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Highly Cited Researchers 3.952 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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591
World Rank
225
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Child psychiatric disorder

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    253,042
  • Last 5 Years
    79,538
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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560
World Rank
46
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Memory | Working memor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    257,001
  • Last 5 Years
    57,080
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.222
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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2,699
World Rank
225
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Finance and Econometric

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    121,208
  • Last 5 Years
    59,796
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.493
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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3,573
World Rank
1,645
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Electromagnetics | Metamaterials | Plasmonics | Nano-optics | Acoustic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    104,755
  • Last 5 Years
    65,387
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.624
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,122
World Rank
1,896
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
stroke | cerebrovascular disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,643
  • Last 5 Years
    35,322
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.365
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,109
World Rank
350
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
Neural Networks | Computer Architectures | Parallel Computin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    96,868
  • Last 5 Years
    26,511
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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4,465
World Rank
371
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    91,862
  • Last 5 Years
    37,746
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.411
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,502
World Rank
479
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,249
  • Last 5 Years
    27,415
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.337
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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5,604
World Rank
486
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Psychology
Memory | Cognitive Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    80,380
  • Last 5 Years
    19,943
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,591
World Rank
587
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biodiversity | ecology | conservation | climate change | conservation biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    72,923
  • Last 5 Years
    23,318
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.320
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,042
World Rank
617
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
Face perception | face recognition | facial expressions | cognitive psychology | psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,095
  • Last 5 Years
    13,864
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.198
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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7,278
World Rank
3,345
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Sociology
Bilingual Education | Bilingualism | Sociology of Language | US Spanis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    68,535
  • Last 5 Years
    43,869
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.640
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,371
World Rank
3,857
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
epidemiology | public health surveillance | infectious diseases | cohort studies | HIV/AID

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,723
  • Last 5 Years
    34,709
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.553
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Rankings

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9,551
World Rank
862
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics | Bayesian Methods | HTA | Health Data Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,788
  • Last 5 Years
    20,290
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.351
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,003
World Rank
911
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
macromolecular crystallograph

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,141
  • Last 5 Years
    12,181
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.217
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,024
World Rank
915
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
depression | anxiety | schizophrenia | epidemiology | public mental healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,062
  • Last 5 Years
    31,194
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,193
World Rank
931
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Structural Enzymology | Carbohydrate Biochemistry | Glycobiology | Chemical Biology | Biofuel

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,431
  • Last 5 Years
    17,849
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.322
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,594
World Rank
4,894
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
critical psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,030
  • Last 5 Years
    13,438
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.249
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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10,658
World Rank
972
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    53,818
  • Last 5 Years
    11,662
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.217
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,339
World Rank
1,042
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Others
SRH | Equity | Prevention | Health Systems

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,713
  • Last 5 Years
    28,567
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,662
World Rank
1,067
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,821
  • Last 5 Years
    21,394
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.421
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,454
World Rank
5,735
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Business & Management / Business Administration
Organizations | Collective Action | Organizational Field

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,817
  • Last 5 Years
    14,924
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.306
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,857
World Rank
1,184
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Randomised trial methods | musculoskeletal disease | social science trial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,898
  • Last 5 Years
    16,102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.336
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,918
World Rank
5,941
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
Depression | obesity | pharmacogenetics | endocrinology | neuroimmunolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,753
  • Last 5 Years
    15,254
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.319
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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12,923
World Rank
5,945
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Others
digital culture | media theory | digital humanities | digital art | cultural analytic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,738
  • Last 5 Years
    16,805
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.352
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