Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
Masahiko Itoh
細胞生物学、組織形成、生体バリア、癌
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,390
3,011
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
Keisuke Suzuki
Neurology
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,538
3,625
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Chie Sugimoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
972
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
Kenji Kansaku
physiology
systems neuroscience
neuroprosthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,197
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Tetsuro Takeda
Nephrology
Diabetology
Cell biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,038
1,272
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Norio Sugawara
Psychiatry
Clinical Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,733
2,023
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Norito Kokubun
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
2,200
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Masafumi Arima
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
846
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Yuki Tochigi
ankle
knee
biomechanics
gait entropy
osteoarthritis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
1,158
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
Marcello Otake Sato
One-health
Eco-health
Parasitology
Zoonosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
685
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
George Imataka
acute encepahlopathy
internet gaming disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,835
946
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Yasuhiro Yamamoto
Oncology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
508
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japan
Gilbert Dizon
Computer Assisted Language Learning
CALL
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
1,120
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Japan
坂田 信裕
ICT活用教育、コミュニケーションロボット
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
28
0.030
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Japan
Keiichi Kadoyama
Neurochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
207
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Japan
Kazuhiro Kudo
higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
317
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Japan
Atsunori Yoshino
Nephrology
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
250
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Hidenori Otani
Thermoregulation
Exercise performance
Heat stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
444
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Japan
Yuji Fujita
Rheumatology
Allergy
Immunology
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Immunodeficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
495
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Japan
Hisashi, Ueta
Dendritic-Cells
Transplant Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
192
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Japan
Hiroshi Asakura
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、ベリー位相
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
85
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Japan
Tsuyoshi Kida
SLA
Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
International education
Sustainable architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
67
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Japan
Yosef Arime
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
111
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Japan
Tokumitsu Keita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
220
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Japan
Satoru Higashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
135
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,229
Japan
644
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masahiko Itoh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,390
3,011
0.155
細胞生物学、組織形成、生体バリア、癌
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,334
Japan
2,237
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keisuke Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,538
3,625
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,155
Japan
4,606
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chie Sugimoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
972
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,026
Japan
5,053
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenji Kansaku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,197
0.290
physiology
systems neuroscience
neuroprosthetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,016
Japan
5,152
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tetsuro Takeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,038
1,272
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,074
Japan
5,524
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Norio Sugawara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,733
2,023
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,847
Japan
5,679
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Norito Kokubun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
2,200
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,196
Japan
6,519
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masafumi Arima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
846
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,456
Japan
6,584
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yuki Tochigi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
1,158
0.377
ankle
knee
biomechanics
gait entropy
osteoarthritis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,972
Japan
8,165
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marcello Otake Sato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,328
685
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,607
Japan
9,631
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
George Imataka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,835
946
0.516
acute encepahlopathy
internet gaming disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,043
Japan
10,628
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yasuhiro Yamamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,565
508
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,045
Japan
11,903
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gilbert Dizon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
1,120
0.874
Computer Assisted Language Learning
CALL
Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,046
Japan
13,709
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
坂田 信裕
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
28
0.030
ICT活用教育、コミュニケーションロボット
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,436
Japan
14,275
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Keiichi Kadoyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
207
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,384
Japan
14,996
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kazuhiro Kudo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
317
0.420
higher education
intercultural education
intercultural relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,942
Japan
15,334
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Atsunori Yoshino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
250
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,937
Japan
15,817
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hidenori Otani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
444
0.683
Thermoregulation
Exercise performance
Heat stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,518
Japan
16,861
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yuji Fujita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
495
0.934
Rheumatology
Allergy
Immunology
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Immunodeficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,829
Japan
17,560
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hisashi, Ueta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
192
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
977,699
Japan
17,934
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Asakura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
85
0.191
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、ベリー位相
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,957
Japan
19,331
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tsuyoshi Kida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
67
0.191
SLA
Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
International education
Sustainable architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,100,145
Japan
19,704
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yosef Arime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
111
0.337
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,267,807
Japan
22,062
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tokumitsu Keita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
220
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,434
Japan
22,790
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Satoru Higashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
135
0.689