Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
evolutionary biology
entomology
microbiology
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,565
10,900
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Proteomics Robotics Lab-Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,992
10,208
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
glycoscience
glycobiology
glycotechnology
glycomics
lectin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,047
6,023
0.261
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Benthic Ecology
Human Impacts
Deep-Sea Environments
International Policy
Ecosystem Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
629
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Developmental Biology
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
291
0.555
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Structural biology
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Protein function
dynamics
Kinase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
282
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Phylogeny
Systematics
Taxonomy
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
278
0.946
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metabolic engineering
Extremophile
Directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
205
0.807
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen fixation
Thermophiles
Aquificales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
195
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
194
0.975
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Somatic cell reprogramming
iPSCs
transcriptome analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
178
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Systems Biology
Artifical Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
155
0.833
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
細菌学、生物物理学、合成生物学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
129
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
80
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbial Ecology
Mathematical modeling
Systems biology
Single cell dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
74
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Protein Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
61
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Community ecology
Environmental toxicology
Plant-animal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
53
0.616
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
36
0.157
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
taxonomy
biodiversity
gastropoda
nudibranchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
発生生物学、幹細胞生物学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,301
351
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takema Fukatsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,565
10,900
0.426
evolutionary biology
entomology
microbiology
symbiosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,535
404
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tohru Natsume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,992
10,208
0.408
Proteomics Robotics Lab-Automation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,564
1,006
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jun Hirabayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,047
6,023
0.261
glycoscience
glycobiology
glycotechnology
glycomics
lectin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,737
11,767
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Travis Washburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
738
629
0.852
Benthic Ecology
Human Impacts
Deep-Sea Environments
International Policy
Ecosystem Services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,461
17,138
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hitomi Takada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
291
0.555
Developmental Biology
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,464
17,373
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yuji Tokunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
282
0.561
Structural biology
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Protein function
dynamics
Kinase
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,721
17,492
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hiroki Kise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
278
0.946
Phylogeny
Systematics
Taxonomy
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120,853
19,596
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keisuke Wada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
205
0.807
Metabolic engineering
Extremophile
Directed evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,524
19,955
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Arisa Nishihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
195
0.970
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen fixation
Thermophiles
Aquificales
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146,879
19,994
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Masahiro Mimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
194
0.975
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,185,067
20,541
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Satomi Fujita Masai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
178
0.405
Somatic cell reprogramming
iPSCs
transcriptome analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250,461
21,520
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Adrien Rougny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
155
0.833
Systems Biology
Artifical Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,957
22,761
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
水谷雅希 (Masaki Mizutani)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
129
0.949
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,545,371
25,725
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Makoto Matsushita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
80
0.727
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,578,116
26,200
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sotaro Takano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
74
0.763
Microbial Ecology
Mathematical modeling
Systems biology
Single cell dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,656,060
27,291
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Risa Shibuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
61
0.924
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,706,790
28,033
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Koji Ueda|上田 紘司
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
53
0.616
Community ecology
Environmental toxicology
Plant-animal interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,837,432
29,916
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kiyonori Hirota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
36
0.157
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,835,349
29,884
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soong Giun Yee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
taxonomy
biodiversity
gastropoda
nudibranchia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,845
33,627
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kodai Gibu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,323,340
37,078
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
伊藤弓弦 (Yuzuru Ito)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667