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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Biological clock
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,662
6,051
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Logic synthesis
Multiple-valued logic
Logic Design
Switching Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
1,299
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Deep Learning
Explainable AI
Big Data Analytics
Medical Informatics
Rule Extraction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,026
2,269
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Smart City
Applications of Computational Intelligent Techniques to Practical Problems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
1,699
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,536
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
電気電子工学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,339
1,195
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Forecasting and Optimization in Smart Grid
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,839
976
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theory of computing
algorithms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
1,069
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
Molecular biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
2,179
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Physics of Strongly Correlated Electrons
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
2,771
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geometry / 幾何学
Discrete Geometric Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,126
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Infromation Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,272
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Speech signal processing
Auditory perception
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
2,485
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,367
790
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Information Ethics
Privacy
Surveillance
Copyright
Digital Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,381
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
robotics
soft robotics
bio-inspired robot
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
2,161
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Isotope Geochemistry
Marine Geochemistry
Aqueous Geochemistry
Isotope Hydrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,092
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
植物ホルモン、天然物化学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
2,229
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Theoretical Linguistics
Linguistic Theory
Syntax
Cognitive Science
Number
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
858
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
supramolecular chemistry
organic chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,021
923
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
experimental fluid mechanics
particle image velocimetry
turbulence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
816
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Robotics
humanoid robot
biped robot
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
1,169
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Optimization
Operations Research
Network Resource Allocation
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,100
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
soil physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,042
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mineral physics
Physics of the earth's interior
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,531
0.626
Nakamura Takahiro J
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,662
6,051
0.308
Tsutomu Sasao
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,081
1,299
0.143
Logic synthesis
Multiple-valued logic
Logic Design
Switching Theory
Yoichi Hayashi
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,026
2,269
0.251
Deep Learning
Explainable AI
Big Data Analytics
Medical Informatics
Rule Extraction
Yoshikazu Fukuyama
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,872
1,699
0.216
Smart City
Applications of Computational Intelligent Techniques to Practical Problems
Atsushi Ogura
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,751
2,536
0.376
Kouki Matsuse
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,339
1,195
0.189
Hiroyuki Mori
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,839
976
0.167
Forecasting and Optimization in Smart Grid
Hisao Tamaki
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,517
1,069
0.194
Theory of computing
algorithms
Masafumi Inui
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,437
2,179
0.401
Developmental Biology
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Hiroaki Kusunose
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,646
2,771
0.596
Toshikazu Sunada 砂田利一
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,405
1,126
0.256
Geometry / 幾何学
Discrete Geometric Analysis
Hiroaki Kikuchi
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,272
0.293
Masanori Morise
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,256
2,485
0.584
Speech signal processing
Auditory perception
Hideo Mukai
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,367
790
0.235
Andrew A Adams
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,311
1,381
0.417
Information Ethics
Privacy
Surveillance
Copyright
Digital Education
Ryuma Niiyama
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
2,161
0.654
robotics
soft robotics
bio-inspired robot
Glen Snyder
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,150
1,092
0.347
Isotope Geochemistry
Marine Geochemistry
Aqueous Geochemistry
Isotope Hydrology
Seto Yoshiya
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,143
2,229
0.709
Ken Hiraiwa
Meiji Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
858
0.280
Theoretical Linguistics
Linguistic Theory
Syntax
Cognitive Science
Number
Masamichi Yamanaka
Meiji Pharmaceutical University
Kiyose, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,021
923
0.306
supramolecular chemistry
organic chemistry
Jun Sakakibara
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,994
816
0.273
experimental fluid mechanics
particle image velocimetry
turbulence
Kenji Hashimoto
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,691
1,169
0.434
Robotics
humanoid robot
biped robot
Hideaki Iiduka
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,100
0.424
Optimization
Operations Research
Network Resource Allocation
Machine Learning
Kosuke Noborio
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,042
0.402
Ryosuke Sinmyo
Meiji University
Tokyo, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,444
1,531
0.626