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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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00540-
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,512
97,342
0.821
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
fracture mechanics
ductile failure
creep
life assessment
fatigu
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,148
24,368
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,734
10,876
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
종양
병리
유전�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
10,195
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
sarcopenia
organokine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,155
11,498
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
단백질간상호작용
조절세포�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,093
10,368
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
악성종양
항암치료
분자유�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,896
8,183
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,535
10,464
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lipid Metabolism
Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
Phytochemical
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
9,497
0.442
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
류마티스학
면역학
내과�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,018
5,555
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,632
9,052
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
생체재료
약물전�
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,441
5,622
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,909
7,889
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cold cathode X-ray tubes
CNT X-ray sources
Electron beam sources
Field emitters
CNT
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
2,434
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,550
5,253
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
diabetes mellitus
metabolic syndrome
athersclerosi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,537
7,791
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
5,053
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
반도�
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,378
5,725
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Breast cance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,678
3,222
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Temperature-responsive flowering
florige
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
4,112
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,471
5,984
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Influenza
Vaccine
Emerging Infectious Disease
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
6,729
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
asthm
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,314
7,671
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Developmental Neuroscienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,309
4,521
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
남성의학
내비뇨학
전립�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,691
4,401
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,468
21
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yong Sik Ok
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,512
97,342
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,074
74
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yun-Jae Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,148
24,368
0.405
fracture mechanics
ductile failure
creep
life assessment
fatigu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,488
148
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chol Shin
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,734
10,876
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,496
155
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sug Hyung Lee
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,527
10,195
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,445
326
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kyung Mook Choi
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,155
11,498
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,594
328
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yong Yeon Cho
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,093
10,368
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,026
336
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sung-Gil Chi
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,896
8,183
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,282
378
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jin Hyuck Heo
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,535
10,464
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,452
384
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sung Joon Lee *
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
9,497
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,709
400
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ho-Youn Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,018
5,555
0.264
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,692
563
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jihyun Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,632
9,052
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,770
636
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kun Na
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,441
5,622
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,281
671
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kwan-Young Lee
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,909
7,889
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,662
677
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheol Jin Lee
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,840
2,434
0.154
Cold cathode X-ray tubes
CNT X-ray sources
Electron beam sources
Field emitters
CNT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,721
780
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Seung-Hoi Koo
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,550
5,253
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,799
782
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hyuk Sang Kwon
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,537
7,791
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,544
816
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eun Seong Lee
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,259
5,053
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,779
800
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Byeong-Kwon Ju
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,378
5,725
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,193
890
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chungyeul Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,678
3,222
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,923
1,020
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ji Hoon Ahn
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
4,112
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,817
1,038
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Seok Sid Chung
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,471
5,984
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,924
1,128
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Woo Joo Kim
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
6,729
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,395
1,350
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chin Kook Rhee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,314
7,671
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,455
1,351
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Woong Sun
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,309
4,521
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,920
1,467
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dong Sup Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,691
4,401
0.454