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Highly Cited Researchers 205 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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12,570
World Rank
1,156
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
Politics of Belonging | Intersectionality | nationalism | racism | gender relation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,719
  • Last 5 Years
    14,621
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.300
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Rankings

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23,828
World Rank
2,141
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Education / Education (Other, All)
Racism | politics | public pedagogy | Marxis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,511
  • Last 5 Years
    6,219
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.191
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,962
World Rank
2,663
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychosis | childhood adversities | antidepressants | ECT | pharmaceutical industr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,925
  • Last 5 Years
    11,517
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.412
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Rankings

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60,989
World Rank
5,262
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Psychology
Affective Neuroscience | Neuroimaging | Psychotherapy | Psychiatr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,727
  • Last 5 Years
    7,213
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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84,288
World Rank
7,149
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Provenance/Traceability | Cloud Computing | Big Dat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,963
  • Last 5 Years
    10,652
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.822
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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88,685
World Rank
7,475
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
One health | digital innovation | genomics | rare diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,442
  • Last 5 Years
    4,392
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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94,876
World Rank
7,929
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Business & Management / Marketing
international business | marketing | ebusiness | strategic communication

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    11,745
  • Last 5 Years
    4,371
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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Rankings

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123,410
World Rank
10,006
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,350
  • Last 5 Years
    2,002
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.214
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Rankings

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149,237
World Rank
11,853
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,871
  • Last 5 Years
    3,541
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.450
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Rankings

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165,035
World Rank
12,891
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Others
Narrative research | Auto/biographies | Feminist theories | Foucauldian genealogie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,145
  • Last 5 Years
    3,062
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.429
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Rankings

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174,533
World Rank
13,518
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | discursive psychology | intellectual disability | madnes

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,773
  • Last 5 Years
    1,570
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.232
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Rankings

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182,040
World Rank
14,020
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
microbial biochemistry | nitroimidazole

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,500
  • Last 5 Years
    817
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.126
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Rankings

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182,610
World Rank
14,073
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,480
  • Last 5 Years
    2,278
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.352
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Rankings

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187,068
World Rank
14,372
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Others
commons | social movements | capitalism | crisi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,327
  • Last 5 Years
    2,754
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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Rankings

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205,121
World Rank
15,611
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
Attention - Arousal - Stress - Executive Control - Environment - Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,760
  • Last 5 Years
    4,095
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.711
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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210,085
World Rank
15,946
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Others
Program analysis | program comprehension | program slicing | software visualization | software clusterin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,619
  • Last 5 Years
    3,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.670
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Rankings

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213,102
World Rank
16,149
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Higher Education | Design Engineering | Smart materials | Nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,536
  • Last 5 Years
    2,982
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.539
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Rankings

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210,836
World Rank
15,990
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,599
  • Last 5 Years
    2,411
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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217,198
World Rank
16,398
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,430
  • Last 5 Years
    3,049
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.562
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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242,748
World Rank
18,048
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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244,719
World Rank
18,165
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Natural Product Chemistry | Bioassay directed isolation of secondary metabolites | NMR in structure elucidation | Drug discover

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,788
  • Last 5 Years
    2,187
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.457
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Rankings

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255,089
World Rank
18,828
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Architecture and Design / Architecture
Software Engineering | Cyber Security | Risk Management | Resilience | Responsible A

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,578
  • Last 5 Years
    2,915
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.637
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Rankings

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287,645
World Rank
20,795
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Sociology
race and racism | sexuality | war on terror | globalisation | austerit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,004
  • Last 5 Years
    2,250
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.562
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Rankings

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291,788
World Rank
21,061
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
tourism - development - political economy - sustainability - globalisatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,939
  • Last 5 Years
    2,033
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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Rankings

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318,227
World Rank
22,637
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Recreational Drugs | MDMA | Ecstasy | Gambling | Addictio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,561
  • Last 5 Years
    799
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.224
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