Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Kobe 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Cancer
Cell signaling
mice model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,281
12,346
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
cell surface engineering
nanobiotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,850
21,314
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Bioengineering
Microalgae
Biofuel and Biorefinery
CO2 fixation
Cell-surface display engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
20,390
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Membrane separations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,312
13,083
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,018
9,947
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
earth science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,514
5,202
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Tumor Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,975
3,371
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,905
6,358
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,893
4,119
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
5,943
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Material science
Nanomaterial
Nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,894
4,682
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Polymer Colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,674
2,691
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nanoscience
plasmonics
nanophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,143
2,590
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Chondroitin sulfate
Glycobiology
Glycosaminoglycans
Heparan sulfate
Proteoglycans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,896
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,694
5,909
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
6,155
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Applied Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,062
2,936
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,701
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biochemistry
Signal Transduction
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,272
2,276
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
transition metal catalysis
polymer synthesis
organic advanced materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,116
2,365
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
biotechnology
bioengineering
biorefinery
metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
6,057
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
5,012
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Integrated circuits
IC
LSI
VLSI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
2,835
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
photobiology
skin cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,226
3,977
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Macroeconomics
Household Economics
Consumption
Saving
Bequests
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,214
2,155
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,729
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Akira Suzuki
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,281
12,346
0.216
Cancer
Cell signaling
mice model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,338
121
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Akihiko Kondo
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,850
21,314
0.445
metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
cell surface engineering
nanobiotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,234
416
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shih-Hsin Ho 賀詩欣
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,616
20,390
0.828
Bioengineering
Microalgae
Biofuel and Biorefinery
CO2 fixation
Cell-surface display engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,793
424
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hideto Matsuyama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,312
13,083
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,318
432
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yoshihiro Kakeji
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,018
9,947
0.414
Gastrointestinal Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,680
603
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,514
5,202
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,265
632
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hiroshi Yokozaki
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,975
3,371
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,468
636
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masaru Yoshida
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,905
6,358
0.336
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,508
639
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Junichiro Makino
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,893
4,119
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,931
705
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Keijiro Otsuka
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,836
5,943
0.333
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,479
778
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Minoru Fujii （藤井 稔）|M. Fujii, Fujii, M
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,894
4,682
0.277
Material science
Nanomaterial
Nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,692
875
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Masayoshi Okubo
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,674
2,691
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,254
920
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shinji Hayashi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,143
2,590
0.171
nanoscience
plasmonics
nanophotonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,480
936
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,896
0.328
Chondroitin sulfate
Glycobiology
Glycosaminoglycans
Heparan sulfate
Proteoglycans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,590
962
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Toru Takumi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,694
5,909
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,750
1,123
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tomoyuki Matsumoto
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
6,155
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,426
1,154
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ken-İchi Yoshida
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,062
2,936
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,892
1,166
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masaharu Mizutani
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,988
6,701
0.516
plant secondary metabolism
cytochrome P450
dioxygenase
steroid
strigolactone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,991
1,273
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tomohiko Maehama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,272
2,276
0.185
Biochemistry
Signal Transduction
Cell Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,154
1,295
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Atsunori Mori
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,116
2,365
0.195
Organic synthesis
organometallic chemistry
transition metal catalysis
polymer synthesis
organic advanced materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,221
1,320
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chiaki Ogino
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,986
6,057
0.505
biotechnology
bioengineering
biorefinery
metabolic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,264
1,418
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Akio Tomiyama
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
5,012
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,104
1,456
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
2,835
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,538
1,470
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chikako Nishigori
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,226
3,977
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,645
1,475
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charles Yuji Horioka
Kobe University
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,214
2,155
0.192
Macroeconomics
Household Economics
Consumption
Saving
Bequests