Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Corpus Linguistics
L2 Vocabulary Acquisition
Dictionary Use
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,200
1,826
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japanese studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
669
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
migration linguistics
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
480
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
linguistics
syntax
semantics
Malay
language resource development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
367
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Phonetics
Dialectology
French
Turkish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
244
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
223
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
second language acquisition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
178
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Philippines
Interpretive Political Science
Cultural Anthropology
Ethnography
Philippine Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
280
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
filología hispánica
lingüística
semántica léxica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
51
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
anthropology
tropical ecology
african studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
153
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
usage-based linguistics
grammaticalization
linguistic typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
58
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Slavery
Jewish Diaspora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
179
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
180
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
linguistics
Tibeto-Burman
Sino-Tibetan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
127
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Relations
International Political Economy
East Asia
ASEAN
Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
62
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
History
Gender
Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
67
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
politics and religion
revivalist and postrevivalist Islam
resecularization
contentious politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
55
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
言語学、モンゴル諸語
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
71
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Anthropology
Japan Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
80
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
linguistics
Indonesian languages
Malay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
92
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Language
Education
English
Foreign language
EFL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
49
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Buddhism
Indian Philosophy
Middle Indic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
37
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
56
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cultural Anthropology 文化人類学 アフリカ セクシュアリティ・ジェンダー 家族・親族 結婚
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
28
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
linguistics
Bantu languages
Swahili
linguistic typology
microvariation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,043
3,857
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yukio Tono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,200
1,826
0.351
Corpus Linguistics
L2 Vocabulary Acquisition
Dictionary Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,940
12,187
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Seaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
669
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,643
14,516
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ariane Macalinga Borlongan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
480
0.616
migration linguistics
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
774,098
14,818
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hiroki Nomoto 野元裕樹|野元 裕樹
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
367
0.497
linguistics
syntax
semantics
Malay
language resource development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
775,112
14,840
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kawaguchi Yuji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
244
0.331
Phonetics
Dialectology
French
Turkish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,338
16,220
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sayaka Funada Classen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
223
0.395
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,512
16,732
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mayumi Usami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
178
0.350
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
second language acquisition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,449
19,226
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wataru Kusaka（日下 渉）
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
280
0.846
Philippines
Interpretive Political Science
Cultural Anthropology
Ethnography
Philippine Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,148,056
20,397
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Toshihiro Takagaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
51
0.189
filología hispánica
lingüística
semántica léxica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149,273
20,413
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takanori Oishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
153
0.569
anthropology
tropical ecology
african studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196,913
21,106
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toshihide Nakayama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
58
0.242
usage-based linguistics
grammaticalization
linguistic typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,212
21,591
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lúcio De Sousa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
179
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,279,749
22,238
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shuya Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
180
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,287,065
22,340
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Keita Kurabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
127
0.658
linguistics
Tibeto-Burman
Sino-Tibetan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,791
22,724
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jenny Balboa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
62
0.343
International Relations
International Political Economy
East Asia
ASEAN
Philippines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,854
22,918
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
D Fatma Ture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
67
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,331,319
22,963
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yasuyuki Matsunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
55
0.316
politics and religion
revivalist and postrevivalist Islam
resecularization
contentious politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,408,353
24,068
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
山越康裕|Yasuhiro Yamakoshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
71
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,093
24,362
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pablo M Figueroa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
80
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,500,786
25,367
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Asako Shiohara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
92
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516,147
25,576
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
49
0.438
Language
Education
English
Foreign language
EFL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,598,878
26,677
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hideaki Nakatani 中谷英明
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
37
0.407
Buddhism
Indian Philosophy
Middle Indic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,721,421
28,457
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kei Hiruta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
56
0.862
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,229
28,935
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wakana Shiino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
28
0.475
Cultural Anthropology 文化人類学 アフリカ セクシュアリティ・ジェンダー 家族・親族 結婚
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,760,029
29,002
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daisuke Shinagawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
51
0.879
linguistics
Bantu languages
Swahili
linguistic typology
microvariation