Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2.321 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
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public Health
Global Health
Suicide Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,478
183,205
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,843
65,491
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,222
36,492
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,561
77,080
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,947
29,665
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,459
30,737
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stem cell biology
Reprogramming
Translation
Endogenous retrovirus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,346
22,466
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Crystallography
Powder diffraction
Structure analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,816
23,156
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clinical epidemiology
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,910
28,547
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
computational materials science
materials informatics
materials design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,377
22,640
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Physics
Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,812
11,462
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
theoretical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,777
19,198
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parkinson's disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,558
10,478
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Photonic crystal
Photonic Crystal Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Nanocavity
photonic crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,111
9,162
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,897
22,083
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,696
7,640
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
physical metallurgy
mechanical property
bulk nanostructured metals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,449
15,291
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
Solar cells
Photochemistry
Materials chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
6,208
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,384
17,555
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrophysics
Supernova Remnants
Stellar Evolution
X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy
Astrophysical Shocks and Cosmic Rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,211
9,130
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,483
7,074
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,479
8,192
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,201
12,481
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Department of Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,139
9,219
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space weather
astrobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,641
7,525
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yonemoto Naohiro
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,478
183,205
0.798
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Public Health
Global Health
Suicide Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,843
65,491
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,794
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,222
36,492
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,838
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,561
77,080
0.577
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,879
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Takeuchi Osamu
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,947
29,665
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,257
36
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susumu Kitagawa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,459
30,737
0.309
Chemistry of Coordination Space
Porous Coordination Polymers
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,192
51
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kazutoshi Takahashi
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,346
22,466
0.260
Stem cell biology
Reprogramming
Translation
Endogenous retrovirus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,387
98
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fujio Izumi
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,816
23,156
0.408
Crystallography
Powder diffraction
Structure analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,297
122
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Toshi A Furukawa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,910
28,547
0.572
Clinical epidemiology
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Systematic reviews
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,541
135
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Isao Tanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,377
22,640
0.488
computational materials science
materials informatics
materials design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,762
139
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yoshiteru Maeno
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,812
11,462
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,778
140
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Misao Sasaki
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,777
19,198
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,868
143
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ryosuke Takahashi
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,558
10,478
0.230
Parkinson's disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,208
186
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Susumu Noda
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,111
9,162
0.234
Photonic crystal
Photonic Crystal Lasers
Semiconductor Lasers
Nanocavity
photonic crystals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,337
190
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenji Kabashima
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,897
22,083
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,552
208
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Masahiro Hiraoka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,696
7,640
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,757
211
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nobuhiro Tsuji
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,449
15,291
0.431
physical metallurgy
mechanical property
bulk nanostructured metals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,315
224
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hiroshi Imahori
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,720
6,208
0.179
Artificial photosynthesis
Solar energy conversion
Solar cells
Photochemistry
Materials chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,582
233
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hiroyuki Ogata
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,384
17,555
0.511
Bioinformatics
Evolution
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,730
236
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shiu Hang Herman Lee
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,211
9,130
0.267
Astrophysics
Supernova Remnants
Stellar Evolution
X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy
Astrophysical Shocks and Cosmic Rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,353
249
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hisashi Matsuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,483
7,074
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,308
262
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Miyachi Yoshiki
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,479
8,192
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,583
267
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yasushi Ishihama
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,201
12,481
0.388
Proteomics
Mass Spectrometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,667
281
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hiroshi Sugiyama
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,139
9,219
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,228
291
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kazunari Shibata
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,641
7,525
0.246
astrophysics
solar physics
plasma physics
space weather
astrobiology