Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings 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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Biological production of biofuel/chemicals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,364
2,995
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Repeat protein design
Structural Biology
Protein Design
Network biology
Drug Target
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
610
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ecology of Fishes
Fisheries
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
745
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Harmful algal blooms
interaction between dinoflagellate and bacteria
molecular ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
753
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Protein engineering
Directed evolution
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
493
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
S&T Governance
Studies of Science
Technology and Society
Evolution of Knowledge Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
190
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biology
Extracellular vesicle
Exosome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
234
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
cancer research
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
208
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Data Modeling
Numerical Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
120
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bioturbation
Sediment reworking
Macroinvertebrates
Ecology
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
88
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
coral reef ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
103
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Protein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
91
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Synthetic biology
Metabolic engineering
Energy and Environment
Industrial biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Proteomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biological Oceanography
Plankton
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Harmful Algal Blooms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Lipid membrane
Lipid raft
Biophysics
Chip
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,432
2,924
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Youngsoon Um
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,364
2,995
0.558
Biological production of biofuel/chemicals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,874
9,957
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keunwan Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
610
0.459
Repeat protein design
Structural Biology
Protein Design
Network biology
Drug Target
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,307
10,282
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joo Myun Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,256
745
0.593
Ecology of Fishes
Fisheries
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,233
11,947
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bum Soo Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
967
753
0.779
Harmful algal blooms
interaction between dinoflagellate and bacteria
molecular ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,315
13,094
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Moon-Hyeong Seo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
493
0.615
Protein engineering
Directed evolution
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,320
18,088
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jinseo Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
190
0.569
S&T Governance
Studies of Science
Technology and Society
Evolution of Knowledge Network
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,204,113
20,108
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Geonhee Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
234
0.996
Biology
Extracellular vesicle
Exosome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,103
20,196
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aliaksei Ihnatsyeu-Kachan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
208
0.897
nanobiotechnology
nanomedicine
cancer research
drug delivery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,264
21,919
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sung J Jung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
120
0.686
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics
Data Modeling
Numerical Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399,465
22,921
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jaehwan Seo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
88
0.595
Bioturbation
Sediment reworking
Macroinvertebrates
Ecology
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,478,130
24,032
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Back Ji Hyun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
122
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,536,116
24,822
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Taihun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
103
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,559,703
25,151
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erdenedolgor Erdene-Ochir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
91
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,794
26,049
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tseveendorj E
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
83
0.988
Synthetic biology
Metabolic engineering
Energy and Environment
Industrial biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,053
30,187
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Narae Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,982,098
30,315
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chung Hyeon Lee|CH Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Biological Oceanography
Plankton
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Harmful Algal Blooms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,096,451
31,417
634
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ji Min Baek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Lipid membrane
Lipid raft
Biophysics
Chip