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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 167 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
psychology
sociology
behavioral economic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,580
8,244
0.288
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cultural Psychology
Social Psycholog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
3,714
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Productivity
Quantitative Economic Histor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,404
1,328
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sociology
labor economics
demography
statistic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,118
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
economics
finance
meta-analysi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
2,294
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,587
1,861
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
696
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Deep Learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
2,031
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Innovatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,612
0.494
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Business Administration
Business Strategy
Methodology of Social Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
428
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
industrial organization
innovation
entrepreneurship
small busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,221
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Economic growth
Productivity
Chinese econom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,875
614
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japanese Econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
440
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
Chinese economy
Chinese society
Chinese politic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
895
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,522
775
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Economic Measuremen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
1,124
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mathematic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
910
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International trade theor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
615
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Neuroscience
Decision Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Neuroeconomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,271
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
経営学、労働衛生学、神経科学、神経�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
519
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
872
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Banking and finance
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Japanese econom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
616
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Labor Economics
Japanese Econom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
593
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
727
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Corporate Finance、金融論、コーポレート・ファイナン�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
581
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,977
350
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Toshio Yamagishi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,580
8,244
0.288
psychology
sociology
behavioral economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,773
2,458
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yuri Miyamoto
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,227
3,714
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,572
3,312
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kyoji Fukao (深尾京司)
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,404
1,328
0.207
Productivity
Quantitative Economic Histor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,885
4,300
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hiroshi Ono
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,118
0.420
sociology
labor economics
demography
statistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,647
5,493
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ichiro Iwasaki
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
2,294
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,831
5,938
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Takashi Oshio
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,587
1,861
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,431
5,974
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christina Ahmadjian
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
696
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,827
6,208
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mamoru Komachi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
2,031
0.594
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Deep Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,697
6,463
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Byeongwoo Kang
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,260
1,612
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,470
6,874
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tsuyoshi Numagami
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
428
0.142
Business Administration
Business Strategy
Methodology of Social Scienc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,371
6,888
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroyuki Okamuro
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,221
0.406
industrial organization
innovation
entrepreneurship
small busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,149
7,127
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harry X. Wu
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,875
614
0.214
Economic growth
Productivity
Chinese econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,599
7,390
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masahiro Hori
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
440
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,294
7,503
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hiroshi Sato
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,690
895
0.333
China
Chinese economy
Chinese society
Chinese politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,415
7,922
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kyoko Fukukawa
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,522
775
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,928
8,503
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chihiro Shimizu
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
1,124
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,665
8,684
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenta Kobayashi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
910
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,667
9,423
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jota Ishikawa
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
615
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,585
9,444
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shinsuke Suzuki
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,969
1,271
0.646
Neuroscience
Decision Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Neuroeconomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,145
9,541
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Naoto Matsuda|松田 尚人
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
519
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,442
10,171
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Toshimichi Otsubo
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
872
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,338
11,754
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Iichiro Uesugi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
616
0.448
Banking and finance
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Japanese econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,365
12,187
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ryo Kambayashi
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
593
0.462
Labor Economics
Japanese Econom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,968
12,356
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James Routledge
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
727
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,576
12,585
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yukihiro Yasuda
Hitotsubashi University
Kunitachi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
581
0.485
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