Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan 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 Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities 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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Photosynthesis
environmental stress
genetic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,245
10,939
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,661
4,966
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Developmental Biology
Wnt signaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,923
4,453
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,962
835
0.049
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Plant Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,178
6,058
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant evolution and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,884
5,351
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Regeneration
brain evolution
planarian
newt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,704
4,205
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
evolutionary biology
genomics
entomology
symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,260
6,359
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
神経科学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
3,880
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Genetics
Genomics
Medaka
Sex determination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,067
3,487
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,446
2,157
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
spermatogenesis
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,414
2,914
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
photosynthesis
biochemistry
algae
phytoplankton
plant physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,910
3,871
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Developmental Biology
Microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
1,904
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
2,094
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
stem cells
early development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,674
1,390
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,600
1,310
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Quantitative Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,901
2,958
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Plant Science
Growth and Development
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Small RNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
1,415
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
neural science
medaka
imaging
technology
developmental biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
2,156
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
952
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
682
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,715
527
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,005
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
746
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,750
107
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Murata Norio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,245
10,939
0.205
Photosynthesis
environmental stress
genetic engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,080
226
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Naoto Ueno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,661
4,966
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,552
584
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shinji Takada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,923
4,453
0.224
Developmental Biology
Wnt signaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,226
774
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Noda Masaharu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,962
835
0.049
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,405
830
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Takashi Ueda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,178
6,058
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,742
856
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hasebe Mitsuyasu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,884
5,351
0.337
Plant evolution and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,538
961
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kiyokazu Agata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,704
4,205
0.286
Regeneration
brain evolution
planarian
newt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,242
1,461
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shuji Shigenobu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,260
6,359
0.565
evolutionary biology
genomics
entomology
symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,753
1,497
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shin-İchi Higashijima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,093
3,880
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,066
1,709
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kiyoshi Naruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,067
3,487
0.346
Genetics
Genomics
Medaka
Sex determination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,156
1,876
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jun-İchi Nakayama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,446
2,157
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,541
1,881
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shosei Yoshida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,414
2,914
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,164
2,021
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jun Minagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,910
3,871
0.434
photosynthesis
biochemistry
algae
phytoplankton
plant physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,246
2,343
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shigenori Nonaka, 野中茂紀
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,939
1,904
0.240
Developmental Biology
Microscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,078
2,483
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ikuo Uchiyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,673
2,094
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,727
2,926
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yayoi Toyooka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,674
1,390
0.208
stem cells
early development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,468
2,963
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ritsuko Takada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,600
1,310
0.198
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,730
3,368
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kazuhiro Aoki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,901
2,958
0.501
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Quantitative Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,288
5,169
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kiyoshi Tatematsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,874
1,415
0.365
Plant Science
Growth and Development
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Small RNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,621
5,322
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yasuhiro Kamei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
2,156
0.575
neural science
medaka
imaging
technology
developmental biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,122
5,778
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timothy F Day
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
952
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,429
6,436
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nobuyuki Shiina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
682
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,574
7,014
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hiraki Sakuta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,715
527
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,967
7,195
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Atsushi Hoshino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,005
0.383
Plant Science
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,983
7,199
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eiji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
746
0.284
Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Psychology