Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 140 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
Tomonobu Senjyu
Smart Grid
Power System
Renewable Energy
Power Electronics
Energy Storage.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,828
12,792
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Japan
Shiro Maeda
Human Genetics
Diabetes and Kidney diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,003
5,465
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
James Reimer|James Reimer
coral reefs
Zoantharia
marine biology & ecology
biodiversity
Okinawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,318
7,029
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Japan
Shunichi Takahashi
Symbiosis
Coral bleaching
Photosynthesis
Environmental stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
3,537
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Japan
Mikio Suzuki
Head Neck cancer
middle ear surgery
endoscopic sinus surgery
functional brain mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,586
2,374
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Kennosuke Karube
Hematopathology
Oncology
Lymphoma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,265
4,224
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Shinkichi Tawata 多和田真吉
PAK1
Alpinia zerumbet
Leucaena leucocephala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
2,744
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Japan
Akio Yamashita
Molecular biology
Investigative Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,901
2,905
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Japan
Sakai Kazuhiko
Ecology
Population Genetics
Epigenetics
Corals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
2,532
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Japan
Satoshi Kaneko
Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
CAZy
hemicellulase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
1,830
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
Gaku Tokuda
Termite
Digestive System
Cellulase
Symbiosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,145
1,732
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Japan
Masato Hedo
Solid State Physics
Heavy Fermion System
Europium compounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,854
2,109
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Japan
Ichiro Komiya
Diabetes
Hypertension
Lipidology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
712
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Japan
Kazuki Tsuji
ecology
evoloution
insects
social behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
1,549
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Japan
Haruko Kurihara
Ocean acidification
Coral Reefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
1,568
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Japan
Shiki Okamoto
神経科学、神経内分泌
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,620
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Japan
Euichi Hirose
Marine Biology
Morphology
Biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
1,193
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Yanagisawa Susumu
Theoretical studies of surfaces and interfaces
first-principles calculations
quantum chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,070
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Japan
Sato Yukuto
Molecular Evolution
Genome Informatics
Metabarcoding/Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Vertebrates & Aquatic Organisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
2,751
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Japan
瓜生康史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,747
1,030
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Japan
Claudia Toma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
792
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Japan
Harii S
coral biology
marine ecology
mesophotic corals
symbiosis
larval ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,818
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Japan
Yasuhiro Kubota
Biodiversity
Community ecology
Island biogeography
Macroecology
Biodiversity conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,676
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Japan
R Shiina
物性理論
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
415
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Japan
Hironori Iwasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
756
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,229
Japan
305
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tomonobu Senjyu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,828
12,792
0.429
Smart Grid
Power System
Renewable Energy
Power Electronics
Energy Storage.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,936
Japan
741
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shiro Maeda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,003
5,465
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,487
Japan
1,341
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Reimer|James Reimer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,318
7,029
0.571
coral reefs
Zoantharia
marine biology & ecology
biodiversity
Okinawa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,152
Japan
1,984
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shunichi Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,382
3,537
0.377
Symbiosis
Coral bleaching
Photosynthesis
Environmental stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,533
Japan
2,215
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mikio Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,586
2,374
0.276
Head Neck cancer
middle ear surgery
endoscopic sinus surgery
functional brain mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,675
Japan
2,338
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kennosuke Karube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,265
4,224
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,727
Japan
2,489
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shinkichi Tawata 多和田真吉
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,918
2,744
0.347
PAK1
Alpinia zerumbet
Leucaena leucocephala
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,034
Japan
2,502
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Akio Yamashita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,901
2,905
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,325
Japan
2,812
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sakai Kazuhiko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,177
2,532
0.353
Ecology
Population Genetics
Epigenetics
Corals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,752
Japan
3,165
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Satoshi Kaneko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,437
1,830
0.284
Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
CAZy
hemicellulase
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,519
Japan
3,342
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gaku Tokuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,145
1,732
0.282
Termite
Digestive System
Cellulase
Symbiosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,057
Japan
3,546
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Masato Hedo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,854
2,109
0.360
Solid State Physics
Heavy Fermion System
Europium compounds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,127
Japan
4,289
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ichiro Komiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,897
712
0.145
Diabetes
Hypertension
Lipidology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,974
Japan
4,355
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kazuki Tsuji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
1,549
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,303
Japan
4,468
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Haruko Kurihara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,706
1,568
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,262
Japan
4,754
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shiki Okamoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,406
1,620
0.368
神経科学、神経内分泌
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,618
Japan
4,763
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Euichi Hirose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
1,193
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,026
Japan
5,089
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yanagisawa Susumu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,090
1,070
0.262
Theoretical studies of surfaces and interfaces
first-principles calculations
quantum chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,835
Japan
5,102
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sato Yukuto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
2,751
0.675
Molecular Evolution
Genome Informatics
Metabarcoding/Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Vertebrates & Aquatic Organisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,258
Japan
5,505
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
瓜生康史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,747
1,030
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,642
Japan
5,657
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claudia Toma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,649
792
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,138
Japan
5,732
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Harii S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,818
0.506
coral biology
marine ecology
mesophotic corals
symbiosis
larval ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,725
Japan
6,683
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yasuhiro Kubota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,010
1,676
0.557
Biodiversity
Community ecology
Island biogeography
Macroecology
Biodiversity conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,660
Japan
7,104
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
R Shiina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
415
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,879
Japan
7,180
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hironori Iwasaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,738
756
0.276
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