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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 612 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,278
14,790
0.473
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
8,961
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Hydrogels
Polymer Nanofibers
Eco-friendly Polymers
Biomedical Polymer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
8,802
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High Energy Astrophysics
Gravitational Wave
Compact Objects
Astroinformatic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,162
8,707
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
plant biology
biotechnology
crop science
natural produc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,733
8,645
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Omega-3 fatty acid and Cancer
Inflammation and Cancer
Autophagy
Cancer Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,933
7,540
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Solar energy harvesting
Mass (Ion) transport
Defects chemistry
Reliabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
7,281
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lab on a Chip
High-Throughput Screening
Diagnosis
Colloids
Nanobiotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,057
0.529
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Solid-state electronics
Energy conversion & Storage
EMI shielding material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,375
6,972
0.326
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alloys and Composites
Creep/Fatigue/Fracture
Biomaterials
High entropy alloys and ceramics
Eco-material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,776
6,616
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Biosenso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,540
6,535
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,620
6,381
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hyperspectral imaging
Nondestructive measurement
Biosensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,130
6,291
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Endocrinology and Metabolis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,684
6,091
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cytochrome P450
drug-drug interaction
antioxidant enzyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,623
6,079
0.416
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Forest and Human Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,077
5,928
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,284
5,749
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Battery management system
Energy storage
Fuel cell management
Power Electronics
Thermal managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,333
5,129
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mental disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
4,879
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Toxicolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
4,765
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbial Ecology
Viral Ecology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
4,519
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,419
4,390
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electrochemistry and Materials Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
4,006
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Energy Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
3,910
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
3,789
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,734
201
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eun-Kyeong Jo
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,278
14,790
0.473
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,759
500
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jongsun Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
8,961
0.444
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,788
514
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Won Ho Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,121
8,802
0.350
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Hydrogels
Polymer Nanofibers
Eco-friendly Polymers
Biomedical Polymer
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,483
524
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David CY Hui
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,162
8,707
0.857
High Energy Astrophysics
Gravitational Wave
Compact Objects
Astroinformatic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,930
532
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sang Un Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,733
8,645
0.587
plant biology
biotechnology
crop science
natural produc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,249
695
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kyu Lim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,933
7,540
0.378
Omega-3 fatty acid and Cancer
Inflammation and Cancer
Autophagy
Cancer Biolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,999
744
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tae Youl Yang
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,575
7,281
0.689
Solar energy harvesting
Mass (Ion) transport
Defects chemistry
Reliabilit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,502
780
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chang-Soo Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,057
0.529
Lab on a Chip
High-Throughput Screening
Diagnosis
Colloids
Nanobiotechnolog
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,483
794
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Junghyo Nah
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,375
6,972
0.326
Solid-state electronics
Energy conversion & Storage
EMI shielding material
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,856
861
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sun Ig Hong
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,776
6,616
0.448
Alloys and Composites
Creep/Fatigue/Fracture
Biomaterials
High entropy alloys and ceramics
Eco-material
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,964
886
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Md Aminur Rahman
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,540
6,535
0.521
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Biosenso
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,158
931
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaehan Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,620
6,381
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,436
946
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Byoung Kwan Cho
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,130
6,291
0.689
Hyperspectral imaging
Nondestructive measurement
Biosensin
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,560
1,007
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Minho Shong
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,684
6,091
0.415
Endocrinology and Metabolis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,753
1,010
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sang Yoon Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,623
6,079
0.416
cytochrome P450
drug-drug interaction
antioxidant enzyme
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,220
1,055
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bum Jin Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,077
5,928
0.535
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,305
1,098
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yong Pyo Lim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,284
5,749
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,602
1,298
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jonghoon Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,333
5,129
0.699
Battery management system
Energy storage
Fuel cell management
Power Electronics
Thermal managemen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,511
1,399
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cheol Hee Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,192
4,879
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,533
1,457
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hye Gwang Jeong
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,269
4,765
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,186
1,594
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Min Soo Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,179
4,519
0.553
Microbial Ecology
Viral Ecology
Gut Microbiome
Environmental Microbiom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,945
1,668
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Youngku Sohn
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,419
4,390
0.592
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,589
1,918
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neelima Mahato
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,134
4,006
0.780
Electrochemistry and Materials Scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,181
1,984
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chunjoong Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,055
3,910
0.485
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,995
2,073
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kang Moo Huh
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,932
3,789
0.424