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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,350
7,046
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
aquaphotomics
near infrared spectroscopy
bio measurement
chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,160
2,706
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Abiotic stress
Allopolyploid evolution
Hybrid incompatibility
Interspecific hybrids
Natural variation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,820
2,648
0.300
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Animal waste management
Food safety
Wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,291
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant-pollinator interaction
pollination
Biodiversity
Floral evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,597
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Leaf senescence
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,196
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Plant lipid biology and mitochondria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,084
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Plant Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,677
972
0.208
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Plant evolution and dvelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
872
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,077
603
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Soil Science
Organic Geochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
506
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Postharvest engineering
Nondestructive quality evaluation
NIR
MRI
Agricultural informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
468
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
plant hormone
strigolactone
parasitic plant
striga
orobanche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
461
0.952
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Forest pathology
wood anatomy
forest health
tree physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
374
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Production economics
agricultural economics
microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
199
0.854
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Hydrology
Water Resources
Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
176
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Plant genetics
Plant domestication
Plant Breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
137
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Rural development
Community development
Sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Plant pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,412
773
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masaharu Mizutani
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,350
7,046
0.528
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,317
3,138
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
R Tsenkova
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,160
2,706
0.524
aquaphotomics
near infrared spectroscopy
bio measurement
chemometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,800
3,219
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shigeo Takumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,820
2,648
0.300
Abiotic stress
Allopolyploid evolution
Hybrid incompatibility
Interspecific hybrids
Natural variation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,401
3,795
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ikko Ihara
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,291
0.736
Animal waste management
Food safety
Wastewater treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,773
5,669
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Atushi Ushimaru
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,597
0.602
Plant-pollinator interaction
pollination
Biodiversity
Floral evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,250
7,455
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shinya Wada
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
1,196
0.618
Leaf senescence
Photosynthesis
Photorespiration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,562
8,073
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kenta Katayama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,021
1,084
0.536
Plant lipid biology and mitochondria
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,393
8,791
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoshishige Inagaki
Kobe Women's University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,677
972
0.208
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,639
9,543
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hirotaka Kato
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
872
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,957
12,050
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Akira Ishida
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,077
603
0.560
Agricultural Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,552
13,250
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Morimaru Kida
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
506
0.949
Soil Science
Organic Geochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,693
13,800
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shinichiro Kuroki
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
468
0.584
Postharvest engineering
Nondestructive quality evaluation
NIR
MRI
Agricultural informatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,919
13,905
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Takatoshi Wakabayashi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
484
461
0.952
plant hormone
strigolactone
parasitic plant
striga
orobanche
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,183
15,392
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keiko Kuroda
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
374
0.246
Forest pathology
wood anatomy
forest health
tree physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,708
19,787
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Solomon Bizuayehu Wassie
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
199
0.854
Production economics
agricultural economics
microeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,048
20,623
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Haruya Tanakamaru
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
575
176
0.306
Hydrology
Water Resources
Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,633
22,337
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Motohiro Yoshioka
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
137
0.737
Plant genetics
Plant domestication
Plant Breeding
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,805
29,057
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kota Sakagami
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,058,534
33,116
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masaya Nakatsuka
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
Rural development
Community development
Sustainable agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,298,767
36,628
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Zikai Xiang|向 子恺, 向 子愷
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000