Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 2025
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
evolutionary biology
entomology
microbiology
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
10,563
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Proteomics Robotics Lab-Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,599
9,825
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
glycoscience
glycobiology
glycotechnology
glycomics
lectin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,814
5,811
0.255
* Total 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
702
593
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Developmental Biology
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
284
0.550
* Total 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
489
268
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Somatic cell reprogramming
iPSCs
transcriptome analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
171
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Phylogeny
Systematics
Taxonomy
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
247
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Metabolic engineering
Extremophile
Directed evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
181
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
34
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
181
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen fixation
Thermophiles
Aquificales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
180
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Systems Biology
Artifical Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
141
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
細菌学、生物物理学、合成生物学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
122
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
79
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbial Ecology
Mathematical modeling
Systems biology
Single cell dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
69
0.750
* Total 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
79
46
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Protein Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
58
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
taxonomy
biodiversity
gastropoda
nudibranchia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total 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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,195
400
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takema Fukatsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,230
10,563
0.419
evolutionary biology
entomology
microbiology
symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,263
417
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tohru Natsume
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,599
9,825
0.399
Proteomics Robotics Lab-Automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,666
468
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jun Hirabayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,814
5,811
0.255
glycoscience
glycobiology
glycotechnology
glycomics
lectin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,412
15,090
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Travis Washburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
593
0.845
Benthic Ecology
Human Impacts
Deep-Sea Environments
International Policy
Ecosystem Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,165
16,666
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hitomi Takada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
284
0.550
Developmental Biology
Stem cells
Regenerative medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,579
16,928
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yuji Tokunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
268
0.548
Structural biology
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Protein function
dynamics
Kinase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,692
17,670
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Satomi Fujita Masai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
433
171
0.395
Somatic cell reprogramming
iPSCs
transcriptome analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,227
20,514
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hiroki Kise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
247
0.936
Phylogeny
Systematics
Taxonomy
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,213,978
21,326
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Keisuke Wada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
181
0.787
Metabolic engineering
Extremophile
Directed evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,421
21,399
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kiyonori Hirota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
34
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,667
22,524
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masahiro Mimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
181
0.973
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,694
22,525
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arisa Nishihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
180
0.968
Microbial Ecology
Nitrogen fixation
Thermophiles
Aquificales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,190
23,036
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adrien Rougny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
141
0.820
Systems Biology
Artifical Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456,252
24,745
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
水谷雅希 (Masaki Mizutani)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
122
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,526,229
25,710
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Makoto Matsushita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
79
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,410
26,588
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sotaro Takano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
69
0.750
Microbial Ecology
Mathematical modeling
Systems biology
Single cell dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,652,304
27,432
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Koji Ueda|上田 紘司
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
46
0.582
Community ecology
Environmental toxicology
Plant-animal interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,731,829
28,598
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Risa Shibuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
58
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,918,817
31,284
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soong Giun Yee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
taxonomy
biodiversity
gastropoda
nudibranchia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172,947
35,000
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kodai Gibu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,331,650
37,236
287
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