Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 118 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
Japan
Yoshiki Saito 斎藤文紀 齋藤文紀 Yoshi|斎藤文紀, 齋藤文紀, Yoshi Saito
Quaternary geology
marine geology
sedimentology
river deltas
Anthropocene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
11,156
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
Yumi Matsuzaki
Stem Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,315
3,578
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Shuting Li
Gear
Power transmission
Mechine element
Mechanical design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
6,129
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
Takahiro Ishikawa
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
3,683
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Yoshinari Suzuki
analytical chemistry
trace elements
environmental chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
1,611
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Osamu Shido
Thermal Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
1,809
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Hisashi Iizasa
Virology
Bacteriology
RNA Biology
Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
1,688
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Hidetomo Usui
Condensed matter physics
Superconductivity
Thermoelectric effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,665
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Kuninori Shiwaku
公衆衛生学、代謝学、政策科学、医療情報学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,333
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
Teruhiko Takahara
eDNA
Limnology
Ecology
Behavior
Chemical Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
3,410
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
Hiroki Iida
organic chemistry
polymer chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
1,945
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Fawu Wang
landslide
geo-hazard
disaster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,846
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japan
Satoru Okamoto
energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,163
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Japan
Takanori Maruta
Plant physiology and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,030
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Japan
Toshihiro Kamiya
Software Engineering
Static Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
AI for SE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
849
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Japan
Kazuto Arakawa (荒河 一渡)|荒河一渡
Transmission electron microscopy
Defect
Dislocation
Radiation damage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,410
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Japan
Minoru Isomura
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
776
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Takasu Akira
地球科学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
616
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Japan
Akira Yano
Engineering
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,239
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Japan
Naomi Nakayama
ovarian cancer carcinogenesis sarcopenia in cancer patients
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
763
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Japan
Mitsutaka Miyamoto
プラズマ壁相互作用,核融合,照射損傷
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
981
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Japan
Hiroshi Yoshihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
721
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Japan
Kentaro Matsuzaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
1,133
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Japan
Daishi Kuroiwa
Convex analysis
Vector and set optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
882
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Japan
Junji Shinjo, 新城淳史
Fluid dymamics
Thermal engineering
Numerical simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,041
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,653
Japan
315
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yoshiki Saito 斎藤文紀 齋藤文紀 Yoshi|斎藤文紀, 齋藤文紀, Yoshi Saito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
11,156
0.378
Quaternary geology
marine geology
sedimentology
river deltas
Anthropocene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,492
Japan
787
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yumi Matsuzaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,315
3,578
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,377
Japan
916
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shuting Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
6,129
0.390
Gear
Power transmission
Mechine element
Mechanical design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,913
Japan
1,529
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takahiro Ishikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
3,683
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,068
Japan
2,372
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yoshinari Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
1,611
0.197
analytical chemistry
trace elements
environmental chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,490
Japan
2,929
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Osamu Shido
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
1,809
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,497
Japan
2,947
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hisashi Iizasa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
1,688
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,886
Japan
3,376
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hidetomo Usui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,665
0.273
Condensed matter physics
Superconductivity
Thermoelectric effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,259
Japan
3,662
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kuninori Shiwaku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,333
0.234
公衆衛生学、代謝学、政策科学、医療情報学
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,336
Japan
3,810
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Teruhiko Takahara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
3,410
0.623
eDNA
Limnology
Ecology
Behavior
Chemical Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,397
Japan
3,903
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiroki Iida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
1,945
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,561
Japan
3,960
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fawu Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,846
0.540
landslide
geo-hazard
disaster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,383
Japan
4,345
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Satoru Okamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,163
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,908
Japan
4,666
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Takanori Maruta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,030
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,699
Japan
5,003
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Toshihiro Kamiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
849
0.204
Software Engineering
Static Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
AI for SE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,410
Japan
6,358
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kazuto Arakawa (荒河 一渡)|荒河一渡
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,410
0.440
Transmission electron microscopy
Defect
Dislocation
Radiation damage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,157
Japan
7,112
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Minoru Isomura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
776
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,843
Japan
7,315
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Takasu Akira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
616
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,061
Japan
7,363
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akira Yano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,239
0.466
Engineering
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,827
Japan
7,457
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Naomi Nakayama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
763
0.293
ovarian cancer carcinogenesis sarcopenia in cancer patients
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,034
Japan
7,682
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mitsutaka Miyamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
981
0.390
プラズマ壁相互作用,核融合,照射損傷
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,553
Japan
7,909
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hiroshi Yoshihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
721
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,638
Japan
7,929
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kentaro Matsuzaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
1,133
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,441
Japan
8,197
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daishi Kuroiwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
882
0.381
Convex analysis
Vector and set optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,662
Japan
8,328
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junji Shinjo, 新城淳史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,041
0.457
Fluid dymamics
Thermal engineering
Numerical simulation
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