Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 40.741 Scientists Citation in Japan Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,499
109,005
0.226
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,288
151,801
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Particle physics
High energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,173
153,436
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
machine learning
statistics
computer scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,151
109,504
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,953
119,258
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Statistics
Global Health
Suicide Preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,523
204,342
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,608
182,191
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,926
44,299
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,424
169,621
0.733
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,762
51,094
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,363
68,135
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,487
42,848
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,756
62,204
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
peptide hormon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,455
18,651
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nonequilibriu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,971
26,955
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,468
72,095
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,448
35,274
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,814
39,916
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,555
82,999
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,749
38,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,996
31,528
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
High Energy Nuclear Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,156
49,751
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,814
43,256
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
cell deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,890
21,158
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,820
46,973
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481,499
109,005
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394,288
151,801
0.385
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Makoto Tomoto
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345,173
153,436
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vapnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
328,151
109,504
0.334
machine learning
statistics
computer scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Koichiro Tamura
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hachioji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,953
119,258
0.407
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yonemoto Naohiro
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,523
204,342
0.816
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Statistics
Global Health
Suicide Preventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
T Taniguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,608
182,191
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yusuke Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,926
44,299
0.189
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650
9
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kenji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231,424
169,621
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hideo Hosono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188,762
51,094
0.271
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,002
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masahiro Ehara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,363
68,135
0.360
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,179
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Akira Fujishima
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,487
42,848
0.247
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrod
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,262
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,756
62,204
0.373
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,388
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenji Kangawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,455
18,651
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,549
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akihisa Inoue
Josai International University
Togane, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,971
26,955
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,607
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,468
72,095
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,753
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,448
35,274
0.249
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,797
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,814
39,916
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,800
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,555
82,999
0.595
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,837
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,749
38,799
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,948
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Takeuchi Osamu
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,996
31,528
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,027
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kenta Shigaki
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,156
49,751
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carninci Piero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,814
43,256
0.336
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,281
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,890
21,158
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,326
25
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katsuhiko Nagai
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,820
46,973
0.386