National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 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).
164
researchers on the list
10
rank in Japan
392
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsu, Nobuyuki | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 121 / 517,648 | 515 / 517,648 |
| Tsuzuki, Seiji | Chemical Physics | 406 / 121,889 | 528 / 121,889 |
| Sayama, Kazuhiro | Chemical Physics | 551 / 121,889 | 475 / 121,889 |
| Shimizu, Toshimi | Polymers | 304 / 133,253 | — |
| Fedorov, Dmitri G. | Chemical Physics | 726 / 121,889 | 468 / 121,889 |
| Matsuda, Akihisa | Applied Physics | 869 / 323,282 | — |
| Yuasa, Shiniji | Applied Physics | 1,020 / 323,282 | 790 / 323,282 |
| Inagaki, Shinji | General Chemistry | 167 / 57,505 | 908 / 57,505 |
| Terakura, Kiyoyuki | Applied Physics | 1,186 / 323,282 | 5,062 / 323,282 |
| Kim, Hyun-Ha | Applied Physics | 1,739 / 323,282 | 897 / 323,282 |
| Goto, Masataka | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,090 / 517,648 | 6,684 / 517,648 |
| Sawa, Akihito | Applied Physics | 1,235 / 323,282 | 2,635 / 323,282 |
| Ando, Koji | Applied Physics | 1,246 / 323,282 | 4,217 / 323,282 |
| Tachiya, Masanori | Chemical Physics | 1,073 / 121,889 | — |
| Yao, Takafumi | Applied Physics | 1,441 / 323,282 | — |
| Akedo, Jun | Applied Physics | 1,445 / 323,282 | 1,579 / 323,282 |
| Hara, Koujirou | Chemical Physics | 1,254 / 121,889 | 2,428 / 121,889 |
| Kohyama, Masanori | Materials | 859 / 330,896 | — |
| Himeda, Yuichi | Organic Chemistry | 1,225 / 188,664 | 1,011 / 188,664 |
| Tominaga, Juniji | Applied Physics | 1,639 / 323,282 | 5,468 / 323,282 |
| Tanaka, Masato | Organic Chemistry | 1,277 / 188,664 | — |
| Hata, Kenji | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 875 / 177,859 | — |
| Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi | Organic Chemistry | 2,175 / 188,664 | 820 / 188,664 |
| Hamada, Hideaki | Physical Chemistry | 251 / 44,088 | — |
| Ohgushi, Hajime | Biomedical Engineering | 322 / 74,543 | — |
| Suzuki, Masashi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 2,847 / 216,826 | — |
| Shibata, Takanori | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 631 / 131,085 | 1,439 / 131,085 |
| Okumura, Hajime | Applied Physics | 2,027 / 323,282 | 6,951 / 323,282 |
| Akiyama, Morito | Applied Physics | 3,056 / 323,282 | 1,510 / 323,282 |
| Ito, Hiroshi | Energy | 3,737 / 371,959 | 2,430 / 371,959 |
| Mitsuda, Nobutaka | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,589 / 204,373 | 1,302 / 204,373 |
| Hinuma, Yoyo | Materials | 5,705 / 330,896 | 1,961 / 330,896 |
| Miyamoto, Youshiyuki | Applied Physics | 2,241 / 323,282 | 5,637 / 323,282 |
| Umezawa, Hitoshi | Applied Physics | 3,149 / 323,282 | 1,645 / 323,282 |
| Yamashita, Nobuyoshi | Environmental Sciences | 1,406 / 140,934 | 2,001 / 140,934 |
| Horita, Teruhisa | Energy | 1,362 / 371,959 | 6,764 / 371,959 |
| Shin-Ya, Kazuo | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 315 / 120,621 | 1,132 / 120,621 |
| Kunioka, Masao | Polymers | 880 / 133,253 | 2,870 / 133,253 |
| Jansen, Ronald H.S. | Applied Physics | 2,437 / 323,282 | — |
| Harata, Kazuaki | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3,449 / 216,826 | — |
| Okumura, Keisuke | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 4,412 / 517,648 |
| Akinaga, Hiroyuki | Applied Physics | 2,591 / 323,282 | 5,574 / 323,282 |
| Matsumura, Yasuyuki | Physical Chemistry | 335 / 44,088 | — |
| Umeyama, Shinji | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,238 / 517,648 | 4,552 / 517,648 |
| Ogawa, Hiroshii | Applied Physics | 2,703 / 323,282 | — |
| Okazaki, Yoshimitsu | Materials | 1,543 / 330,896 | 4,941 / 330,896 |
| Mizukami, Fuijio | Physical Chemistry | 379 / 44,088 | — |
| Ando, Wataru | Organic Chemistry | 2,027 / 188,664 | — |
| Fujitani, Tadahiro | Physical Chemistry | 389 / 44,088 | 382 / 44,088 |
| Fujita, Asaya | Applied Physics | 3,078 / 323,282 | 3,915 / 323,282 |
| Matsumoto, Hajime | Energy | 1,763 / 371,959 | — |
| Hanada, Satoshi | Microbiology | 2,875 / 232,186 | 3,292 / 232,186 |
| Sekiguchi, Yuji | Microbiology | 2,936 / 232,186 | 4,158 / 232,186 |
| Kato, Kazunii | Applied Physics | 3,238 / 323,282 | — |
| Ikushima, Yutaka | Organic Chemistry | 2,166 / 188,664 | — |
| Namiki, Shu | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 413 / 140,272 | 1,626 / 140,272 |
| Oishi, Katsutaka | Neurology & Neurosurgery | 7,352 / 379,830 | — |
| Okushi, Hideyo | Applied Physics | 3,361 / 323,282 | — |
| Ishikawa, Hiroshi | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 435 / 140,272 | — |
| Yanagisawa, Takashi | General Physics | 880 / 87,024 | — |
| Sumi, Hirofumi | Energy | 6,159 / 371,959 | 4,074 / 371,959 |
| Tomioka, Yasuhide | Applied Physics | 3,547 / 323,282 | 6,565 / 323,282 |
| Funahashi, Ryoji | Applied Physics | 3,883 / 323,282 | 5,255 / 323,282 |
| Eisaki, Hiroshi | General Physics | 1,005 / 87,024 | — |
| Yoshida, Sadafumi | Applied Physics | 3,990 / 323,282 | — |
| Awazu, Kouichi | Applied Physics | 4,000 / 323,282 | — |
| Ueda, Atsushi | Energy | 2,315 / 371,959 | — |
| Tokiwa, Yutaka | Polymers | 1,430 / 133,253 | 1,605 / 133,253 |
| Taniguchi, Tomohiro | Applied Physics | 4,679 / 323,282 | 2,928 / 323,282 |
| Futahashi, Ryo | Entomology | 798 / 40,595 | 343 / 40,595 |
| Yoshihara, Kumiko | Dentistry | — | 716 / 101,728 |
| Koide, Kenji | Industrial Engineering & Automation | — | 1,788 / 131,085 |
| Harada, Kensuke | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,532 / 131,085 | 1,803 / 131,085 |
| Takeya, Satoshi | Chemical Engineering | 919 / 97,821 | 1,527 / 97,821 |
| Komuro, Atsushi | Applied Physics | — | 3,200 / 323,282 |
| Hosono, Eiji | Energy | 2,709 / 371,959 | — |
| Futaba, Don N. | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 2,187 / 177,859 | — |
| Kobayashi, Tetsuhiko | Physical Chemistry | 597 / 44,088 | — |
| Attrapadung, Nuttapong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 4,099 / 517,648 | 10,048 / 517,648 |
| Harigaya, Kikuo | Applied Physics | 4,890 / 323,282 | — |
| Tsugawa, Sadayuki | Logistics & Transportation | 359 / 32,287 | — |
| Onuma, Kazuo | Applied Physics | 5,139 / 323,282 | — |
| Oyane, Ayako | Biomedical Engineering | 851 / 74,543 | — |
| Miseki, Yugo | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,614 / 188,664 |
| Shimada, Shigeru | Organic Chemistry | 3,393 / 188,664 | — |
| Liu, Yanyong | Physical Chemistry | 692 / 44,088 | — |
| Tsuchida, Hidemi | Optics | 848 / 83,504 | — |
| Nunomura, Shota | Applied Physics | — | 3,862 / 323,282 |
| Tanaka, Yasumoto | General Physics | 1,391 / 87,024 | — |
| Itoh, Tamitake | Chemical Physics | — | 2,237 / 121,889 |
| Shioyama, Hiroshi | Applied Physics | 5,627 / 323,282 | — |
| Kurane, Ryuichiro | Biotechnology | 660 / 69,700 | — |
| Koida, Takashi | Applied Physics | 5,674 / 323,282 | 4,378 / 323,282 |
| Lee, Chul-ho | General Physics | 1,410 / 87,024 | — |
| Itani, Toshiro | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 815 / 140,272 | — |
| Hibino, Toshiyuki | Civil Engineering | 601 / 67,736 | — |
| Kodaka, Masato | Organic Chemistry | 3,634 / 188,664 | — |
| Hara, Kensho | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 9,487 / 517,648 |
| Hirukawa, Hirohisa | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,747 / 131,085 | — |
| Takemura, Kenshin | Analytical Chemistry | — | 1,653 / 137,328 |
| Yamada, Koji | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 870 / 140,272 | 2,724 / 140,272 |
| Yamaji, Kunihikoz | General Physics | 1,499 / 87,024 | — |
| Kitao, Takashi | Organic Chemistry | — | 2,878 / 188,664 |
| Shibata, Hajime | Applied Physics | 6,034 / 323,282 | 6,278 / 323,282 |
| Mawatari, Yasunori | General Physics | 1,514 / 87,024 | — |
| Pelusi, Mark D. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 887 / 140,272 | — |
| Kurokawa, Haruhisa | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,778 / 131,085 | — |
| Sakakura, Toshiyasu | Organic Chemistry | 3,788 / 188,664 | — |
| Asakawa, Masumi | General Chemistry | 530 / 57,505 | — |
| Wadhwa, Renu M. | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | — | 3,086 / 216,826 |
| Sato, Kazuhiko | Organic Chemistry | 3,826 / 188,664 | 3,736 / 188,664 |
| Shimada, Hiromichi | Physical Chemistry | 775 / 44,088 | — |
| Ishizuka, Shogo | Applied Physics | 6,208 / 323,282 | 4,438 / 323,282 |
| Oyanagi, Hiroyuki | Applied Physics | 6,232 / 323,282 | — |
| Yamazaki, Shinichi | Energy | 3,681 / 371,959 | — |
| Murata, Tsuyoshi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,388 / 517,648 | — |
| Hiyoshi, Norihito | Physical Chemistry | 811 / 44,088 | — |
| Futamura, Shigeru | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 785 / 133,072 | — |
| Yamada, Hideaki | Applied Physics | — | 4,618 / 323,282 |
| Tamaki, Hideyuki | Microbiology | — | 4,459 / 232,186 |
| Kishio, Kohji | General Physics | 1,656 / 87,024 | — |
| Akita, Tomoaki | Physical Chemistry | 850 / 44,088 | — |
| Okazaki, Toshiya | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 3,279 / 177,859 | — |
| Tsujimura, Taku | Energy | — | 8,011 / 371,959 |
| Shinshi, Hideaki | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,789 / 204,373 | — |
| Minowa, Tomoaki | Energy | 4,267 / 371,959 | — |
| Ooi, Kentala | Chemical Physics | — | 2,878 / 121,889 |
| Ito, Atsuo | Biomedical Engineering | 1,208 / 74,543 | — |
| Terasawa, Naohiro | Analytical Chemistry | 2,311 / 137,328 | — |
| Ninomiya, Yoshiki | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | 1,502 / 82,760 | — |
| Murakami, Takurou N. | Applied Physics | — | 5,323 / 323,282 |
| Abe, Hiroyuki | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,715 / 157,792 | 2,738 / 157,792 |
| Iino, Masashi | Energy | 4,888 / 371,959 | — |
| Sakaebe, Hikarí | Energy | 4,920 / 371,959 | — |
| Iwashita, Norio | Materials | 4,712 / 330,896 | — |
| Kouchi, Makiko | Energy | 5,107 / 371,959 | — |
| Kubota, Hitoshi | Applied Physics | — | 5,771 / 323,282 |
| Horiuchi, Sachio | Applied Physics | — | 5,941 / 323,282 |
| Miyake, Takashi | Applied Physics | — | 5,976 / 323,282 |
| Takanohashi, Toshimasa | Energy | 5,413 / 371,959 | — |
| Ioroi, Tsutomu | Energy | 5,418 / 371,959 | — |
| Fukunishi, Yoshifumi | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | 1,488 / 120,621 | — |
| Nakaoka, Shin'ichiro | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,587 / 131,085 | — |
| Sakanishi, Kinya | Energy | 5,785 / 371,959 | — |
| Yokoi, Kazuhito | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 2,685 / 131,085 | — |
| Tatsumi, Kuniaki | Energy | 5,816 / 371,959 | — |
| Jokinen, Kristiina | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 8,154 / 517,648 | — |
| Koumura, Nagatoshi | General Chemistry | 762 / 57,505 | 1,098 / 57,505 |
| Hibino, Kenichi | Optics | 1,467 / 83,504 | — |
| Sugihara, Hideki | General Chemistry | 802 / 57,505 | — |
| Hirata, Shizuko | Analytical Chemistry | 3,188 / 137,328 | — |
| Yasuda, Kazuaki | Energy | 6,552 / 371,959 | — |
| Tay, Zhiwei | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | — | 2,204 / 129,561 |
| Shimizu, Tetsuji | Applied Physics | — | 7,113 / 323,282 |
| Tabuchi, Mitsuharu | Energy | 6,691 / 371,959 | — |
| Morita, Tomotake | Biotechnology | 1,347 / 69,700 | — |
| Hayashi, Hiromichi | Materials | 6,597 / 330,896 | — |
| Ikeda, Kazuhiro | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,353 / 140,272 | 1,335 / 140,272 |
| Takeuchi, Tomonari | Energy | 7,274 / 371,959 | — |
| Kuriyama, Nobuhiro | Materials | 7,007 / 330,896 | — |
| Tsuchizawa, Tai | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,408 / 140,272 | — |
| Suzuki, Toshishige Maro | General Chemistry | 1,094 / 57,505 | — |
| Sato, Kosuke Ichi | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 1,906 / 140,272 |
| Yamaguchi, Hiroshi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 2,773 / 133,072 | — |
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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