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Highly Cited Researchers 1.890 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years 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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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bioinformatics
Sequence analysis
Molecular phylogenetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,569
54,901
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,925
39,142
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,020
37,071
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Systems Immunology
Structural bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,786
35,346
0.670
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cell deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,378
20,687
0.169
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Microbiology
Autophagy
Dentistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,028
19,075
0.318
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
robotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,120
15,418
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Materials Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
15,351
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cardiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,056
14,840
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
13,404
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive biology
Biotechnology
Genome engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,930
13,059
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,002
12,433
0.152
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanomaterials and electronic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,208
11,940
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Biochemistry
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,834
11,842
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,174
11,587
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Electronic system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,582
11,428
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Quantum optics
quantum mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
11,423
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Millimeterwave and Terahertz Photonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,391
10,811
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Virology
Cell Biology
Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
10,782
0.219
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Biomaterials
Anisotropic bone microstructure
bone cells
intermetallic compound
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,664
10,781
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clinical Immunology
Rheumatology
Immunolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
10,753
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Epidemiology
Public Health
Digital Ophthalmology
Artificial Intelligence
Preventive Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,950
10,603
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542
8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,470
17
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,224
32
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,303
33
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shimon Sakaguchi
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,925
39,142
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,722
35
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,020
37,071
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,078
38
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,800
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shigekazu Nagata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,378
20,687
0.169
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,436
114
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,265
124
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,283
181
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,120
15,418
0.384
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,403
184
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hiromi Yamashita
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
15,351
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,350
194
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yasushi Sakata
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,056
14,840
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,626
225
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Takashi Nakagawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,116
13,404
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,532
236
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,327
251
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Toshio Hirano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,002
12,433
0.152
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,954
269
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kuniharu Takei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,208
11,940
0.514
Nanomaterials and electronic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,297
275
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Taroh Kinoshita
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,834
11,842
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,175
288
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Atsuo Amano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,174
11,587
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,777
298
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tsuyoshi Sekitani
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,582
11,428
0.362
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,802
300
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Satoshi Tanaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
11,423
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,231
328
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tadao Nagatsuma
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,391
10,811
0.462
Millimeterwave and Terahertz Photonic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,353
330
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,360
331
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Takayoshi Nakano
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,664
10,781
0.610
Biomaterials
Anisotropic bone microstructure
bone cells
intermetallic compound
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,477
334
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Masashi Narazaki
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,293
10,753
0.482
Clinical Immunology
Rheumatology
Immunolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,114
340
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ryo Kawasaki
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,950
10,603
0.560
Epidemiology
Public Health
Digital Ophthalmology
Artificial Intelligence
Preventive Medicin