Top 100 Scientists

Social Sciences Top 100 Scientists in Japan 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,291 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Toshio Yamagishi
psychology
sociology
behavioral economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
148
28,580
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Akira Ishii
sociophysics
opinion dynamic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
364
18,954
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
藤井聡, Satoshi Fujii
Psychology
Economics
Transportation Planning
Urban Planning
Public Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
293
20,529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kazuo Okanoya
Biopsychology
Neuroetholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
253
13,514
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Takashi Nagatani
Traffic dynamics
Nonlinear dynamics
Complex system
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
200
14,305
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Robinson
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
125
28,172
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takeo Nakanishi
transporter
inflammation
prostaglandin
cancer
multidrug resistanc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
129
10,461
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Akira Yamakata
Laser spectroscopy
Photocatalysts
Photochemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
146
11,526
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk Messner
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
159
12,989
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Junyi Zhang 張峻屹
Transportation Engineering
Transport Policy
Urban Policy
Environmental Behavior
Tourism Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
154
7,852
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wataru Sato
Psychology
Neuroscienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
112
8,298
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hideki Ohira
Psychology
Neuroscience
Psychophysiology
Emotion
Decision-makin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
112
8,568
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Toshihiro Matsumura
Economics: Industrial Organization
Public Economics
Regional Science
Law and Economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
104
6,820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Minoru Yoneda
radiocarbon
stable isotopes
paleodiet
archaeological science
bioarchaeolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
122
6,047
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mayumi Karasawa
Cultural Psychology
Developmental Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
72
10,170
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mie Matsui
neuropsychology - schizophrenia - neuroimaging - neurodevelopment- cognitive remediation therap
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
89
7,686
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuka Kotozaki
Disaster public health
Disaster epidemiology
Disaster mental health
Neuroscience
Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
95
5,390
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kazuo Ogawa
Applied econometrics
macroeconomic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
165
6,365
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Toshio Yamagishi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
148
28,580
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Akira Ishii
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
364
18,954
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
藤井聡, Satoshi Fujii
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
293
20,529
Psychology
Economics
Transportation Planning
Urban Planning
Public Polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kazuo Okanoya
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
253
13,514
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Takashi Nagatani
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
200
14,305
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Robinson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
125
28,172
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takeo Nakanishi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
129
10,461
transporter
inflammation
prostaglandin
cancer
multidrug resistanc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Akira Yamakata
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
146
11,526
Laser spectroscopy
Photocatalysts
Photochemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Atsumi Nitta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
139
9,347
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk Messner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
159
12,989
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Toshiyuki Yamamoto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
127
9,277
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Masaki Tomonaga
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
159
8,358
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shigeru Watanabe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
151
6,915
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Junyi Zhang 張峻屹
Hiroshima University Higashihiroshima, Japan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
154
7,852
Transportation Engineering
Transport Policy
Urban Policy
Environmental Behavior
Tourism Polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wataru Sato
RIKEN Saitama, Japan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
112
8,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kazuo Fujita
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
127
7,469
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yukiko Uchida
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
102
10,534
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hideki Ohira
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
112
8,568
Psychology
Neuroscience
Psychophysiology
Emotion
Decision-makin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Toshihiro Matsumura
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
104
6,820
Economics: Industrial Organization
Public Economics
Regional Science
Law and Economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Minoru Yoneda
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
122
6,047
radiocarbon
stable isotopes
paleodiet
archaeological science
bioarchaeolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mayumi Karasawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
72
10,170
Cultural Psychology
Developmental Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mie Matsui
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
89
7,686
neuropsychology - schizophrenia - neuroimaging - neurodevelopment- cognitive remediation therap
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yuka Kotozaki
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
95
5,390
Disaster public health
Disaster epidemiology
Disaster mental health
Neuroscience
Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kazuo Ogawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
165
6,365
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Takashi Inoguchi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
149
6,651