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
Quaternary geology
marine geology
sedimentology
river deltas
Anthropocene
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
11,156
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stem Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,315
3,578
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gear
Power transmission
Mechine element
Mechanical design
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
6,129
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biochemistry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
3,683
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
analytical chemistry
trace elements
environmental chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
1,611
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thermal Physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
1,809
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virology
Bacteriology
RNA Biology
Oncology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
1,688
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Condensed matter physics
Superconductivity
Thermoelectric effect
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,665
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
公衆衛生学、代謝学、政策科学、医療情報学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,333
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
eDNA
Limnology
Ecology
Behavior
Chemical Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
3,410
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
organic chemistry
polymer chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
1,945
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
landslide
geo-hazard
disaster
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,846
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,163
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Plant physiology and biochemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,030
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Software Engineering
Static Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
AI for SE
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
849
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Transmission electron microscopy
Defect
Dislocation
Radiation damage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,410
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
genetics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
776
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
地球科学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
616
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Engineering
Agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,239
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
プラズマ壁相互作用,核融合,照射損傷
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
981
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
721
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
Convex analysis
Vector and set optimization
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
882
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fluid dymamics
Thermal engineering
Numerical simulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,041
0.457
Yoshiki Saito 斎藤文紀 齋藤文紀 Yoshi|斎藤文紀, 齋藤文紀, Yoshi Saito
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,508
11,156
0.378
Quaternary geology
marine geology
sedimentology
river deltas
Anthropocene
Yumi Matsuzaki
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,315
3,578
0.207
Shuting Li
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,724
6,129
0.390
Gear
Power transmission
Mechine element
Mechanical design
Takahiro Ishikawa
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,330
3,683
0.325
Yoshinari Suzuki
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,183
1,611
0.197
analytical chemistry
trace elements
environmental chemistry
Osamu Shido
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,898
1,809
0.262
Hisashi Iizasa
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,855
1,688
0.246
Virology
Bacteriology
RNA Biology
Oncology
Hidetomo Usui
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,097
1,665
0.273
Condensed matter physics
Superconductivity
Thermoelectric effect
Kuninori Shiwaku
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,688
1,333
0.234
Teruhiko Takahara
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,470
3,410
0.623
eDNA
Limnology
Ecology
Behavior
Chemical Ecology
Hiroki Iida
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,328
1,945
0.365
organic chemistry
polymer chemistry
Fawu Wang
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,846
0.540
Satoru Okamoto
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,844
1,163
0.240
Takanori Maruta
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,497
2,030
0.451
Plant physiology and biochemistry
Toshihiro Kamiya
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,168
849
0.204
Software Engineering
Static Analysis
Dynamic Analysis
AI for SE
Kazuto Arakawa (荒河 一渡)|荒河一渡
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,201
1,410
0.440
Transmission electron microscopy
Defect
Dislocation
Radiation damage
Minoru Isomura
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
776
0.280
Takasu Akira
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
616
0.230
Akira Yano
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,660
1,239
0.466
Naomi Nakayama
University of Shimane
Hamada, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
763
0.293
Mitsutaka Miyamoto
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
981
0.390
Hiroshi Yoshihara
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
721
0.297
Kentaro Matsuzaki
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,419
1,133
0.468
Daishi Kuroiwa
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,316
882
0.381
Junji Shinjo, 新城淳史
Shimane University
Matsue, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,276
1,041
0.457
Fluid dymamics
Thermal engineering
Numerical simulation