Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Kansai University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Japan
関本貢嗣
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,869
5,720
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Hiroshi Tamura
Chitin
Chitosan
Polysaccharides
Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
7,720
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Japan
Kiichi Hirota
anesthesiology
anesthesia
hypoxia
oxygen biology
metagenome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,270
4,262
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Japan
Yasuhiko Iwasaki
Biomaterials
Polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,826
3,610
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Japan
Yoichi Takenaka
Data Science
bioinformatics
legal Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,328
4,469
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Japan
Tomoyuki Nakamura
biology
medical sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,007
2,773
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Japan
Tadahiko Murata
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
1,725
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Japan
Sohei Satoi
Pancreatobiliary surgery
pancreatic cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
6,500
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Japan
Hideya Kawasaki
Materials Chemistry
Nanoscience
Metal Nanoparticles
Analytical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
3,516
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Japan
Takashi Miyata
Polymers
Hydrogels
Membranes
Biomaterials
Surface Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,503
2,054
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Japan
Toshihiko Kinoshita
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,059
3,214
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Japan
Satoaki Nakamura
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,566
2,717
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan
Tomoyuki Takahashi
Tsunami
storm surge
flooding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
1,445
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Japan
Fumiyuki Hattori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
1,833
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Japan
Shoso Shingubara
nanofabrication
electrochemistry
plating
anodic oxidation
ReRAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
1,036
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Japan
Natsuko Shintani
TBLT
L2 writing
young L2 learners
L2 pragmatics
L2 processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,433
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Japan
Masaki Kato
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Pharmacogenetics
Neuropsychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
2,267
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Japan
Satoshi Shimai 
positive psychology
health psychology
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,422
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Japan
Isao Hayashi
Fuzzy Logic
Neural Networks
Soft Computing
Computational Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
502
0.114
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Japan
Hiroyuki Yomo
Wireless Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
696
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Japan
Mitsuaki Ishida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,513
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Japan
松島恭治
コンピュータホログラフィ,波動光学シミュレーション
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,563
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japan
Noriyo Yamashiki
Hepatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
1,122
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Japan
Hisao Yamada
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
1,069
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Japan
Akinori Kuzuya
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,523
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,690
Japan
586
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
関本貢嗣
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,869
5,720
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,728
Japan
587
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hiroshi Tamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
7,720
0.389
Chitin
Chitosan
Polysaccharides
Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,018
Japan
754
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kiichi Hirota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,270
4,262
0.247
anesthesiology
anesthesia
hypoxia
oxygen biology
metagenome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,018
Japan
1,191
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yasuhiko Iwasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,826
3,610
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,265
Japan
1,644
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yoichi Takenaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,328
4,469
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,712
Japan
1,728
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tomoyuki Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,007
2,773
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,543
Japan
1,840
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tadahiko Murata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,575
1,725
0.180
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,287
Japan
1,957
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sohei Satoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,126
6,500
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,553
Japan
1,965
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hideya Kawasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,105
3,516
0.386
Materials Chemistry
Nanoscience
Metal Nanoparticles
Analytical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,149
Japan
2,133
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takashi Miyata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,503
2,054
0.242
Polymers
Hydrogels
Membranes
Biomaterials
Surface Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,201
Japan
2,301
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toshihiko Kinoshita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,059
3,214
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,120
Japan
2,528
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Satoaki Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,566
2,717
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,815
Japan
3,610
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tomoyuki Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,566
1,445
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,022
Japan
3,800
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fumiyuki Hattori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,285
1,833
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,410
Japan
4,120
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shoso Shingubara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
1,036
0.211
nanofabrication
electrochemistry
plating
anodic oxidation
ReRAM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,610
Japan
4,203
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natsuko Shintani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,433
0.712
TBLT
L2 writing
young L2 learners
L2 pragmatics
L2 processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,911
Japan
4,218
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Masaki Kato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
2,267
0.471
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Pharmacogenetics
Neuropsychopharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,301
Japan
4,572
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Satoshi Shimai 
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,422
0.320
positive psychology
health psychology
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,524
Japan
4,600
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isao Hayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,415
502
0.114
Fuzzy Logic
Neural Networks
Soft Computing
Computational Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,763
Japan
4,737
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hiroyuki Yomo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,266
696
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,832
Japan
4,738
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mitsuaki Ishida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,513
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,580
Japan
5,130
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
松島恭治
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,903
1,563
0.400
コンピュータホログラフィ,波動光学シミュレーション
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,971
Japan
5,141
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Noriyo Yamashiki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,896
1,122
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,242
Japan
5,248
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hisao Yamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,805
1,069
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,052
Japan
5,757
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Akinori Kuzuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,433
1,523
0.444