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asia Natural Sciences / Biological Science Highly Cited Researchers 14.439 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.

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Total 14.439 scientists, 46 country, 3.086 institution
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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281
World Rank
Japan
5
Country Rank
Tokyo Metropolitan University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Koichiro Tamura
Tokyo Metropolitan University Hachioji, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolutionary genetics | evolutionary biology | genomics | phylogenetics | bioinformatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    292,953
  • Last 6 Years
    119,258
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.407
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Rankings

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2,544
World Rank
Singapore
10
Country Rank
Nanyang Technological University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
David A Wardle
Nanyang Technological University Jurong West, Singapore
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ecology | invasion biology | biodiversity | plant ecology | forest ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    116,720
  • Last 6 Years
    45,546
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.390
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Rankings

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3,381
World Rank
Iraq
1
Country Rank
Salahaddin University Erbil Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Karzan Abdulmuhsin Mohammad
Salahaddin University Erbil Erbil, Iraq
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Epidemiology | Global Burden of Diseases | Microbiology | Molecular Biology | Antimicrobial resistanc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    100,660
  • Last 6 Years
    78,134
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.776
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Rankings

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3,816
World Rank
China
80
Country Rank
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Xiaodong Wang
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Pekin, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
medical science

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    94,125
  • Last 6 Years
    15,323
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.163
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Rankings

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4,228
World Rank
Japan
49
Country Rank
National Institute of Genetics, Japan Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Saitou Naruya
National Institute of Genetics, Japan Yokohama, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
human evolution | genome evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    88,882
  • Last 6 Years
    17,539
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.197
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Rankings

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4,692
World Rank
China
113
Country Rank
Southern University of Science & Technology Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Xin Yao
Southern University of Science & Technology Shenzhen, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Evolutionary Algorithms | Computational Intelligence | Neural Networks | SBS

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,613
  • Last 6 Years
    33,293
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.398
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Rankings

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4,697
World Rank
Israel
12
Country Rank
Technion Israel Institute of Technology Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Ciechanover A|shaked, yuval
Technion Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    83,554
  • Last 6 Years
    21,280
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.255
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Rankings

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4,775
World Rank
China
118
Country Rank
Southern University of Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Yuhui Shi
Southern University of Science & Technology Shenzhen, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutionary Computation | Swarm Intelligence | Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm | Brain Storm Optimizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    82,702
  • Last 6 Years
    22,123
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.268
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Rankings

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4,862
World Rank
China
122
Country Rank
Northwest University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Zhang Zhifei
Northwest University Xi'an, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Palaeontolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    81,830
  • Last 6 Years
    41,221
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.504
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Rankings

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5,067
World Rank
South Korea
51
Country Rank
Kyungpook National University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Jong Guk Kim
Kyungpook National University Daegu, South Korea
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbial Genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    79,827
  • Last 6 Years
    38,016
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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6,248
World Rank
Israel
21
Country Rank
University of Haifa Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Eviatar Nevo
University of Haifa Haifa, Israel
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Evolutio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,705
  • Last 6 Years
    15,621
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.221
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Rankings

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6,703
World Rank
Hong Kong
44
Country Rank
Chinese University of Hong Kong Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
GG Chen
Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biology | medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,658
  • Last 6 Years
    26,270
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.388
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Rankings

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6,742
World Rank
Japan
79
Country Rank
Tohoku University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Shusei Sato
Tohoku University Sendai, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Genome biology | Plant-microbe interactions | Comparative genomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    67,417
  • Last 6 Years
    16,149
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.240
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Rankings

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7,001
World Rank
China
202
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Jingyun Fang
Peking University Beijing, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,659
  • Last 6 Years
    31,221
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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Rankings

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7,658
World Rank
Israel
28
Country Rank
Weizmann Institute of Science Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Ron Milo
Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot, Israel
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Systems Biology | Metabolism | Sustainability Science | Global Ecology | Synthetic Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    62,152
  • Last 6 Years
    34,572
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.556
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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7,738
World Rank
China
223
Country Rank
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Feng Shao
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing Pekin, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Bacterial infection | Innate immunity and Pyroptosi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    61,785
  • Last 6 Years
    40,587
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.657
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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8,129
World Rank
China
242
Country Rank
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Yufang Shi
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Immunology | Apoptosis | Tumor | Stem Cell

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    59,957
  • Last 6 Years
    30,239
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.504
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Rankings

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8,844
World Rank
India
93
Country Rank
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Guwahati Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Guwahati Guwahati, India
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Cancer Biology | Pharmacology | Molecular Biology | Chronic Disease

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,887
  • Last 6 Years
    26,111
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.459
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Rankings

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8,896
World Rank
Iran
72
Country Rank
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Mostafa Jafari
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands Tehran, Iran
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology - Forestry - Climate Chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    56,693
  • Last 6 Years
    23,397
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.413
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Rankings

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9,155
World Rank
China
291
Country Rank
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Gang Li|G Li
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Particle Physics | High Energy Physics | Nuclear Instruments and Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,661
  • Last 6 Years
    28,154
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.506
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Rankings

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9,483
World Rank
Japan
111
Country Rank
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Murata Norio
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan , Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Photosynthesis | environmental stress | genetic engineerin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,433
  • Last 6 Years
    9,859
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.181
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Rankings

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9,575
World Rank
China
305
Country Rank
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Subhash Singha
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
High Energy Nuclear Physics | Heavy-Ion Collision

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    54,132
  • Last 6 Years
    25,915
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.479
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Rankings

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9,974
World Rank
China
322
Country Rank
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Weixing Liu(刘卫星)
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Pekin, China
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbial Ecology and Global Change Ecolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,736
  • Last 6 Years
    22,595
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.428
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Rankings

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10,110
World Rank
Taiwan
33
Country Rank
National Tsing Hua University Taiwan Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Anne Chao
National Tsing Hua University Taiwan Hsinchu, Taiwan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecological Statistics | biodiversit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,227
  • Last 6 Years
    25,562
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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10,140
World Rank
Japan
120
Country Rank
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Okinawa, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    52,127
  • Last 6 Years
    10,689
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.205
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