Executive Director Masayuki Yamamoto was selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2020 by Clarivate Analytics in Cross-Field category. He was selected three years in a row.

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 6,000 Highly Cited Researchers in various fields from nearly 60 nations, and 2,493 researchers in the Cross-Field category were selected.