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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 66 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
endothelial progenitor
angiogenesis
organ regeneration
cell therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,771
7,152
0.104
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,713
21,518
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Green Finance
Energy Economics
Energy Economics and Policy
Energy Transition
Climate Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
20,156
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Spine
Intervertebral Disc
Scoliosis
Stem Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,798
7,389
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
疾患モデル動物、発生工�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,512
2,545
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
糖尿病、糖尿病性腎症、CGM、CSI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
1,557
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
genetics
genomics
mutagenesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
1,698
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Synthetic Organic Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
455
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
MR thermometry
Interventional M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
1,112
0.241
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microbiology bacillus subtilis biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,445
863
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
physics material polymer glass dielectri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
1,053
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gas/Chemical Sensors
Microneedles
Microfludics
Biomedical Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,265
2,693
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
earthquake prediction
earthquake scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
1,118
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,188
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Training science
exercise physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,509
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thermoelectrics
Electron-Phonon Interaction
Solid-State-physics
Knowledge Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
774
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
815
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Convex Analysis
Fixed Point Theory
Nonlinear Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
759
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
844
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
769
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
polymer thin films
phase separation
polymer dynamics
bioimaging
zwitterionic polyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,886
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
461
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
human factors
ergonomics
educational technology
vision scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
569
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Building Environment
Daylightin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
416
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
59
0.078
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,497
75
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takayuki Asahara
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,771
7,152
0.104
endothelial progenitor
angiogenesis
organ regeneration
cell therap
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,229
122
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shinya Goto
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,713
21,518
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,287
567
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Farhad Taghizadeh Hesary
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,490
20,156
0.938
Green Finance
Energy Economics
Energy Economics and Policy
Energy Transition
Climate Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,722
953
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daisuke Sakai
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,798
7,389
0.468
Spine
Intervertebral Disc
Scoliosis
Stem Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,213
979
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Minoru Kimura
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,512
2,545
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,133
3,207
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Masao Toyoda
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
1,557
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,332
3,385
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoichi Gondo
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
1,698
0.270
genetics
genomics
mutagenesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,613
4,611
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Toshiyuki Inazu
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
455
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,135
4,698
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kagayaki Kuroda
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
1,112
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,402
4,870
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mitsuo Ogura
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,445
863
0.194
Microbiology bacillus subtilis biochemistr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,029
4,949
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Naoki Shinyashiki
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,375
1,053
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,937
5,064
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ganesh Kumar Mani
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,265
2,693
0.631
Gas/Chemical Sensors
Microneedles
Microfludics
Biomedical Device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,609
5,452
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Toshiyasu Nagao
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,924
1,118
0.285
earthquake prediction
earthquake scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,397
6,904
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hirohiko Takeshima
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,991
1,188
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,681
7,171
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hayao Ozaki
Tokai Gakuen University
Miyoshi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,841
1,509
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,750
7,431
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wilfried Wunderlich
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,718
774
0.285
Thermoelectrics
Electron-Phonon Interaction
Solid-State-physics
Knowledge Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,055
7,759
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Toshiro Oda
Tokai Gakuin University
Kakamigahara, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,580
815
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,302
8,611
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fumiaki Kohsaka
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
759
0.336
Convex Analysis
Fixed Point Theory
Nonlinear Analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,874
8,671
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hiroshi Kajiwara
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,232
844
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,412
8,704
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rio Kita
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
769
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,422
8,802
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hong Zhang
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
1,886
0.866
polymer thin films
phase separation
polymer dynamics
bioimaging
zwitterionic polyme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,951
9,911
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Norihiro Shima
Tokai Gakuen University
Miyoshi, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
461
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,706
9,954
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Takashi Shibata
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
569
0.313
human factors
ergonomics
educational technology
vision scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,030
11,874
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Toshie Iwata
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,342
416
0.310
Building Environment
Daylightin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,794
15,271
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tadashi Toyoda
Tokai University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
59
0.078