Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Bioinformatics
Cytochrome P450
Sequence Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,587
3,046
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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 :5
Electrochemistry
Photoelectrochemistry
Catalysis
Materials Chemistry
Gas Sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
3,735
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bioinformatics
Biomolecule Design
Protein Engineering
Epigenome
RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
675
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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 :8
Condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
632
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
490
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Protein Science
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
152
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
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 :12
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 :13
statistical physics
graphs/networks
graph partitioning
community detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
285
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
applied physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
381
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
isotope geochemistry
geomorphology
paleoclimatology
erosion
cosmogenic nuclides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
321
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Molecular Biology
Virology
Endogenous retrovirus
Placenta
Hepatitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
217
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
neurogenesis
neural stem cell
epigenetics
glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
268
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
algebra
formal
verification
concurrency
theorem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
172
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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 :20
Artificial Photosynthesis
Perovskite solar cells
Water Oxidation
Phosphorus Chemistry
CO2 reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
355
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Optics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
302
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Heterogenous Catalysis
Environmental Remediation
Water Treatment
Biomass and Biogas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
350
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Heterogenous catalysis
flow fine synthesis and Photocatalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
336
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Solid state physics
Density functional theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
295
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
反応工学、分析化学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
123
0.369
* 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
31,147
444
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Osamu Gotoh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,587
3,046
0.129
Bioinformatics
Cytochrome P450
Sequence Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,666
468
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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
34,728
494
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tetsuhiko Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,836
3,735
0.171
Electrochemistry
Photoelectrochemistry
Catalysis
Materials Chemistry
Gas Sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,830
14,370
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yutaka Saito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
675
0.848
Bioinformatics
Biomolecule Design
Protein Engineering
Epigenome
RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,412
15,090
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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
809,333
15,362
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nguyen Nt Nam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
666
632
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,519
15,842
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Qiao Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
490
0.803
Catalysis
Green Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
879,207
16,475
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Akiko Yokota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
152
0.283
Protein Science
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,165
16,666
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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: 12
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
912,184
16,958
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tatsuro Kawamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
285
0.585
statistical physics
graphs/networks
graph partitioning
community detection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
922,152
17,123
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Takehiro Shimaoka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
475
381
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,216
17,423
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Atsunori Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
321
0.712
isotope geochemistry
geomorphology
paleoclimatology
erosion
cosmogenic nuclides
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,187
17,463
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nakaya Yuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
217
0.483
Molecular Biology
Virology
Endogenous retrovirus
Placenta
Hepatitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,642
17,515
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kazumi Hirano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
268
0.602
neurogenesis
neural stem cell
epigenetics
glycobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,530
17,570
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yoshinao Isobe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
172
0.390
algebra
formal
verification
concurrency
theorem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,692
17,670
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
973,251
17,877
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Siby Mathew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
355
0.849
Artificial Photosynthesis
Perovskite solar cells
Water Oxidation
Phosphorus Chemistry
CO2 reduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
977,259
17,934
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johtaro Yamamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
302
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,867
18,658
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aditya Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
364
350
0.962
Heterogenous Catalysis
Environmental Remediation
Water Treatment
Biomass and Biogas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,599
19,045
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Md Nurnobi Rashed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
336
0.985
Heterogenous catalysis
flow fine synthesis and Photocatalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,234
19,111
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Taro Fukazawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
295
0.873
Solid state physics
Density functional theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,670
19,197
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masahide Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
123
0.369