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
solar cells
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,725
5,973
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cell Biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,437
6,893
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
food factor
phytochemical
stress response
hormesis
inflammation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,173
4,096
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
3,573
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,334
2,484
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ecology
Limnology
Climate change
Environmental DNA
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
5,814
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
protein oxidation
food function
marker
Manuka honey
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,500
2,021
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Polymer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
3,052
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
炭素材料、電池、フッ素
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
1,416
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
物性物理学
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,774
2,148
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
光合成
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,376
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Materials Science and Engineering
Casting
Solidification
Microscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
3,096
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Condensed matter physics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
955
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cryptography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,448
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
966
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Forest Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Soil science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,302
1,455
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,207
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
medical engineering
health care
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
635
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Organic Electronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
269
0.088
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
751
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Medical Image Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
974
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gerontology
Physical Therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,666
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
database
information retrieval
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
553
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nanobiotechnology
Surface Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
492
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biochemistry
Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
474
0.228
Seigo Ito
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,725
5,973
0.223
Hiderou Yoshida
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,437
6,893
0.294
Murakami Akira
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,173
4,096
0.225
food factor
phytochemical
stress response
hormesis
inflammation
Yoshitsugu Shiro
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
3,573
0.288
Yi Dai
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,334
2,484
0.240
Hideyuki Doi
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
5,814
0.663
Ecology
Limnology
Climate change
Environmental DNA
Yoji Kato
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,500
2,021
0.269
protein oxidation
food function
marker
Manuka honey
Shin Ichi Yusa
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,781
3,052
0.450
松尾吉晃
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
1,416
0.282
Hiroki Wadati
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,774
2,148
0.450
Yasuhiro Kashino
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,763
1,376
0.289
Takeshi Nagase
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
3,096
0.678
Materials Science and Engineering
Casting
Solidification
Microscopy
Yusuke Nakai
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,850
955
0.248
Takanori Isobe
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,448
0.671
Akinobu Yamaguchi
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
966
0.285
Mizue Ohashi
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,302
1,455
0.441
Forest Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Soil science
Takeshi Komino
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,269
2,207
0.675
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Yutaka Hata
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
635
0.195
Kazuya Tada
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
269
0.088
Ozawa Yoshiki
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
751
0.250
Syoji Kobashi
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,958
974
0.329
Koutatsu Nagai
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,666
0.579
Kazutoshi Sumiya
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
553
0.238
database
information retrieval
Koji Sumitomo
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
492
0.227
Nanobiotechnology
Surface Science
Izumi Oinuma
University of Hyogo
Kobe, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
474
0.228
Biochemistry
Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology