Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 12 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Japan
Hiroshi Gunji
Macroeconomics
Banking
Monetary Economics
International Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
157
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
Nobuhiro Okamoto
Input-Output Analysis
Regional Economics
China Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
52
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Darren M Mcdonald
Diversity Management
Grounded Theory
Qualitative Studies
Human Resource Management
Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
48
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
冨樫純一 / Togashi Jun-İchi
現代日本語文法
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
39
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Yasuyuki Shirai
Data Mining
Text Mining
Web Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
15
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Ronald Stewart
cultural history
political cartoons
manga history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
72
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Masafumi Tsubuku
International trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
38
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Keiichi Kodama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Kumiko Okamura
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
2
0.074

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
飯塚裕介
建築計画・都市計画,都市工学,防災教育
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
5
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
Akiko Nasuda
Development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
3
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Shujo Takahashi 高橋秀城
日本文学、中世文学、仏教文学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056,972
Japan
19,063
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hiroshi Gunji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
157
0.429
Macroeconomics
Banking
Monetary Economics
International Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,263
Japan
21,381
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nobuhiro Okamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
52
0.210
Input-Output Analysis
Regional Economics
China Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,969
Japan
23,366
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Darren M Mcdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
48
0.268
Diversity Management
Grounded Theory
Qualitative Studies
Human Resource Management
Japan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,835
Japan
25,185
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
冨樫純一 / Togashi Jun-İchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
39
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,538,677
Japan
25,775
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yasuyuki Shirai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
15
0.124
Data Mining
Text Mining
Web Mining
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,578
Japan
26,433
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ronald Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
72
0.673
cultural history
political cartoons
manga history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,505
Japan
30,897
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Masafumi Tsubuku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
38
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997,043
Japan
32,350
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Keiichi Kodama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
27
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,061,504
Japan
33,350
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kumiko Okamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
2
0.074
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,111,206
Japan
34,122
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
飯塚裕介
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
5
0.227
建築計画・都市計画,都市工学,防災教育

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,155,395
Japan
34,842
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Akiko Nasuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
3
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,414,674
Japan
39,130
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shujo Takahashi 高橋秀城
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
日本文学、中世文学、仏教文学