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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.557 Scientists Citation in Japan Rankings - 2025
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
psychology
sociology
behavioral economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,580
8,244
0.288
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,172
7,300
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychology
cognitive scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,006
22,183
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychology
Economics
Transportation Planning
Urban Planning
Public Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
6,544
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sociophysics
opinion dynamic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,954
7,315
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Traffic dynamics
Nonlinear dynamics
Complex system
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,305
2,899
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Relations
Environmental Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,657
8,876
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Biopsychology
Neuroetholog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,514
4,774
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,989
4,522
0.348
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,509
7,093
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laser spectroscopy
Photocatalysts
Photochemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,526
7,319
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cultural psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,534
5,773
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
transporter
inflammation
prostaglandin
cancer
multidrug resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,461
3,221
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cultural Psychology
Developmental Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
4,383
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimizatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
1,584
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuropsychopharacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,347
2,032
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Transportatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
5,273
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
HCI
Perception
NIME
New Interfaces for Musical Expressio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
2,860
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Social Ecology
Culture
Group Process
Relationships
Sel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,952
3,779
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psychology
Neuroscience
Psychophysiology
Emotion
Decision-makin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,568
2,996
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
2,881
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Psychology
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,298
3,673
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cultural Psychology
Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
3,714
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Transportation Engineering
Transport Policy
Urban Policy
Environmental Behavior
Tourism Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,852
4,261
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
personality psychology
personality
developmental psychology
cross-cultural psychology
scal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,733
4,843
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,011
350
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Toshio Yamagishi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,580
8,244
0.288
psychology
sociology
behavioral economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,617
366
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Robinson
Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,172
7,300
0.259
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,731
474
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kohske Takahashi
Chukyo University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,006
22,183
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,051
620
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
藤井聡, Satoshi Fujii
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
6,544
0.319
Psychology
Economics
Transportation Planning
Urban Planning
Public Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,849
715
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Akira Ishii
Tottori University
Tottori, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,954
7,315
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,241
1,111
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Takashi Nagatani
Shizuoka University
Shizuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,305
2,899
0.203
Traffic dynamics
Nonlinear dynamics
Complex system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,323
1,205
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Norichika Kanie
Keio University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,657
8,876
0.650
International Relations
Environmental Governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,315
1,235
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kazuo Okanoya
Teikyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,514
4,774
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,003
1,296
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dirk Messner
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,989
4,522
0.348
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,879
1,406
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takahide Kagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,509
7,093
0.567
Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy Forest Medicine stress reduction Forest landscape planning Five sense stimulation Regional promotion Preventive Medicine Medical Tourism psychological benefits Coexisting with COVID-1
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,085
1,560
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Akira Yamakata
Toyota Technological Institute
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,526
7,319
0.635
Laser spectroscopy
Photocatalysts
Photochemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,985
1,771
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yukiko Uchida
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,534
5,773
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,766
1,793
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Takeo Nakanishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,461
3,221
0.308
transporter
inflammation
prostaglandin
cancer
multidrug resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,120
1,856
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mayumi Karasawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,170
4,383
0.431
Cultural Psychology
Developmental Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,483
1,954
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tadahiko Murata
Kansai University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,803
1,584
0.162
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,525
2,064
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Atsumi Nitta
University of Toyama
Toyama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,347
2,032
0.217
Neuropsychopharacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,496
2,082
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Toshiyuki Yamamoto
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,277
5,273
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,654
2,084
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael J Lyons
Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
2,860
0.309
HCI
Perception
NIME
New Interfaces for Musical Expressio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,181
2,180
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masaki Yuki
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,952
3,779
0.422
Social Ecology
Culture
Group Process
Relationships
Sel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,161
2,321
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hideki Ohira
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,568
2,996
0.350
Psychology
Neuroscience
Psychophysiology
Emotion
Decision-makin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,685
2,406
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masaki Tomonaga
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,358
2,881
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,682
2,431
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wataru Sato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,298
3,673
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,876
2,459
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuri Miyamoto
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
3,714
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,808
2,627
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Junyi Zhang 張峻屹
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,852
4,261
0.543
Transportation Engineering
Transport Policy
Urban Policy
Environmental Behavior
Tourism Polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,081
2,674
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Atsushi Oshio 小塩真司|小塩真司
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,733
4,843
0.626
personality psychology
personality
developmental psychology
cross-cultural psychology
scal