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Highly Cited Researchers 1.448 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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17
World Rank
10
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory | motivation | psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    607,828
  • Last 5 Years
    276,935
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.456
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Rankings

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184
World Rank
84
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    344,410
  • Last 5 Years
    113,296
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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350
World Rank
152
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    290,732
  • Last 5 Years
    118,015
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.406
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,759
World Rank
1,258
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
motivatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    119,918
  • Last 5 Years
    39,986
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,109
World Rank
1,422
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
astrocytes | stroke | neuron | neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    112,682
  • Last 5 Years
    59,541
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.528
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,846
World Rank
1,755
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nonlinear optics | optical communications | silicon photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,568
  • Last 5 Years
    21,694
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.216
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Rankings

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4,399
World Rank
2,022
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Physics
nonlinear optics | photonics | optical physics | nanophotonics | quantum optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    92,683
  • Last 5 Years
    36,262
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.391
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Rankings

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4,717
World Rank
2,166
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    88,746
  • Last 5 Years
    20,736
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.234
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,187
World Rank
2,834
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Financial Economics
Financial economics | corporate financial policy | derivative securities and financial intermediation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,977
  • Last 5 Years
    25,386
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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6,774
World Rank
3,109
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Organic Electronics | OLED | Displays | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    71,775
  • Last 5 Years
    11,599
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.162
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Rankings

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7,226
World Rank
3,322
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Astrophysics | Gamma Rays | Cosmic Rays | Neutrino Astronomy | Dark Matte

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,879
  • Last 5 Years
    37,764
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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Rankings

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7,304
World Rank
3,357
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
AI | multimedia | computational social science | computational medicine | big data analytic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,396
  • Last 5 Years
    43,638
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.638
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Rankings

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7,343
World Rank
3,372
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Dentistry
analgesic clinical trials | treatment of pain | prevention of pai

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,179
  • Last 5 Years
    25,177
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.369
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Rankings

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7,495
World Rank
3,453
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cellular Senescence | Mitochondria | Oxidants | epigenetics | COPD and IP

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,217
  • Last 5 Years
    24,528
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.365
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Rankings

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8,300
World Rank
3,815
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless communication and networking | ad hoc networks | wireless sensor network

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,119
  • Last 5 Years
    10,263
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.163
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,655
World Rank
4,454
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
microbiology | microbiome | genomics | systems biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,371
  • Last 5 Years
    16,571
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.289
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,746
World Rank
4,491
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,059
  • Last 5 Years
    21,826
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,066
World Rank
4,641
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,909
  • Last 5 Years
    19,095
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,218
World Rank
4,709
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,315
  • Last 5 Years
    11,132
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.201
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Rankings

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12,727
World Rank
5,855
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Vascular Biology | Atherosclerosis | Signal Transduction | Neurorehabilitatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,207
  • Last 5 Years
    7,219
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.150
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,212
World Rank
6,054
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neuroscience | neurology | stem cell biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,123
  • Last 5 Years
    19,033
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.404
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,719
World Rank
6,291
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Computational Biology | RNA | RNA Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,071
  • Last 5 Years
    17,083
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.371
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,097
World Rank
6,455
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,322
  • Last 5 Years
    11,355
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.251
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,145
World Rank
6,475
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
ultrafast phenomena | nonlinear optics | THz science and technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,228
  • Last 5 Years
    11,103
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.245
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Rankings

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14,198
World Rank
6,500
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Analytics | Machine Learning | Signal and Image Processing | Computer Vision | Media Securit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,125
  • Last 5 Years
    24,171
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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