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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 172 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
Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,032
10,021
0.417
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,598
8,273
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Drosophila
neuroscience
neurological disorder
Multi-Omics
Biomarker discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,092
6,797
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Prion
Neurodegeneration
Protein citrullination
Aging
Biomarker discover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,308
6,486
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuroscience
zinc
hippocampus
NADPH oxidase
Ischemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,819
3,811
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Plant Biology
Genomics
Small RNA
microRNA
Ric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,322
3,037
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Natural Products
New Chemical Dru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,779
4,045
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bone biology
Nanotechnology
Molecular biology
Cancer
Computational Biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,937
7,981
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
3,155
0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
5,473
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
tissue engineering
scaffold imaging
3D bioprinting
Bioin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
4,174
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogeny
Population genetics
Plant conservation
Flor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,372
3,373
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
pain
neuron
hippocampus
ischemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,052
1,532
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Proteomics
Phosphorylation
Lysine Acetylation
Sumoylation
Cancer Stem Cel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
1,686
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sepsis
neutrophils
calciu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
1,831
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
1,175
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Parasitology
medical education
journal editing
genome
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
2,117
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chemosensors
Antioxidants
Drug discovery and Development
Biosensors
Supramolecualr Chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,455
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bio-Nano devices
Biosensors
Organ on a chip
Artificial organ
Nanophotonic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,572
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Musclo-skeleta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,975
2,514
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiome
Homeostasis
Disease
Ecosystem
Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
3,059
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
2,893
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clinical Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
2,677
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
HCV
infectious disease
liver cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
893
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pancreas
Biliary Tract
IgG4-related disease
Autoimmune pancreatiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,625
1,733
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,579
305
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yoon Shin Cho
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,032
10,021
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,426
314
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tae Cheon Kang
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,598
8,273
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,775
540
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Young Ho Koh
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,092
6,797
0.376
Drosophila
neuroscience
neurological disorder
Multi-Omics
Biomarker discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,822
582
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eun Kyoung Choi
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,308
6,486
0.375
Prion
Neurodegeneration
Protein citrullination
Aging
Biomarker discover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,039
996
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sang Won Suh
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,819
3,811
0.297
Neuroscience
zinc
hippocampus
NADPH oxidase
Ischemi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,708
1,178
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dong Hoon Jeong
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,322
3,037
0.268
Plant Biology
Genomics
Small RNA
microRNA
Ric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,124
1,268
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Soon Sung Lim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,779
4,045
0.375
Natural Products
New Chemical Dru
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,542
1,412
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ashish Ranjan Sharma
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,937
7,981
0.803
Bone biology
Nanotechnology
Molecular biology
Cancer
Computational Biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,252
2,051
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hyun Ah Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,706
3,155
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,399
2,075
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chan Hum Park
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,648
5,473
0.716
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,642
2,100
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Soon Hee Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,588
4,174
0.550
tissue engineering
scaffold imaging
3D bioprinting
Bioin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,073
2,180
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Youngdong Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,372
3,373
0.458
Taxonomy
Molecular phylogeny
Population genetics
Plant conservation
Flor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,086
2,318
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hong Won Suh
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,052
1,532
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,403
2,495
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sungchan Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,664
1,686
0.253
Proteomics
Phosphorylation
Lysine Acetylation
Sumoylation
Cancer Stem Cel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,285
2,712
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dong Keun Song
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,257
1,831
0.293
Sepsis
neutrophils
calciu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,745
3,163
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hyung Cheul Shin
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,482
1,175
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,009
3,320
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sun Huh
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,256
2,117
0.403
Parasitology
medical education
journal editing
genome
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,135
3,323
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nimse Satish Balasaheb
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,252
3,455
0.658
Chemosensors
Antioxidants
Drug discovery and Development
Biosensors
Supramolecualr Chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,411
3,367
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gun Yong Sung
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
1,572
0.303
Bio-Nano devices
Biosensors
Organ on a chip
Artificial organ
Nanophotonic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,293
3,535
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sang Soo Lee
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,975
2,514
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,190
3,473
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bong Soo Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,051
3,059
0.606
Microbiome
Homeostasis
Disease
Ecosystem
Nutritio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,528
3,538
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kyung-Hee Park
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
2,893
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,627
3,637
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jae-Seok Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,849
2,677
0.552
Clinical Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,801
3,643
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Soon Bong Hwang
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
893
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,785
3,838
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sung-Hoon Moon
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,625
1,733
0.375
Pancreas
Biliary Tract
IgG4-related disease
Autoimmune pancreatiti