Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
applied microbiology
enzymology
fermentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,778
3,571
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pathway Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Carotenoids
Terpenes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,937
2,982
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
glycoscience
enzymology
lactic acid bacteria
glycoconjugate
glycosidase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,964
2,984
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
iron nutrition
plant biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
4,966
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
2,043
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
structural biology
NMR
food metabolome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
714
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular and environmental microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
1,102
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Food functionality
Type 2 diabetes
indigestible polysaccharides
persimmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
893
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,427
1,135
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ポリアミン
腸内細菌
共生
polyamines
gut microbe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
2,225
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
food microbiology
applied microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
1,188
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Food chemistry
Glycoside hydrolase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,409
621
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
nutrition chemistry
biochemistry
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
1,493
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
dermatology
wound healing
skincare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,310
1,070
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
genetic engineering
terpene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
699
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
874
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,059
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neurology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
754
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mycology
Plant pathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
746
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
628
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Physiological Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
746
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
E. coli transcription
Stress response
Synthetic promoter
Supercoiling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
655
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
plant molecular biology
plant biotechnology
horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
618
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
果樹園芸学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
343
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Food engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
204
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,621
834
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hidehiko Kumagai
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,778
3,571
0.213
applied microbiology
enzymology
fermentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,304
1,101
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Norihiko Misawa (三沢典彦)
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,937
2,982
0.214
Pathway Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Carotenoids
Terpenes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,414
1,591
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kenji Yamamoto
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,964
2,984
0.272
glycoscience
enzymology
lactic acid bacteria
glycoconjugate
glycosidase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,038
1,625
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takanori Kobayashi
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,798
4,966
0.460
iron nutrition
plant biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,084
4,225
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Masashi Mori
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,971
2,043
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,749
5,097
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenji Ogura
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,078
714
0.175
structural biology
NMR
food metabolome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,597
5,340
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shigeyuki Kawai
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,889
1,102
0.283
Molecular and environmental microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,567
5,654
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kenji Matsumoto
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
893
0.245
Food functionality
Type 2 diabetes
indigestible polysaccharides
persimmon
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,127
6,010
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hiroyuki Takahara
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,427
1,135
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,027
6,028
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shin Kurihara
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,414
2,225
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,158
7,901
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takashi Koyanagi
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,431
1,188
0.489
food microbiology
applied microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,895
7,958
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yuji Honda
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,409
621
0.258
Food chemistry
Glycoside hydrolase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,287
8,059
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yasuki Higashimura
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
1,493
0.629
nutrition chemistry
biochemistry
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,203
8,218
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Takeo Minematsu
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,310
1,070
0.463
dermatology
wound healing
skincare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,764
8,495
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Miho Takemura
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
699
0.315
genetic engineering
terpene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,761
9,084
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shumpei Kitamura
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,001
874
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,834
9,124
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Toshiki Enomoto
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,988
1,059
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,035
9,296
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kazuo Iwasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
754
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,388
9,884
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eiji Tanaka
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
746
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,875
10,225
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takao Nagano
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
628
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,720
10,850
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiromitsu Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,512
746
0.493
Physiological Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,749
12,460
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Akira Nakagawa
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
655
0.560
E. coli transcription
Stress response
Synthetic promoter
Supercoiling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,410
12,470
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tomohiro Imamura
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
618
0.530
plant molecular biology
plant biotechnology
horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,342
13,886
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mei Gao-Takai
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
911
343
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,712
14,017
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Motohiro Shima
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nonoichi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
204
0.229