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Highly Cited Researchers 249 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
41,987
World Rank
180
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total22,031
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Last 5 Years8,443
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Last 5 Years / Total0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,241
World Rank
844
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Social Science
Health Policy | Health Economics | Health Care Financing | Health Inequalities | Patient Empowermen
Health Policy | Health Economics | Health Care Financing | Health Inequalities | Patient Empowermen
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Total8,447
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Last 5 Years5,097
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Last 5 Years / Total0.603
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,395
World Rank
1,340
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Optical Fibers and components | Telecommunications | Optical Wireless | Sensor
Optical Fibers and components | Telecommunications | Optical Wireless | Sensor
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Total6,087
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Last 5 Years988
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Last 5 Years / Total0.162
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,990
World Rank
1,461
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total5,622
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Last 5 Years3,544
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Last 5 Years / Total0.630
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,193
World Rank
1,522
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing | Education | Haemodialysis | Quality of Life | Spiritualit
Nursing | Education | Haemodialysis | Quality of Life | Spiritualit
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Total5,430
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Last 5 Years3,408
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Last 5 Years / Total0.628
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,098
World Rank
1,542
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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Total5,357
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Last 5 Years1,287
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Last 5 Years / Total0.240
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,924
World Rank
1,592
Country Rank
7
University
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7
Others
Information systems | Recommender systems | Personalization | Semantic web technologies and applications | Service-oriented archite
Information systems | Recommender systems | Personalization | Semantic web technologies and applications | Service-oriented archite
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Total5,237
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Last 5 Years1,808
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Last 5 Years / Total0.345
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,014
World Rank
1,636
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total5,115
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Last 5 Years1,856
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Last 5 Years / Total0.363
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,569
World Rank
1,673
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
e-learning | Web 2.0 | ICT in education | MOOCs | computer science educatio
e-learning | Web 2.0 | ICT in education | MOOCs | computer science educatio
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Total5,033
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Last 5 Years2,007
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Last 5 Years / Total0.399
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,302
World Rank
1,821
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
teletraffic | queueing | simulation | performance evaluation | computer network
teletraffic | queueing | simulation | performance evaluation | computer network
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Total4,714
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Last 5 Years2,806
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Last 5 Years / Total0.595
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,232
World Rank
1,931
Country Rank
11
University
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11
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital Communications | MIMO | Optical-Wireless Systems | 5G | SD
Digital Communications | MIMO | Optical-Wireless Systems | 5G | SD
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Total4,463
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Last 5 Years791
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Last 5 Years / Total0.177
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,706
World Rank
1,935
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total4,453
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Last 5 Years2,540
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Last 5 Years / Total0.570
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,879
World Rank
1,969
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
6G networks | mobile and wireless communications | cellular networks | V2X communications | networ
6G networks | mobile and wireless communications | cellular networks | V2X communications | networ
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Total4,394
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Last 5 Years1,694
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Last 5 Years / Total0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,616
World Rank
2,205
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Human Computer Interaction | Games | Virtual Reality | Personal Information Management | Tas
Human Computer Interaction | Games | Virtual Reality | Personal Information Management | Tas
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Total3,958
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Last 5 Years1,104
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Last 5 Years / Total0.279
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,223
World Rank
2,389
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Macroeconomics | European Economic Integration | Greek Econom
Economics | Macroeconomics | European Economic Integration | Greek Econom
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Total3,654
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Last 5 Years2,017
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Last 5 Years / Total0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,131
World Rank
2,713
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Software Engineering | Software Performance Evaluation | Computer Visio
Software Engineering | Software Performance Evaluation | Computer Visio
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Total3,194
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Last 5 Years2,140
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Last 5 Years / Total0.670
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,689
World Rank
2,983
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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Total2,907
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Last 5 Years1,821
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Last 5 Years / Total0.626
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,068
World Rank
2,992
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water resources management | water and wastewaters purification | hydrogeology | hydrochemistry | geographic information system
Water resources management | water and wastewaters purification | hydrogeology | hydrochemistry | geographic information system
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Total2,894
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Last 5 Years1,011
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Last 5 Years / Total0.349
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,565
World Rank
3,105
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Applied mathematics | Portfolio/Risk management | Financial engineering | Time-series analysis | Forecastin
Applied mathematics | Portfolio/Risk management | Financial engineering | Time-series analysis | Forecastin
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Total2,767
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Last 5 Years1,828
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Last 5 Years / Total0.661
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,236
World Rank
3,102
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless Communications | MIMO | THz | UAV
Wireless Communications | MIMO | THz | UAV
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Total2,771
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Last 5 Years492
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Last 5 Years / Total0.178
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,723
World Rank
3,255
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Business & Management / Marketing
Services Marketing | Branding | New Service Development | Relationship Marketin
Services Marketing | Branding | New Service Development | Relationship Marketin
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Total2,632
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Last 5 Years1,228
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Last 5 Years / Total0.467
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,966
World Rank
3,325
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total2,571
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Last 5 Years1,932
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Last 5 Years / Total0.751
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,001
World Rank
3,431
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Computational Fluid Mechanics | Biomagnetic Fluid Dynamics | Ferrohydrodynamics | Applied Mathematic
Computational Fluid Mechanics | Biomagnetic Fluid Dynamics | Ferrohydrodynamics | Applied Mathematic
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Total2,474
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Last 5 Years1,226
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Last 5 Years / Total0.496
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,522
World Rank
3,455
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total2,447
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Last 5 Years618
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Last 5 Years / Total0.253
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,672
World Rank
3,488
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Hardware Design | AI on FPGAs | Secure Hardware Design | DSP Hardware Implementations | Io
Hardware Design | AI on FPGAs | Secure Hardware Design | DSP Hardware Implementations | Io
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Total2,415
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Last 5 Years635
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Last 5 Years / Total0.263
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