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
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Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science | Electrochemistry | Batteries | Energy Storage | Nanotechnolog
Materials Science | Electrochemistry | Batteries | Energy Storage | Nanotechnolog
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Total97,647
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Last 5 Years60,618
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Last 5 Years / Total0.621
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Total91,913
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Last 5 Years75,299
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Last 5 Years / Total0.819
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3
Natural Sciences / Geography
Geographic Information Systems | GeoAI | Geoinformatics | Spatial Data Minin
Geographic Information Systems | GeoAI | Geoinformatics | Spatial Data Minin
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Total90,215
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Last 5 Years65,203
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Last 5 Years / Total0.723
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Total84,193
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Last 5 Years39,584
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Last 5 Years / Total0.470
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Medical and Health Sciences / Nursing and Midwifery
Genomics | Stroke genetics | Stroke | Stroke outcome | Public Healt
Genomics | Stroke genetics | Stroke | Stroke outcome | Public Healt
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Total79,903
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Last 5 Years30,131
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Last 5 Years / Total0.377
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Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Data Analytics | Engineering Optimization | Evolutionary Computation | Smart Citie
Data Analytics | Engineering Optimization | Evolutionary Computation | Smart Citie
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Total75,174
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Last 5 Years60,272
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Last 5 Years / Total0.802
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Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Advanced biological waste treatment processes | membrane technologies | alternative water resources | resource recovery | environme
Advanced biological waste treatment processes | membrane technologies | alternative water resources | resource recovery | environme
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Total70,128
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Last 5 Years51,619
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Last 5 Years / Total0.736
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Total61,234
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Last 5 Years18,922
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Last 5 Years / Total0.309
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9
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
algorithms for sequence analysis | genome evolution | high throughput sequencin
algorithms for sequence analysis | genome evolution | high throughput sequencin
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Total58,244
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Last 5 Years31,774
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Last 5 Years / Total0.546
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Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
critical applied linguistics | global spread of English | metrolingual practices | language & popular culture | semiotic assemblage
critical applied linguistics | global spread of English | metrolingual practices | language & popular culture | semiotic assemblage
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Total55,243
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Last 5 Years21,680
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Last 5 Years / Total0.392
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Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Green Technology | Resource & Energy Recovery | Water-Waste-Energy Nexus | Membrane Technology | Solid Waste Managemen
Green Technology | Resource & Energy Recovery | Water-Waste-Energy Nexus | Membrane Technology | Solid Waste Managemen
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Total52,949
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Last 5 Years38,784
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Last 5 Years / Total0.732
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Total49,798
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Last 5 Years28,515
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Last 5 Years / Total0.573
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13
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Water-Food-Energy Nexus | Membrane separation | Anaerobic digestion | Resource Recovery from Wastewate
Water-Food-Energy Nexus | Membrane separation | Anaerobic digestion | Resource Recovery from Wastewate
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Total49,225
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Last 5 Years31,261
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Last 5 Years / Total0.635
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14
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Techno-Economic Analysis | Life-Cycle Assessment | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Life-Cycle Cost | Energy & Fue
Techno-Economic Analysis | Life-Cycle Assessment | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Life-Cycle Cost | Energy & Fue
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Total49,046
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Last 5 Years33,628
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Last 5 Years / Total0.686
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Total47,026
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Last 5 Years27,075
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Last 5 Years / Total0.576
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16
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computational intelligence | machine learning | fuzzy neural networks (FNN) | cognitive neuro-engineering | brain-computer interfac
Computational intelligence | machine learning | fuzzy neural networks (FNN) | cognitive neuro-engineering | brain-computer interfac
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Total45,218
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Last 5 Years21,608
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Last 5 Years / Total0.478
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17
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Total45,126
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Last 5 Years26,217
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Last 5 Years / Total0.581
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18
Citation Metrics
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Total45,078
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Last 5 Years33,986
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Last 5 Years / Total0.754
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19
Citation Metrics
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Total41,729
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Last 5 Years41,528
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Last 5 Years / Total0.995
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Citation Metrics
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Total41,220
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Last 5 Years9,764
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Last 5 Years / Total0.237
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21
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Technology | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Wastewater Treatment | Microplastic
Environmental Technology | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Wastewater Treatment | Microplastic
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Total40,858
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Last 5 Years34,246
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Last 5 Years / Total0.838
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Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Sport Science | Sport Medicine | Clinimetrics | Research Method
Sport Science | Sport Medicine | Clinimetrics | Research Method
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Total35,936
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Last 5 Years18,104
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Last 5 Years / Total0.504
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23
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Total35,849
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Last 5 Years6,595
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Last 5 Years / Total0.184
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Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
public health | primary health care | complementary health care | chronic disease | agein
public health | primary health care | complementary health care | chronic disease | agein
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Total35,758
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Last 5 Years18,325
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Last 5 Years / Total0.512
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25
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Federated Learning | Foundation Models | Federated Intelligence | Agentic FM | Digital Healt
Federated Learning | Foundation Models | Federated Intelligence | Agentic FM | Digital Healt
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Total35,074
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Last 5 Years33,521
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Last 5 Years / Total0.956
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