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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 139 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: 76
human geography
American studies
food and agriculture
Japa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
40
0.313
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Cognitive Science
Digital Humanitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
42
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
renewable energy
control engineering
power electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
109
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Biomechanics
Skeletal muscle
Design
Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Mathematical Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
84
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
varifocal lenses
acousto-optics
liquid crystal device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
neuroscience
medical informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
55
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
conversation analysis
teacher educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
88
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
化�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
28
0.295
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Game Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
57
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
formulaic language
data driven learning
corpus linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
62
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Turbulence
Transition
Heat transfer
Rheolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
54
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Applied physics
Ultrasonic electronics
Transformation optic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
60
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Applied chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
65
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Artificial Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Deep learning
Feature Engineering
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
12
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Signal Processing
Computer Visio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Partial Differential Equation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Socio-informatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
21
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Comparative politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
42
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Japanese religions
Buddhism
Japanese history
Medieval perio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Strategic Alliances
Inter-organizational Relationships
Organizational Learnning
Front/Back Organizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
10
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Aging
Glycative Stress
Biofilm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Deaf Anthropology
Anthropology of Education
Deaf Studies
Disability Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
31
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
経済�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
16
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602,375
26,240
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Taro Futamura
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
40
0.313
human geography
American studies
food and agriculture
Japa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,610,299
26,323
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Mamiko Sakata
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
42
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,666,714
27,026
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Ko Oue
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
109
0.973
renewable energy
control engineering
power electronic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,674,454
27,119
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Katsuki Takahashi
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695,100
27,397
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Koichi Ito
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
84
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,730,568
27,841
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Jessica Onaka
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
98
1.000
varifocal lenses
acousto-optics
liquid crystal device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,744,342
27,998
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Misato Tanaka
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
55
0.573
neuroscience
medical informatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,528
28,050
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Mika Ishino
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
88
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,750,179
28,079
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
人見穣
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
28
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,754,342
28,135
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Takakazu Honryo
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
57
0.606
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,829,138
29,056
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Michael Mcguire
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
62
0.775
formulaic language
data driven learning
corpus linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,835,394
29,143
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Shumpei Hara
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
54
0.684
Turbulence
Transition
Heat transfer
Rheolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,306
29,732
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Yuki Harada
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,888,286
29,839
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Yukitoshi Sakaguchi
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
60
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,911,908
30,148
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Asif Ali
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
65
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,950,175
30,617
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Dipak G Sharma
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
12
0.197
Artificial Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Deep learning
Feature Engineering
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,973,779
30,930
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Tatsuki Itasaka
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
Signal Processing
Computer Visio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,995,858
31,226
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
52
0.963
Partial Differential Equation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,029,237
31,670
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Koya Kimura
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
21
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,329
32,155
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Toru Yoshida
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
42
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,072,604
32,269
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Gaétan Rappo
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
Japanese religions
Buddhism
Japanese history
Medieval perio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,107,994
32,755
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Tsutomu Kobashi 小橋勉
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
10
0.250
Strategic Alliances
Inter-organizational Relationships
Organizational Learnning
Front/Back Organizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,146,091
33,318
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Kyle Haasbroek
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,157,139
33,456
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Jennifer M Mcguire
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
31
0.912
Deaf Anthropology
Anthropology of Education
Deaf Studies
Disability Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,160,480
33,493
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
田中靖人
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
16
0.471