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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
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Nutritional physiology
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Last 6 Years
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2,747
786
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
365
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
栄養、健康
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Last 6 Years
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1,519
880
0.579
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
474
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Applied Linguistics
English-medium Instruction
EMI
CLIL
Self Access
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
645
0.685
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
CLIL
EMI
publishing
translanguaging
academic writing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
459
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
second language vocabulary learning
second language vocabulary testing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
487
0.838
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Ranking Based On Selection :8
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
120
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Teacher education
testing
expatriate experience
adoption and fostering in Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
107
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Vocabulary acquisition
Cognitive Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Metaphor
Vocabulary Testing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
157
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
comparative economic studies
emerging economies
Russian banking and FDI
Japanese economy
cashless economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
116
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
critical thinking/reading
questioning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
73
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan's foreign policy
IR theory
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113
74
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
言語学
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Last 6 Years / Total
111
21
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mongolian economy
international trade
CGE analysis
climate change
energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
61
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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99
67
0.677
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Ranking Based On Selection :17
経済成長 マクロ経済学 イノベーション
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88
23
0.261
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Ranking Based On Selection :18
地域産業政策、中小企業論
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78
23
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
food function
food science
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77
72
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Music (piano and music education)
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Last 6 Years
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61
31
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
コンピュータ科学 数学 モデリング
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Last 6 Years / Total
45
6
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
地域デザイン
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Last 6 Years / Total
42
4
0.095
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
身体発育発達
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29
5
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
教授学習心理学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
14
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
language acquisition
teacher training
teaching English to young learners
ALTs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
4
0.267
Hideyuki Sone
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
786
0.286
Nutritional physiology
Gregory Kasza
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
365
0.224
村山伸子
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
880
0.579
Shin Kamiyama
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
474
0.415
Howard Brown
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
645
0.685
Applied Linguistics
English-medium Instruction
EMI
CLIL
Self Access
John L Adamson
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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838
459
0.548
Tim Stoeckel
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
581
487
0.838
second language vocabulary learning
second language vocabulary testing
Boyu Chen
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
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246
120
0.488
Melodie Cook
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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217
107
0.493
Teacher education
testing
expatriate experience
adoption and fostering in Japan
Phil Bennett
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
157
0.766
Vocabulary acquisition
Cognitive Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Metaphor
Vocabulary Testing
Victor Gorshkov|Горшков Виктор Андреянович|ゴルシコフビクトル
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
116
0.690
comparative economic studies
emerging economies
Russian banking and FDI
Japanese economy
cashless economy
Michio Mineshima
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
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155
73
0.471
Kyoko Hatakeyama
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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113
74
0.655
福嶋秩子
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
21
0.189
Enkhbayar Shagdar|シャクダル エンクバヤル
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
61
0.565
Mongolian economy
international trade
CGE analysis
climate change
energy
玉浦有紀
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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99
67
0.677
Taro Akiyama
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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88
23
0.261
細谷祐二
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
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78
23
0.295
Yuki Saito-Matsuzawa|Yuki Saito
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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77
72
0.935
Reiko Ishii
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
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61
31
0.508
Tatsumi Ishizuka
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
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45
6
0.133
山中知彦
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
4
0.095
伊藤巨志
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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29
5
0.172
斎藤裕
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
14
0.500
Julia Christmas
University of Niigata Prefecture
Niigata, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
4
0.267
language acquisition
teacher training
teaching English to young learners
ALTs