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Highly Cited Researchers 178 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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5,676
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Others
Nutrition and Non-communicable diseases

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,926
  • Last 5 Years
    68,654
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.859
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Rankings

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34,661
World Rank
49
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Others
Noncommunicable disease | Metabolic Syndrome | Physical activity | Epidemiology | Biostatistics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    25,207
  • Last 5 Years
    19,744
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.783
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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188,468
World Rank
138
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
Pharmacology

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,270
  • Last 5 Years
    6,014
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.959
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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320,163
World Rank
229
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Porous materials | MO

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,531
  • Last 5 Years
    2,690
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.762
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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332,262
World Rank
240
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Environmental Health | Public Health

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,377
  • Last 5 Years
    3,361
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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346,337
World Rank
250
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
Forest Ecology | Forest Restoration | Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functions | Climate Action

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,210
  • Last 5 Years
    2,336
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.728
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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419,090
World Rank
302
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Environmental Health | Water and Public health | and Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,517
  • Last 5 Years
    2,348
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.933
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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480,681
World Rank
366
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Special function | Integral Transform | Fractional calculu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,082
  • Last 5 Years
    1,767
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.849
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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660,437
World Rank
532
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
environmental biotechnology | bioinformatics | vermicomposting | waste management | environment healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,249
  • Last 5 Years
    894
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.716
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Rankings

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701,079
World Rank
575
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Agriculture & Forestry / Horticulture
Horticulture | Stress Physiology | Sustainable Intensification of Agricultur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,118
  • Last 5 Years
    987
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.883
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Rankings

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757,095
World Rank
644
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Genetic Epidemiolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    960
  • Last 5 Years
    954
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.994
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Rankings

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758,040
World Rank
646
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Agricultural economics (Efficiency | poverty and impact evaluation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    958
  • Last 5 Years
    588
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.614
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Rankings

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773,135
World Rank
668
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Social and Administrative Pharmacy | Pharmacoepidemiology | Pharmacoeconomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    919
  • Last 5 Years
    786
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.855
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Rankings

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778,733
World Rank
677
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Biodiversity Conservation | Ecosystem Restoration | Environmental science | climate change | forestr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    905
  • Last 5 Years
    902
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.997
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Rankings

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801,139
World Rank
709
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Infectious disease | Antimicrobial drug resistance | Disease epidemiology | Antibacterials | Nano-particulate drug delivery syste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    851
  • Last 5 Years
    842
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.989
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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812,495
World Rank
732
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    826
  • Last 5 Years
    357
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.432
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Rankings

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830,931
World Rank
766
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Mycobacterial infection | Antimicrobial resistance | Re/emerging infectious diseases | Genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    785
  • Last 5 Years
    610
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.777
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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836,919
World Rank
774
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    772
  • Last 5 Years
    770
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.997
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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844,220
World Rank
790
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    757
  • Last 5 Years
    753
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.995
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Rankings

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884,159
World Rank
858
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Digital Health | AI | Tropical Medicine and Public Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    682
  • Last 5 Years
    232
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.340
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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937,147
World Rank
963
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Toxicology | Resource Recovery and Reuse | Biochar | Contaminant Remediation | Plant nutritio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    596
  • Last 5 Years
    500
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.839
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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950,223
World Rank
983
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    578
  • Last 5 Years
    438
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.758
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,011,627
World Rank
1,088
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Developmental Biology | Teratology | Toxicology | Microscopic and Gross Anatom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    501
  • Last 5 Years
    494
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.986
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Rankings

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1,012,544
World Rank
1,092
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Others
Health economics | and Public healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    500
  • Last 5 Years
    487
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.974
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,018,795
World Rank
1,106
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agriculture | Food security | Natural resource | Soil and water conservation | Climate chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    493
  • Last 5 Years
    460
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.933
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