Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Japan Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Japan Rankings 2025
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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,526
155,370
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Particle physics
High energy physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,401
154,041
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
machine learning
statistics
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,376
111,467
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,159
121,969
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
Genomics
Genetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,184
47,919
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,942
168,671
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,007
77,811
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,761
178,409
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,311
156,516
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,332
54,158
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,430
46,234
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,057
61,999
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
peptide hormone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,847
20,954
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nonequilibrium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,271
29,167
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,514
36,391
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,336
67,962
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,979
41,602
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pluripotency
Stem cell
iPS cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,242
41,781
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Innate Immunity
Inflammation
RNA stability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,524
33,329
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,131
82,813
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,195
44,701
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
High Energy Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,369
48,922
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cell death
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,302
21,132
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neuroscience
Sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,424
17,595
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466,644
116,643
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Masahiro Kuze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,526
155,370
0.417
High Energy physics
collider physics
neutrino physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Makoto Tomoto
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,401
154,041
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vapnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,376
111,467
0.352
machine learning
statistics
computer science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Koichiro Tamura
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hachioji, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,159
121,969
0.438
evolutionary genetics
evolutionary biology
genomics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yusuke Nakamura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228,184
47,919
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
T Taniguchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,942
168,671
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masahiro Ehara
Institute for Molecular Science
Okazaki, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,007
77,811
0.357
Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Photochemistry
Catalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yonemoto Naohiro
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206,761
178,409
0.863
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Economics
Suicide Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenji Watanabe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,311
156,516
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hideo Hosono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179,332
54,158
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096
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
167,430
46,234
0.276
Photocatalysis
Boron-doped diamond electrode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,245
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,057
61,999
0.395
Biochemistry
Oxidative Stress
Redox Biology
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenji Kangawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,847
20,954
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akihisa Inoue
Josai International University
Togane, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,271
29,167
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,654
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hirokazu Ishino
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,514
36,391
0.269
Astroparticle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
High Energy Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,684
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Minoru Kanehisa
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,336
67,962
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,694
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,979
41,602
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,736
19
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shinya Yamanaka
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,242
41,781
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,809
20
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Takeuchi Osamu
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,524
33,329
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,875
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wei Chen
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,131
82,813
0.651
Pharmaceutical Development
Chemical Engineering
CFD
DEM Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,002
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carninci Piero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,195
44,701
0.366
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,025
23
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kenta Shigaki
Hiroshima University
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,369
48,922
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,091
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,302
21,132
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Masashi Yanagisawa
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,424
17,595
0.155