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Feb. 4, 2022

Thirty RIKEN scientists chosen as Highly Cited Researchers

This year, RIKEN was a powerful presence in the Highly Cited Researchers ranking, with 30 researchers chosen. The ranking includes more than 6,000 scientists from around the world chosen by Clarivate Analytics as Highly Cited Researchers in 22 different fields, based on their publications over the past decade or more. Japan’s share this year was 91, of which 30 were from RIKEN, 13 more than the number one year earlier.

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Cross-field Chief Scientist
Team Leader
Takao Someya
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) Thin-Film Device Laboratory
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Emergent Soft System Research Team
Senior Visiting Scientist Andrzej Cichocki RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) Generic Technology Research Group Tensor Learning Team
Deputy Team Leader Wataru Suda RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) Laboratory for Microbiome Sciences
Senior Visiting Scientist Masahira Hattori RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Microbiome Sciences
Laboratory Head
Team Leader
Atsushi Miyawaki
(M.D., Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics
RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) Biotechnological Optics Research Team
Team Leader Ryotaro Arita
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) First-Principles Materials Science Research Team
Team Leader Yoshihiro Iwasa
(D. Eng.)
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Emergent Device Research Team
Visiting Scientist
Professor
Jian-Ren Shen RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC) Advanced Photon Technology Division Life Science Research Infrastructure Group SR Life Science Instrumentation Team
Okayama University Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
Immunology Senior Advisor Shizuo Akira RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Team Leader Kenya Honda
(M.D., Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Gut Homeostasis
Visiting Scientist Koji Atarashi RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Gut Homeostasis
Neurology & Behavior RIKEN Fellow Susumu Tonegawa
Physics Chief Scientist
Team Leader
Franco Nori
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory
RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing (RQC) Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory
Senior Visiting Scientist Chihaya Adachi RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) Surface and Interface Science Laboratory
Center Director Yoshinori Tokura
(D. Eng.)
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
Deputy Center Director Naoto Nagaosa
(D. Sci.)
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
Visiting Scientist Motohiko Ezawa RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Strong Correlation Theory Research Group
Center Director Yasunobu Nakamura RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing (RQC)
Botany & Zoology Center Director Kazuki Saito
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)
Senior Advisor Kazuo Shinozaki
(D. Sci.)
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)
Deputy Center Director Ken Shirasu
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)
Team Leader
Chief Scientist
Motoaki Seki
(Ph.D.)
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Plant Genomic Network Research Team
RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory
Unit Leader Mitsunori Seo
(D. Sci.)
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit
Senior Visiting Scientist
Professor
Hitoshi Sakakibara RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Technology Platform Division Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit
Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and School of Agricultural Sciences
Expert Technician Mikiko Kojima RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Technology Platform Division Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit
Senior Visiting Scientist
Professor
Lam-Son Phan Tran RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Bioproductivity Informatics Research Team
Texas Tech University
Visiting Scientist
Associate Professor
Takatoshi Kiba RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Synthetic Genomics Research Group
Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and School of Agricultural Sciences
Visiting Scientist
Professor Emeritus/ Professor
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Gene Discovery Research Group
The University of Tokyo / Tokyo University of Agriculture Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences
Visiting Scientist
Associate Professor
Takayuki Tohge RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Metabolomics Research Group
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Visiting Scientist
Project Leader
Yasunari Fujita RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Gene Discovery Research Group
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

About Highly Cited Researchers 2021

Highly Cited Researchers 2021 recipients | Clarivate

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