Executive Director Masayuki Yamamoto and Professor Hozumi Motohashi were selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2021 by Clarivate Analytics in Cross-Field category. Executive Director Yamamoto was selected for the fourth consecutive year, and Professor Motohashi was selected for the first time.

The highly anticipated list identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their field and year of publication, demonstrating significant research influence among their peers.
There are more than 6,600 Highly Cited Researchers in various fields from nearly 70 nations, and 2,828 researchers in the Cross-Field category were selected.