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Highly Cited Researchers 3.920 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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714
World Rank
271
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
biomaterials | drug delivery | chemical engineering | hydrogels | biomedical engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    235,089
  • Last 5 Years
    77,773
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.331
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Rankings

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998
World Rank
401
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Computational Vision | Visual Neuroscience | Multimedia | Augmented Reality | Vision Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    203,058
  • Last 5 Years
    102,338
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.504
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,325
World Rank
552
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Computational Biology | Algorithms | Astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    174,829
  • Last 5 Years
    25,917
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.148
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,410
World Rank
594
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurology | Stroke | Epidemiology | Clinical Trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,346
  • Last 5 Years
    58,802
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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Rankings

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1,639
World Rank
699
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Finite Element Methods | Solid Mechanics | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Partial Differential Equations | Isogeometric Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    156,626
  • Last 5 Years
    43,842
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.280
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,614
World Rank
688
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Continuous Oral Drug Delivery | Continuous Electrochemical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    157,472
  • Last 5 Years
    37,877
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.241
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,982
World Rank
860
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | language | healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    142,521
  • Last 5 Years
    48,793
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,017
World Rank
876
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
batteries | fuel cells | materials chemistry | synthesis | nanomaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    141,099
  • Last 5 Years
    79,785
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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2,500
World Rank
1,128
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | Energy and Environmental Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    126,436
  • Last 5 Years
    82,831
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.655
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Rankings

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2,910
World Rank
1,329
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Theory | Materials Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,905
  • Last 5 Years
    50,369
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.431
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Rankings

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2,980
World Rank
1,359
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
medical decision making | prevention | screening | cance

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    115,416
  • Last 5 Years
    40,820
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.354
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,053
World Rank
1,395
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Gravitational Wave

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    114,096
  • Last 5 Years
    85,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.748
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Rankings

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3,319
World Rank
1,526
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
evolutionary psychology | personality | social psychology | sexuality | sex difference

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    109,162
  • Last 5 Years
    30,700
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.281
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,445
World Rank
1,586
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,667
World Rank
1,690
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    103,610
  • Last 5 Years
    82,773
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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Rankings

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4,502
World Rank
2,071
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
computational chemistry | catalysis | transition state theory | density functional theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,608
  • Last 5 Years
    52,951
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.578
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Rankings

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4,778
World Rank
2,203
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality | Architecture | Ecological Psychology | Animal Personality | Geographical Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    88,312
  • Last 5 Years
    38,734
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.439
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Rankings

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5,673
World Rank
2,603
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer Genomics | TCGA | Bioinformatics | Splice Variant

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,098
  • Last 5 Years
    37,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.467
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Rankings

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5,940
World Rank
2,729
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
climate change | global warming | conservation biology | insect-plant interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,020
  • Last 5 Years
    30,238
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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Rankings

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5,912
World Rank
2,717
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
Self-Compassion | Mindfulness | Positive Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    78,243
  • Last 5 Years
    50,204
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,002
World Rank
2,756
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Wireless Communications | Communication Theory | AI/ML for Communications | Stochastic Geometr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    77,356
  • Last 5 Years
    20,078
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.260
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,188
World Rank
2,837
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolution | microbiology | symbiosis | genomics | entomolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    76,120
  • Last 5 Years
    30,786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.404
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Rankings

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6,237
World Rank
2,856
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Synthetic Biology | Biodefense | Origins of Life | DNA computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,781
  • Last 5 Years
    26,456
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,370
World Rank
2,918
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Computational Mathematic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,729
  • Last 5 Years
    14,867
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.199
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,372
World Rank
2,920
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
land surface processes | climat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,721
  • Last 5 Years
    16,151
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.216
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