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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 128 Scientists Citation 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: 26
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
2,005
0.653
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Climatology
Permafrost Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
1,838
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Solid State Chemistry
Electrode and Electrolyte material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,323
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
2,006
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Condensed matter theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,589
757
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Forest microbiology
Mycorrhizal ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,633
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
300
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mycolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,097
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Exercise
Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
638
0.293
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Optical Technology
Protein Engineering
Neuroscience
Two photon Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
752
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Liposomes
Artificial cell
GU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
792
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
材料化�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
227
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Organic electronics
photonics
metamaterials
plasmonics
terahert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
349
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
life scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
143
0.076
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Evolution
Phylogeny
Conservation
Aquacultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
610
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
cyanobacteria
desiccation
photosynthesis
genome
space agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
410
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
liver
pancreas
biliary trac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
1,165
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
543
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
204
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
プラズモニクス、回折光学素子、LED照明、半導�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
252
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
bioacoustics
behavior
dolphin
whal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
615
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
443
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
condensed matter theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
189
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Medical Informatics
Document Image Processing
Evolutionary Computation
Soft Computing
Welfare Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
633
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Theoretical Computer Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
403
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,741
6,791
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kosuke Sanada
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,071
2,005
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,322
6,834
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Yoshihiro Iijima
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,041
1,838
0.604
Climatology
Permafrost Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,706
7,360
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Daisuke Mori
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,752
1,323
0.481
Solid State Chemistry
Electrode and Electrolyte material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,754
7,405
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Liqing Zang
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
2,006
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,698
7,742
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Yasuhiro Utsumi
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,589
757
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,980
7,770
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Yosuke Matsuda
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,633
0.634
Forest microbiology
Mycorrhizal ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,066
8,086
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Shinji Tsuruoka
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
300
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,048
8,759
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Takashi Shirouzu
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
1,097
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,018
8,807
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ryosuke Shigematsu
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
638
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,470
8,821
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kiwamu Takemoto
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,176
752
0.346
Optical Technology
Protein Engineering
Neuroscience
Two photon Imagin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,147
9,043
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kanta Tsumoto
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
792
0.378
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Liposomes
Artificial cell
GU
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,377
9,483
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Akira Koshio
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,959
227
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,852
9,695
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tatsunosuke Matsui
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
349
0.184
Organic electronics
photonics
metamaterials
plasmonics
terahert
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,720
9,755
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Noboru Suzuki
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,876
143
0.076
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,979
10,218
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kouichi Kawamura
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
610
0.349
Evolution
Phylogeny
Conservation
Aquacultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,652
10,626
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Hiroshi Katoh
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
410
0.250
cyanobacteria
desiccation
photosynthesis
genome
space agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,770
11,087
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Takehiro Fujii
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,521
1,165
0.766
liver
pancreas
biliary trac
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,790
11,372
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Haruhiko Koizumi
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
543
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
582,029
11,561
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Takashi Horiuchi
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
204
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,149
11,671
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Atsushi Motogaito
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
252
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,527
11,658
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Morisaka Tadamichi
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
615
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,651
11,995
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Linan Wang
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
443
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,249
12,316
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Kazuhiro Sano
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
189
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,407
12,470
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hiroharu Kawanaka
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
633
0.518
Medical Informatics
Document Image Processing
Evolutionary Computation
Soft Computing
Welfare Information System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,474
13,381
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Akinori Kawachi
Mie University
Tsu, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
403
0.388
Theoretical Computer Scienc