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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 36 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
Carbon Neutral
Superconductor
nanomaterial
nanocomposit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
2,111
0.325
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Theoretical Chemistry. Theoretical Materials Scienc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,718
2,568
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carbon Material
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
3,101
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Surface treatment
Nano structures
Tissue engineerin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,483
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
710
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
349
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Digital healthcare
vision AI
wearable technology
musculoskeletal pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
723
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
949
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic structure
2D Materials
Materials Science
Density Functiona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
725
0.808
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
BI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
340
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
IoT
ICBM
Sensor network
cloud computing
mobile clou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
471
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nanomaterials Synthesis
Material Characterization
Photocatalysts
Electrochemistry
Wastewate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
598
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tourism
Hospitality Management
Sustainable Destination Management
Destination Brandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
499
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heterogeneous catalyst
Water splitting
CO2 reduction
Secondary Battery
Multiscale modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
376
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heat transfer
absorption syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
256
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
176
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
교육공학
지식경영
정보기술수�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
68
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
language and identity
L2 writing
CALL
teacher educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
242
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
164
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Linguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
84
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
statistics education
mathematics curriculum
educational polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
108
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human Biomechanics
Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
87
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mathematics Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
100
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chiropractic
Alternative medicine
Exercise Prescription & Rehabilitation
Wellness and convergenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
86
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,892
2,538
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Young Soon Kim
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,500
2,111
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,797
2,968
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hong Seok Kang
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,718
2,568
0.449
Theoretical Chemistry. Theoretical Materials Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,059
3,185
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Byung-Joo Kim
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,387
3,101
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,865
7,111
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cheolmin 한철민 Han
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,401
1,483
0.618
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Surface treatment
Nano structures
Tissue engineerin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,743
7,894
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ae Ran Lim
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
710
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,622
10,309
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jong Seob Won
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
349
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,140
11,003
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kyue Nam Park|Kyuenam Park
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,240
723
0.583
Digital healthcare
vision AI
wearable technology
musculoskeletal pai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,217
10,804
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lee Ku Kwac
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
949
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,386
13,083
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mourad Boujnah
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
725
0.808
Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic structure
2D Materials
Materials Science
Density Functiona
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,807
14,481
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
함성일(Sungil Ham)
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
340
0.485
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,598
14,591
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
JiSu Park
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
471
0.684
IoT
ICBM
Sensor network
cloud computing
mobile clou
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871,901
15,310
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Md Abu Hanif
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
598
0.979
Nanomaterials Synthesis
Material Characterization
Photocatalysts
Electrochemistry
Wastewate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,261
16,392
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michail Toanoglou
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
499
0.975
Tourism
Hospitality Management
Sustainable Destination Management
Destination Brandin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,853
18,263
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Getasew Mulualem Zewdie
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
376
0.987
Heterogeneous catalyst
Water splitting
CO2 reduction
Secondary Battery
Multiscale modelin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,735
19,950
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sung Joo Hong
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
256
0.883
Heat transfer
absorption syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188,972
20,100
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Seonjeong Park
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
176
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,566
20,645
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dongwook Han
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
68
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,234,484
20,731
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Soojin Ahn
Jeonju National University of Education
Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
242
0.942
language and identity
L2 writing
CALL
teacher educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,458,207
23,810
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mihui Kim
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
164
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,496,248
24,405
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Juwon Lee
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
84
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,530,423
24,890
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Byungjoo Tak
Jeonju National University of Education
Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
108
0.755
statistics education
mathematics curriculum
educational polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,532,112
24,905
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Minkyoung Kang
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
142
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,575,520
25,628
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dohoon Koo
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
87
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,666,311
27,009
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chaereen Han
Jeonju National University of Education
Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
100
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,727,963
27,956
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Il-Young Cho
Jeonju University
Jeonju, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
86
0.896
Chiropractic
Alternative medicine
Exercise Prescription & Rehabilitation
Wellness and convergenc