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Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,611
178,190
0.723
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
peptide hormon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,455
18,651
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cel
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,749
38,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stabilit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,996
31,528
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,093
25,391
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
物理�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,994
41,684
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,603
51,956
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,581
23,022
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,578
20,625
0.228
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Ranking Based On Selection: 10
発生生物、 神経科�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,470
16,908
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Welding and Joinin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,011
33,602
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,213
31,328
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,286
13,105
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lung cancer
molecular oncology
oncolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,864
25,369
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
生命科�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,956
12,342
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Radiatio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,547
20,389
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,734
44,811
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,966
16,367
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
endothelial progenitor
angiogenesis
organ regeneration
cell therap
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,771
7,152
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
lipid biolog
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,115
16,179
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,905
15,325
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Photoelectrochemistry
Photovoltaics
Perovskite solar cel
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,454
32,367
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Radiation Physics
Computing Research
Simulation
Geant
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,034
23,055
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
摂食調節、糖尿病、ペプチド探�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,186
10,132
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
BioInformatic
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,051
13,477
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
T Taniguchi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,611
178,190
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,380
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenji Kangawa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,455
18,651
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,831
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,749
38,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,931
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeuchi Osamu
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,996
31,528
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,788
30
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hideo Ohno
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,093
25,391
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,846
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yasunori Yamazaki
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,994
41,684
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,312
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rintaro Mori
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,603
51,956
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,438
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Toshio Kamiya
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,581
23,022
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,069
44
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hiroshi Maeda
Sojo University
Kumamoto, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,578
20,625
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,169
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,470
16,908
0.189
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Rankings
4,199
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yutaka Sato
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,011
33,602
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,903
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tatsuya Kobayashi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,213
31,328
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,005
57
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yasuo Fukui
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,286
13,105
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,388
60
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tetsuya Mitsudomi
Kindai University
Osaka, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,864
25,369
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,510
61
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tadashi Yamamoto
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,956
12,342
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,670
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
遠藤暁
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,547
20,389
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,768
64
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anne Ducout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,734
44,811
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,932
66
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Damien Mercier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,966
16,367
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,499
75
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Takayuki Asahara
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,771
7,152
0.104
endothelial progenitor
angiogenesis
organ regeneration
cell therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,754
80
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takao Shimizu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,115
16,179
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,785
81
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amari S
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,905
15,325
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,568
88
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tsutomu Miyasaka
Toin University of Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,454
32,367
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,657
89
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Takashi Sasaki
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,034
23,055
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,476
98
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Masamitsu Nakazato
University of Miyazaki
Miyazaki, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,186
10,132
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,011
105
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yasukazu Nakamura, 中村保一
National Institute of Genetics, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,051
13,477
0.240