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Highly Cited Researchers 1.385 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,288
151,801
0.385
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,762
51,094
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Artificial photosynthesis
CO2 fixation
Heterogeneous photocatalysis
Solar energy conversio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,481
24,919
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
genomics
metagenomics
metabolic analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,657
24,046
0.505
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,581
23,022
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
gravitational wave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,107
20,260
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
water resources
hydrology
climate change
monsoon
civil engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
17,458
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Electrical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,007
14,406
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gene expression
Chromatin regulation
Chromosome dynamics
Epigenetics
Histone modificatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,338
12,845
0.453
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Solid State Chemistry
Electrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,170
10,536
0.652
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
光化学、人工光合成、光触�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,588
10,190
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational materials science
first principles calculations
semiconductors
defect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,715
9,805
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
computational mechanics
material failure
composites
solid mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,312
9,572
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
condensed matter theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,146
9,191
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
computational social science
AI and society
network science
complex system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,409
8,911
0.398
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,157
8,708
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Microfluidic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,807
8,683
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
8,119
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
computer vision
pattern recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,231
7,956
0.778
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Isotope Biogeochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Isotopomer
Isotopologu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,821
7,111
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
zeolite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
6,867
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
computer vision
image processing
artificial intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
6,837
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solid State Chemistry
Ceramics
Solid State Ionics
Crystal Structure
Crystallograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,539
6,706
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
solid state chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,318
6,613
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
organometallic chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,997
6,418
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,288
151,801
0.385
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,816
20
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hideo Hosono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,762
51,094
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,944
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kazuhiko Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,481
24,919
0.419
Artificial photosynthesis
CO2 fixation
Heterogeneous photocatalysis
Solar energy conversio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,479
82
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takuji Yamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,657
24,046
0.505
genomics
metagenomics
metabolic analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,173
93
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Toshio Kamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,581
23,022
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,383
112
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kentaro Somiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,107
20,260
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,395
143
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shinjiro Kanae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,053
17,458
0.498
water resources
hydrology
climate change
monsoon
civil engineerin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,621
208
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hirofumi Akagi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,007
14,406
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,536
250
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hiroshi Kimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,338
12,845
0.453
Gene expression
Chromatin regulation
Chromosome dynamics
Epigenetics
Histone modificatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,970
357
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Masaaki Hirayama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,170
10,536
0.652
Solid State Chemistry
Electrochemistr
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,709
377
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
O Ishitani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,588
10,190
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,707
409
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fumiyasu Oba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,715
9,805
0.473
Computational materials science
first principles calculations
semiconductors
defect
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,974
420
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tinh Quoc Bui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,312
9,572
0.669
computational mechanics
material failure
composites
solid mechanic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,264
457
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shuichi Murakami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,146
9,191
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,163
476
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Petter Holme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,409
8,911
0.398
computational social science
AI and society
network science
complex system
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,565
492
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yuriko Osakabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,157
8,708
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,738
493
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shinichi Ookawara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,807
8,683
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,060
557
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masaaki Kitano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,262
8,119
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,455
580
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akihiko Torii
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,231
7,956
0.778
computer vision
pattern recognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,966
723
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Naohiro Yoshida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,821
7,111
0.399
Isotope Biogeochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Isotopomer
Isotopologu
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,897
778
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Toshiyuki Yokoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
6,867
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,239
783
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Masatoshi Okutomi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
6,837
0.401
computer vision
image processing
artificial intelligenc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,854
806
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Masatomo Yashima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,539
6,706
0.327
Solid State Chemistry
Ceramics
Solid State Ionics
Crystal Structure
Crystallograph
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,068
819
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kota Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,318
6,613
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,742
872
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Munetaka Akita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,997
6,418
0.338