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Highly Cited Researchers 2.512 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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1,449
World Rank
4
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychiatric Genetics | Psychopharmacology | Brain Imaging | Bipolar disorde

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    165,494
  • Last 5 Years
    95,289
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.576
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,061
World Rank
7
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    139,792
  • Last 5 Years
    59,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,109
World Rank
14
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Medical and Health Sciences / Orthopedics and Traumatology
Orthopedic surgery | Sports medicine | literatur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,050
  • Last 5 Years
    47,528
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.490
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,295
World Rank
15
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | high-performance computing | statistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    94,290
  • Last 5 Years
    50,196
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.532
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,683
World Rank
16
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy nuclear physics | particle physics | computing science | machine learning | deep learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    89,319
  • Last 5 Years
    39,548
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.443
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,640
World Rank
22
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,329
  • Last 5 Years
    55,778
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.694
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,771
World Rank
23
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology | Evolutionary biology | Climate impac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,317
  • Last 5 Years
    23,910
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.301
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,780
World Rank
24
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychotic Disorders | Early Psychosis | Early Bipolar Disorder | Environmental Risk Factor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,203
  • Last 5 Years
    37,461
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,242
World Rank
25
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cell biology | molecular biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,743
  • Last 5 Years
    21,688
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.286
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Rankings

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6,337
World Rank
26
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Psychiatric molecular genetics | Stem cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,960
  • Last 5 Years
    47,287
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.631
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Rankings

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6,882
World Rank
29
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physics | Physics Education | Philosophy of Science | Data Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,270
  • Last 5 Years
    63,366
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.889
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,815
World Rank
32
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,642
  • Last 5 Years
    31,404
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.478
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Rankings

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7,868
World Rank
33
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,378
  • Last 5 Years
    34,381
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.526
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Rankings

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9,646
World Rank
37
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,557
  • Last 5 Years
    22,781
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.396
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Rankings

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10,351
World Rank
39
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
neurobiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,991
  • Last 5 Years
    9,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.171
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,227
World Rank
41
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,122
  • Last 5 Years
    12,977
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.249
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Rankings

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11,804
World Rank
45
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Intensive Care
Resuscitation and Intensive Car

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,534
  • Last 5 Years
    36,632
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.725
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Rankings

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12,071
World Rank
46
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
bone physiology | osteoporosis | thyroid disease | calcium metabolis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,881
  • Last 5 Years
    8,451
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.169
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Rankings

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12,154
World Rank
47
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
psychiatry | alcohol | depression | suicidal behavior | resilienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,681
  • Last 5 Years
    29,547
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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Rankings

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12,780
World Rank
51
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
kreftforskning og scientometr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,237
  • Last 5 Years
    10,085
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.209
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,253
World Rank
53
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental nuclear physics | medical physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,126
  • Last 5 Years
    20,151
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,445
World Rank
55
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Geography
Climate change | global environmental change | transformation | human security | vulnerabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,717
  • Last 5 Years
    23,930
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.512
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Rankings

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13,904
World Rank
56
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | theoretical chemistry | quantum chemistry | molecular electronic structure | molecular propertie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,825
  • Last 5 Years
    12,362
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.270
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,383
World Rank
59
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
Global fossil CO2 emission

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,068
  • Last 5 Years
    32,315
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,260
World Rank
58
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience | imaging genetics | neuroplasticity | neurodevelopment | personalit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,241
  • Last 5 Years
    29,670
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.686
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