Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
細胞生物学、組織形成、生体バリア、�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
3,185
0.162
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neurology
slee
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,932
4,432
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
1,033
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
physiology
systems neuroscience
neuroprosthetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,273
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nephrology
Diabetology
Cell biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,353
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychiatry
Clinical Epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
2,145
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Neurolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,769
2,343
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
927
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ankle
knee
biomechanics
gait entropy
osteoarthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,222
0.389
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
One-health
Eco-health
Parasitology
Zoonosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
744
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
acute encepahlopathy
internet gaming disorde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
1,032
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Oncology
Neuroscience
Pharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
541
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computer Assisted Language Learning
CALL
Applied Linguistic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,239
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ICT活用教育、コミュニケーションロボッ�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
28
0.030
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neurochemistr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
218
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
343
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nephrology
Pediatric
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
266
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thermoregulation
Exercise performance
Heat stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
478
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rheumatology
Allergy
Immunology
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Immunodeficienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
543
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dendritic-Cells
Transplant Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
200
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
医学物理学、放射線治療、放射線物理学、粒子線治療、量子力学、ベリー位�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
87
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
SLA
Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
International education
Sustainable architectur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
74
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Psychiatry
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
117
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
248
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
144
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,448
664
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masahiko Itoh
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
3,185
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,612
1,910
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keisuke Suzuki
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,932
4,432
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,289
4,703
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chie Sugimoto
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,615
1,033
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,869
5,096
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenji Kansaku
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,230
1,273
0.301
physiology
systems neuroscience
neuroprosthetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,527
5,241
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tetsuro Takeda
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,113
1,353
0.329
Nephrology
Diabetology
Cell biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,459
5,541
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Norio Sugawara
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,859
2,145
0.556
Psychiatry
Clinical Epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,115
5,650
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Norito Kokubun
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,769
2,343
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,687
6,587
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masafumi Arima
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,182
927
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,306
6,660
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuki Tochigi
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,222
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,316
8,250
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marcello Otake Sato
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,394
744
0.311
One-health
Eco-health
Parasitology
Zoonosi
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,399
9,587
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
George Imataka
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
1,032
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,329
10,758
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yasuhiro Yamamoto
Himeji Dokkyo University
Himeji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
541
0.339
Oncology
Neuroscience
Pharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,179
11,595
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gilbert Dizon
Himeji Dokkyo University
Himeji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
1,239
0.886
Computer Assisted Language Learning
CALL
Applied Linguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,288
13,928
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
坂田 信裕
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
28
0.030
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,569
14,455
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Keiichi Kadoyama
Himeji Dokkyo University
Himeji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
218
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,499
15,038
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kazuhiro Kudo
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
343
0.436
higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,364
15,485
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Atsunori Yoshino
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
266
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,776
15,817
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hidenori Otani
Himeji Dokkyo University
Himeji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
478
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
880,408
16,468
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yuji Fujita
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
607
543
0.895
Rheumatology
Allergy
Immunology
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Immunodeficienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
973,417
17,883
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hisashi, Ueta
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
200
0.416
Dendritic-Cells
Transplant Immunolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,449
18,279
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Asakura
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
87
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,103,750
19,744
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tsuyoshi Kida
Dokkyo University
Soka, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
74
0.210
SLA
Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
International education
Sustainable architectur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,871
20,051
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yosef Arime
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
117
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,257,657
21,848
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tokumitsu Keita
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
248
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,531
23,114
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Satoru Higashi
Dokkyo Medical University
Saitama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
144
0.702