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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 555 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
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,854
42,352
0.331
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
物理�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,994
41,684
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Biomedical Signal Processing
Neural Engineering
Tensor Decomposition
Analog_Electronics
BC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,494
24,918
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
発生生物、 神経科�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,470
16,908
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,905
15,325
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Immunolog
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,497
15,283
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Machine Learnin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
13,763
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
transcriptome
transcription starting site
small RNA
RNAome
biomarke
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,374
13,342
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,966
12,968
0.722
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
wave physics
angular momentum
spin-orbit interactions
vortices
geometric phase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,131
11,336
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
perception
neuromodulatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
10,837
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neural development
neural stem cell
developmental biology
segmentation cloc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,241
10,688
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
behavioral neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
cognitio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,939
10,294
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Genome Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,789
10,258
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,484
8,583
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
bioinformatic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
8,025
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Machine Learning
Tensor Decomposition
Tensor Network
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,684
7,933
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,652
7,845
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,300
7,463
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Plant Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,965
7,308
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cell Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,300
7,211
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hadron Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information
Theoretical Biology
Econophysic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,822
6,961
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Black Hole
X-ray
MAX
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,679
6,433
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroscience
Development and Function of Neuronal Circuit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,550
6,425
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biochemistry
Cell
Biomedical Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,628
6,339
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,815
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carninci Piero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,854
42,352
0.331
Genomics
molecular biology
genome
biology
bioinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,895
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yasunori Yamazaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,994
41,684
0.379
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,764
70
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrzej Cichocki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,494
24,918
0.359
Biomedical Signal Processing
Neural Engineering
Tensor Decomposition
Analog_Electronics
BC
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,872
147
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,470
16,908
0.189
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,416
185
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Amari S
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,905
15,325
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,493
187
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Takashi Saito
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,497
15,283
0.329
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,670
219
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gang Niu|牛罡
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,764
13,763
0.932
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,717
226
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hideya Kawaji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,374
13,342
0.425
transcriptome
transcription starting site
small RNA
RNAome
biomarke
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,716
240
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wataru Suda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,966
12,968
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,083
304
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Konstantin Bliokh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,131
11,336
0.563
wave physics
angular momentum
spin-orbit interactions
vortices
geometric phase
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,073
324
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hakwan Lau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,612
10,837
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,665
331
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ryoichiro Kageyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,241
10,688
0.231
neural development
neural stem cell
developmental biology
segmentation cloc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,534
362
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shigeyoshi Itohara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,939
10,294
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,694
365
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Harukazu Suzuki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,789
10,258
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,754
493
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Masayo Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,484
8,583
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,038
551
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Rozewicki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,805
8,025
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,821
572
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qibin Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,684
7,933
0.679
Machine Learning
Tensor Decomposition
Tensor Network
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,602
585
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shigenobu Yonemura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,652
7,845
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,245
631
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica Severin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,300
7,463
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,874
663
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Masanori Izumi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,965
7,308
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,948
677
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mika Tanaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,300
7,211
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,703
736
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tetsuo Hatsuda|T. Hatsuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,822
6,961
0.280
Hadron Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information
Theoretical Biology
Econophysic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,370
843
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Satoshi Nakahira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,679
6,433
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,499
845
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kazunari Miyamichi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,550
6,425
0.512
Neuroscience
Development and Function of Neuronal Circuit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,729
869
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kozo Hamada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,628
6,339
0.406
Biochemistry
Cell
Biomedical Chemistr