Top1000 Scholar

Scholarly Index · 2026 Edition

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Find the scholars shaping your field.

Explore global research influence across 2.31 million scholar profiles, from 20 broad disciplines to 4,516 focused research topics. Compare lifetime achievement with recent influence.

Distinct works with Topic evidence
188.14M
Searchable scholar profiles
2.31M
Research topics
4,516
Methods and definitions
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Source inventory contains 492.36M literature record rows, including versions; this is not a count of distinct works. The analysis also includes 98.52M author records, not counts of verified individuals.

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20

Disciplines

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Subfields

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Research topics

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Recent influence · 2021–2025

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01Agricultural, Food and Veterinary Sciences02Arts, Design and Architecture03Biological Sciences04Business, Management and Decision Sciences05Chemistry06Computer Science and Information Technology07Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences08Economics and Finance09Education10Engineering, Technology and Energy11Environmental Science and Ecology12History and Archaeology13Literature, Linguistics and Cultural Studies14Materials Science15Mathematics and Statistics16Medical and Health Sciences17Philosophy, Ethics and Religion18Physics and Astronomy19Psychology and Behavioral Sciences20Social Sciences, Law and Public Affairs

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