Kyoto University in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
248
researchers on the list
6
rank in Japan
221
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamanaka, Shinya | Developmental Biology | 71 / 167,121 | 60 / 167,121 |
| Kitagawa, Susumu | Organic Chemistry | 40 / 188,664 | 19 / 188,664 |
| Tabata, Yasuhiko | Biomedical Engineering | 15 / 74,543 | 104 / 74,543 |
| Kimoto, Tsunenobu | Applied Physics | 202 / 323,282 | 106 / 323,282 |
| Honjo, Tasuku | Immunology | 212 / 176,292 | 709 / 176,292 |
| Kobayashi, Shiro | Polymers | 60 / 133,253 | 928 / 133,253 |
| Fukui, Kenichi | Chemical Physics | 291 / 121,889 | 129 / 121,889 |
| Tsuji, Nobuhiro | Materials | 197 / 330,896 | 154 / 330,896 |
| Noda, Susumu | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 17 / 140,272 | 39 / 140,272 |
| Masaki, Tomoh | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 587 / 216,826 | — |
| Abe, Ryu | General Chemistry | 77 / 57,505 | 45 / 57,505 |
| Tanabe, Setsuhisa | Applied Physics | 373 / 323,282 | 494 / 323,282 |
| Trencher, Gregory P. | Energy | 2,313 / 371,959 | 455 / 371,959 |
| Itoh, Nobuyujki | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 813 / 216,826 | 636 / 216,826 |
| Nishiura, Hiroshi | Microbiology | 479 / 232,186 | 1,005 / 232,186 |
| Shikanai, Toshiharu | Plant Biology & Botany | 212 / 204,373 | 320 / 204,373 |
| Fukushima, Masao | Operations Research | 56 / 31,951 | 169 / 31,951 |
| Hiyama, Tamejiro | Organic Chemistry | 453 / 188,664 | — |
| Onuki, Akira | Fluids & Plasmas | 182 / 58,297 | — |
| Asada, Kozi | Plant Biology & Botany | 268 / 204,373 | 687 / 204,373 |
| Tanaka, Isao | Applied Physics | 596 / 323,282 | 472 / 323,282 |
| Hashimoto, Takeji | Polymers | 770 / 133,253 | 2,883 / 133,253 |
| Tokitoh, Norihiro | Organic Chemistry | 544 / 188,664 | 1,259 / 188,664 |
| Yorimitsu, Hideki | Organic Chemistry | 597 / 188,664 | 396 / 188,664 |
| Mclellan, Benjamin C. | Energy | 1,502 / 371,959 | 826 / 371,959 |
| Seto, Naoki | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,279 / 164,120 | 468 / 164,120 |
| Kashiwara, Masaki J.A.Masaki | General Mathematics | 120 / 76,268 | 233 / 76,268 |
| Ogumi, Zempachi | Energy | 426 / 371,959 | 2,209 / 371,959 |
| Hatakeyama, Takuji | General Chemistry | 458 / 57,505 | 59 / 57,505 |
| Sakka, Sumio | Materials | 440 / 330,896 | 2,875 / 330,896 |
| Hashida, Mitsuru | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 253 / 166,116 | 720 / 166,116 |
| Tanaka, Takahiro | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 581 / 164,120 | 578 / 164,120 |
| Shimodaira, Hidetoshi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 754 / 517,648 | 2,019 / 517,648 |
| Gö, Nobuhiro | Biophysics | 63 / 21,025 | 405 / 21,025 |
| Akutsu, Tatsuya | Bioinformatics | 90 / 24,357 | 174 / 24,357 |
| Hirao, Kazuyuoki | Applied Physics | 933 / 323,282 | — |
| Matsunami, Hiroyuki | Applied Physics | 963 / 323,282 | 3,406 / 323,282 |
| Okamura, Hitoshi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 2,770 / 379,830 | — |
| Nakayama, Kazuhisa | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,510 / 216,826 | 2,396 / 216,826 |
| Fujita, Shizuo | Applied Physics | 1,035 / 323,282 | 749 / 323,282 |
| Imamura, Masayuki | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 1,713 / 377,791 | — |
| Kawamoto, Haruo | Energy | 992 / 371,959 | 1,335 / 371,959 |
| Yanase, Youichi | General Physics | 471 / 87,024 | 294 / 87,024 |
| Ohmiya, Hirohisa | Organic Chemistry | 1,113 / 188,664 | 537 / 188,664 |
| Fujii, Shingo | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 424 / 105,735 | — |
| Miura, Kouichi | Energy | 681 / 371,959 | 5,520 / 371,959 |
| Imura, Hiroon | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 1,101 / 100,693 | — |
| Oshima, Koichiro | Organic Chemistry | 997 / 188,664 | — |
| Kanda, Takayuki | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 595 / 131,085 | 580 / 131,085 |
| Yamamoto, Naohiko | Virology | 392 / 79,508 | 1,790 / 79,508 |
| Maeda, Kei'ichi | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 886 / 58,202 | 1,083 / 58,202 |
| Kumada, Makoto | Organic Chemistry | 1,087 / 188,664 | — |
| Kaneko, Takeshi | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 3,773 / 379,830 | — |
| Hagino, Kouichi | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,013 / 164,120 | 1,122 / 164,120 |
| Shinjo, Teruya | Applied Physics | 1,437 / 323,282 | — |
| Komatsu, Koichi | Organic Chemistry | 1,116 / 188,664 | — |
| Kanada-En'Yo, Yoshiko | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,046 / 164,120 | 1,538 / 164,120 |
| Ono, Koh | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 2,077 / 249,410 | 4,065 / 249,410 |
| Araki, Huzihiro | Mathematical Physics | 37 / 6,761 | 28 / 6,761 |
| Khayyer, Abbas | Civil Engineering | 698 / 67,736 | 319 / 67,736 |
| Yamakawa, Hiromi | Polymers | 556 / 133,253 | — |
| Matsuda, Shuichi | Orthopedics | 766 / 98,781 | 273 / 98,781 |
| Ueda, Yoshihiro | Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,607 / 58,202 | 1,099 / 58,202 |
| Yoshida, Hisao | Physical Chemistry | 225 / 44,088 | 287 / 44,088 |
| Akiyoshi, Kazunari | Polymers | 612 / 133,253 | 1,272 / 133,253 |
| Maruyama, Toshiro | Applied Physics | 1,695 / 323,282 | — |
| Ogata, Hiroaki | Education | 907 / 115,687 | 928 / 115,687 |
| Fujii, Satoshi | Logistics & Transportation | 132 / 32,287 | 268 / 32,287 |
| Masuda, Norikazu | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 2,066 / 377,791 |
| Satou, Yutaka | Developmental Biology | 2,054 / 167,121 | — |
| Urayama, Kenji | Polymers | 659 / 133,253 | 678 / 133,253 |
| Akaike, Akinori | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 4,615 / 379,830 | — |
| Yamada, Isao | Applied Physics | 1,888 / 323,282 | — |
| Uchida, Yukiko | Social Psychology | — | 845 / 27,908 |
| Endo, Takashi Ryu | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,042 / 204,373 | — |
| Ito, Yoshikatsu | Organic Chemistry | 1,435 / 188,664 | — |
| Fukao, Shoichiro | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | 1,306 / 84,638 | — |
| Salman, Md Shad | Chemical Physics | — | 930 / 121,889 |
| Saito, Keiji | General Physics | 526 / 87,024 | 490 / 87,024 |
| Yamada, Noboru | Applied Physics | 2,062 / 323,282 | 3,375 / 323,282 |
| Tachibana, Kunihide | Applied Physics | 2,076 / 323,282 | 5,642 / 323,282 |
| Shono, Tatsuya | Organic Chemistry | 1,517 / 188,664 | — |
| Ishida, Toru | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,774 / 517,648 | — |
| Matsuda, Kenji | General Chemistry | 236 / 57,505 | 403 / 57,505 |
| Nezu, Iehisa | Environmental Engineering | 385 / 68,664 | 473 / 68,664 |
| Yanagita, Motoko | Urology & Nephrology | 865 / 96,288 | 587 / 96,288 |
| Asami, Kouji | Biophysics | 141 / 21,025 | 243 / 21,025 |
| Ueda, Mitsuyoshi | Biotechnology | 253 / 69,700 | 1,232 / 69,700 |
| Tabushi, Iwao | Organic Chemistry | 1,589 / 188,664 | — |
| Huang, Huawei | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 965 / 228,312 |
| Furuichi, Takeshi | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | 310 / 13,044 | — |
| Shiota, Kohei | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 5,358 / 379,830 | — |
| Sato, Fumihiko | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,228 / 204,373 | 2,841 / 204,373 |
| Mori, Nobuhito | Oceanography | 157 / 16,622 | 98 / 16,622 |
| Yamamuro, Takao | Orthopedics | 578 / 98,781 | — |
| Inui, Haruyuki | Materials | 1,302 / 330,896 | 2,508 / 330,896 |
| Hashimoto, Koji | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,819 / 164,120 | 1,353 / 164,120 |
| Oyama, Munetaka | Energy | 1,369 / 371,959 | — |
| Matsubara, Seijiro | Organic Chemistry | 1,756 / 188,664 | — |
| Nakayama, Takeo | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 3,613 / 249,410 | 2,321 / 249,410 |
| Yura, Takashi | Microbiology | 2,380 / 232,186 | — |
| Utsumi, Shigeru | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,538 / 216,826 | 3,115 / 216,826 |
| Mishima, Michiaki | Respiratory System | 932 / 71,926 | — |
| Yamada, Hideaki | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,542 / 216,826 | — |
| Ohta, Takao | Fluids & Plasmas | 936 / 58,297 | — |
| Yoko, Toshinobu | Materials | 1,461 / 330,896 | — |
| Terauchi, Ryouhei | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,440 / 204,373 | 2,724 / 204,373 |
| Taketani, Shigeru | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,662 / 216,826 | — |
| Mizuno, Noboru | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 6,323 / 379,830 | — |
| Kaziro, Yoshito | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,702 / 216,826 | — |
| Matsuda, Yuji | General Physics | 695 / 87,024 | 1,102 / 87,024 |
| Kano, Kenji | Energy | 1,558 / 371,959 | 5,636 / 371,959 |
| Uemura, Tadashi | Developmental Biology | 2,948 / 167,121 | — |
| Horie, Takeshi | Agronomy & Agriculture | 602 / 95,377 | 1,523 / 95,377 |
| Atomi, Haruyuki | Microbiology | 2,760 / 232,186 | — |
| Imamura, Seiichiro | Physical Chemistry | 383 / 44,088 | — |
| Adachi, Hirochiko | Materials | 1,680 / 330,896 | — |
| Fujita, Toshio | Entomology | 356 / 40,595 | — |
| Gotoh, Hitoshi | Oceanography | 218 / 16,622 | 133 / 16,622 |
| Zhang, Xudong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | — | 1,321 / 82,760 |
| Osaki, Kunihiro | Polymers | 1,093 / 133,253 | — |
| Numa, Shosaku | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4,299 / 216,826 | — |
| Takeuchi, Shigeki | Optics | 546 / 83,504 | 762 / 83,504 |
| Imanishi, Yukio | Polymers | 1,199 / 133,253 | — |
| Nagamochi, Hiroshi | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 330 / 20,721 | — |
| Kim, Chul-woo | Civil Engineering | — | 742 / 67,736 |
| Minato, Nagahiro | Immunology | 3,273 / 176,292 | 3,255 / 176,292 |
| Kuramoto, Yoshiki | Fluids & Plasmas | 1,214 / 58,297 | — |
| Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki | Microbiology | 3,206 / 232,186 | — |
| Hatano, Etsuro | Surgery | 1,124 / 146,713 | 1,167 / 146,713 |
| Inoue, Masashi h. | Physical Chemistry | 480 / 44,088 | — |
| Miyakoshi, Junji | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 4,985 / 377,791 | — |
| Ono, Teruo | Applied Physics | 3,787 / 323,282 | 3,578 / 323,282 |
| Suzuki, Hitomi H. | Organic Chemistry | 2,502 / 188,664 | — |
| Kondo, Naoshi | Agronomy & Agriculture | 788 / 95,377 | 1,083 / 95,377 |
| Ochiai, Shojiro | Materials | 2,156 / 330,896 | — |
| Kaji, Hironori | Polymers | 1,720 / 133,253 | 1,547 / 133,253 |
| Takehara’, Zenichiro | Energy | 2,345 / 371,959 | — |
| Tsunewaki, Koichiro | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,287 / 204,373 | — |
| Watanabe, Tomoaki | Fluids & Plasmas | — | 1,045 / 58,297 |
| Shiga, Masayuki | General Physics | 1,098 / 87,024 | — |
| Matsumoto, Masaru | Civil Engineering | 920 / 67,736 | 978 / 67,736 |
| Maki, Tadashi | Materials | 6,207 / 330,896 | — |
| Matsuura, Treruo | Organic Chemistry | 2,880 / 188,664 | — |
| Ono, Koji | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 5,917 / 377,791 | 6,479 / 377,791 |
| Shiotani, Tomoki | Building & Construction | 533 / 56,454 | — |
| Matsuyama, Takashi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,976 / 517,648 | — |
| Sugiyama, Junji | Polymers | 1,595 / 133,253 | 2,620 / 133,253 |
| Yoshida, Tsuneya | Applied Physics | — | 3,299 / 323,282 |
| Katayama, Tohru | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,376 / 131,085 | — |
| Nishino, Ko | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,047 / 517,648 | — |
| Minato, Shinichi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,067 / 517,648 | — |
| Tabata, Mamorum | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,629 / 204,373 | — |
| Yamada, Hirofumi | Applied Physics | 4,898 / 323,282 | — |
| Mae, Kazuhiro | Chemical Engineering | 986 / 97,821 | — |
| Shirakawa, Eiji | Organic Chemistry | 3,109 / 188,664 | — |
| Kitamura, Ryuichi | Logistics & Transportation | 357 / 32,287 | — |
| Kano, Manabu | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,583 / 131,085 | 2,022 / 131,085 |
| Sasaki, Masao | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 6,460 / 377,791 | — |
| Sato, Toru | Networking & Telecommunications | 1,791 / 228,312 | — |
| Kawahara, Takuji | General Physics | 1,254 / 87,024 | 1,812 / 87,024 |
| Ogata, Yukio H. | Energy | 2,947 / 371,959 | — |
| Tamura, Imao | Materials | 2,799 / 330,896 | — |
| Miwa, Tetsuji | Mathematical Physics | 157 / 6,761 | — |
| Amemiya, Naoyuki | General Physics | 1,268 / 87,024 | — |
| Koiwa, Masahiro | Materials | 2,837 / 330,896 | — |
| Ozawa, Narutaka | General Mathematics | 1,292 / 76,268 | 1,693 / 76,268 |
| Ikago, Kohju | Civil Engineering | — | 1,162 / 67,736 |
| Oka, Fusao | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,058 / 82,760 | — |
| Shiraishi, Masashi | Applied Physics | 5,431 / 323,282 | — |
| Kashima, Hisashi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,639 / 517,648 | 9,717 / 517,648 |
| Mitsui, Masaaki | Chemical Physics | — | 2,196 / 121,889 |
| Murata, Kousaku | Biotechnology | 639 / 69,700 | — |
| Kurose, Ryoichi | Energy | 6,121 / 371,959 | 6,492 / 371,959 |
| Inoue, Takuya | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 615 / 140,272 |
| Au, Vonika Ka Man | General Chemistry | 707 / 57,505 | 366 / 57,505 |
| Matsusaka, Shuji | Chemical Engineering | 1,151 / 97,821 | — |
| Miyajima, Koichiro | General Chemistry | 506 / 57,505 | — |
| Hasegawa, Hirokazu | Polymers | 1,905 / 133,253 | — |
| Numata, Hideharu | Entomology | 731 / 40,595 | — |
| Hirai, Toyohiro | Respiratory System | — | 1,222 / 71,926 |
| Teramoto, Yoshikuni | Polymers | 2,001 / 133,253 | — |
| Tokuda, Harunkuni | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 937 / 120,621 | — |
| Shizu, Katsuyuki | Chemical Physics | — | 2,411 / 121,889 |
| Biwa, Shiro | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,785 / 157,792 | — |
| Otsuka, Koji | Analytical Chemistry | 1,846 / 137,328 | — |
| Takaya, Hidemasa | Organic Chemistry | 3,887 / 188,664 | — |
| Morita, Masayuki | Energy | 3,695 / 371,959 | — |
| Chang, K. C. | Civil Engineering | — | 1,439 / 67,736 |
| Hagiwara, Tomomichi | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,847 / 131,085 | — |
| Sohrin, Yoshiki | Analytical Chemistry | 1,877 / 137,328 | 2,415 / 137,328 |
| Nishiyama, Chika | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | — | 669 / 44,281 |
| Kosuge, Koji | General Physics | 1,593 / 87,024 | — |
| Otsuka, Atsushi | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | — | 768 / 64,751 |
| Ohnishi, Ohmi | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,445 / 204,373 | — |
| Asano, Takashi | Optics | 1,061 / 83,504 | 979 / 83,504 |
| Ohte, Nobuhito | Environmental Engineering | 1,273 / 68,664 | — |
| Miyata, Takashi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,286 / 216,826 |
| Tsukamoto, Masaki | General Mathematics | — | 1,335 / 76,268 |
| Nakano, Yoshiyuki | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 4,270 / 204,373 |
| Fukunaga, Toshiharu | Materials | 3,877 / 330,896 | — |
| Hosoda, Koh | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,034 / 131,085 | — |
| Yasuda, H. | Materials | 3,974 / 330,896 | — |
| Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,466 / 177,859 | — |
| Xu, Jian | Materials | — | 6,880 / 330,896 |
| Hashimoto, Kenji | Chemical Engineering | 1,498 / 97,821 | — |
| Nishida, Toyoaki | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 6,310 / 517,648 | — |
| Nishiwaki, Shinji | Design Practice & Management | 234 / 11,980 | 172 / 11,980 |
| Katsumi, Takeshi | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,448 / 82,760 | — |
| Inoue, Tatsuo | Materials | 4,273 / 330,896 | — |
| Masuda, Hiroaki | Chemical Engineering | 1,563 / 97,821 | — |
| Tamon, Hajime | Chemical Engineering | 1,565 / 97,821 | — |
| Delvenne, Jean Charles | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,232 / 131,085 | — |
| Fujibayashi, Shunshuke | Orthopedics | — | 1,513 / 98,781 |
| Araki, Mitsuhiko | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,257 / 131,085 | — |
| Kitamura, Takayciki | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,241 / 157,792 | — |
| Niitsu, Kiichi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,203 / 133,072 | 1,271 / 133,072 |
| Yamamoto, Yutakay | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,308 / 131,085 | — |
| Hanai, Tetsuya | Polymers | 2,703 / 133,253 | — |
| Fujioka, Hisaya | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,392 / 131,085 | — |
| Fujimoto, Hiroyuki | Energy | 5,102 / 371,959 | — |
| Taniguchi, Eiichi | Logistics & Transportation | 605 / 32,287 | — |
| Mishima, Katsuichiro | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,482 / 157,792 | 3,347 / 157,792 |
| Schmöcker, Jan Dirk | Logistics & Transportation | 624 / 32,287 | — |
| Onodera, Hidetoshi | Computer Hardware & Architecture | 344 / 21,014 | — |
| Ono, Katsutoshi | Materials | 5,069 / 330,896 | — |
| Inoue-Murayama, Miho | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,151 / 78,455 | — |
| Kataoka, Yuki | General & Internal Medicine | — | 3,758 / 360,081 |
| Hojo, Masaki | Materials | 5,449 / 330,896 | — |
| Ishii, Shin | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,327 / 517,648 | — |
| Ito, Takayuki | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,402 / 517,648 | — |
| Kashiwaya, Yoshiaki | Mining & Metallurgy | 201 / 37,230 | — |
| Yamamoto, Naoichi | Materials | 6,475 / 330,896 | — |
| Haga, Hironori | Surgery | — | 2,134 / 146,713 |
| Ueda, Yoshisuke | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,472 / 133,072 | — |
| Nakatsu, Ryohei | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,153 / 517,648 | — |
| Shingu, Paul Hideo | Materials | 6,917 / 330,896 | — |
| Watanabe, Eiichi | Civil Engineering | 1,358 / 67,736 | — |
| Ishihara, Keiichi N. | Materials | 6,962 / 330,896 | — |
| Serizawa, Akimi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 3,458 / 157,792 | — |
| Shima, Susumu | Materials | 7,234 / 330,896 | — |
| Yoshida, Masahiro | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,470 / 140,272 |
| Hikihara, Takashi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,625 / 133,072 | — |
| Siderits, Mark | Religions & Theology | 159 / 11,748 | 163 / 11,748 |
| Sunamoto, Junzo | General Chemistry | 991 / 57,505 | — |
| de Zoysa, Menaka | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,796 / 140,272 |
| Iwase, Masanori | Mining & Metallurgy | 456 / 37,230 | — |
| Hasegawa, Masakatsu | Mining & Metallurgy | 758 / 37,230 | — |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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