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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 165 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
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Neruoscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,854
13,943
0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Genome Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,589
9,839
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anatomy
Cell Biology
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,724
14,116
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,164
12,005
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Radiology
Magnetic resonance
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,567
13,915
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neurodegeneration
Parkinson's diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,782
9,257
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Genomics
Neuropsychopharmacolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,306
8,143
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pancreato-biliary
endoscopy
drainage
chemotherapy
primary sclerosing cholangiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,777
11,653
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Critical Care
Sepsis
Hemostasis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
16,061
0.772
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aging
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,764
8,748
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,281
4,983
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
1,983
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tumor Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,634
3,323
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,814
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Health and Sports Science
Exercise Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,424
4,273
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
radiology
neuroimaging
neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
5,590
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
4,113
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
MR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
5,745
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Parkinson's Disease and related disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,299
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lipid biology
Glycobiology
Immunological biochemist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,468
1,483
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,463
3,055
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lipoprotein metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
2,258
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Multicellular systems biology
Neuroscience
Aging
Tissue clearing & Imaging
Developmental engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,920
3,877
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neurology
Parkinson disease
Genetics
Pain
Translational research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
3,025
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
1,237
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,980
184
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Isei Tanida
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,854
13,943
0.341
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Neruoscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,747
190
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yasushi Okazaki
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,589
9,839
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,301
198
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Koike Masato
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,724
14,116
0.365
Anatomy
Cell Biology
Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,140
214
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shuichiro Shiina|Ikejima kenichi
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,164
12,005
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,292
256
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shigeki Aoki
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,567
13,915
0.415
Radiology
Magnetic resonance
Neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,140
380
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yuzuru Imai
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,782
9,257
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,875
388
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tadafumi Kato
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,306
8,143
0.298
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Genomics
Neuropsychopharmacolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,151
479
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hiroyuki Isayama
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,777
11,653
0.490
Pancreato-biliary
endoscopy
drainage
chemotherapy
primary sclerosing cholangiti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,252
600
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Toshiaki Iba
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
16,061
0.772
Critical Care
Sepsis
Hemostasis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,374
605
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tohru Minamino
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,764
8,748
0.421
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,034
829
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toyoshi Fujimoto
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,281
4,983
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,555
930
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heissig Beate
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,049
1,983
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,405
1,208
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Akira Orimo
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,634
3,323
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,006
1,744
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akihisa Okumura
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,616
3,814
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,085
1,801
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hisashi Naito
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,424
4,273
0.410
Health and Sports Science
Exercise Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,284
2,363
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masaaki Hori
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,491
5,590
0.658
radiology
neuroimaging
neuroscienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,231
2,443
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manabu Funayama
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,259
4,113
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,651
2,948
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Koji Kamagata
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,082
5,745
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,487
3,145
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Taku Hatano
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,712
4,299
0.640
Parkinson's Disease and related disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,856
3,273
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kazuhisa Iwabuchi
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,468
1,483
0.229
Lipid biology
Glycobiology
Immunological biochemist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,990
3,275
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wado Akamatsu
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,463
3,055
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,227
3,465
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Takashi Miida
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,164
2,258
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,621
3,648
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Etsuo A Susaki
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,920
3,877
0.655
Multicellular systems biology
Neuroscience
Aging
Tissue clearing & Imaging
Developmental engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,510
3,660
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kenya Nishioka
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
3,025
0.513
Neurology
Parkinson disease
Genetics
Pain
Translational research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,522
3,661
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
江口英孝|Hidetaka Eguchi
Juntendo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,891
1,237
0.210