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.
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Natural Sciences / Physics
General relativity | Gravitational waves | Black hole astrophysics | Cosmology | Modified gravit
General relativity | Gravitational waves | Black hole astrophysics | Cosmology | Modified gravit
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Total132,054
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Last 5 Years82,808
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Last 5 Years / Total0.627
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Total95,846
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Last 5 Years58,444
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Last 5 Years / Total0.610
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Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurology | Neuroscience | Multiple sclerosis | Headache | Parkinson's diseas
Neurology | Neuroscience | Multiple sclerosis | Headache | Parkinson's diseas
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Total31,039
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Last 5 Years15,897
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Last 5 Years / Total0.512
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Total28,202
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Last 5 Years11,248
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Last 5 Years / Total0.399
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Total27,224
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Last 5 Years10,470
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Last 5 Years / Total0.385
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Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanopartiles | surface chemistry | thin films | graphite oxide | colloid
Nanopartiles | surface chemistry | thin films | graphite oxide | colloid
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Total24,467
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Last 5 Years4,534
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Last 5 Years / Total0.185
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Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
organic synthesis | drug research | pharmaceutical chemistr
organic synthesis | drug research | pharmaceutical chemistr
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Total23,343
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Last 5 Years4,926
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Last 5 Years / Total0.211
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8
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Total23,178
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Last 5 Years10,906
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Last 5 Years / Total0.471
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9
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Total22,841
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Last 5 Years9,916
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Last 5 Years / Total0.434
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Medical and Health Sciences / Pathology
pathology | neuropathology | neurodegeneration | dementia | movement disorder
pathology | neuropathology | neurodegeneration | dementia | movement disorder
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Total20,125
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Last 5 Years9,036
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Last 5 Years / Total0.449
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Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
The physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular syste
The physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular syste
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Total19,108
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Last 5 Years5,479
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Last 5 Years / Total0.287
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Total13,808
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Last 5 Years6,397
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Last 5 Years / Total0.463
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13
Social Sciences / Psychology
behavioral medicine - health psychology - substance use and healh behavior - risk and protecive factors - social inequalities i
behavioral medicine - health psychology - substance use and healh behavior - risk and protecive factors - social inequalities i
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Total13,707
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Last 5 Years4,050
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Last 5 Years / Total0.295
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Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
materials science | nanotechnology | porous nanocomposites | chemometric
materials science | nanotechnology | porous nanocomposites | chemometric
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Total13,087
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Last 5 Years5,465
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Last 5 Years / Total0.418
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Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology
Antimicrobial Resistance | Epidemiological methods | Public health | Global health | Pharmacy Practic
Antimicrobial Resistance | Epidemiological methods | Public health | Global health | Pharmacy Practic
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Total13,706
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Last 5 Years12,420
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Last 5 Years / Total0.906
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Total12,618
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Last 5 Years3,946
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Last 5 Years / Total0.313
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17
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
aqueous colloids | magnetic nanoparticles | adsorption | water purificatio
aqueous colloids | magnetic nanoparticles | adsorption | water purificatio
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Total12,469
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Last 5 Years3,768
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Last 5 Years / Total0.302
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Total11,570
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Last 5 Years2,790
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Last 5 Years / Total0.241
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Education / Education (Other, All)
education | cognition | cognitive development | testing | technology-based assessmen
education | cognition | cognitive development | testing | technology-based assessmen
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Total11,131
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Last 5 Years3,833
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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Total11,037
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Last 5 Years2,272
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Last 5 Years / Total0.206
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21
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics | Wireless Sensor Networks | Embedded Systems | Universal Algebra | Constraint Satisfaction Proble
Mathematics | Wireless Sensor Networks | Embedded Systems | Universal Algebra | Constraint Satisfaction Proble
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Total10,385
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Last 5 Years1,255
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Last 5 Years / Total0.121
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22
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology
Diabetes | Cardiovascular Pharmacology | Arrhythmia | Medicin
Diabetes | Cardiovascular Pharmacology | Arrhythmia | Medicin
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Total10,258
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Last 5 Years6,406
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Last 5 Years / Total0.624
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Citation Metrics
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Total10,126
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Last 5 Years1,862
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Last 5 Years / Total0.184
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24
Citation Metrics
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Total9,493
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Last 5 Years591
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Last 5 Years / Total0.062
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25
Citation Metrics
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Total9,228
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Last 5 Years1,040
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Last 5 Years / Total0.113
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