Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Agency for Defense Development, Korea Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Formation control
Consensus
Nonlinear systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
2,205
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Organic Synthesis
Conjugated Materials
Photovoltaics
Field-Effect Transistors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
2,041
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
CBRN
Protection
Decontamination
Carbon
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,639
0.852
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chemical Sensor Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
1,638
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Guidance
Control
Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,573
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
High Power Fiber Laser
kW-class Fiber Laser
Pulsed Fiber Laser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,525
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
structural materials
mechanical properties
metallurgic
phase transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
1,419
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
1,244
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Protein evolution
Protein engineering
Synthetic biology
Biomaterial engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,238
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
1,226
0.945
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Quantum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,161
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Functional polymer films
iCVD(Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
1,032
0.806
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Guidance and Control
Target Tracking Filter
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
959
0.619
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plasma physics
APP
CBRN
Protection
Decontamination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
771
0.577
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Materials Science and Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
647
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
546
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
505
0.576
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Organic Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
498
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Aerosol synthesis
Nanoparticles
Energetic materials
Explosives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
483
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
466
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
physics
photonics
ultrafast laser
terahertz photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
406
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
High power laser
Fiber laser
Multiphoton imaging
Photoacoustic imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
392
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
autonomous vehicle
perception
traversable region detection
trajectory prediction
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
374
0.770
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
semiconductor
photodiode
UV
aerosol
thin film transistor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
316
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
intelligence control
ground and aerial robotics
human-robot networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
298
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,113
4,204
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Myoung-Chul Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,938
2,205
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,543
4,592
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sang Myeon Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
2,041
0.821
Organic Synthesis
Conjugated Materials
Photovoltaics
Field-Effect Transistors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,206
5,821
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kyeong Min Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,924
1,639
0.852
CBRN
Protection
Decontamination
Carbon
Nanomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,334
5,824
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jong-Seon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
1,638
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,290
6,035
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
In-Soo Jeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,650
1,573
0.594
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,445
6,216
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Junsu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,525
0.564
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,813
6,633
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeong Tae Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
1,419
0.834
structural materials
mechanical properties
metallurgic
phase transformation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,820
7,429
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sang-Hoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
1,244
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,373
7,460
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sang-Soo Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,238
0.753
Protein evolution
Protein engineering
Synthetic biology
Biomaterial engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,680
7,520
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Youngjung Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
1,226
0.945
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,541
7,874
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Duk Y Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
1,161
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,968
8,593
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Seung Jung Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
1,032
0.806
Functional polymer films
iCVD(Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,269
9,031
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tae-Hun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,550
959
0.619
Guidance and Control
Target Tracking Filter
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,604
10,451
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heesoo Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
771
0.577
Plasma physics
APP
CBRN
Protection
Decontamination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,401
11,625
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Keunho Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
963
647
0.672
Materials Science and Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,034
12,701
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
mk kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
546
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,610
13,200
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Youngmoo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
505
0.576
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,925
13,298
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sangjune Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,094
498
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,261
13,516
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ji Hoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
483
0.603
Aerosol synthesis
Nanoparticles
Energetic materials
Explosives
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,519
13,754
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ji Won (Alex) Lim|ALEX Ji Won Lim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
559
466
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,443
14,722
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kanghee Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
406
0.573
physics
photonics
ultrafast laser
terahertz photonics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,944
14,973
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Seung Won Jun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
392
0.933
High power laser
Fiber laser
Multiphoton imaging
Photoacoustic imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,878
15,327
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sungdae Sim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
374
0.770
autonomous vehicle
perception
traversable region detection
trajectory prediction
computer vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,680
16,476
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eugene Chong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
316
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,543
16,950
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Byunghun Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
298
0.760
intelligence control
ground and aerial robotics
human-robot networks