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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,885
7,571
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,008
4,041
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data envelopment analysis
DEA
Efficiency and productivity analysis
Bank performance
Eco-efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
3,203
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Strength of Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
2,570
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
2,559
0.708
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cardiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
2,432
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,835
2,410
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
solution chemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
2,379
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
ultrasound
nanobubbles
sonoporation
microbubbles
sonothrombolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
2,345
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nephrology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,210
2,199
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
plastic surgery
wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,577
1,928
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,452
0.548
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neurosurgery
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Deep Brain Stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
1,362
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
1,350
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Optical lattice clock
optical frequency comb
single-frequency laser
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,313
0.720
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physical Chemistry of Polymer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,085
0.342
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
hematopoietic stem cell
Geminin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
996
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
986
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Finance
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
950
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health promotion
lifestyle modification
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
855
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Aerosols
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
795
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
742
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
707
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Volcanic geology
radiocarbon chronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
690
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mechanics of Materials
Metal Fatigue
Computational Mechanics
Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
639
0.614
Jun Kubota
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,885
7,571
0.448
Shinichi Hirose
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,008
4,041
0.337
Hirofumi Fukuyama
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,960
3,203
0.537
Data envelopment analysis
DEA
Efficiency and productivity analysis
Bank performance
Eco-efficiency
Junichiro Yamabe
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,708
2,570
0.693
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Strength of Materials
Shinichi Imafuku
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,612
2,559
0.708
Takuya Kishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,599
2,432
0.369
Takumi Koshiba
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,835
2,410
0.498
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Toshio Yamaguchi
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,967
2,379
0.239
Katsuro Tachibana
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,530
2,345
0.223
ultrasound
nanobubbles
sonoporation
microbubbles
sonothrombolysis
Takao Saito
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,210
2,199
0.239
Sadanori Akita
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,577
1,928
0.421
plastic surgery
wound healing
Atsushi Ishii
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,452
0.548
Takashi Morishita
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
1,362
0.602
Neurosurgery
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Deep Brain Stimulation
Megumi Saigo
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
1,350
0.296
Noriaki Ohmae
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,313
0.720
Optical lattice clock
optical frequency comb
single-frequency laser
Yukiteru Katsumoto
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,085
0.342
Shin Ichiro Yasunaga
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
996
0.299
hematopoietic stem cell
Geminin
Taichi Matsumoto
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,297
986
0.299
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
Wataru Nozawa
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
950
0.990
Finance
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Environmental Economics
Masanori Ohta
Fukuoka Women's University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,159
855
0.396
Keiichiro Hara
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,844
795
0.431
Yasuaki Takeyama
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
742
0.478
F Yokohari
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
707
0.307
Mitsuru Okuno
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
690
0.396
Volcanic geology
radiocarbon chronology
Keiji Yanase
Fukuoka University
Fukuoka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
639
0.614
Mechanics of Materials
Metal Fatigue
Computational Mechanics
Engineering Education