Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Japan Highly Cited Researchers Citation Business & Management in Japan Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Communication
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
2,550
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Geology
Paleontology
Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,896
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
global strategy
global R&D and innovation
global knowledge sourcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,545
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
firm growth innovation entrepreneurship employment empowerment developing countries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,788
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
International Comparative Study of Contents Business
Behavior of Japanese Companies in Africa
Application of Sci-Fi Thinking a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
574
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Broadcast
Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
863
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Multimedia
Communications
AI
Standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
1,925
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Internal Measurement
Endo-physics
Unconventional computing
Animal behavior
Lattice Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,152
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Information Ethics
Privacy
Surveillance
Copyright
Digital Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,381
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Organizational Economics
Contract Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
414
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
2,186
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
operations research
management sciences
decision sciences
one-shot decision theory
focus theory of choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
876
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
multimedia
image processing
video processing
pattern recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,066
731
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Technology/innovation management and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,058
1,732
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Innovation
Marketing
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,036
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
quantum transport in van der Waals heterostructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,888
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Communication
New Media
Local Community
Disaster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,974
1,150
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Operations Research
Optimization
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
1,154
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
supply chain management
operations management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,834
697
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
industrial organization
innovation
entrepreneurship
small business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,308
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Business Administration
Business Strategy
Methodology of Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,770
439
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Nanocomputing
Cellular Automata
Neural Architectures
Unconventional Computing
Fluctuation-Driven Computation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
890
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
business discourse
discourse analysis
applied linguistics
organization studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
719
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Nanoscale thermal transport
Coherent/Wavelike
thermal phonons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
2,388
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,372
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,908
4,846
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Masaki Matsunaga
Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,165
2,550
0.612
Communication
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,030
4,847
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Yasufumi Iryu
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,163
1,896
0.455
Geology
Paleontology
Geochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,977
4,906
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kazuhiro Asakawa
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,108
1,545
0.376
global strategy
global R&D and innovation
global knowledge sourcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,635
5,323
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Micheline Goedhuys
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,788
0.477
firm growth innovation entrepreneurship employment empowerment developing countries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,128
5,544
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Takahiro Morio
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
574
0.160
International Comparative Study of Contents Business
Behavior of Japanese Companies in Africa
Application of Sci-Fi Thinking a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,092
5,634
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lachlan Michael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,520
863
0.245
Broadcast
Communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,393
5,643
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Truong Cong Thang
University of Aizu
Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,515
1,925
0.548
Multimedia
Communications
AI
Standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,119
5,777
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Yukio-Pegio Gunji
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,152
0.337
Internal Measurement
Endo-physics
Unconventional computing
Animal behavior
Lattice Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,917
5,964
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Andrew A Adams
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,381
0.417
Information Ethics
Privacy
Surveillance
Copyright
Digital Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,435
6,176
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Hideshi Itoh
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
414
0.130
Organizational Economics
Contract Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,661
6,242
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Yoshiki Matsui
Yokohama National University
Yokohama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
2,186
0.695
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,704
6,325
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Peijun Guo
Yokohama National University
Yokohama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
876
0.283
operations research
management sciences
decision sciences
one-shot decision theory
focus theory of choice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,271
6,378
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Noboru Babaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,066
731
0.238
multimedia
image processing
video processing
pattern recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,867
6,392
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Byeongwoo Kang
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,058
1,732
0.566
Technology/innovation management and policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,329
6,434
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Susumu Ogawa （小川進）
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,030
1,036
0.342
Innovation
Marketing
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,666
6,502
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Satoru Masubuchi
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,888
0.631
quantum transport in van der Waals heterostructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,195
6,537
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Joo Young Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,974
1,150
0.387
Communication
New Media
Local Community
Disaster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,554
6,719
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kazuhide Nakata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
1,154
0.404
Operations Research
Optimization
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,856
6,771
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hirofumi Matsuo
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,834
697
0.246
supply chain management
operations management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,324
6,841
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Hiroyuki Okamuro
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,798
1,308
0.467
industrial organization
innovation
entrepreneurship
small business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,096
6,895
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Tsuyoshi Numagami
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,770
439
0.158
Business Administration
Business Strategy
Methodology of Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,974
7,198
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ferdinand Peper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
890
0.339
Nanocomputing
Cellular Automata
Neural Architectures
Unconventional Computing
Fluctuation-Driven Computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,369
7,307
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Hiromasa Tanaka
Meisei University
Hino, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,574
719
0.279
business discourse
discourse analysis
applied linguistics
organization studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,159
7,349
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Zhongwei Zhang
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
2,388
0.934
Nanoscale thermal transport
Coherent/Wavelike
thermal phonons
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,982
7,400
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Fred Gault
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,372
0.542