Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
gastric cancer
minimally invasive surgery
robotic surgery
translational research
clinical trial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,782
11,358
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Colorectal cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,167
8,770
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
surgery
oncology
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
6,941
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
5,064
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Colorectal Cancer
Robot Surgery
Carcinomatosis
HIPEC
IP Chemotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,110
3,990
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Surgery
MIS
tumor immunology
TILs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,935
5,987
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,705
5,178
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
liver transplantation
hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatectomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
3,966
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Endocrine Surgery
Thyroid Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
4,413
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Surgical oncology
Evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
4,033
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Surgery
translational research
gastric cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
3,044
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Surgery
Pancreatic cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,759
2,450
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
cancer stem cell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
1,896
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Colorectal cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
1,659
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
HBP Surgery & Liver Transplantation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,786
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
liver transplantation hemodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,482
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Breast Cancer
Cancer Genomics
Surgical Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
2,730
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Colorectal cancer
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,833
1,798
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Colorectal surgery
Gut microbiome
Colon cancer
Rectal Cancer
Laparoscopic surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
1,946
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
1,244
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,734
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
680
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,647
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Surgery
Oncology
Medical Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
873
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Breast Cancer
Genomic research
Multigene assay
PD-L1
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,605
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,725
295
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yw Kim|YW Kim, Y.-W. Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,782
11,358
0.499
gastric cancer
minimally invasive surgery
robotic surgery
translational research
clinical trial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,699
412
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nam Kyu Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,167
8,770
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,529
886
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Young Up Cho
Cha University
Pocheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,616
6,941
0.550
surgery
oncology
breast cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,879
1,147
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kyo Young Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,658
5,064
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,361
1,686
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Seung Hyuk Baik
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,110
3,990
0.492
Colorectal Cancer
Robot Surgery
Carcinomatosis
HIPEC
IP Chemotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,302
1,737
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hyoung-Il Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,935
5,987
0.755
Surgery
MIS
tumor immunology
TILs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,486
1,807
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kyu Eun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,705
5,178
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,626
2,217
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donghwan Jung
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,721
3,966
0.590
liver transplantation
hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatectomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,996
2,531
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hoon Yub Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
4,413
0.731
Endocrine Surgery
Thyroid Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,504
2,586
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dae Wook Hwang
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
4,033
0.679
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Surgical oncology
Evidence-based medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,037
3,778
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yoon Young Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,279
3,044
0.711
Surgery
translational research
gastric cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,975
4,346
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ho Kyoung Hwang
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,759
2,450
0.652
Surgery
Pancreatic cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,262
4,388
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kyung Sik Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,722
1,896
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,659
4,421
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Won-Suk Lee
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,700
1,659
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,689
5,175
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dong Sik Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,786
0.566
HBP Surgery & Liver Transplantation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,080
5,275
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gyu-Sam Hwang
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,104
1,482
0.477
liver transplantation hemodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,865
5,421
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Han Byoel Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
2,730
0.903
Breast Cancer
Cancer Genomics
Surgical Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,898
5,758
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeonghyun Kang
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,833
1,798
0.635
Colorectal cancer
Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,869
6,267
723
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Minjung Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
1,946
0.757
Colorectal surgery
Gut microbiome
Colon cancer
Rectal Cancer
Laparoscopic surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,184
6,369
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Youngwan Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
1,244
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,694
6,459
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jin Hyang Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
1,734
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,013
6,595
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suk Hwan Lee
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
680
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,400
7,057
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Woohyung Lee
University of Ulsan
Ulsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,647
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,481
7,184
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ho Young Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,157
873
0.405
Surgery
Oncology
Medical Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,716
7,494
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sung Gwe Ahn
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,605
0.788
Breast Cancer
Genomic research
Multigene assay
PD-L1
Sentinel lymph node biopsy