Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Software Engineering
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
1,936
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Artificial Intelligence
Systems Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
1,689
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Multimedia Security
Multimedia Forensics
Information Security
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,093
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,072
929
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Wireless Communications
Signal process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
849
0.721
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
480
0.648
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
370
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robotics
biped
search and rescue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
216
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Internet of Things
Microservices
Spatial analysis
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
206
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Augmented Intelligence
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
172
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
143
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Computer Security
Logging
Virtualization Technology
Digital Forensics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
142
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Face Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
141
0.104
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Edge Computing
Network Virtualization
Optical Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
92
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cryptography
Pairing-Based Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
79
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
68
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Image/Signal Processing
Medical CAD Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Medical image processing
Radiation therapy
planning and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Signal Processing
EEG
Machine Learning
CAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Computer Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
6
0.109
Akito Monden
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
1,936
0.362
Software Engineering
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Protection
Tatsushi Nishi
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,081
1,689
0.414
Artificial Intelligence
Systems Optimization
Minoru Kuribayashi
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,093
0.608
Multimedia Security
Multimedia Forensics
Information Security
Image Processing
Naoto Iwahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,072
929
0.302
Yafei Hou
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
849
0.721
Wireless Communications
Signal process
Zeynep Yucel
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
480
0.648
Yuichiro Toda
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
370
0.640
Computational Intelligence
Tetsuya Kinugasa
Okayama University of Science
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
216
0.436
Robotics
biped
search and rescue
Yohanes Yohanie Fridelin Panduman
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
206
0.954
Internet of Things
Microservices
Spatial analysis
Cloud Computing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Evianita Dewi Fajrianti
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
172
1.000
Augmented Intelligence
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Kensuke Baba
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552
143
0.259
Masaya Sato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
142
0.732
Computer Security
Logging
Virtualization Technology
Digital Forensics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Takeshi Shakunaga
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
141
0.104
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Face Recognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Yukinobu Fukushima
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
92
0.269
Edge Computing
Network Virtualization
Optical Networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Md Al-Amin Khandaker
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
79
0.823
Cryptography
Pairing-Based Cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Mariko Sasakura
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
68
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Asaad Anaam - أسعد أنعم
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Image/Signal Processing
Medical CAD Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Bilel Daoud
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Medical image processing
Radiation therapy
planning and
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Hani M Bu-Omer, - هاني محمود بوعمر|Hani M. BU-OMER, Hani BU-OMER
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
Signal Processing
EEG
Machine Learning
CAD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
渡邊誠也
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
6
0.109