Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.831 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
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,657
60,116
0.543
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Framework
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,088
77,941
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Supply chain management
logistics management
simulatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,805
30,104
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
고에너지물리�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,840
23,298
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology and Precision Medicine in SLE and R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,539
24,976
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polymer Membranes
Fuel Cell
Water Electrolysis
Gas Separation
Wa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,658
19,050
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,771
20,879
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
BioEnergy
Environmental Engineering
Resource Recover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,924
24,011
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
energy policy
renewable energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,501
15,071
0.494
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
nano biomateria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,951
11,392
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Field Effect Transistors
Flexible Electronics
Power Devices
Oxide TFT
Electroceramic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,060
7,074
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
SCM
MO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,833
15,299
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bioremediation
Phytoremediation
Decolorizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,065
11,689
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
ankylosing spondylitis
spondylopath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,954
12,005
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,460
5,857
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,514
7,293
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Computational biology
Regulatory ncRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,726
9,011
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
stretchable electronics
electronic skin
bio-inspired organic system
organic transistor and sensors
printed syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,587
7,698
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cement
Concrete
UHPC
UHPFRC
Fiber reinforced concret
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,205
14,347
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
9,065
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gas sensors
Nano-sensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,972
10,649
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,854
5,221
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,774
4,968
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
materials science
nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,307
2,627
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biomaterials
tissue engineering
stem cells
nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,114
5,622
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,811
24
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sun Yang Kook
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,657
60,116
0.543
Lithium ion batteries
All Solid State Battery
Na ion and Potassium ion batteries
Cathode for batteries
Li sulfur and Li oxy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,214
28
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ki Hyun Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,088
77,941
0.756
Materials Application
Air Quality
Environmental analysis
Odor VOC
Metal-Organic Framework
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,049
52
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Young Hae Lee
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,805
30,104
0.377
Supply chain management
logistics management
simulatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,261
55
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Byunggu Cheon
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,840
23,298
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,416
83
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sang Cheol Bae
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,539
24,976
0.458
Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology and Precision Medicine in SLE and R
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,240
88
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Young Moo Lee
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,658
19,050
0.369
Polymer Membranes
Fuel Cell
Water Electrolysis
Gas Separation
Wa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,026
167
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jun Zhang
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,771
20,879
0.637
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,039
189
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Byong Hun Jeon
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,924
24,011
0.776
BioEnergy
Environmental Engineering
Resource Recover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,567
197
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ungyu Paik
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,501
15,071
0.494
energy policy
renewable energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,231
201
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kuen Yong Lee
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,951
11,392
0.380
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,200
241
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jae Kyeong Jeong
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,060
7,074
0.261
Field Effect Transistors
Flexible Electronics
Power Devices
Oxide TFT
Electroceramic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,234
275
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Park James
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,833
15,299
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,527
330
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sanjay P Govindwar
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,065
11,689
0.507
Bioremediation
Phytoremediation
Decolorizatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,796
333
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tae Hwan Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,954
12,005
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,362
385
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yong Soo Kang
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,460
5,857
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,268
513
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jongwoo Lim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,514
7,293
0.394
Computer Vision
Robotics
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,185
557
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jin Wu Nam
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,726
9,011
0.508
Computational biology
Regulatory ncRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,716
565
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Do Hwan Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,587
7,698
0.438
stretchable electronics
electronic skin
bio-inspired organic system
organic transistor and sensors
printed syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,231
589
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Doo Yeol Yoo
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,205
14,347
0.834
Cement
Concrete
UHPC
UHPFRC
Fiber reinforced concret
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,809
598
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hansu Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,066
9,065
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,208
602
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hyoun Woo Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,972
10,649
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,794
611
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sung Hwan Han
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,854
5,221
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,855
680
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seon Jeong Kim
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,774
4,968
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,255
712
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Won Il Park
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,307
2,627
0.172
materials science
nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,280
729
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Heungsoo Shin
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,114
5,622
0.372
Biomaterials
tissue engineering
stem cells
nanomaterial