Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 74 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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
Japan
Naiki Hironobu
Amyloidosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,043
4,243
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
岩野 正之
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,286
2,627
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Masahiko Tani
terahertz
far infrared
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,239
2,621
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
H Okazawa
Neuroscience
Positron Emission Tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,551
3,311
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Kazuyuki Murase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,736
2,638
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Akemi Tomoda
Child Development
Pediatric Neurology
Neuroimaging
Child Maltreatment
Attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
3,196
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Akio Yamamoto
Epitaxial growth
Materials science
Solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
963
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Yugo Fukazawa
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
2,941
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Hideo Matsuzaki
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,966
2,115
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
Kazuki Kuroda
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
1,228
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
Kiyonao Sada
biochemistry
virology
molecular biology
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
788
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Yoshiyuki Konishi
neuroscience
molecular and cellular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
699
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japan
Tsuyoshi Miyazaki
Knee joint
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,153
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Japan
Takahashi Yasutake 髙橋 泰岳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
839
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Japan
Shinji Sugihara
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,984
801
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Japan
Shiro Maeda
solid NMR of microbial polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
287
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Japan
Yoshitaka Aoki
Nocturia
LUTS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,243
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Hirofumi Nishizumi
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
540
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Japan
Akinori Tokunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
654
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Japan
Motohiro Kobayashi
Pathology
Glycobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
969
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Japan
Shinji Honda
Epigenetics
Mycovirus
Neurospora crassa
filamentous fungi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
717
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Japan
Masakazu Ito
Electric Power System
Energy management
Life-Cycle Assessment
Photovoltaic power system
Wind power system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
837
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Japan
Yuichiro Kashiyama|Y. Kashiyama
Microbiology
Evolutionary protistology
photosynthesis
chlorophyll biochemistry
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
916
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Japan
Takashi X Fujisawa
child development
developmental psychology
social neuroscience
neuroimaging
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,167
1,315
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Japan
Motoharu Fujigaki
3D shape measurement
Optics
Image
Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
495
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,356
Japan
605
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naiki Hironobu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,043
4,243
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,318
Japan
1,533
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
岩野 正之
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,286
2,627
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,761
Japan
1,541
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Masahiko Tani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,239
2,621
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,498
Japan
1,687
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
H Okazawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,551
3,311
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,254
Japan
2,157
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kazuyuki Murase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,736
2,638
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,555
Japan
2,360
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Akemi Tomoda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,212
3,196
0.389
Child Development
Pediatric Neurology
Neuroimaging
Child Maltreatment
Attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,396
Japan
2,637
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Akio Yamamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,568
963
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,123
Japan
2,661
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yugo Fukazawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
2,941
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,927
Japan
2,888
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hideo Matsuzaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,966
2,115
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,919
Japan
3,866
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kazuki Kuroda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,370
1,228
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,658
Japan
4,804
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kiyonao Sada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,359
788
0.181
biochemistry
virology
molecular biology
immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,511
Japan
5,116
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yoshiyuki Konishi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
699
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,646
Japan
5,421
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tsuyoshi Miyazaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,153
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,197
Japan
6,582
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Takahashi Yasutake 髙橋 泰岳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
839
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,076
Japan
6,729
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shinji Sugihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,984
801
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,498
Japan
6,798
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shiro Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,935
287
0.098
solid NMR of microbial polymer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,159
Japan
6,811
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yoshitaka Aoki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,927
1,243
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,784
Japan
6,858
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hirofumi Nishizumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
540
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,998
Japan
7,029
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Akinori Tokunaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,815
654
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,863
Japan
7,521
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Motohiro Kobayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
969
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,991
Japan
8,106
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shinji Honda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
717
0.305
Epigenetics
Mycovirus
Neurospora crassa
filamentous fungi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,180
Japan
8,147
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Masakazu Ito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,334
837
0.359
Electric Power System
Energy management
Life-Cycle Assessment
Photovoltaic power system
Wind power system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,717
Japan
8,575
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuichiro Kashiyama|Y. Kashiyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,181
916
0.420
Microbiology
Evolutionary protistology
photosynthesis
chlorophyll biochemistry
microbial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,665
Japan
8,611
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Takashi X Fujisawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,167
1,315
0.607
child development
developmental psychology
social neuroscience
neuroimaging
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,665
Japan
8,943
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Motoharu Fujigaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,047
495
0.242
3D shape measurement
Optics
Image
Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Mechanics
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