Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 46 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
Barorelfex
Cerebral blood flow regulation
exercise physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,085
5,133
0.425
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nanodrug Delivery
Biomaterials
Bio Nano Fusion
Nanoparticles
Quantum Dot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
5,410
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
wastewater treatment
stirred tank
photocatalyst
zero-valent iron
Fenton proces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,135
2,516
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Policy Studie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,916
3,700
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
SOI
DIBL
MOSFET
Device Simulatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,438
1,766
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
microbioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
1,272
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbial physiology
Extremophiles
Alkaliphile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,874
1,499
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
極限環境微生物�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,373
966
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Extremophiles
DNA repair
Radioresistant bacteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,359
954
0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Plant physiology
Molecular genetics
Grain yield and quality
Environmental respons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,888
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
1,359
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biointerface
Biosensing
Bioelectronics
Biomaterials
Biomimetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,919
1,318
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,965
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organizations
Negotiation & Disputes Resolution
Managerial Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
434
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
plant biochemistry
plant secondary metabolism
plant stress resistanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
992
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
UI/UX
personalization
privacy
life-lo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
139
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Theoretical chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Physics
X-ray interaction with molecule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
549
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
384
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
621
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cloud computin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
253
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soil Physics
Soil Hydrology
Soil Science
Environmental Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
560
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Exercise Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
584
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Animal Ecology
Marine Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
628
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Computational Mechanics
Parallel Computing
Supercomputin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
250
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cancer nanotherapeutics & Phyto-nanotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
760
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,771
1,451
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shigehiko Ogoh
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,085
5,133
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,126
1,603
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sakthi Kumar
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,277
5,410
0.480
Nanodrug Delivery
Biomaterials
Bio Nano Fusion
Nanoparticles
Quantum Dot
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,138
2,491
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yoshinori Kawase
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,135
2,516
0.309
wastewater treatment
stirred tank
photocatalyst
zero-valent iron
Fenton proces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,160
3,028
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ken'İchi Matsumoto
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,916
3,700
0.535
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Policy Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,277
3,284
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tatsuya Yamada
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,438
1,766
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,522
3,761
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hiromi Nishida
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,720
1,272
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,453
4,467
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Masahiro Ito
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,874
1,499
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,974
6,280
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
鳴海一成
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,373
966
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,107
6,301
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Issay Narumi
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,359
954
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,512
6,445
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Naoki Hirotsu
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,888
0.578
Plant physiology
Molecular genetics
Grain yield and quality
Environmental respons
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,917
6,826
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seiji Nagasaka
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
1,359
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,051
7,035
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tatsuro Goda
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,919
1,318
0.452
Biointerface
Biosensing
Bioelectronics
Biomaterials
Biomimetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,327
7,869
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
フィオナスーザン Fiona Sussan
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,965
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,375
8,449
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tetsushi Okumura
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
434
0.187
Organizations
Negotiation & Disputes Resolution
Managerial Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
432,308
8,745
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shimizu Bun-İchi
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,199
992
0.451
plant biochemistry
plant secondary metabolism
plant stress resistanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,031
10,337
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tomonari Kamba
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
139
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,654
10,471
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Motomichi Tashiro|田代 基慶
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
549
0.328
Theoretical chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Molecular Physics
X-ray interaction with molecule
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,157
10,698
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tatsuya Fujino
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
384
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,789
10,873
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hiroaki Minegishi
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
621
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,514
11,175
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Minoru Uehara
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,493
253
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,975
11,466
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katsutoshi Seki
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
560
0.392
Soil Physics
Soil Hydrology
Soil Science
Environmental Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,392
12,139
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michihiro Kon
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
584
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,041
12,422
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Motohiro Ito
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
628
0.512
Animal Ecology
Marine Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,606
12,734
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ryuji Shioya
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,161
250
0.215
Computational Mechanics
Parallel Computing
Supercomputin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,957
12,824
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
M Sheikh Mohamed
Toyo University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
760
0.667
Cancer nanotherapeutics & Phyto-nanotechnolog