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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 301 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
hematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,377
1,233
0.282
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
1,407
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,393
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Marine Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biogeochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,425
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Orofacial pain
Neuroscience
Pain
Dentistry
Oral Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,009
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Public Health
Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,800
3,042
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
1,092
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
data science
physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,519
1,029
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Dedifferentiaiton
Differentiation
Transdifferentiatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
1,010
0.289
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
motor control
conceptualizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
878
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
802
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
比較免疫�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
821
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Physiology
Genome Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
940
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Superconductivity
ST
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,950
747
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rheumatology
Medicine
Clinical Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,160
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
燃�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
1,063
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Oxide Electronics
Multiferroic materials
Pulsed Laser Depositio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,186
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
846
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
890
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Entropy
Inequality
Matri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
1,290
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
形成外�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
636
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Computer-generated hologra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
425
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
663
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,174
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Natural Products Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
682
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,291
4,950
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Yoshihiro Hatta
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,377
1,233
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,777
5,216
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Naoko Goto Inoue
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,134
1,407
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,988
5,253
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Joe Otsuki
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
1,393
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,537
5,433
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Shinya Hashimoto
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,948
1,425
0.361
Marine Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Biogeochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,417
5,540
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Shinoda Masamichi
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,867
2,009
0.520
Orofacial pain
Neuroscience
Pain
Dentistry
Oral Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,660
5,624
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Osamu Itani
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,800
3,042
0.801
Public Health
Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,911
5,915
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Masayuki Kobayashi
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,600
1,092
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,735
6,041
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Wataru Souma
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,519
1,029
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,223
6,077
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Koichiro Kano
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,499
1,010
0.289
Dedifferentiaiton
Differentiation
Transdifferentiatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,800
6,467
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Tetsuro Muraoka
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
878
0.269
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,702
6,526
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Satoshi Demura
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,223
802
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,381
6,643
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Tadaaki Moritomo
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
821
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,037
6,847
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Takanori Narita
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,034
940
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,888
6,981
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
デムラサトシ
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,950
747
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,465
7,041
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Masami Takei
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,160
0.397
Rheumatology
Medicine
Clinical Immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,534
7,063
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Hiroshi Nomura
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,912
1,063
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,973
7,157
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ryota Takahashi
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,856
1,186
0.415
Oxide Electronics
Multiferroic materials
Pulsed Laser Depositio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,536
7,228
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Shuichiro Inoue
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,821
846
0.300
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Imagin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,869
7,337
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Chise Suzuki
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
890
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,496
7,353
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Shigeru Furuichi
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
1,290
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,831
7,408
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
副島一孝
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,732
636
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,678
7,494
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Hiroshi Yoshikawa
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
425
0.158
Computer-generated hologra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,522
7,584
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Sadanori Sase
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,661
663
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,829
7,934
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Okazawa Atsushi 岡澤 厚
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
1,174
0.466
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,978
7,940
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ayumi Ohsaki
Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,517
682
0.271
Natural Products Chemistr