Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Korea Polar Research Institute Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Microbial Ecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,270
5,828
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
paleoclimate
paleoceanography
organic geochemistry. biogeochemistry
paleolimnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,687
3,956
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
climate change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
2,929
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Biogeography
Biodiversity
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
2,900
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,643
2,339
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
microbial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
2,097
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Arctic tundra plant
Astrobiology
Conservation biology
Biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,071
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Evolution and Ecology of Fungi and Lichens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,935
1,946
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
미생물학
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
1,747
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ocean Circulation
Southern Ocean
Physical Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,693
0.757
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Climate Dynamics
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,566
0.496
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,512
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Seismology
Hydroacoustics
Polar geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
1,390
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Microbial evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
1,331
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Palaeontology
Paleobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,259
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Atmospheric Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
1,239
0.767
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
1,171
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Tectonics
Earthquake
Antarctica
Volcanic activity
glacial movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
1,146
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
marine biogeochemistry
trace gases
sulfur cycle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,071
0.820
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Climate Modeling/Ice Sheet Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
1,038
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
polar ocean research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
1,011
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
meteoritics
cosmochemistry
ion microprobe
electron microprobe
diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
949
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Algae
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Systematics
Antarctica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
903
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
고해양학
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
878
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Neashore Antarctic Benthic Ecology
Benthic filter feeder ecology
Antarctic coastal marine ecosystem monitoring
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
822
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,550
1,021
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mincheol Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,270
5,828
0.475
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,156
1,845
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jung-Hyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,687
3,956
0.455
paleoclimate
paleoceanography
organic geochemistry. biogeochemistry
paleolimnology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,462
2,781
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Seong-Joong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,670
2,929
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,355
2,823
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Binu Mani Tripathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
2,900
0.819
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Biogeography
Biodiversity
Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,655
3,719
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yong-Joon Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,643
2,339
0.306
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,034
4,225
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ok-Sun Kim
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,352
2,097
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,121
4,291
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoo Kyung Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
2,071
0.586
Arctic tundra plant
Astrobiology
Conservation biology
Biogeography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,773
4,588
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soon Gyu Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,935
1,946
0.495
Evolution and Ecology of Fungi and Lichens
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,113
5,187
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hongkum Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,462
1,747
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,803
5,361
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tae-Wan Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,235
1,693
0.757
Ocean Circulation
Southern Ocean
Physical Oceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,687
5,797
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joo-Hong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,566
0.496
Climate Dynamics
Climate Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,969
6,006
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bo-Mi Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,512
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,429
6,484
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Won Sang Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
1,390
0.832
Seismology
Hydroacoustics
Polar geosciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,805
6,762
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyung Mo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,606
1,331
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,548
7,069
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tae-Yoon S Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,790
1,259
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,804
7,172
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jinyoung Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,615
1,239
0.767
Atmospheric Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,121
7,523
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hyoungseok Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,086
1,171
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,316
7,646
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yongcheol Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
1,146
0.769
Tectonics
Earthquake
Antarctica
Volcanic activity
glacial movements
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,871
8,069
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ki-Tae Park
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,071
0.820
marine biogeochemistry
trace gases
sulfur cycle
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,267
8,256
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emilia Kyung Jin
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
1,038
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,479
8,410
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jisoo Park
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
1,011
0.701
polar ocean research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,422
8,784
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Changkun Park
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
949
0.774
meteoritics
cosmochemistry
ion microprobe
electron microprobe
diffusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,528
9,093
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Han-Gu Choi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,048
903
0.441
Algae
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Systematics
Antarctica
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,874
9,272
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
유규철
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,323
878
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,119
9,655
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
In-Young Ahn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,780
822
0.296
Neashore Antarctic Benthic Ecology
Benthic filter feeder ecology
Antarctic coastal marine ecosystem monitoring