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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Visiting Scientist Associate Professor |
Takayuki Tohge | RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) Metabolomics Research Group Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
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| 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) |