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Highly Cited Researchers 731 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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1,546
World Rank
52
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology | Hepatolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    160,182
  • Last 5 Years
    41,263
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.258
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Rankings

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3,996
World Rank
161
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    98,571
  • Last 5 Years
    51,603
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,351
World Rank
173
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,536
  • Last 5 Years
    65,859
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.704
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,436
World Rank
254
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Reproductive Biology | andrology | gamete biology | reproductio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,184
  • Last 5 Years
    22,875
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.308
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Rankings

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8,412
World Rank
325
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,682
  • Last 5 Years
    36,161
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.577
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,140
World Rank
467
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,725
  • Last 5 Years
    17,929
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.361
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Rankings

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12,923
World Rank
501
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Physical activity | Mental health | Physical fitness | Physical education | Cognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,866
  • Last 5 Years
    32,713
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.683
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Rankings

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14,113
World Rank
554
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition | Diet | Obesity | food addictio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,400
  • Last 5 Years
    31,077
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.685
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,244
World Rank
562
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Bioremediation | Ecotoxicology | Environmental Science | Environmental Microbiology | Mixed Contaminant

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,150
  • Last 5 Years
    27,837
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.617
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Rankings

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14,670
World Rank
588
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,366
  • Last 5 Years
    11,633
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.262
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Rankings

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14,704
World Rank
592
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Mesoporous | Energy | Environment | CO2 Capture | mxen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,309
  • Last 5 Years
    25,333
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.572
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Rankings

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15,550
World Rank
633
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
control system identification adaptive control diabete

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,766
  • Last 5 Years
    5,739
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.134
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Rankings

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16,452
World Rank
679
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience | Event related potentials (ERPs) of the brain | Functional MRI | Schizophreni

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,320
  • Last 5 Years
    21,384
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.518
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Rankings

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16,472
World Rank
680
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,293
  • Last 5 Years
    11,342
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.275
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Rankings

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18,126
World Rank
757
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Health Behaviour | Public Health | Mental Health | Distributed Computing & Internet | Decision Suppor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,817
  • Last 5 Years
    26,427
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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Rankings

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18,548
World Rank
775
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Education / Education (Other, All)
Weight Loss | Health and Physical Education | Obesity | Me

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,246
  • Last 5 Years
    21,667
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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18,983
World Rank
795
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Computational neuroscience | Computational psychiatr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,653
  • Last 5 Years
    21,238
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.564
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Rankings

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19,178
World Rank
804
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,418
  • Last 5 Years
    27,443
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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Rankings

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20,955
World Rank
888
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Schizophrenia | autism | ADHD | cognitive neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,309
  • Last 5 Years
    22,863
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.648
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Rankings

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21,056
World Rank
897
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Psychology
Physical Activity & Public Health | Exercise Psychology | Health Education | Health Psychology | Health Promotio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,199
  • Last 5 Years
    16,722
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,440
World Rank
917
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology and respiratory disease and inflammatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,768
  • Last 5 Years
    10,384
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.299
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,999
World Rank
944
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Complex traits | psychiatric disorders | genomics | systems biology | precision medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,184
  • Last 5 Years
    24,168
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.707
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Rankings

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22,817
World Rank
983
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition | dietary assessment methods | eHealth | Cardiovascular disease | Type 2 diabete

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,422
  • Last 5 Years
    18,606
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.557
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,045
World Rank
993
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,228
  • Last 5 Years
    23,077
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.695
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23,247
World Rank
1,004
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
microbial diversity | evolution | secondary metabolism | toxin biosynthesis | synthetic biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,017
  • Last 5 Years
    11,118
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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