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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
    617,172
  • Last 5 Years
    284,975
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.462
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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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351
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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2,720
World Rank
1,239
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
motivatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    120,849
  • Last 5 Years
    40,754
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,014
World Rank
1,374
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Physics
astrocytes | stroke | neuron | neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    114,529
  • Last 5 Years
    61,267
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.535
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,823
World Rank
1,745
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nonlinear optics | optical communications | silicon photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    101,003
  • Last 5 Years
    22,015
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.218
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,351
World Rank
1,998
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Physics
nonlinear optics | photonics | optical physics | nanophotonics | quantum optic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,342
  • Last 5 Years
    36,827
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.395
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,676
World Rank
2,151
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    89,307
  • Last 5 Years
    21,077
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.236
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,150
World Rank
2,817
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
    76,309
  • Last 5 Years
    25,681
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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Rankings

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6,709
World Rank
3,074
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Organic Electronics | OLED | Displays | Solar Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,212
  • Last 5 Years
    12,001
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.166
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Rankings

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6,999
World Rank
3,222
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
    70,473
  • Last 5 Years
    39,253
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.557
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,179
World Rank
3,300
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
    69,238
  • Last 5 Years
    44,437
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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Rankings

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7,266
World Rank
3,344
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
    68,700
  • Last 5 Years
    25,606
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.373
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Rankings

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7,409
World Rank
3,411
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
    67,898
  • Last 5 Years
    25,103
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.370
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Rankings

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8,287
World Rank
3,809
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
    63,202
  • Last 5 Years
    10,324
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.163
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,591
World Rank
4,424
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
microbiology | microbiome | genomics | systems biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,685
  • Last 5 Years
    16,839
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,619
World Rank
4,432
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,571
  • Last 5 Years
    22,251
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.386
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,952
World Rank
4,587
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,346
  • Last 5 Years
    19,428
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.345
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,179
World Rank
4,690
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,536
  • Last 5 Years
    11,293
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.203
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Rankings

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12,693
World Rank
5,840
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Vascular Biology | Atherosclerosis | Signal Transduction | Neurorehabilitatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,347
  • Last 5 Years
    7,330
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.152
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,227
World Rank
6,057
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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13,545
World Rank
6,213
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Computational Biology | RNA | RNA Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,460
  • Last 5 Years
    17,424
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.375
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,014
World Rank
6,426
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,561
  • Last 5 Years
    11,539
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.253
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,102
World Rank
6,460
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Physics
ultrafast phenomena | nonlinear optics | THz science and technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,373
  • Last 5 Years
    11,236
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,944
World Rank
6,395
Country Rank
23
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
    45,674
  • Last 5 Years
    24,672
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.540
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