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Highly Cited Researchers 628 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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81,635
World Rank
32
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Logistics | Automation Control | Robotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    13,330
  • Last 5 Years
    9,809
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.736
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Rankings

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145,407
World Rank
73
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Catalysis | Green chemistry | Metal-organic framework

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,074
  • Last 5 Years
    3,134
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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283,965
World Rank
213
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Carbon-based nanomaterials | Aerogels | Catalysts for Fuel cells | Adsorbent

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,069
  • Last 5 Years
    2,569
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.631
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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292,925
World Rank
223
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,926
  • Last 5 Years
    3,695
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.941
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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312,973
World Rank
250
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Graphene and Graphene-based composites | Membrane Technology | Renewable Technology of Energy | Natural Product

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,635
  • Last 5 Years
    3,493
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.961
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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346,817
World Rank
291
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Natural Language Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,214
  • Last 5 Years
    2,194
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.683
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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379,627
World Rank
326
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Sustainable Process Engineering | Renewable Energy | Circular Economy

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,874
  • Last 5 Years
    2,637
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.918
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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408,918
World Rank
365
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Computational Engineering | Civil Engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,608
  • Last 5 Years
    2,227
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.854
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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422,657
World Rank
389
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Image and Video Processing | Information securit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,497
  • Last 5 Years
    1,028
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.412
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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431,617
World Rank
404
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Computational materials Physics | Nanophysics | 2D Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,427
  • Last 5 Years
    928
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.382
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Rankings

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434,469
World Rank
410
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
C-H activation | Transition metal catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,405
  • Last 5 Years
    1,047
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.435
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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452,883
World Rank
437
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Nanofabrication | MEMS | Microsensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,271
  • Last 5 Years
    1,144
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.504
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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473,511
World Rank
467
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,133
  • Last 5 Years
    1,457
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.683
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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479,043
World Rank
482
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering | Geostatistics | Environmental Engineering | Reliability Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,098
  • Last 5 Years
    1,966
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.937
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Rankings

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489,463
World Rank
507
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Construction Management | Project Management | Quantitative Analysis | A-E-C Enterprises Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,034
  • Last 5 Years
    1,260
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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494,643
World Rank
517
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Food Science | Applied Bioresources Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,003
  • Last 5 Years
    1,323
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.661
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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497,156
World Rank
526
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
environmental science | nanotechnology | air pollution contro

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,988
  • Last 5 Years
    1,895
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.953
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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510,845
World Rank
553
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Intelligent control Computational intelligence | Soft computing | Robust and Optimal control | Robotics | Smart gri

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,910
  • Last 5 Years
    1,241
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.650
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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514,653
World Rank
564
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,889
  • Last 5 Years
    1,272
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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529,009
World Rank
594
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,811
  • Last 5 Years
    1,758
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.971
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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535,223
World Rank
601
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Others
Aerogel | Hydrogel | Biomaterials | Drug delivery | Sustainabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,779
  • Last 5 Years
    1,774
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.997
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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539,853
World Rank
615
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Cyanotoxins | cyanobacteria | ecotoxicology | phytoplankton ecology | algal biodiversit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,755
  • Last 5 Years
    1,316
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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540,264
World Rank
617
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering
Coastal Engineering | Natural Hazards | Climate Chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,753
  • Last 5 Years
    1,109
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.633
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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542,670
World Rank
623
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Self-healing polymers | shape-memory polymers | click chemistry | carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,741
  • Last 5 Years
    933
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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545,001
World Rank
628
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Image Processing | Computer Viso

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,729
  • Last 5 Years
    1,457
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.843
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