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Highly Cited Researchers 3.213 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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1,093
World Rank
47
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Public Health | Global Health | Syndemic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    191,706
  • Last 5 Years
    168,521
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.879
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Rankings

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2,337
World Rank
87
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
image processing | image quality assessment | multimedia | quality of experience | computational visio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    130,100
  • Last 5 Years
    70,081
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.539
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Rankings

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2,679
World Rank
101
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Wireless networking | MAC | Network security | VANE

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,706
  • Last 5 Years
    67,729
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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Rankings

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4,383
World Rank
166
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Energy Storage Materials - Solid State (Electro)Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    92,827
  • Last 5 Years
    45,227
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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Rankings

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4,618
World Rank
171
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant-bacteria interaction | Molecular biotechnology | Ethylene | Microbiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    89,974
  • Last 5 Years
    42,530
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,669
World Rank
172
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials | fuel cells | batteries | electrolysis | artificial intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    89,278
  • Last 5 Years
    65,097
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.729
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Rankings

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4,850
World Rank
182
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Analytical Chemistry | Sample Preparation | SPM

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    87,360
  • Last 5 Years
    22,382
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.256
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Rankings

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8,268
World Rank
306
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Attitudes | Norms | Prejudice | Self-Estee

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,235
  • Last 5 Years
    14,260
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.226
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Rankings

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10,603
World Rank
402
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
biosensors | DNAzymes and aptamers | liposomes and biointerface chemistry | nanoparticle-base

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,999
  • Last 5 Years
    29,855
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.553
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,965
World Rank
419
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,852
  • Last 5 Years
    10,546
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.200
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Rankings

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12,330
World Rank
476
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
tobacco | tobacco control | public health | social psychology | health psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,134
  • Last 5 Years
    19,531
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.398
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Rankings

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13,796
World Rank
531
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism | Climate | Global Change | Geograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,924
  • Last 5 Years
    29,173
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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Rankings

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13,927
World Rank
540
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Machine Learning | Neural Networks | Theoretical Neuroscience | Optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,666
  • Last 5 Years
    31,037
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.680
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Rankings

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14,565
World Rank
562
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
biostatistics | clinical trials | statistics | longitudinal data | life history dat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,431
  • Last 5 Years
    12,248
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.276
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Rankings

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14,726
World Rank
572
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Human-Computer Interaction | User Experience | Player Experience | Games User Research | Gamificatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,146
  • Last 5 Years
    26,661
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.604
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Rankings

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14,923
World Rank
580
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
information retrieval | natural language processing | data management | big dat

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,782
  • Last 5 Years
    27,380
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.625
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Rankings

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15,212
World Rank
595
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | machine learning | Kolmogorov complexity | few shot learning | information distanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,218
  • Last 5 Years
    9,567
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.221
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Rankings

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15,320
World Rank
600
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
computer vision | biomedical image analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,061
  • Last 5 Years
    12,480
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.290
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Rankings

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15,588
World Rank
609
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Back pain | rehabilitation | performance enhancemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,599
  • Last 5 Years
    11,067
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.260
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Rankings

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15,700
World Rank
619
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
graphene | carbon nanotubes | supercapacitor | polymer composite | corrosio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,415
  • Last 5 Years
    27,890
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.658
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Rankings

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16,195
World Rank
645
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
Cognitive science | philosophy | philosophy of mind | philosophy of science | philosophy of medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,602
  • Last 5 Years
    8,496
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.204
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Rankings

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16,551
World Rank
665
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Social Robotics | Human-Robot Interaction | Artificial Intelligence | Assistive Technolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    41,069
  • Last 5 Years
    15,586
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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Rankings

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17,127
World Rank
685
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Network Management | Network Virtualization | Cloud Resource Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,196
  • Last 5 Years
    14,421
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.359
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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18,113
World Rank
727
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,747
  • Last 5 Years
    20,361
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.525
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Rankings

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18,380
World Rank
743
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Natural Sciences / Physics
Black Holes | Quantum Information | Particle Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    38,397
  • Last 5 Years
    18,614
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.485
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