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
Computer vision
Robotics
Image/Video Processing
Neural network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,664
4,753
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Metals Analyses
Food irradiation
Flavor chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,136
3,186
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data mining
Natural hazard
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
7,257
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stabilization/Solidification (S/S)
Remediation
Hazardous waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,384
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,802
3,242
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cement
Concrete
Construction and Building Materials
Waste Managements
Carbon nano-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
4,040
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Enzyme Technology
Nanobiotechnology
Antioxidant assay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,079
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Thermal Energy
Heat transfer
HVAC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,872
2,624
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
optoelectronics
LED
nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
1,015
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biomaterials
Surface nano-engineering
Plasma treatment
3D printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
2,389
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Materials Science
X-ray Microscopy
Nano Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
830
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human-Robot Interaction
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,113
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Combustion & Air Pollution Control
Green Energy & CARBON (GHG) Reduction Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,042
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Poly(ionic liquid)
Binder
porous carbonaceous materials
energy device
3D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,113
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,337
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Robotics
Navigation of robots
Kalman filtering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
582
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Self-Aware Computing
Configurable Computing
Approximate Computing
Fast Arithmetic Unit Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
922
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
UAV networks
Flying ad-hoc networks
Routing protocols
Aerial Networks
UAV swarm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,419
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Visual Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
1,084
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
optical metrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
666
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Construction Engineering and Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
761
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Semiconductor Process
Electrical Properties of Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
445
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Smart manufacturing system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
737
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pattern recognition
Computer vision
Brain engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
409
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Thermal Energy Storage
Phase Change Materials
Green Buildings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
781
0.919
Kajal Sharma
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,664
4,753
0.492
Computer vision
Robotics
Image/Video Processing
Neural network
Kyong Su Kim
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,136
3,186
0.392
Metals Analyses
Food irradiation
Flavor chemistry
Mahdi Panahi
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
7,257
0.973
Data mining
Natural hazard
Climate change
Deok Hyun Moon
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,340
3,384
0.534
Stabilization/Solidification (S/S)
Remediation
Hazardous waste management
Sangman Moh
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,802
3,242
0.559
Hyeong Ki Kim
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,467
4,040
0.739
Cement
Concrete
Construction and Building Materials
Waste Managements
Carbon nano-materials
Hyun Jae Shin
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,400
2,079
0.473
Enzyme Technology
Nanobiotechnology
Antioxidant assay
Honghyun Cho
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,872
2,624
0.678
Thermal Energy
Heat transfer
HVAC
Min Ki Kwon
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
1,015
0.295
optoelectronics
LED
nanomaterials
Tae Sik Jang
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,884
2,389
0.828
Biomaterials
Surface nano-engineering
Plasma treatment
3D printing
Hyon Chol Kang
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
830
0.305
Materials Science
X-ray Microscopy
Nano Science
Keun Chang Kwak
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,113
0.421
Human-Robot Interaction
Computational Intelligence
Young Nam Chun
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,042
0.426
Combustion & Air Pollution Control
Green Energy & CARBON (GHG) Reduction Technology
Jung Soo Lee
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,113
0.479
Poly(ionic liquid)
Binder
porous carbonaceous materials
energy device
3D
Young Sik Kim
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,337
0.676
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
Nak Yong Ko
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,517
582
0.384
Robotics
Navigation of robots
Kalman filtering
Jeong A Lee
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,501
922
0.614
Self-Aware Computing
Configurable Computing
Approximate Computing
Fast Arithmetic Unit Design
Muhammad Yeasir Arafat
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,419
0.963
UAV networks
Flying ad-hoc networks
Routing protocols
Aerial Networks
UAV swarm
Na In Seop|I.S. NA
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
1,084
0.792
Visual Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Ki Nam Joo
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,310
666
0.508
Kyuman Cho
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
761
0.600
Construction Engineering and Management
Nam Hoon Kim
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,233
445
0.361
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Semiconductor Process
Electrical Properties of Materials
Jong Ho Shin
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
737
0.601
Smart manufacturing system
Hee Deok Yang
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
409
0.349
Pattern recognition
Computer vision
Brain engineering
Veerakumar Chinnasamy
Chosun University
Gwangju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
781
0.919
Thermal Energy Storage
Phase Change Materials
Green Buildings