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Highly Cited Researchers 862 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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1,224
World Rank
94
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | Children's emotional developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    180,961
  • Last 5 Years
    84,529
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,549
World Rank
122
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | sociological theory | social theory | political sociology | social psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    159,753
  • Last 5 Years
    38,156
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.239
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,062
World Rank
344
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
Energy security | energy policy | energy studies | climate policy | science and technology studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    97,405
  • Last 5 Years
    71,553
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,057
World Rank
618
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Philosophy | Cognitive Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    69,914
  • Last 5 Years
    26,615
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,996
World Rank
710
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insect

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,537
  • Last 5 Years
    36,356
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,831
World Rank
789
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | breast cancer | communicatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,611
  • Last 5 Years
    19,327
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.319
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,952
World Rank
798
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Environmental Economics | Energy Economics | Economics | Climate Change | Scientometric

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,120
  • Last 5 Years
    19,799
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,581
World Rank
1,158
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
science policy | economics of innovation | innovation management | science & technology indicator

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,539
  • Last 5 Years
    6,697
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.138
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,727
World Rank
1,343
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,145
  • Last 5 Years
    14,406
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.326
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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16,974
World Rank
1,555
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Structural Biology of DNA Damage Respones and Molecular Chaperone

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,407
  • Last 5 Years
    9,584
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.237
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,489
World Rank
1,600
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
value chains | industrial organisation | market theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,645
  • Last 5 Years
    10,524
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.265
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,355
World Rank
1,585
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
consciousness | neuroscience | granger causality | artificial lif

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,846
  • Last 5 Years
    24,491
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.615
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,822
World Rank
1,628
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
innovation studies | innovation management | radical innovation | process innovation | product developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,137
  • Last 5 Years
    12,079
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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17,938
World Rank
1,637
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biodiversity | conservation | agriculture | quantitative analysis | GI

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,974
  • Last 5 Years
    19,433
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,425
World Rank
1,681
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Natural Sciences / Geography
Migration | Rural Geography | the Mediterranean | Islands | Agein

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,333
  • Last 5 Years
    14,123
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.368
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,512
World Rank
1,786
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Business | Management | Economics | Entrepreneurship | Small Busines

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,943
  • Last 5 Years
    6,978
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.189
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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20,770
World Rank
1,884
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
science and technology studies | science policy | ecological economics | risk | uncertaint

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    35,428
  • Last 5 Years
    15,642
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,375
World Rank
2,032
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,743
  • Last 5 Years
    10,024
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.297
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,850
World Rank
2,063
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,327
  • Last 5 Years
    10,544
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.316
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,216
World Rank
2,276
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Physics
Cosmology | Machine Learning | Bayesian Inference | Generative model

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,228
  • Last 5 Years
    28,676
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.918
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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25,657
World Rank
2,306
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
sustainable developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,859
  • Last 5 Years
    13,371
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.433
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,087
World Rank
2,603
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Social insects | honey bees | social evolution | behavioural ecology | animal behaviou

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,411
  • Last 5 Years
    9,281
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.327
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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31,606
World Rank
2,828
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Bayes factors | unconscious processes | phenomenological contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,845
  • Last 5 Years
    11,123
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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32,823
World Rank
2,943
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,154
  • Last 5 Years
    13,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.514
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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33,144
World Rank
2,971
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis | youth mental healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,977
  • Last 5 Years
    9,180
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.353
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