Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Japan Highly Cited Researchers Citation Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture 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
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,449
6,322
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mycology
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,673
8,827
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Climate Change
Rice
Free-air CO2 enrichment
crop model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,814
8,827
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
fish pathology
comparative immunology
fish immunology
fish diseases
marine biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,444
4,063
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
gut microbiota
obesity
short chain fatty acids
progesterone
estrogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,213
8,084
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Cell biology
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,205
6,359
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Reproduction biology of fruit tree species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,018
3,821
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Breeding
Physiology
Genetics
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Nutrient Efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
5,149
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
3,985
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,812
4,159
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Crop Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
6,552
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ecosystem Ecology
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,224
4,170
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Abiotic stress
Allopolyploid evolution
Hybrid incompatibility
Interspecific hybrids
Natural variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,820
2,648
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Stress response
Ubiquitin Homeostasis
Molecular Chaperones
Neurodegenerative diseases..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
1,778
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Wastewater Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
4,049
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
CAZy
hemicellulase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
2,080
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Pomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
1,835
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
arbuscular mycorrhiza
soil fertility
LCA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,578
1,954
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,497
2,231
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
magnetotactic bacteria
biotechnology
biomineralization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
1,777
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,124
1,299
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
2,026
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Operator based nonlinear control and fault detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,627
1,953
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
1,426
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
3,543
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,823
832
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takashi Ueda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,449
6,322
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,362
899
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kazuaki Tanaka
Hirosaki University
Hirosaki, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,673
8,827
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,596
1,087
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Toshihiro Hasegawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,814
8,827
0.639
Climate Change
Rice
Free-air CO2 enrichment
crop model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,916
1,131
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Masahiro Sakai
University of Miyazaki
Miyazaki, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,444
4,063
0.302
fish pathology
comparative immunology
fish immunology
fish diseases
marine biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,151
1,507
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ikuo Kimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,213
8,084
0.721
gut microbiota
obesity
short chain fatty acids
progesterone
estrogen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,223
1,512
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kiminori Toyooka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,205
6,359
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,961
1,546
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ryutaro Tao
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,018
3,821
0.347
Reproduction biology of fruit tree species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,476
1,660
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthias Wissuwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,466
5,149
0.492
Plant Breeding
Physiology
Genetics
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Nutrient Efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,832
1,737
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Motomitsu Kitaoka
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,155
3,985
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,662
1,818
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nobuhiro Tsutsumi
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,812
4,159
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,947
1,912
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mitsuru Tsubo
Tottori University
Tottori, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,457
6,552
0.693
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Crop Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,036
1,987
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tomomichi Kato
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,224
4,170
0.452
Ecosystem Ecology
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
Plant Ecology
Ecosystem Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,645
2,091
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shigeo Takumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,820
2,648
0.300
Abiotic stress
Allopolyploid evolution
Hybrid incompatibility
Interspecific hybrids
Natural variation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,393
2,580
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yoko Kimura
Shizuoka University
Shizuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
1,778
0.235
Stress response
Ubiquitin Homeostasis
Molecular Chaperones
Neurodegenerative diseases..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,323
2,715
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akihiko Terada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,283
4,049
0.556
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Wastewater Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,775
3,153
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Satoshi Kaneko
University of Ryukyus
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
2,080
0.328
Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
CAZy
hemicellulase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,713
3,350
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hisayo Yamane
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
1,835
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,207
3,681
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masanori Saito
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,578
1,954
0.350
arbuscular mycorrhiza
soil fertility
LCA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,799
3,727
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masafumi Inui
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,497
2,231
0.406
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,313
3,834
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atsushi Arakaki
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,335
1,777
0.333
magnetotactic bacteria
biotechnology
biomineralization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,007
4,009
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masato Ikeda
Shinshu University
Matsumoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,124
1,299
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,661
4,345
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jun Ichi Itoh
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
2,026
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,622
4,471
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mingcong Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,627
1,953
0.422
Operator based nonlinear control and fault detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,544
4,552
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zui Fujimoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
1,426
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,839
4,580
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atsushi J Nagano
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
3,543
0.785