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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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
プラズマ物�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,574
6,452
0.159
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,520
13,717
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,415
5,453
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spintronics
Magnetism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,445
7,488
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,175
8,404
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,166
8,738
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,353
5,771
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
生物有機化学
天然物化学
membrane biophysics
natural products
solid state NM
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,807
4,240
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,776
4,777
0.254
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
3,244
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
6,374
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Metabolic engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,006
7,128
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,873
3,735
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
MRI
brain
pituitar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,816
5,187
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Macromolecular Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
5,238
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spintronic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,665
3,071
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
量子化学
触媒化学
金超微粒�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
3,456
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,554
10,186
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
X線天文学、宇宙物理�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
3,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
laser plasma
kinetic plasma simulatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,216
2,947
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
バクテリアべん毛、細胞運動、超分子複合体形成、タンパク質輸�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
4,342
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Medicin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,515
7,340
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,296
2,547
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,127
2,407
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
健康科学、腎臓内科�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,804
3,698
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,126
186
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Akira Hasegawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,574
6,452
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,431
246
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Takashi Nakagawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,520
13,717
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,482
290
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Toru Nakano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,415
5,453
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,116
353
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoshishige Suzuki
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,445
7,488
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,517
365
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
M Yamagishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,175
8,404
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,034
392
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hiroshi Uyama
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,166
8,738
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,910
492
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kazuya Kikuchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,353
5,771
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,980
658
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michio Murata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,807
4,240
0.214
生物有機化学
天然物化学
membrane biophysics
natural products
solid state NM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,343
724
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eiki Yamashita
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,776
4,777
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,024
958
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hisashi Horiuchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
3,244
0.206
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,931
991
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroaki Tanaka
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,371
6,374
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,842
1,026
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fumio Matsuda
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,006
7,128
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,580
1,044
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yoshiaki Tomiyama
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,873
3,735
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,113
1,179
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
三木幸雄
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,816
5,187
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,159
1,182
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hiroyasu Yamaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,808
5,238
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,073
1,201
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daichi Chiba
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,665
3,071
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,553
1,216
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mitsutaka Okumura
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,591
3,456
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,817
1,224
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhaoke Zheng
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,554
10,186
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,499
1,240
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hironori Matsumoto
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,454
3,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,715
1,431
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yasuhiko Sentoku
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,216
2,947
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,025
1,540
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Minamino Tohru
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,612
4,342
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,950
1,561
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tetsuhisa Kitamura
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,515
7,340
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,966
1,601
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hisao Ohtake
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,296
2,547
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,590
1,627
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
猿倉信彦
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,127
2,407
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,870
1,702
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Toshiki Moriyama
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,804
3,698
0.342