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
Energy Storage System
Batteries
Electrode Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,142
11,556
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Materials science
Energy storage
Layered oxides
Organic redox compounds
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,900
8,661
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computational Materials Science
Diamond-like Carbon Coating
Plasma Process
Computational Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,461
5,299
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,667
3,981
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computational Materials Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
3,691
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer theragnosis
Drug delivery
Molecular imaging
Nano biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
4,453
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
organ-on-a chip
hydrogel
microfluidics
biomaterials
bioassay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,170
4,682
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Device Physics
Field Effect Transistor
Organic and Metal oxide Semiconductor
Nano Materials
Electronic/Optoelectronic applic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,823
3,131
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Thin film mechanics
surface modification
carbon materials
surface nanostructuring
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,997
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
biomaterials
biointerfaces
biomedical polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
2,781
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Memristor
ReRAM
Resistance Switching
Neuromorphic computing
Electronic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
3,605
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Organic Optoelectronic Materials
Organic Fluorescent Materials
Organic Redox Materials
Organic Batteries
Organic Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,136
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Carbon Materials
Composite Materials
Energy Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
2,072
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
thermoelectrics
compound semiconductors
electronic materials and devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,499
2,343
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Energy Storage
Computational Materials Science
Solid Electrolytes
Materials design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,727
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Material Science
TEM analysis
Metallic glasses
Ferroelectrics
SOEC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
2,243
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
biomaterials
laser micro/nano fabrication
organ-on-a-chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
2,113
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
2D materials
Organic electronics
Photoelectron spectroscopy
Organic photovoltaic cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,032
2,398
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Materials Science
Atomistic simulation
Machine Learning
Autonomous Material Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,843
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Carbon fibers / Biopolymer-based carbon materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,626
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Material Science
Semiconductor Physics
Spintronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
2,151
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
2D layered materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,915
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Materials design
Semiconductor materials
First-principles calculations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,143
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Secondary batteries
Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
1,456
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
CRISPR-Cas Platform
Synthetic Epigenetic Enzyme
3D Tissue Culture
Therapeutic Antibody
Biomaterials & Cellular Behavior Cont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,630
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,525
512
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kyung Yoon Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,142
11,556
0.674
Energy Storage System
Batteries
Electrode Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,509
855
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jihyun Hong / 홍지현|홍 지현
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,900
8,661
0.671
Materials science
Energy storage
Layered oxides
Organic redox compounds
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,640
904
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kwang-Ryeol Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,461
5,299
0.425
Computational Materials Science
Diamond-like Carbon Coating
Plasma Process
Computational Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,511
1,315
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Youngwhan Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,667
3,981
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,778
1,710
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sang Soo Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
3,691
0.460
Computational Materials Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,118
1,924
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hong Yeol Yoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,406
4,453
0.601
Cancer theragnosis
Drug delivery
Molecular imaging
Nano biomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,797
2,023
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nakwon Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,170
4,682
0.653
organ-on-a chip
hydrogel
microfluidics
biomaterials
bioassay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,294
2,165
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Do Kyung Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,823
3,131
0.459
Device Physics
Field Effect Transistor
Organic and Metal oxide Semiconductor
Nano Materials
Electronic/Optoelectronic applic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,852
2,313
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Myoung-Woon Moon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,459
2,997
0.464
Thin film mechanics
surface modification
carbon materials
surface nanostructuring
3D printing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,974
2,862
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yoon Ki Joung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,438
2,781
0.511
biomaterials
biointerfaces
biomedical polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,456
3,001
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jung Ho Yoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,243
3,605
0.688
Memristor
ReRAM
Resistance Switching
Neuromorphic computing
Electronic materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,276
3,285
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ji Eon Kwon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,855
3,136
0.646
Organic Optoelectronic Materials
Organic Fluorescent Materials
Organic Redox Materials
Organic Batteries
Organic Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,115
3,498
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cheol-Min Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
2,072
0.451
Carbon Materials
Composite Materials
Energy Materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,643
3,564
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jin-Sang Kim|JS Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,499
2,343
0.521
thermoelectrics
compound semiconductors
electronic materials and devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,809
3,749
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Seungho Yu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,727
0.866
Energy Storage
Computational Materials Science
Solid Electrolytes
Materials design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,067
3,754
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hye Jung Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,299
2,243
0.522
Material Science
TEM analysis
Metallic glasses
Ferroelectrics
SOEC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,864
5,333
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hojeong Jeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,070
2,113
0.688
biomaterials
laser micro/nano fabrication
organ-on-a-chip
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,107
5,401
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Soohyung Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,032
2,398
0.791
2D materials
Organic electronics
Photoelectron spectroscopy
Organic photovoltaic cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,792
5,819
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Donghun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,803
1,843
0.658
Materials Science
Atomistic simulation
Machine Learning
Autonomous Material Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,150
6,032
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Se Youn Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,680
1,626
0.607
Carbon fibers / Biopolymer-based carbon materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,742
6,074
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tae-Eon Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
2,151
0.810
Material Science
Semiconductor Physics
Spintronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,561
6,233
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kyungjune Cho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,915
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,461
7,489
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jung-Hae Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
1,143
0.560
Materials design
Semiconductor materials
First-principles calculations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,482
7,555
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sang-Ok Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,014
1,456
0.723
Secondary batteries
Materials Science
Electrochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,845
7,664
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Seung Ja Oh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,630
0.824
CRISPR-Cas Platform
Synthetic Epigenetic Enzyme
3D Tissue Culture
Therapeutic Antibody
Biomaterials & Cellular Behavior Cont