Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Japan Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation 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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Japan
時松孝次
地盤地震工学、建築基礎構造、地震防災
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,990
6,717
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Ayyoob Sharifi|シャリフィ アユーブ, ایوب شریفی
Sustainability Assessment
Urban Resilience
Urban Climate
Urban Planning
Climate Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,122
14,898
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Japan
Shin Ichi Tanabe
Indoor environment
Indoor air quality
Thermal comfort
Sustainable architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,870
5,665
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Japan
Weijun Gao|高 偉俊, 高 伟俊
City
Building Science
Environment
Energy
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,512
6,820
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Japan
Kazuki Suzuki
architecture
structural dynamics
earthquake damege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,388
1,037
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Japan
Toru Takeuchi 竹内徹
Architecture
Building Engineering
Seismic Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,058
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Japan
坂田弘安
建築構造学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,135
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Japan
Yukari Nagai
Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,167
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Japan
Joichi Ito
Design
Engineering
Art
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,756
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Japan
Zhenjiang Shen
spatial planning
land use system
planning support system
smart city
urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
1,267
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Japan
Tetsumi Horikoshi
Architecture
Design
Environment
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
563
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Japan
吉敷祥一 Shoichi Kishiki
建築構造、耐震工学、制振構造、免震構造、鉄骨構造
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
863
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan
Yamanaka Toshio
建築環境工学、空気環境、換気
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
671
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Japan
Avinash Bhadani
Design
development and investigation of new surfactants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
750
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Japan
Hiroyuki Miura
Earthquake engineering
Remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
681
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Japan
Masayuki Kohiyama 小檜山 雅之
Architectural Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Disaster Reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
430
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Japan
Yi Dou|DOU Yi
Urban Planning
Civil Engineering
Energy System
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
1,031
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Japan
Masamichi Hanazato
Architecture
Built environment and Health
Public Health
Urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
1,076
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Japan
Masanobu Kii
Urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
623
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Japan
中村尚弘
建築防災や耐震構造に関するコンピュータ・シミュレーション
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
540
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Japan
Keita Ishibashi
Physiological Anthropology
Cardiovascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
376
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Japan
Kimihiro Hino
Urban planning
Crime Prevention (CPTED)
Urban Wellbeing
Active Design
Walkability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
746
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japan
Tetsuya Aikoh
Planning and management of protected areas
Visitor management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
933
528
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Japan
Yuji Yoshimura
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
714
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Japan
五十嵐規矩夫 Kikuo Ikarashi
Steel Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
279
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,107
Japan
643
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
時松孝次
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,990
6,717
0.354
地盤地震工学、建築基礎構造、地震防災
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,716
Japan
775
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ayyoob Sharifi|シャリフィ アユーブ, ایوب شریفی
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,122
14,898
0.870
Sustainability Assessment
Urban Resilience
Urban Climate
Urban Planning
Climate Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,232
Japan
1,797
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shin Ichi Tanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,870
5,665
0.574
Indoor environment
Indoor air quality
Thermal comfort
Sustainable architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,427
Japan
1,888
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Weijun Gao|高 偉俊, 高 伟俊
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,512
6,820
0.717
City
Building Science
Environment
Energy
Urban Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,221
Japan
4,672
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kazuki Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,388
1,037
0.236
architecture
structural dynamics
earthquake damege
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,680
Japan
6,154
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Toru Takeuchi 竹内徹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,058
0.326
Architecture
Building Engineering
Seismic Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,969
Japan
7,006
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
坂田弘安
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,135
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,698
Japan
8,210
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yukari Nagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,167
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,824
Japan
8,487
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joichi Ito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,756
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,289
Japan
8,571
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhenjiang Shen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,117
1,267
0.598
spatial planning
land use system
planning support system
smart city
urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,814
Japan
10,325
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tetsumi Horikoshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
563
0.352
Architecture
Design
Environment
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,489
Japan
10,954
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
吉敷祥一 Shoichi Kishiki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
863
0.598
建築構造、耐震工学、制振構造、免震構造、鉄骨構造
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,293
Japan
11,207
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yamanaka Toshio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
671
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,528
Japan
11,297
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Avinash Bhadani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
750
0.549
Design
development and investigation of new surfactants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,487
Japan
11,890
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hiroyuki Miura
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,244
681
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,664
Japan
12,122
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masayuki Kohiyama 小檜山 雅之
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
430
0.358
Architectural Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Disaster Reduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,067
Japan
12,207
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yi Dou|DOU Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
1,031
0.872
Urban Planning
Civil Engineering
Energy System
Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,806
Japan
12,255
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masamichi Hanazato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
1,076
0.917
Architecture
Built environment and Health
Public Health
Urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,211
Japan
12,327
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masanobu Kii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
623
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,797
Japan
12,891
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
中村尚弘
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
540
0.515
建築防災や耐震構造に関するコンピュータ・シミュレーション
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,350
Japan
12,993
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Keita Ishibashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
376
0.364
Physiological Anthropology
Cardiovascular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,603
Japan
13,043
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kimihiro Hino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
746
0.730
Urban planning
Crime Prevention (CPTED)
Urban Wellbeing
Active Design
Walkability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,499
Japan
13,578
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tetsuya Aikoh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
933
528
0.566
Planning and management of protected areas
Visitor management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,068
Japan
13,933
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yuji Yoshimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
714
0.815
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,421
Japan
13,974
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
五十嵐規矩夫 Kikuo Ikarashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
871
279
0.320