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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 147 Scientists Citation Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
diabetes
obesity
adipocytes
transcription
epigenom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,077
4,570
0.175
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,833
3,985
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hematolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
3,986
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
1,952
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
2,305
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Creep
Fatigue
Fracture
Fractals
Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,986
1,147
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
patholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
2,136
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
1,052
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
oncolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,718
0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Allergy
Eosinophils
Infectious disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
2,859
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
oncology
clinical oncology
cancer
chemotherap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
1,120
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,061
257
0.063
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
泌尿器科、腹腔鏡手術、ロボット手術、腫瘍生物�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,852
1,514
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,993
1,619
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Magnetic Materials
Non-equilibrium Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,965
675
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,176
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
1,611
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
632
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
936
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Applied and Polymer Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
861
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Organic Synthesis
Material Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
897
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
starch
rice
protein-protein interactions
starch biosynthetic enzyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
1,083
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Igneous petrology
ore deposit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,121
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,680
397
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Geological Oceanography
Sedimentology
Stratigraph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
1,047
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,793
416
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hironori Waki
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,077
4,570
0.175
diabetes
obesity
adipocytes
transcription
epigenom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,813
1,942
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
三島和夫 Mishima K
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,833
3,985
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,210
2,027
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Naoto Takahashi
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,494
3,986
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,962
2,959
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeshi Hayashi
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
1,952
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,267
3,502
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yoshihiro Minamiya
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,118
2,305
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,296
3,597
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tanaka Manabu
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,986
1,147
0.192
Creep
Fatigue
Fracture
Fractals
Nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,929
3,677
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Akiteru Goto
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,868
2,136
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,649
3,708
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masatomo Miura
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,814
1,052
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,643
4,140
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
柴田浩行
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,718
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,627
4,817
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shigeharu Ueki
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
2,859
0.635
Allergy
Eosinophils
Infectious disease
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,927
4,910
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroyuki Shibata
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
1,120
0.254
oncology
clinical oncology
cancer
chemotherap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,533
5,294
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jun Fukushima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,061
257
0.063
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,941
5,551
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shintaro Narita
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,852
1,514
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,188
6,902
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hiroshi Masuda (増田寛志)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,993
1,619
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,894
6,950
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Teruo Bitoh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,965
675
0.228
Magnetic Materials
Non-equilibrium Material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,042
7,206
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kota Saito
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,176
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,692
7,428
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Numakura K
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
1,611
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,237
8,318
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emmanuel Chéron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,371
632
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,386
8,440
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tomokazu Konishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
936
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,294
9,072
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muniyappan Rajivgandhi
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
861
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,581
9,593
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kunda Uma Maheswara Rao
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
897
0.466
Organic Synthesis
Material Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,355
9,658
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Naoko Crofts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,902
1,083
0.569
starch
rice
protein-protein interactions
starch biosynthetic enzyme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,731
9,972
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrea Agangi
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,121
0.619
Igneous petrology
ore deposit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,356
10,446
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kazuya Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,680
397
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,461
10,488
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Obrochta
Akita University
Akita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
1,047
0.627
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Geological Oceanography
Sedimentology
Stratigraph