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Highly Cited Researchers 1.145 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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592
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Complementary Medicine | Acupuncture | Neurolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    253,929
  • Last 5 Years
    201,870
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,219
World Rank
188
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    75,820
  • Last 5 Years
    21,254
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.280
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,221
World Rank
272
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Others
RNA "dark matter" | ribozymes and DNA damage

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    63,585
  • Last 5 Years
    21,745
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,750
World Rank
292
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Electrocatalysis | Chemical Power Sources | Nanomaterials | Physical Chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,110
  • Last 5 Years
    35,034
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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8,904
World Rank
296
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Others
Energy Economics | Energy Management | Energy Policy | Green and Low-Carbon Economy Development

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    60,458
  • Last 5 Years
    49,693
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.822
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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9,406
World Rank
320
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Others
Phytoplankton | ecology | global change | algae

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,397
  • Last 5 Years
    29,443
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.504
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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13,328
World Rank
474
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanomaterials | Material Chemistry | Catalysis | Biomaterials | Nanocluster

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    46,993
  • Last 5 Years
    27,429
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14,005
World Rank
515
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials | corrosion | electrochemistry | photocatalysis | solar cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,610
  • Last 5 Years
    23,309
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.511
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Rankings

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14,759
World Rank
542
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Others
Model Compression | Neural Architecture Search | Image Retrieva

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,140
  • Last 5 Years
    35,270
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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Rankings

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15,507
World Rank
576
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy | Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy | Electrochemistry | High Spatial &Temporal Resolution Imagi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,836
  • Last 5 Years
    23,196
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.542
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Rankings

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17,228
World Rank
658
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
Mitochondria | Biomaterials | Fluorogenic Probes | Chemical Biology

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,095
  • Last 5 Years
    30,193
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.753
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,321
World Rank
848
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Others
Phosphors | LEDs | solid state lighting | Luminescenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,843
  • Last 5 Years
    19,424
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.557
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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21,820
World Rank
865
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Others
Lasers | Photonics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,318
  • Last 5 Years
    17,231
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.502
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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22,868
World Rank
915
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Cathode materials for Li-ion battery | Ltihium metal protection | Lithium sulfur battery | Sodium ion batter

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    33,384
  • Last 5 Years
    24,026
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.720
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Rankings

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25,644
World Rank
1,036
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Others
SERS | Surface-enhanced fluorescence | Electrochemistry | Core-shell nanostructure

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,922
  • Last 5 Years
    22,538
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.729
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,009
World Rank
1,212
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,510
  • Last 5 Years
    16,628
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.583
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Rankings

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30,357
World Rank
1,272
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Photo(electro)catalysis | CO2 fixation | Water splitting | 2D nanomaterials | Artificial photosynthesis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,624
  • Last 5 Years
    21,274
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.770
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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35,730
World Rank
1,535
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Others
soft matter physics | flexible materials | flexible electronics | nucleation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,688
  • Last 5 Years
    12,857
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.521
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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36,167
World Rank
1,550
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Chemistry、Physics

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,490
  • Last 5 Years
    13,126
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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36,415
World Rank
1,563
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,363
  • Last 5 Years
    8,652
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.355
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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36,974
World Rank
1,597
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,084
  • Last 5 Years
    16,482
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.684
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,212
World Rank
1,608
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Others
Environmental management and policy | Regional ecological risk assessment

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,977
  • Last 5 Years
    15,750
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.657
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,313
World Rank
1,611
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,959
  • Last 5 Years
    14,475
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.604
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,537
World Rank
1,623
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Catalysis | Chemical Engineering | Energ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,867
  • Last 5 Years
    9,353
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.392
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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38,688
World Rank
1,676
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Graphene and 2D materials | Conducting polymers | Energy conversion and storag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,353
  • Last 5 Years
    8,112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.347
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