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Highly Cited Researchers 503 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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3,435
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Business & Management / Marketing
Brand management | marketing-technology-strategy in emerging markets | responsible consumptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    106,897
  • Last 5 Years
    65,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.609
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Rankings

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6,965
World Rank
19
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Others
Vocabulary | language teaching methodology | curriculum desig

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,567
  • Last 5 Years
    27,083
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.384
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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11,856
World Rank
38
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | Gender and discourse.

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,277
  • Last 5 Years
    15,828
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.315
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Rankings

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12,973
World Rank
43
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Psychology
Acculturation | intercultural relations | cross-cultural psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,637
  • Last 5 Years
    17,070
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.358
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Rankings

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13,116
World Rank
44
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Trans-disciplinary integration | ecological economics | ecosystem services and valuation | sustainability science | participatory p

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,310
  • Last 5 Years
    15,981
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.338
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Rankings

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13,479
World Rank
45
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Genetic Programming | Evolutionary Computation | hyper-heuristics | multitask learning | feature selectio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,533
  • Last 5 Years
    35,380
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.760
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Rankings

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14,095
World Rank
47
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-236

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,324
  • Last 5 Years
    14,363
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.317
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Rankings

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18,765
World Rank
62
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
General relativity | black holes | cosmology | quantum field theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    37,868
  • Last 5 Years
    16,925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.447
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Rankings

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23,711
World Rank
74
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,533
  • Last 5 Years
    17,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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Rankings

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31,806
World Rank
100
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Others
Addiction | Mental Health | Workplace Wellbein

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,731
  • Last 5 Years
    7,117
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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Rankings

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32,147
World Rank
101
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiology | Data Science | AI | Infectious diseas

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    26,537
  • Last 5 Years
    21,620
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.815
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Rankings

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35,291
World Rank
114
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
social development | stress and coping | statistical mediation and moderatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,879
  • Last 5 Years
    13,525
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.544
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Rankings

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36,783
World Rank
122
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Natural Sciences / Physics
Plasmonics | surface-enhanced spectroscopy | Raman spectroscopy | electromagnetic theory | electromagnetic modelin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,155
  • Last 5 Years
    11,614
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.481
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Rankings

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37,032
World Rank
124
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Evolutionary Computation | Feature Selection | Computer Vision | Image Analysis | NeuroEvolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,023
  • Last 5 Years
    20,383
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.848
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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48,267
World Rank
176
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,853
  • Last 5 Years
    6,736
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.339
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Rankings

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50,234
World Rank
182
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Logic | Computability | Complexity | Algebr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,294
  • Last 5 Years
    4,552
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.236
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Rankings

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51,727
World Rank
196
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Physics
Superconductivity | nanotechnology | thermodynamic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,878
  • Last 5 Years
    2,558
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.136
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Rankings

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54,289
World Rank
209
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
climate | atmospheric science | meteorolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,204
  • Last 5 Years
    6,653
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.365
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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60,379
World Rank
241
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,812
  • Last 5 Years
    4,988
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.297
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61,834
World Rank
250
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,507
  • Last 5 Years
    6,133
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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63,580
World Rank
255
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,173
  • Last 5 Years
    10,359
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.641
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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65,353
World Rank
265
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
environmental psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,840
  • Last 5 Years
    8,433
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.532
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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66,759
World Rank
275
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Others
Design and analysis of communication system

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,583
  • Last 5 Years
    4,927
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.316
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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67,405
World Rank
280
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
complexity | spatial models | geographic information science | critical GIS | stuf

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,467
  • Last 5 Years
    5,912
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.382
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Rankings

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67,892
World Rank
283
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
Child Development | Theory of Mind | Executive Function | Open Science | Meta-analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,381
  • Last 5 Years
    4,022
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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