On 12 November 2025, Clarivate announced this year's list of Highly Cited Researchers, including Distinguished Research Professor Tomohiro Morio of Advanced Research Initiative and Professor Yuriko Osakabe of School of Life Science and Technology, Department of Life Science and Technology. Professor Morio has been selected for three consecutive years, and Professor Osakabe for four.
The Highly Cited Researchers is a list compiled by Clarivate, recognizing authors of the most frequently cited papers worldwide in each research field. Researchers whose papers rank in the top 1% by citations in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, and cross-field are selected. This year, 7,131 researchers from 60 countries and regions were selected. including 88 researchers primarily affiliated with Japanese institutions.
Tomohiro Morio, Distinguished Research Professor, Advanced Research Initiative
Award category
Immunology
Tomohiro Morio | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Medical and dental sciences fields
Yuriko Osakabe, Professor, Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology
Award category
Plant and Animal Science
Yuriko Osakabe | Science Tokyo Research Information DB - Science and engineering fields
Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology