Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 103 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
Kenshiro Oshima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,595
10,154
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
Norihiro Okada
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,037
3,321
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Toshiaki Kudo
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
3,092
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
Masahiro Fukaya
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,017
4,260
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Kazuya Maeda
Pharmacokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
3,281
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Taku Kobayashi
gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,477
6,796
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Kazutaka Kamiya
Refractive Surgery Cataract Cornea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
3,558
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Shinji Takai
Veterinary microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,164
1,373
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Hidenori Matsui
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Salmonella
Helicobacter
Streptococcus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
2,316
0.310

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
Kazumasa Matsumoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,878
2,227
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
Nagamitsu Maie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
1,875
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Kazunari Sei
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,285
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japan
Yuzo Yoshikuni
optical devices
optical communication
optical measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
412
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Japan
Dong Liang Hu
Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,064
1,730
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Japan
Nobuya Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,032
745
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Japan
Takanori Asakura
NTM
MAC
Bronchiectasis
SARS-CoV-2
Epithelium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
4,646
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Japan
Kenji Mandai
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
1,039
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Akio Abe
Bacteriology
Type III secretion system
Bacterial effectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
679
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Japan
Minako Yamaoka Tojo
Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,665
2,239
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Japan
Michihiko Ito
進化生物学、分子生物学、細胞生物学、発生生物学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,513
1,513
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Japan
Hiroshi Kumagai
Biomedical engineering
Laser
Applied physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
720
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Japan
Shimpei Uraguchi
Plant metal homeostasis
transport
molecular genetics
molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,213
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Japan
Mitsuru Okuwaki
分子生物学、生化学、細胞生物学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
1,018
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Japan
Kentaro Kamiya
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,293
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Japan
Masato Iwatsuki
天然物化学、寄生虫学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,658
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,190
Japan
410
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenshiro Oshima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,595
10,154
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,689
Japan
561
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Norihiro Okada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,037
3,321
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,768
Japan
738
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Toshiaki Kudo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,046
3,092
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,065
Japan
986
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Masahiro Fukaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,017
4,260
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,470
Japan
1,615
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kazuya Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,855
3,281
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,286
Japan
1,701
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taku Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,477
6,796
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,533
Japan
2,357
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kazutaka Kamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,216
3,558
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,401
Japan
2,380
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shinji Takai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,164
1,373
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,373
Japan
2,687
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hidenori Matsui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,471
2,316
0.310
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Salmonella
Helicobacter
Streptococcus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,013
Japan
2,939
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kazumasa Matsumoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,878
2,227
0.324

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,318
Japan
3,828
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nagamitsu Maie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,444
1,875
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,436
Japan
3,841
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazunari Sei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,412
2,285
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,395
Japan
4,033
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuzo Yoshikuni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
412
0.080
optical devices
optical communication
optical measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,441
Japan
4,126
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dong Liang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,064
1,730
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,758
Japan
4,161
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nobuya Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,032
745
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,825
Japan
4,207
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Takanori Asakura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
4,646
0.933
NTM
MAC
Bronchiectasis
SARS-CoV-2
Epithelium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,951
Japan
4,245
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenji Mandai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
1,039
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,011
Japan
4,501
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akio Abe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,670
679
0.145
Bacteriology
Type III secretion system
Bacterial effectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,202
Japan
4,508
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Minako Yamaoka Tojo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,665
2,239
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,227
Japan
4,648
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michihiko Ito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,513
1,513
0.335
進化生物学、分子生物学、細胞生物学、発生生物学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,432
Japan
4,799
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Kumagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,365
720
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,557
Japan
4,899
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shimpei Uraguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,264
2,213
0.519
Plant metal homeostasis
transport
molecular genetics
molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,893
Japan
5,083
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mitsuru Okuwaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
1,018
0.249
分子生物学、生化学、細胞生物学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,604
Japan
5,533
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kentaro Kamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,726
3,293
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,606
Japan
5,794
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masato Iwatsuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,658
0.468
天然物化学、寄生虫学
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