Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Japan Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Japan Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,706
163,249
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle physics
High energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,678
161,894
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
machine learning
statistics
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,399
116,084
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,537
127,195
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,149
49,642
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,971
176,617
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,092
80,076
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,377
189,823
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,964
164,096
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,079
55,786
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,153
47,758
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,095
64,845
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
peptide hormone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,689
21,575
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nonequilibrium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,285
30,118
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,924
71,412
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,852
37,828
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,325
42,828
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,799
43,152
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,868
34,510
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,642
86,140
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,129
46,487
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,954
51,646
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,408
22,133
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroscience
Sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,099
18,201
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471,229
120,593
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380,706
163,249
0.429
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Makoto Tomoto
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,678
161,894
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vapnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321,399
116,084
0.361
machine learning
statistics
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Koichiro Tamura
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hachioji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283,537
127,195
0.449
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yusuke Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,149
49,642
0.216
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
T Taniguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,971
176,617
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masahiro Ehara
Institute for Molecular Science
Okazaki, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,092
80,076
0.364
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yonemoto Naohiro
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,377
189,823
0.869
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,964
164,096
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hideo Hosono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181,079
55,786
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,131
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Akira Fujishima
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,153
47,758
0.282
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,257
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,095
64,845
0.405
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,308
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenji Kangawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,689
21,575
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,481
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akihisa Inoue
Josai International University
Togane, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,285
30,118
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,676
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,924
71,412
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,706
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,852
37,828
0.276
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,736
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,325
42,828
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,799
43,152
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,857
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takeuchi Osamu
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,868
34,510
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,861
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,642
86,140
0.659
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carninci Piero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,129
46,487
0.375
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,041
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kenta Shigaki
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,954
51,646
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,408
22,133
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,396
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,099
18,201
0.160