Citation Rankings
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Kobe University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
cell surface engineering
nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,850
21,314
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Bioengineering
Microalgae
Biofuel and Biorefinery
CO2 fixation
Cell-surface display engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
20,390
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Membrane separations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,312
13,083
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cancer
Cell signaling
mice model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,281
12,346
0.216
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,018
9,947
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
eDNA Research
Freshwater Ecology
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Animal Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,033
8,580
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,701
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metabolic engineering
Synthetic biology
Metabolomics
Applied microbiology
Microalgae and Cyanobacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
6,502
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,905
6,358
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
6,155
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
biotechnology
bioengineering
biorefinery
metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
6,057
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
5,943
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Evolution and Development
Plant Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
5,914
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,694
5,909
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
循環器疫学 バイオマーカー
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
5,791
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,366
5,569
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
earth science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,514
5,202
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
5,012
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Chondroitin sulfate
Glycobiology
Glycosaminoglycans
Heparan sulfate
Proteoglycans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,896
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Material science
Nanomaterial
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,894
4,682
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Applied Time Series Analysis
Empirical Finance
Data Science
International Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,874
4,544
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Aerosol
Electron Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
4,131
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,893
4,119
0.218
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cardiology
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,192
4,106
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
HCV
HBV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
3,997
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,817
103
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Akihiko Kondo
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,850
21,314
0.445
metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
cell surface engineering
nanobiotechnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,561
109
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shih-Hsin Ho 賀詩欣
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
20,390
0.828
Bioengineering
Microalgae
Biofuel and Biorefinery
CO2 fixation
Cell-surface display engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,644
232
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hideto Matsuyama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,312
13,083
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,684
264
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Akira Suzuki
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,281
12,346
0.216
Cancer
Cell signaling
mice model
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,207
389
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yoshihiro Kakeji
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,018
9,947
0.414
Gastrointestinal Surgery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,445
487
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Toshifumi Minamoto
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,033
8,580
0.778
eDNA Research
Freshwater Ecology
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Animal Physiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,224
790
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Masaharu Mizutani
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,701
0.516
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,733
831
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tomohisa Hasunuma
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
6,502
0.595
Metabolic engineering
Synthetic biology
Metabolomics
Applied microbiology
Microalgae and Cyanobacteria
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,676
869
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Masaru Yoshida
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,905
6,358
0.336
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,520
909
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tomoyuki Matsumoto
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
6,155
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,976
934
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chiaki Ogino
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
6,057
0.505
biotechnology
bioengineering
biorefinery
metabolic engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,774
954
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Keijiro Otsuka
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
5,943
0.333
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,197
964
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kimitsune Ishizaki
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,980
5,914
0.593
Evolution and Development
Plant Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,272
965
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Toru Takumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,694
5,909
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,225
998
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kunihiro Nishimura
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,163
5,791
0.570
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,972
1,073
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nozu Kandai
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,366
5,569
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,077
1,192
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,514
5,202
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,131
1,251
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akio Tomiyama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
5,012
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,765
1,296
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,896
0.328
Chondroitin sulfate
Glycobiology
Glycosaminoglycans
Heparan sulfate
Proteoglycans
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,964
1,381
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Minoru Fujii （藤井 稔）|M. Fujii, Fujii, M
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,894
4,682
0.277
Material science
Nanomaterial
Nanophotonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,691
1,456
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shigeyuki Hamori
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,874
4,544
0.577
Applied Time Series Analysis
Empirical Finance
Data Science
International Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,259
1,684
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kouji Adachi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,089
4,131
0.583
Aerosol
Electron Microscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,602
1,692
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Junichiro Makino
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,893
4,119
0.218
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,999
1,699
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tomoya Yamashita
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,192
4,106
0.447
Cardiology
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,698
1,761
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lin Deng
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,801
3,997
0.689