,674
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Last 5 Years / Total0.435
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Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Photonics | optoelectronics | optical switching | MEMS | silicon photonic
Photonics | optoelectronics | optical switching | MEMS | silicon photonic
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Total90,447
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Last 5 Years36,003
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Last 5 Years / Total0.398
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Total86,428
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Last 5 Years20,428
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Last 5 Years / Total0.236
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Social Sciences / Psychology
evolutionary psychology | cognitive psychology | evolutionary biology | evolutionary approaches to the social science
evolutionary psychology | cognitive psychology | evolutionary biology | evolutionary approaches to the social science
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Total72,367
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Last 5 Years13,479
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Last 5 Years / Total0.186
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Social Sciences / Anthropology
evolutionary psychology | evolutionary biology | evolutionary anthropology | evolutionary approaches to economics | political scien
evolutionary psychology | evolutionary biology | evolutionary anthropology | evolutionary approaches to economics | political scien
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Total69,779
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Last 5 Years13,253
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Last 5 Years / Total0.190
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15
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Total68,504
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Last 5 Years9,127
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Last 5 Years / Total0.133
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistic typology | Caucasian languages | Papuan languages | historical linguistics | language documentatio
linguistic typology | Caucasian languages | Papuan languages | historical linguistics | language documentatio
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Total67,116
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Last 5 Years12,390
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Last 5 Years / Total0.185
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17
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Total65,987
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Last 5 Years9,125
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Last 5 Years / Total0.138
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Citation Metrics
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Total65,592
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Last 5 Years9,603
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Last 5 Years / Total0.146
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19
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
polymer physics | statistical mechanics | soft materials | computational field theor
polymer physics | statistical mechanics | soft materials | computational field theor
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Total64,604
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Last 5 Years13,332
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Last 5 Years / Total0.206
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Citation Metrics
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Total63,392
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Last 5 Years16,176
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Last 5 Years / Total0.255
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21
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
mobile networking | wireless networks | ICT4
mobile networking | wireless networks | ICT4
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Total61,728
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Last 5 Years5,718
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Last 5 Years / Total0.093
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Total60,241
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Last 5 Years13,676
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Last 5 Years / Total0.227
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23
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience of Goal Oriented Behavior | Learning | Action | Functional Reorganizatio
Neuroscience of Goal Oriented Behavior | Learning | Action | Functional Reorganizatio
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Total59,070
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Last 5 Years12,504
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Last 5 Years / Total0.212
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Total58,806
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Last 5 Years13,184
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Last 5 Years / Total0.224
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Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil science | ecology | arctic science | microbial ecolog
soil science | ecology | arctic science | microbial ecolog
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Total57,814
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Last 5 Years22,904
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Last 5 Years / Total0.396
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