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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 622 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Innate Immunity
Toll-like Recepto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,834
12,452
0.272
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
biomaterial
drug delivery
tissue engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
11,194
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,418
7,095
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Healthy aging
Disability
Dementia
Lifestyle
Frailt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,465
12,053
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Waste valorization
Sustainable chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,605
14,681
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,136
7,376
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Power Electronic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,031
8,051
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
wireless communication
networ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
3,006
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
5,624
0.424
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Machine learning
Anomaly Detection
Reinforcement Learning
Mobile Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,031
3,933
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
AI-empowered Wireless Networks
Intelligent IoT
Mobile/Vehicular/Flying Ad Hoc Networks
Indoor Positionin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,854
1,771
0.138
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
North Korea's health issues
Suicide
Mental Health
Global Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,155
11,818
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nanotoxicity and Machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
5,448
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Formulation development
Patient-centered drug delivery
Nanoparticle drug deliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,692
4,975
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
3,004
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nanostructured materials / Solution Synthesis / Solar-hydrogen / Electrochemical synthesis of value-added chemicals / Solar des
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,134
4,731
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Technology roadmap
R&D planning
Patent analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
4,583
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Healthcare management
Medical device industry
Digital health
Community healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
9,029
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Flexible/Stretchable Electronics
Soft Robotics
Bio-inspired senso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
6,512
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Heterogeneous catalyst
Green chemical proces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,052
3,793
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wireless Network
QoS
Performance Modeling
MAC protocol
Satellite Communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,049
2,791
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbiology
Virology
Molecular Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
8,154
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scanning probe microscopy
nanoelectronic devices
low-dimensional material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,128
2,910
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
transplantation
Vascular Surger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
2,064
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Medical informatics
Pharmacoepidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,526
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,358
100
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sangdun Choi
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,834
12,452
0.272
Innate Immunity
Toll-like Recepto
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,361
291
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ki Dong Park
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,634
11,194
0.454
biomaterial
drug delivery
tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,778
319
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sangin Kim
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,418
7,095
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,228
574
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yunhwan Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,465
12,053
0.690
Healthy aging
Disability
Dementia
Lifestyle
Frailt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,876
625
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jechan Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,605
14,681
0.884
Waste valorization
Sustainable chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,157
727
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dae Jung Kim
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,136
7,376
0.487
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
obesit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,711
735
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kyo Beum Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,031
8,051
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,018
892
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Choong Hee Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
3,006
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,896
940
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hwan Myung Kim
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,255
5,624
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,495
965
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Young June Choi
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,031
3,933
0.302
Machine learning
Anomaly Detection
Reinforcement Learning
Mobile Network
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,777
991
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Young Bae Ko
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,854
1,771
0.138
AI-empowered Wireless Networks
Intelligent IoT
Mobile/Vehicular/Flying Ad Hoc Networks
Indoor Positionin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,248
1,071
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yo Han Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,155
11,818
0.972
North Korea's health issues
Suicide
Mental Health
Global Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,555
1,094
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gwang Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
5,448
0.458
Nanotoxicity and Machine learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,011
1,284
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Beom Jin Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,692
4,975
0.465
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Formulation development
Patient-centered drug delivery
Nanoparticle drug deliver
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,648
1,354
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
조은혜
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
3,004
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,308
1,372
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
In Sun Cho
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,134
4,731
0.467
Nanostructured materials / Solution Synthesis / Solar-hydrogen / Electrochemical synthesis of value-added chemicals / Solar des
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,142
1,423
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sungjoo Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
4,583
0.464
Technology roadmap
R&D planning
Patent analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,392
1,546
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Munjae Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,333
9,029
0.967
Healthcare management
Medical device industry
Digital health
Community healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,137
1,598
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Seungyong Han
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
6,512
0.712
Flexible/Stretchable Electronics
Soft Robotics
Bio-inspired senso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,390
1,621
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eun Duck Park
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,052
3,793
0.419
Heterogeneous catalyst
Green chemical proces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,436
1,622
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jae Hyun Kim
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,049
2,791
0.308
Wireless Network
QoS
Performance Modeling
MAC protocol
Satellite Communicatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,058
1,853
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zahra Zahid Piracha
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,255
8,154
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,348
1,893
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ji Yong Park
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,128
2,910
0.358
Scanning probe microscopy
nanoelectronic devices
low-dimensional material
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,969
1,929
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jong Hoon Lee
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
2,064
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,202
2,008
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rae Woong Park
Ajou University
Berlin, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,811
5,526
0.707
Medical informatics
Pharmacoepidemiolog