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 :76
Medical oncology
tumor biology
translational cancer research
tumor-targeting bacterial therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,120
1,683
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Materials science
Electron microscopy
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
1,546
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
985
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Phage therapy
exosome
immunostimulants and molecular immunology
Antimicrobial peptides
Zebrafish research
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,060
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Women's health nursing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
1,400
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Deep Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,795
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Chemistry
Perovskite solar cells
Optoelectronics
Tandem Solar Cells
DFT & Python
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
3,048
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
878
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Glia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
2,002
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
social informatics
health informatics
human computer interaction
digital libraries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
1,518
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Material Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
1,211
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Meteoritics
Rock Magnetism
Environmental Magnetism
Paleomagnetism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,144
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Chemistry
Biomaterials
Biointerface
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
1,462
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
2D Materials
Organic Electronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,034
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
ophthalmology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,172
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Building Science
Human Comfort
Soundscape
Environmental Noise
Architectural Acoustics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,251
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Renewable functional nanomaterials for energy applications
Biomineralization and biomimetics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,070
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
mass spectrometry
analytical chemistry
extracellular vesicles
MALDI-MS
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,896
1,016
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
optics
semiconductor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
480
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Quantum Chemistry
Machine Learning Potential
Energy Conversion/Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
2,752
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,714
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Conductive polymer
Organic Synthesis
Energy harvesting
Photothermal
Thermoelectric
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,460
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Genome editing
Molecular marker
Genomics
Cultivar Development
ornamental plants
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,211
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,949
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Plant Biochemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,861
0.717
Hyo Jin Lee,
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,120
1,683
0.539
Medical oncology
tumor biology
translational cancer research
tumor-targeting bacterial therapy
Young Heon Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
1,546
0.498
Materials science
Electron microscopy
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Nanotechnology
Kiju Yee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
985
0.317
Chamilani Nikapitiya
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,097
2,060
0.665
Phage therapy
exosome
immunostimulants and molecular immunology
Antimicrobial peptides
Zebrafish research
Sukhee Ahn
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,085
1,400
0.454
Women's health nursing
Donghyeon Cho
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,075
2,795
0.909
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Deep Learning
Muhammad Adnan
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
3,048
0.998
Chemistry
Perovskite solar cells
Optoelectronics
Tandem Solar Cells
DFT & Python
Minkyu Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
878
0.288
Dong Woon Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
2,002
0.658
Sanghee Oh 오상희
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,038
1,518
0.500
social informatics
health informatics
human computer interaction
digital libraries
Nersisyan Hayk
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,027
1,211
0.400
Yongjae Yu
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,008
1,144
0.380
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Meteoritics
Rock Magnetism
Environmental Magnetism
Paleomagnetism
Woo Kyung Cho
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
1,462
0.487
Chemistry
Biomaterials
Biointerface
Seok Ju Kang
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,923
1,034
0.354
2D Materials
Organic Electronics
Jung Yeul Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,172
0.746
Jooyoung Hong
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,251
0.774
Building Science
Human Comfort
Soundscape
Environmental Noise
Architectural Acoustics
Kyubock Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,908
2,070
0.712
Renewable functional nanomaterials for energy applications
Biomineralization and biomimetics
Jeongkwon Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,896
1,016
0.351
mass spectrometry
analytical chemistry
extracellular vesicles
MALDI-MS
Donghan Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
480
0.170
Chang Woo Myung
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
2,752
0.982
Quantum Chemistry
Machine Learning Potential
Energy Conversion/Storage
Jihoon Choi
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,714
0.635
Byeonggwan Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,460
0.552
Conductive polymer
Organic Synthesis
Energy harvesting
Photothermal
Thermoelectric
Geung Joo Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,619
1,211
0.462
Genome editing
Molecular marker
Genomics
Cultivar Development
ornamental plants
Hee Taek Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,949
0.748
Seo Young Yang
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,594
1,861
0.717
Plant Biochemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Informatics