Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Tokyo University of Science 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Japan
Akira Fujishima
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,675
47,264
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Shinichi Komaba
Electrochemstry
Li/Na/K/Rb-ion batteries
Biofuel cells
Ion sensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,966
24,822
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Japan
Shinji Tsujikawa
Cosmology
General Relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
16,325
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Japan
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu
plant cell and molecular biology
signal transduction
stress responses
reactive oxygen species
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,182
10,264
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Japan
Ikuo Hirono
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,174
6,320
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Japan
Hiroyuki Ohshima
Colloid Science
Interface Science
Biophysical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,079
4,552
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Japan
Hideki Sakai
Colloid and Interface Chemistry
Nano-Structured Functional Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,108
4,688
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Japan
Shin Takeuchi
材料物性
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,662
1,812
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Japan
Kenichi Higuchi
Wireless communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
5,196
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Japan
Takeshi Wada
organic chemistry
nucleic acid chemistry
carbohydrate chemistry
peptide chemistry
phosphorous chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
5,550
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Japan
Kazuyuki Watanabe
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
3,971
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Japan
Tohyama Takami
Condensed Matter Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
2,689
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan
Takayuki Kawahara
low power design
memory design
VLSI
AI chip
spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
1,352
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Japan
Shinya Sasaki
tribology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,554
3,133
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Japan
Ryosuke Matsuzaki
Composite materials
Manufacturing
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,117
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Japan
Hidenori Otsuka
バイオマテリアル、ナノマテリアル
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,553
1,509
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Japan
Bon Kimura
food microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
3,077
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Japan
Masaaki Sadakiyo
MOFs
Solid-state chemistry
Electrochemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,390
3,400
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Japan
Mitsuru Izumi
Materials and Applied Superconductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,330
1,962
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Japan
Toshiyuki Kaji
toxicology
cell biology
bio-organometallics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,898
1,505
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Japan
Hiroshi Nagai 永井宏史
Marine Natural Products
Natural Product Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
1,313
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Japan
Takeshi Nakamura
neuroscience
cell biology
imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
878
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japan
Hiroshi Mizoguchi
CHI
Science Education
HRI
CPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
1,159
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Japan
Tadashi Tokai
Fisheries science
Fishing gear technology
Fisheries management
Fisheries Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,745
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Japan
Tsuneomi Kawasaki
chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
1,952
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,120
Japan
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Akira Fujishima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168,675
47,264
0.280
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,598
Japan
157
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shinichi Komaba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,966
24,822
0.578
Electrochemstry
Li/Na/K/Rb-ion batteries
Biofuel cells
Ion sensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,675
Japan
180
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shinji Tsujikawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,075
16,325
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,712
Japan
461
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kazuyuki Kuchitsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,182
10,264
0.443
plant cell and molecular biology
signal transduction
stress responses
reactive oxygen species
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,747
Japan
577
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ikuo Hirono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,174
6,320
0.313
fish and shellfish immunology
fish and shellfish genomics
fish and shellfish infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,145
Japan
704
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hiroyuki Ohshima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,079
4,552
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,686
Japan
935
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hideki Sakai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,108
4,688
0.310
Colloid and Interface Chemistry
Nano-Structured Functional Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,012
Japan
1,093
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shin Takeuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,662
1,812
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,177
Japan
1,096
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kenichi Higuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,635
5,196
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,850
Japan
1,326
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takeshi Wada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
5,550
0.458
organic chemistry
nucleic acid chemistry
carbohydrate chemistry
peptide chemistry
phosphorous chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,977
Japan
1,807
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kazuyuki Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,806
3,971
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,920
Japan
1,847
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tohyama Takami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,639
2,689
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,977
Japan
2,134
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Takayuki Kawahara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,605
1,352
0.157
low power design
memory design
VLSI
AI chip
spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,922
Japan
2,568
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shinya Sasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,554
3,133
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,410
Japan
2,761
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ryosuke Matsuzaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,133
5,117
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,592
Japan
3,034
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hidenori Otsuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,553
1,509
0.230
バイオマテリアル、ナノマテリアル
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,410
Japan
3,058
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bon Kimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,520
3,077
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,051
Japan
3,780
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masaaki Sadakiyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,390
3,400
0.631
MOFs
Solid-state chemistry
Electrochemistry
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,118
Japan
3,816
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mitsuru Izumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,330
1,962
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,585
Japan
4,188
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Toshiyuki Kaji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,898
1,505
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,717
Japan
4,192
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Nagai 永井宏史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,895
1,313
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,369
Japan
4,256
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Takeshi Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,833
878
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,482
Japan
4,273
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hiroshi Mizoguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
1,159
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,563
Japan
4,409
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tadashi Tokai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,745
0.589
Fisheries science
Fishing gear technology
Fisheries management
Fisheries Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,187
Japan
4,484
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tsuneomi Kawasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
1,952
0.426