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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
9,794
Country Rank
116
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Masayoshi Watanabe](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3d/409225.jpg)
ionic liquid
polymer
soft matter
lithium battery
electrochemical device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,703
19,128
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
18,338
Country Rank
228
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Naoaki Yabuuchi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/37/410546.jpg)
Energy Storage
Solid-State Chemistry
Battery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,422
16,955
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
19,981
Country Rank
263
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Akihiro Minamino](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/334372.jpg)
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,647
12,367
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
42,708
Country Rank
644
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Yozo Fujino](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a5/409934.jpg)
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
University of Tokyo
Structural Vibration and Control
Bridge Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,873
6,485
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
47,407
Country Rank
742
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Kaoru Dokko](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
9,298
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,067
Country Rank
768
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Toshihiko Baba](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1b/410153.jpg)
photonic crystal
silicon photonics
slow light
LiDAR
biosensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,046
3,487
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
66,243
Country Rank
1,091
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Ryuji Kohno](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/0e/411123.jpg)
Information and Communication Technology
Medical ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,580
1,649
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
75,377
Country Rank
1,280
Institution Rank : 8
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Kazuhide Ueno](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
electrolyte
ionic liquid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,256
7,767
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
84,705
Country Rank
1,490
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Kensei Kobayashi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,130
2,594
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
91,639
Country Rank
1,624
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Shigeki Masunaga](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d5/411393.jpg)
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,418
3,630
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
96,314
Country Rank
1,734
Institution Rank : 12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Akira S Mori|森 章](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a8/334380.jpg)
ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem services
disturbance ecology
forest management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,983
7,810
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
94,790
Country Rank
1,694
Institution Rank : 11
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Hiroki Ota](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/47/350878.jpg)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,122
8,124
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
115,229
Country Rank
2,132
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Shigenori Mitsushima](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3a/412757.jpg)
Electrochemistry
Hydrogen Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
2,435
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
125,578
Country Rank
2,367
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Hideo Kosaka](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f9/334375.jpg)
Quantum Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
1,289
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
128,986
Country Rank
2,465
Institution Rank : 15
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Toshio Ogino](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
1,047
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
134,257
Country Rank
2,586
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Hiroyuki Matsuda](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d3/334376.jpg)
ecology
fisheries science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
2,264
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
140,569
Country Rank
2,737
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Nobuyuki Yoshikawa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3f/415744.jpg)
Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
3,775
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
146,754
Country Rank
2,857
Institution Rank : 18
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Shoji Maruo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/419104.jpg)
3D printing
additive manufacturing
lab-on-a-chip
MEMS
optical trapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
2,071
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
151,136
Country Rank
2,950
Institution Rank : 19
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Hideki Ochiai](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/08/334377.jpg)
Wireless Communications
Communication Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,636
1,647
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
152,479
Country Rank
2,978
Institution Rank : 20
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Masatomo Uehara](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,579
854
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
161,936
Country Rank
3,191
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Junji Fukuda](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b9/334379.jpg)
regenerative medicine
tissue engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
2,375
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
176,036
Country Rank
3,511
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Kaoru Ohno](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Computational & Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
1,225
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
177,134
Country Rank
3,544
Institution Rank : 23
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Norio Konno](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dd/414843.jpg)
quantum walks
interacting particle systems
complex networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
1,858
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
181,275
Country Rank
3,639
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Chojiro Kojima](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8c/334381.jpg)
Structural Biology
Protein
DNA/RNA
NMR
X-ray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,541
2,324
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
189,527
Country Rank
3,803
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
![Mahito Atobe](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Organic Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,279
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
9,794
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
116
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
1
Masayoshi Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,703
19,128
0.385
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
ionic liquid
polymer
soft matter
lithium battery
electrochemical device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
18,338
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
228
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
2
Naoaki Yabuuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,422
16,955
0.507
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
Energy Storage
Solid-State Chemistry
Battery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
19,981
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
263
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
3
Akihiro Minamino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,647
12,367
0.391
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
42,708
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
644
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
4
Yozo Fujino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,873
6,485
0.344
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
University of Tokyo
Structural Vibration and Control
Bridge Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
47,407
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
742
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
5
Kaoru Dokko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,473
9,298
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
49,067
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
768
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
6
Toshihiko Baba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,046
3,487
0.205
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
photonic crystal
silicon photonics
slow light
LiDAR
biosensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
66,243
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,091
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
7
Ryuji Kohno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,580
1,649
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
75,377
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,280
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
8
Kazuhide Ueno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,256
7,767
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
84,705
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,490
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
9
Kensei Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,130
2,594
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
91,639
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,624
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
10
Shigeki Masunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,418
3,630
0.348
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Environmental Science
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
96,314
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,734
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
12
Akira S Mori|森 章
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,983
7,810
0.782
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ecology
biodiversity
ecosystem services
disturbance ecology
forest management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
94,790
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
1,694
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
11
Hiroki Ota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,122
8,124
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
115,229
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,132
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
13
Shigenori Mitsushima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,524
2,435
0.286
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
Electrochemistry
Hydrogen Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
125,578
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,367
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
14
Hideo Kosaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,889
1,289
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
128,986
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,465
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
15
Toshio Ogino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
1,047
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
134,257
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,586
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
16
Hiroyuki Matsuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
2,264
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
140,569
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,737
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
17
Nobuyuki Yoshikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,107
3,775
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
146,754
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,857
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
18
Shoji Maruo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
2,071
0.303
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3D printing
additive manufacturing
lab-on-a-chip
MEMS
optical trapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
151,136
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,950
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
19
Hideki Ochiai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,636
1,647
0.248
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
Wireless Communications
Communication Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
152,479
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
2,978
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
20
Masatomo Uehara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,579
854
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
161,936
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
3,191
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
21
Junji Fukuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,204
2,375
0.383
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regenerative medicine
tissue engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
176,036
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
3,511
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
22
Kaoru Ohno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,707
1,225
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
177,134
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
3,544
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
23
Norio Konno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,672
1,858
0.328
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quantum walks
interacting particle systems
complex networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
181,275
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
3,639
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
24
Chojiro Kojima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,541
2,324
0.419
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Structural Biology
Protein
DNA/RNA
NMR
X-ray
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
189,527
![Japan](/flags/jp.png)
3,803
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12106.jpg)
25
Mahito Atobe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,290
2,279
0.431