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Japan's Citation Laureates, 1981-98

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Honor Roll: Authors of Multiple High-Impact Papers

Name Institution Field
Toshio Hirano Professor, Division of Molecular Oncology, Department of Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Immunology, Oncology
Akihisa Inoue Director and Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai Materials Science
Hajime Inoue Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara Astronomy and Astrophysics
Naruhito Iwasa Assistant Manager, Department of Research and Development, Nichia Corporation, Tokushima Engineering, Materials Science
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Immunology, Oncology President, Osaka University, Osaka
Tomoh Masaki Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, and Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Kyoto Pharmacology, Physiology
Tsuyoshi Masumoto Director, The Research Institute for Electric and Magnetic Materials, Sendai, and Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University, Sendai Materials Science
Tadashi Matsuda Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama Immunology
Makoto Mayumi Professor, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, and Vice Director, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi Virology, Immunology
Yuzo Miyakawa Executive Director, Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation, Tokyo Virology, Immunology
Shigekazu Nagata Professor, Department of Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Immunology, Oncology
Shuji Nakamura Professor, Materials Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA Engineering, Materials Science
Shigetada Nakanishi Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Department of Molecular and System Biology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto Biochemistry, Neuroscience
Yasutomi Nishizuka President, Kobe University, Kobe Biochemistry
Ryoji Noyori Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Director, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya Organic Chemistry
Shosaku Numa* Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Hiroaki Okamoto Associate Professor, Immunology Division and Division of Molecular Virology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi Immunology, Virology
Ko Okumura Professor, Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo Immunology
Masayuki Senoh Chief Researcher, Department of Research and Development, Nichia Corporation, Tokushima Engineering, Materials Science
Ryuichi Shigemoto Professor, Department of Cerebral Research, Laboratory of Cerebral Structure, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Aichi Biochemistry, Neuroscience
Kunitada Shimotohno Professor, Lab of Human Tumor Viruses, Department of Virology and Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto Oncology, Virology
Kazuo Shinozaki Chief Scientist, Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, Tsukuba Life Science Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tsukuba, and Guest Professor, Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Plant Molecular Biology
Tetsuya Taga Professor, Department of Cell Fate Modulation, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto Immunology, Molecular and Cell Biology
Shinsuke Tanabe Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Yasuo Tanaka Professor Emeritus, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Kanagawa, and Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tadatsugu Taniguchi Professor, Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Immunology
Ryo Tatsukawa Former President, Kochi University, Kochi; Professor Emeritus, Kochi University, Kochi, and Ehime University, Matsuyama Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
Yoshinori Tokura Professor, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Applied Physics, Materials Science
Shin-Ichi Uchida Professor, Department of Advanced Material Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo Applied Physics, Materials Science
Masashi Yanagisawa Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics

Source: ISI-Thomson Scientific, High-Impact Papers Database for Japan,
1981-98, with citations through 1999 * = deceased

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List of Citation Laureates, Ranked by Total High-Impact Papers, 1981-1998, including Number Each Year and Total Citations to High-Impact Papers
Rank Name 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 T
O
T
A
L		 Total
Cites
to High-
Impact
Papers
1 T. Kishimoto 1 1 - - 3 2 6 12 6 7 1 5 3 5 1 3 3 3 62 24,335
2 A. Inoue - - 1 - 1 - 3 1 4 7 3 3 2 - 5 3 2 1 36 3,208
3 S. Nakamura - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 2 - 1 5 5 10 6 32 4,756
4 T. Hirano - - - - 2 2 2 12 5 7 - - - - - 1 - - 31 14,914
5 S. Nakanishi - 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 2 4 7 4 3 - 1 1 1 29 13,403
6 T. Masumoto - - 1 - 2 - 4 1 4 7 3 2 2 - 2 - - - 28 2,792
7 S. Nagata - - - - - - - - - 1 1 4 5 4 5 2 1 3 26 14,979
8 Y. Nishizuka 1 2 6 2 1 2 - 2 4 - - 2 - 1 1 - - - 24 32,358
9 T. Taga - - - - 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 - 2 - 24 12,096
10 T. Tanaguchi - - 1 - 1 2 1 2 4 - 1 1 2 2 3 - 1 1 22 9,302
11 Y. Tokura - - - - - - - - 3 - 1 - 1 1 6 3 3 3 21 4,724
12 T. Masaki - - - - - - - 6 8 1 1 2 1 1 - - - - 20 15,549
13 H. Okamoto - - - - - - - - - 3 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 20 5,270
14 M. Yanagisawa - - - - - - - 6 7 1 1 2 1 - - - - - 18 15,135
15 S. Numa* - 3 3 - - 4 2 2 3 - 1 - - - - - - - 18 9,794
16 R. Shigemoto - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 4 4 1 - 2 1 1 16 5,865
17 S. Uchida - - - - - - 2 - 4 - 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 - 16 5,092
18 R. Noyori 2 - - 3 - 1 1 1 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 2 - 16 3,375
19 M. Senoh - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 1 2 4 3 3 16 3,266
20 S. Tanabe - - 1 - - - 3 4 1 - - - 2 2 1 - 1 1 16 1,537
21 N. Iwasa - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 3 4 3 3 15 2,697
22 M. Mayumi - - 1 - - - - - - 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 2 3 14 3,599
23 Y. Miyakawa - - 1 - - - - - - 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 2 3 14 3,599
24 K. Shimotohno - - - 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 - - 14 2,771
25 K. Shinozaki - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 14 2,728
26 H. Inoue - - - 1 - - 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 1 2 4 - - 14 2,064
27 R. Tatsukawa - - 2 - - - 3 3 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - - 14 1,347
28 T. Matsuda - - - - - 1 1 7 3 1 - - - - - - - - 13 6,776
29 K. Okumura 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 3 2 - 1 1 13 3,259
30 Y. Tanaka - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - 4 3 3 - - 13 1,586
Source: ISI-Thomson Scientific, High-Impact Papers Database for Japan,
1981-98, with citations through 1999 * = deceased

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Rank 1981-99
All Papers		 1981-98
High-Impact Papers		 1995-99
All Papers		 1994-98
High-Impact Papers
1 Agricultural chemistry 26% Biochemistry and biophysics 11% Nuclear engineering 24% Materials science 10%
2 Nuclear engineering19% Materials science 10% Agricultural chemistry 24% Biochemistry and biophysics 8%
3 Metallurgy 18% Agricultural chemistry 7% Metallurgy 21% Applied physics/condensed matter physics 8%
4 Organic chemistry 15% Applied physics/condensed matter physics 7% Information technology and communications research 19% Theoretical and particle physics 7%
5 Applied physics/condensed matter physics 15% Immunology 5% Applied physics/condensed matter physics 18% Agricultural chemistry 6%
6 Analytical chemistry 14% Pharmacology and toxicology 5% Gastroenterology 17% Immunology 6%
7 Electrical engineering 14% Analytical chemistry 5% Organic chemistry 15% Astronomy and astrophysics 5%
8 General chemistry 13% Microbiology 5% Electrical engineering 15% Pharmacology and toxicology 5%
9 Biochemistry and biophysics 13% Theoretical and particle physics 5% Materials science 14% Neurosciences 5%
10 Information technology and communications research 13% Astronomy and astrophysics 4% Animal and plant sciences 14% Plant sciences 4%
Source: ISI-Thomson Scientific, National Science Indicators, 1981-99, and High-Impact Papers Database for Japan, 1981-98. All Papers columns list Japan’s world share of papers in specific subfields; High-Impact Papers columns list percent of Japan’s high-impact papers in specific subfield.

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