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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 239 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Metagenomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,377
16,272
0.573
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Diabetes
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Nutrition/Dietetics/Exercise
Bigdata Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,360
10,295
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alzheimer disease
biomarker
genetics
microgli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,293
10,271
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
医学、内科学、腎臓病�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,234
10,066
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neurodegenerative disorders
Cerebral small vessel disease
AL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
6,542
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,343
14,224
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
神経科�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,068
3,426
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gastroenterology Hepatology Stem Cell Exosome Fish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,274
6,996
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
pulmonary medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,223
4,542
0.343
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
dental
oral health
oral diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,496
6,175
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
4,939
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carbohydrate Active Enzyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
3,762
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
polarimetric rada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
3,232
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
microscopy
cell biology
histolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,681
1,755
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
vector optimizatioin
set-optimization
set-valued analysis
convex analysis
game theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,483
2,420
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
腫瘍病�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,078
1,849
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Plant Science
Light Signaling
Auxi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,052
2,417
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
425
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
tissue engineering
regenerative medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,957
2,723
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Biomechanics
Medical Engineering
Mechanical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,996
1,633
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,771
3,056
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
hepatocellular carcinoma
apoptosis
DNA damage
liver cirrhosis
liver regeneratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
1,558
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Plant Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
1,396
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
1,200
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Solar Energy
Hydrogen Energy
Thermal/thermochemical storag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,427
2,013
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,212
356
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shujiro Okuda
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,377
16,272
0.573
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Metagenomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,738
387
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hirohito Sone|曽根博仁
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,360
10,295
0.376
Diabetes
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Nutrition/Dietetics/Exercise
Bigdata Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,579
631
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Takeshi Ikeuchi
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,293
10,271
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,749
634
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ichiei Narita
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,234
10,066
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,363
682
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Osamu Onodera|O. Onodera
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
6,542
0.338
Neurodegenerative disorders
Cerebral small vessel disease
AL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,402
683
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kosuke Yoshihara
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,343
14,224
0.735
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,521
1,146
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tetsuya Takahashi
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,068
3,426
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,757
1,264
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
寺井 崇二
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,274
6,996
0.527
Gastroenterology Hepatology Stem Cell Exosome Fish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,114
1,272
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Koh Nakata
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,223
4,542
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,383
1,363
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hiroshi Ogawa
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,496
6,175
0.494
dental
oral health
oral diseas
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,196
1,567
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masaki Matsumoto
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,489
4,939
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,949
1,778
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Motomitsu Kitaoka
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,514
3,762
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,208
1,812
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yoshio Yamaguchi
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
3,232
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,034
2,281
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tatsuo Ushiki
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,681
1,755
0.202
microscopy
cell biology
histolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,220
2,366
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tamaki Tanaka
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,483
2,420
0.285
vector optimizatioin
set-optimization
set-valued analysis
convex analysis
game theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,217
2,514
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eisaku Kondo
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,078
1,849
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,673
2,530
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tatsuya Sakai
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,052
2,417
0.300
Plant Science
Light Signaling
Auxi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,134
2,939
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masatomo Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,093
425
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,284
3,017
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tomoyuki Kawase
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,957
2,723
0.391
tissue engineering
regenerative medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,368
2,984
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Koichi Kobayashi
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,996
1,633
0.233
Biomechanics
Medical Engineering
Mechanical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,676
3,111
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Toshiaki Mitsui
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,771
3,056
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,103
3,383
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yasunobu Matsuda
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,298
1,558
0.247
hepatocellular carcinoma
apoptosis
DNA damage
liver cirrhosis
liver regeneratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,093
3,448
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shuh Ichi Nishikawa
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,194
1,396
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,014
3,772
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Toshiki Aoki
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,708
1,200
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,702
3,967
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nobuyuki Gokon
Niigata University
Niigata, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,427
2,013
0.371
Solar Energy
Hydrogen Energy
Thermal/thermochemical storag