Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 451 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,672
166,524
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,298
154,751
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Materials Science
Physical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,255
19,581
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Photocatalysis
Solar energy conversion
Photofunctional Materials
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,364
38,896
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nanomaterials
Surface Science
Supramolecular Chemistry
Molecular Recognition
Self-assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,485
23,313
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Materials Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Magnetic Materials
Physical Metallurgy
Atom Probe Tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,783
20,609
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Layered compounds
2D materials
nanosheets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,511
17,436
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
電子顕微鏡、無機材料、ナノ材料
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,959
9,844
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nanomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Nano Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,802
14,273
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
powder processing
multi-functional ceramics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,428
10,359
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Functional Chromophores
Photophysics
Organocatalysis
Sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,185
9,887
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
SEO
web development and web design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,980
12,192
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Computational materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
15,952
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Solid-state battery Solid electrolyte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,172
8,133
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Magnetic Materials
Electron Microscopy
Atom Probe Tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,927
10,130
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Spintronics
Spin caloritronics
Thermoelectrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
9,081
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Battery Materials
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
12,827
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nanoelectronics
Thin film electronics
graphene
fullerene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,881
5,892
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Fuel Cell
Fuel Cells
Solid State Ionics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,038
4,397
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Superconductivity
magnetism
high pressure
AI MI
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
3,938
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Diamond
Wide bandgap semiconductors
Optoelectronics
Photodetectors
MEMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,787
6,831
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Capacitive Deionization
Environmental Chemistry
Materials Space-tectonics
Flow Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
13,989
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
4,484
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Optical materials
Powder technology
Ceramics science
Materials chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
5,226
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Energy Nano-Materials
Nano Photonics
Surface Physics
Infrared Nano Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
6,733
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
T Taniguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234,672
166,524
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216,298
154,751
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,401
40
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kazuhito Hashimoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,255
19,581
0.201
Materials Science
Physical Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,541
54
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jinhua Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,364
38,896
0.472
Photocatalysis
Solar energy conversion
Photofunctional Materials
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,053
70
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katsuhiko Ariga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,485
23,313
0.336
Nanomaterials
Surface Science
Supramolecular Chemistry
Molecular Recognition
Self-assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,392
99
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuhiro Hono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,783
20,609
0.363
Materials Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Magnetic Materials
Physical Metallurgy
Atom Probe Tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,966
107
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takayoshi Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,511
17,436
0.320
Layered compounds
2D materials
nanosheets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,125
221
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
松井良夫
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,959
9,844
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,988
271
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Renzhi Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,802
14,273
0.449
Nanomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Nano Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,482
296
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yoshio Sakka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,428
10,359
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,781
300
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan P Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,185
9,887
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,048
304
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ashraful Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,980
12,192
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,477
430
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atsushi Togo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,888
15,952
0.641
Computational materials science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,763
446
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kazunori Takada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,172
8,133
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,232
485
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tadakatsu Ohkubo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,927
10,130
0.442
Magnetic Materials
Electron Microscopy
Atom Probe Tomography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,311
577
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ken-İchi Uchida|内田健一
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,809
9,081
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,422
649
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kei Kubota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,328
12,827
0.664
Battery Materials
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,870
683
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kazuhito Tsukagoshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,881
5,892
0.312
Nanoelectronics
Thin film electronics
graphene
fullerene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,785
739
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Toshiyuki Mori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,038
4,397
0.244
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Fuel Cell
Fuel Cells
Solid State Ionics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,813
759
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yoshihiko Takano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,754
3,938
0.222
Superconductivity
magnetism
high pressure
AI MI
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,577
833
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Meiyong Liao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,787
6,831
0.407
Diamond
Wide bandgap semiconductors
Optoelectronics
Photodetectors
MEMS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,704
906
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xingtao Xu|Xing-Tao Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,870
13,989
0.881
Capacitive Deionization
Environmental Chemistry
Materials Space-tectonics
Flow Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,655
977
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seiji Mitani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
4,484
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,758
980
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ji-Guang Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,067
5,226
0.347
Optical materials
Powder technology
Ceramics science
Materials chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,573
991
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tadaaki Nagao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,918
6,733
0.451
Energy Nano-Materials
Nano Photonics
Surface Physics
Infrared Nano Science