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
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 :2
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 :3
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 :4
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 :5
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 :6
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 :7
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 :8
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 :9
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 :10
particle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,781
19,216
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,596
40,945
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbiome
Metagenomics
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,011
38,121
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,908
35,128
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
stem cell biology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,864
34,573
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Laser interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,532
69,615
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
asymmetric synthesis
catalysis
organic chemistry
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,350
11,370
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
theoretical chemistry
catalytic chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,269
41,334
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
human evolution
genome evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,595
19,905
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,196
38,645
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Stem cell biology
Reprogramming
Translation
Endogenous retrovirus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,338
26,552
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Database
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,021
40,629
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
quantum optics
gravitational wave
non-linear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,582
61,804
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Molecular phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,567
54,317
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,917
43,701
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Immunology
biochemistry
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,599
23,028
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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: 2
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
268
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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: 4
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
647
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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
1,131
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
1,481
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
2,038
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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: 9
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
2,489
26
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kaoru Hagiwara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,781
19,216
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,867
31
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,596
40,945
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,954
32
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Masahira Hattori
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,011
38,121
0.370
Microbiome
Metagenomics
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,247
35
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susumu Kitagawa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,908
35,128
0.359
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,252
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hideyuki Okano
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,864
34,573
0.353
stem cell biology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,684
40
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kiwamu Izumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,532
69,615
0.761
Gravitational waves
Astrophysics
Laser interferometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,854
44
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ryoji Noyori
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,350
11,370
0.127
asymmetric synthesis
catalysis
organic chemistry
organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,942
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun Ya Hasegawa
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,269
41,334
0.468
theoretical chemistry
catalytic chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,992
47
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Saitou Naruya
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,595
19,905
0.227
human evolution
genome evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,094
49
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Katsuhiko Nagai
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,196
38,645
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,148
50
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kazutoshi Takahashi
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,338
26,552
0.311
Stem cell biology
Reprogramming
Translation
Endogenous retrovirus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,171
51
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susumu Goto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,021
40,629
0.478
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Database
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,579
54
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matteo Leonardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,582
61,804
0.767
quantum optics
gravitational wave
non-linear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,583
55
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kazutaka Katoh
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,567
54,317
0.674
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Molecular phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,653
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Denis Konstantinov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,917
43,701
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,929
58
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Akihiko Yoshimura
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,599
23,028
0.297
Immunology
biochemistry
molecular biology