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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
1,161
0.376
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Second Language Acquisition
Vocabulary Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
242
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
coastal oceanography
nutrient dynamics
tidal flat ecosyste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
317
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Hate Speech Detection
Transfer Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
345
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
computational intelligence
evolutionary computation
evolutionary algorithm
swarm intelligence
learning environment desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
36
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Trade
Econometrics
Non-Tariff Barrier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
62
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental Science
Heavy Metals
Human Health Ris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
psychometrics
educational measuremen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
86
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
41
0.603
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
大气，光催�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
multi-objective optimization
evolutionary algorithms
swarm intelligence and quantum algorith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
blended learning
language learning
learner development
teacher developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
13
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
romanticism
Victorian literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
embodied cognition
sports psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,276
6,752
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naoyuki Matsumoto
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
1,161
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,019
13,685
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Makoto Yoshii
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
242
0.244
Second Language Acquisition
Vocabulary Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,855
17,152
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Komorita Tomohiro
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
317
0.565
coastal oceanography
nutrient dynamics
tidal flat ecosyste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,587
19,663
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Juuso Eronen
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
345
0.966
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Hate Speech Detection
Transfer Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,369,987
23,331
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ichiro Iimura|Iimura, Ichiro, 飯村伊智郎
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
36
0.180
computational intelligence
evolutionary computation
evolutionary algorithm
swarm intelligence
learning environment desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,223
25,796
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Keiichiro Honda
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
62
0.453
International Trade
Econometrics
Non-Tariff Barrier
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,771,799
28,334
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pyae Sone Soe
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000
Environmental Science
Heavy Metals
Human Health Ris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,788,137
28,525
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kazuki Hori
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
86
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,902,372
30,014
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ken Ishibashi
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
41
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,994,921
31,205
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zhang Long
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
54
1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,115,807
32,856
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yoshifumi Moriyama
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
multi-objective optimization
evolutionary algorithms
swarm intelligence and quantum algorith
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,983
33,000
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Beaufait|Paul A. Beaufait
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
13
0.342
blended learning
language learning
learner development
teacher developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,414,499
37,205
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kei Nijibayashi|虹林 慶
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
romanticism
Victorian literatur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,533,511
39,168
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aya Takayama|髙山 彩
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Kumamoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000