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
Biophysics
Soft Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Physical Chemistry
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
2,713
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Super-resolution optical microscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,710
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Biophysics
Bioengineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,639
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biophysics
MEMS
Bioengineering
Cell Biology
Biophotonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
2,430
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Super-resolution imaging
expansion microscopy
Nanofabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
1,371
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
778
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biophysics
Single molecule imaging
DNA-protein interaction
Exosome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,236
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biophysics
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
1,199
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
Correlative imaging
Physical Chemistry
Single-molecule Spectroscopy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
980
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Metabolism
Mechanobiology
In vitro diagnostics
Tissue engineering
Organ on a chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
1,093
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biophysics
Genome maintenance
Single molecule biological technique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
548
0.562
Changbong Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,099
2,713
0.382
Biophysics
Soft Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Physical Chemistry
Computational Biology
Sang Hee Shim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,710
0.385
Super-resolution optical microscopy
Wonhee Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,171
1,639
0.517
Joo Yong Sim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,882
2,430
0.843
Biophysics
MEMS
Bioengineering
Cell Biology
Biophotonics
Chang Jae Byum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,670
1,371
0.513
Super-resolution imaging
expansion microscopy
Nanofabrication
Julian Lee
Soongsil University
Seoul, South Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,303
778
0.338
Jeong Cherlhyun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,788
1,236
0.691
Biophysics
Single molecule imaging
DNA-protein interaction
Exosome
Yoori Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
1,199
0.825
Doory Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
980
0.791
Biophysics
Super-resolution imaging
Correlative imaging
Physical Chemistry
Single-molecule Spectroscopy
Geonhui Lee
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
1,093
0.886
Metabolism
Mechanobiology
In vitro diagnostics
Tissue engineering
Organ on a chip
Sanghwa Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
548
0.562
Biophysics
Genome maintenance
Single molecule biological technique