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Highly Cited Researchers

Kitasato 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 Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation 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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities 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
25,125
11,719
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Norihiro Okada
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,885
3,981
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Japan
Toshiaki Kudo
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,898
3,671
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Japan
Masahiro Fukaya
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
4,821
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Japan
Kazuya Maeda
Pharmacokinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,691
3,858
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Japan
Taku Kobayashi
gastroenterology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,147
5,979
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Japan
Shinji Takai
Veterinary microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
1,734
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Japan
Kazutaka Kamiya
Refractive Surgery Cataract Cornea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
3,992
0.498
* 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
7,261
2,528
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Japan
Kazumasa Matsumoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
2,533
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Japan
Nagamitsu Maie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
2,107
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Japan
Kazunari Sei
Environmental Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,565
0.486
* 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
5,129
469
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Japan
Nobuya Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,988
860
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Japan
Dong Liang Hu
Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
1,910
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Japan
Kenji Mandai
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
1,138
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Japan
Takanori Asakura
NTM
MAC
Bronchiectasis
SARS-CoV-2
Epithelium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
4,499
0.956
* 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
4,619
790
0.171
* 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
4,494
2,288
0.509
* 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
4,445
1,713
0.385
* 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
4,291
748
0.174
* 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
4,156
2,483
0.597
* 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
4,044
1,199
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Japan
Daisuke Watanabe
Developmental Biology
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,493
447
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Japan
Toshihiko Kawamura
Immunology
Pathology
Parasitology
Hepatology
Pediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
604
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,023
Japan
411
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenshiro Oshima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,125
11,719
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,856
Japan
542
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Norihiro Okada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,885
3,981
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,754
Japan
717
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Toshiaki Kudo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,898
3,671
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,268
Japan
972
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Masahiro Fukaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,803
4,821
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,460
Japan
1,589
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kazuya Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,691
3,858
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,239
Japan
1,987
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Taku Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,147
5,979
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,567
Japan
2,329
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shinji Takai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
1,734
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,346
Japan
2,347
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kazutaka Kamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
3,992
0.498
Refractive Surgery Cataract Cornea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,729
Japan
2,697
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hidenori Matsui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,261
2,528
0.348
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Salmonella
Helicobacter
Streptococcus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,224
Japan
2,906
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kazumasa Matsumoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,778
2,533
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,074
Japan
3,812
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nagamitsu Maie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
2,107
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,882
Japan
3,845
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazunari Sei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
2,565
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,432
Japan
3,979
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuzo Yoshikuni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
469
0.091
optical devices
optical communication
optical measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,945
Japan
4,093
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nobuya Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,988
860
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,096
Japan
4,097
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dong Liang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
1,910
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,659
Japan
4,211
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kenji Mandai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
1,138
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,759
Japan
4,367
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Takanori Asakura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
4,499
0.956
NTM
MAC
Bronchiectasis
SARS-CoV-2
Epithelium
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,470
Japan
4,453
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akio Abe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,619
790
0.171
Bacteriology
Type III secretion system
Bacterial effectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,117
Japan
4,567
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Minako Yamaoka Tojo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,494
2,288
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,422
Japan
4,620
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michihiko Ito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,445
1,713
0.385
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
234,998
Japan
4,769
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Kumagai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,291
748
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,007
Japan
4,912
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shimpei Uraguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,156
2,483
0.597
Plant metal homeostasis
transport
molecular genetics
molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,243
Japan
5,034
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mitsuru Okuwaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,044
1,199
0.296
分子生物学、生化学、細胞生物学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,116
Japan
5,736
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daisuke Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,493
447
0.128
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,114
Japan
5,807
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Toshihiko Kawamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
604
0.175
Immunology
Pathology
Parasitology
Hepatology
Pediatrics