Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.890 Scientists Citation 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
479,467
107,243
0.224
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,925
39,142
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cell deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,378
20,687
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,020
37,071
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Molecular phylogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,569
54,901
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,002
12,433
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Microbiology
Autophagy
Dentistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,028
19,075
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Statistical Genetics
Genetics of Human Complex Diseases
Epigenetics
Drug Discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,488
39,598
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Systems Immunology
Structural bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,786
35,346
0.670
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Virology
Cell Biology
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
10,782
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
reproductive biology
gene-manipulated animals
developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,569
9,209
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Single atom spectroscopy
Single molecular imaging
Low-dimensional material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,700
19,974
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biochemistry
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,834
11,842
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
プラズマ物�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,574
6,452
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,120
15,418
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Materials Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
15,351
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Quantum optics
quantum mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
11,423
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive biology
Biotechnology
Genome engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,930
13,059
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
13,404
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
構造生物学、情報科�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,674
8,604
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Immunology
Lymphocyte trafficking
Chemokines
Adhesion Molecules
Lysophospholipid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,278
4,481
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,174
11,587
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electronic system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,582
11,428
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,287
5,343
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nuclear Medicine
Molecular Imagin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,642
3,136
0.106
* 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
479,467
107,243
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,925
39,142
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,270
24
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,378
20,687
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,935
33
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,020
37,071
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,287
51
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kazutaka Katoh
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,569
54,901
0.627
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Molecular phylogenetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,804
55
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Toshio Hirano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,002
12,433
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,047
92
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Takeshi Noda
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,028
19,075
0.318
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Microbiology
Autophagy
Dentistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,399
110
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yukinori Okada
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,488
39,598
0.727
Statistical Genetics
Genetics of Human Complex Diseases
Epigenetics
Drug Discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,883
116
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daron M Standley
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,786
35,346
0.670
Systems Immunology
Structural bioinformatic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,020
127
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
10,782
0.219
Virology
Cell Biology
Biochemistr
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,921
157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masaru Okabe
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,569
9,209
0.207
reproductive biology
gene-manipulated animals
developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,333
163
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kazu Suenaga|Kazutomo Suenaga
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,700
19,974
0.457
Single atom spectroscopy
Single molecular imaging
Low-dimensional material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,785
167
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Taroh Kinoshita
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,834
11,842
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,058
185
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akira Hasegawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,574
6,452
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,316
188
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,120
15,418
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,533
202
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hiromi Yamashita
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
15,351
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,108
204
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Satoshi Tanaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
11,423
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,209
216
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Masahito Ikawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,930
13,059
0.363
Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive biology
Biotechnology
Genome engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,695
249
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Takashi Nakagawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
13,404
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,069
254
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nakamura Haruki
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,674
8,604
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,504
275
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masayuki Miyasaka
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,278
4,481
0.139
Immunology
Lymphocyte trafficking
Chemokines
Adhesion Molecules
Lysophospholipid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,615
279
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Atsuo Amano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,174
11,587
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,218
285
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tsuyoshi Sekitani
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,582
11,428
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,535
292
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Toru Nakano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,287
5,343
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,498
323
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yoshiharu Yonekura
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,642
3,136
0.106
Nuclear Medicine
Molecular Imagin