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Japan Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Rankings in Japan 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

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Total 38.250 scientist, 1 country, 785 institution
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Japan
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita , Japan
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
150
0.487
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
54
Country Rank
2
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Masahiro Kuze
Masahiro Kuze
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
179
0.678
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
155
Country Rank
3
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Japan
Makoto Tomoto
Makoto Tomoto
Nagoya University
Nagoya , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics
High energy physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
174
0.710
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
330
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Japan
T Taniguchi
T Taniguchi
National Institute for Materials Science
Tsukuba , Japan
Others
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
200
0.905
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
388
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Japan
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Tokyo , Japan
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
97
0.447
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
410
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Japan
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe
National Institute for Materials Science
Tsukuba , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
193
0.898
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
628
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Japan
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai , Japan
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
125
0.628
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
920
Country Rank
8
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Japan
Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
- , Japan
Others
peptide hormone
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
58
0.322
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
989
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Japan
Kenta Shigaki
Kenta Shigaki
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Nuclear Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
116
0.663
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,000
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Japan
Teruo Okano
Teruo Okano
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Tokyo , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Intelligent Polymer
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
77
0.440
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,025
Country Rank
11
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Japan
Hirokazu Ishino
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
93
0.534
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,147
Country Rank
12
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Japan
Kazunori Kataoka
Kazunori Kataoka
University of Tokyo
Tokyo , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
85
0.506
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,218
Country Rank
13
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Japan
Yasunori Yamazaki
Yasunori Yamazaki
RIKEN
Saitama , Japan
Others
物理学
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
115
0.697
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,324
Country Rank
14
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Japan
Akihisa Inoue
Akihisa Inoue
Josai International University
Togane , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nonequilibrium
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
67
0.414
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,368
Country Rank
15
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Japan
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano
Keio University
Tokyo , Japan
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
stem cell biology
neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
86
0.538
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,515
Country Rank
16
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Japan
Hideo Hosono
Hideo Hosono
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
103
0.660
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,640
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Japan
Akira Fujishima
Akira Fujishima
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo , Japan
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
75
0.490
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,873
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Japan
Kazuhito Hashimoto
Kazuhito Hashimoto
National Institute for Materials Science
Tsukuba , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Physical Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
74
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,929
Country Rank
19
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Japan
Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba , Japan
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Sleep
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
61
0.415
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,973
Country Rank
20
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Japan
Akihiko Yoshimura
Akihiko Yoshimura
Keio University
Tokyo , Japan
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Immunology
biochemistry
molecular biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
76
0.521
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,984
Country Rank
21
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Japan
Shigekazu Nagata
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita , Japan
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
cell death
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
61
0.418
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,998
Country Rank
22
Institution Rank :4
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Japan
Jinhua Ye
Jinhua Ye
National Institute for Materials Science
Tsukuba , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Solar energy conversion
Photofunctional Materials
Nanomaterials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
108
0.745
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,053
Country Rank
23
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Japan
Denis Konstantinov
Denis Konstantinov
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology
Okinawa , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
103
0.715
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,055
Country Rank
24
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Japan
Katsuhiko Nagai
Katsuhiko Nagai
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima , Japan
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
101
0.701
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,112
Country Rank
25
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Japan
Wei Chen
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto , Japan
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
116
0.811
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15
Japan
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University Suita, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
150
0.487
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
54
Japan
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Masahiro Kuze
Masahiro Kuze
Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
179
0.678
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
155
Japan
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Makoto Tomoto
Makoto Tomoto
Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
174
0.710
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle physics
High energy physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
330
Japan
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
T Taniguchi
T Taniguchi
National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
200
0.905
Others
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
388
Japan
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
97
0.447
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Development
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
410
Japan
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe
National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
193
0.898
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
628
Japan
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University Sendai, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
125
0.628
Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
920
Japan
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center -, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
58
0.322
Others
peptide hormone
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
989
Japan
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kenta Shigaki
Kenta Shigaki
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
116
0.663
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Nuclear Physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,000
Japan
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Teruo Okano
Teruo Okano
Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
77
0.440
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Intelligent Polymer
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery Systems
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,025
Japan
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hirokazu Ishino
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University Okayama, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
93
0.534
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,147
Japan
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazunori Kataoka
Kazunori Kataoka
University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
85
0.506
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Biomaterials
Polymers
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,218
Japan
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yasunori Yamazaki
Yasunori Yamazaki
RIKEN Saitama, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
115
0.697
Others
物理学
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,324
Japan
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akihisa Inoue
Akihisa Inoue
Josai International University Togane, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
67
0.414
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nonequilibrium
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,368
Japan
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hideyuki Okano
Hideyuki Okano
Keio University Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
86
0.538
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
stem cell biology
neuroscience
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,515
Japan
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hideo Hosono
Hideo Hosono
Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
103
0.660
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,640
Japan
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Akira Fujishima
Akira Fujishima
Tokyo University of Science Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
75
0.490
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,873
Japan
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kazuhito Hashimoto
Kazuhito Hashimoto
National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
74
0.500
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Physical Chemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,929
Japan
19
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
61
0.415
Medical and Health Sciences / Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Sleep
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,973
Japan
20
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Akihiko Yoshimura
Akihiko Yoshimura
Keio University Tokyo, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
76
0.521
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Immunology
biochemistry
molecular biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,984
Japan
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shigekazu Nagata
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University Suita, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
61
0.418
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
cell death
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,998
Japan
22
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jinhua Ye
Jinhua Ye
National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
108
0.745
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Photocatalysis
Solar energy conversion
Photofunctional Materials
Nanomaterials
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,053
Japan
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Denis Konstantinov
Denis Konstantinov
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Okinawa, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
103
0.715
Natural Sciences / Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,055
Japan
24
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Katsuhiko Nagai
Katsuhiko Nagai
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
101
0.701
Natural Sciences / Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,112
Japan
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wei Chen
Wei Chen
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan Japan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
116
0.811
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
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