Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Korea Highly Cited Researchers Citation in South Korea Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,276
51,876
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxyg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,627
60,784
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Food safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,508
39,383
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,042
74,063
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,908
45,320
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,172
38,359
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Perovskite Solar Cell
Qunatun Dot Solar Cell
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,407
45,397
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
construction management
bim for construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,982
20,353
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Photocatalysis
Solar fuel
Advanced oxidation process
Environmental chemistry
Environmental engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,778
28,541
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
batteries
nanomaterials
catalysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,880
38,507
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,250
40,688
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
2D materials
2D metal chalcogenides
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,252
35,179
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Marine Biotechnology
Natural Products
Marine Biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,508
22,596
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Graphene
2D Materials
flexible electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,142
25,729
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Computer Vision
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,780
43,829
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,634
30,941
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Energy conversion
Materials science
Solar cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,819
28,517
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,595
21,370
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,141
28,280
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
theranostics
molecular imaging
drug delivery
bioengineering
polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,086
17,507
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,446
23,487
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Translational Soft Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,411
30,732
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,127
32,618
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
solar cell
ion sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,628
26,553
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,255
20,096
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,292
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,276
51,876
0.446
nanotechnology
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,951
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sun Yang Kook
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,627
60,784
0.592
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxyg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,115
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Min Hwa Lee
Chung Ang University
Multan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,508
39,383
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,628
34
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ki Hyun Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,042
74,063
0.805
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,028
37
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hae Chang Rim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,908
45,320
0.521
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,393
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sang Yup Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,172
38,359
0.467
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,461
47
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nam Gyu Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,407
45,397
0.558
Perovskite Solar Cell
Qunatun Dot Solar Cell
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,956
51
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Kim
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,982
20,353
0.264
construction management
bim for construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,978
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wonyong Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,778
28,541
0.372
Photocatalysis
Solar fuel
Advanced oxidation process
Environmental chemistry
Environmental engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,319
57
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaephil Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,880
38,507
0.521
batteries
nanomaterials
catalysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,501
58
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hamid R Sheikh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,250
40,688
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,613
59
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Changgu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,252
35,179
0.494
2D materials
2D metal chalcogenides
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,146
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Se-Kwon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,508
22,596
0.367
Marine Biotechnology
Natural Products
Marine Biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,589
68
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jong Hyun Ahn
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,142
25,729
0.435
Graphene
2D Materials
flexible electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,624
78
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
In So Kweon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,780
43,829
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,442
81
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kisuk Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,634
30,941
0.599
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,691
82
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun Hong Noh
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,819
28,517
0.561
Energy conversion
Materials science
Solar cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,396
88
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hyeong Joon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,595
21,370
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,550
89
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jang Wook Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,141
28,280
0.587
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,564
90
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ick Chan Kwon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,086
17,507
0.364
theranostics
molecular imaging
drug delivery
bioengineering
polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,800
93
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cheol Seong Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,446
23,487
0.495
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,812
94
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dae Hyeong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,411
30,732
0.648
Translational Soft Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,581
100
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kyoung Mu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,127
32,618
0.756
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,319
107
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nam Joong Jeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,628
26,553
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,054
110
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yung-Eun Sung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,255
20,096
0.499
Electrochemistry
Electrocatalysis
Nanomaterials