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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 13 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
Authentication
key management
cryptographic protocols
information securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
265
0.103
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Drought Management
Eco-Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,331
1,375
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
media
communication
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
875
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Social Media
Incivility
Network Analysis
Communication Ecologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,194
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
media psychology
political communication
media effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
331
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Data Science
Infomation Security
Io
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
682
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
energy system operation and planning
energy system economics
power system reliability and flexibility
renewable energy integ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
128
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Smart Factor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
83
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
유아교�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
39
0.639
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tourism Demand
Airport
Aircraf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
3
0.060
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Task-based learning
Professional development
Deliberate practice for language learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
animal behavior
dog's vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,270
6,832
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Byoungcheon Lee
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,561
265
0.103
Authentication
key management
cryptographic protocols
information securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,393
7,334
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joo Heon Lee
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,331
1,375
0.590
Drought Management
Eco-Hydrology
Remote Sensing
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,264
8,574
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Borae Jin
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
875
0.465
media
communication
psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,316
10,953
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bumsoo Kim
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,263
1,194
0.945
Social Media
Incivility
Network Analysis
Communication Ecologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,493
11,749
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Indeok Song
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
331
0.294
media psychology
political communication
media effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,974
14,384
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Seong-Kyu(Steve) Kim
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
682
0.939
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Data Science
Infomation Security
Io
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,288,872
21,483
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Changgi Min
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
128
0.547
energy system operation and planning
energy system economics
power system reliability and flexibility
renewable energy integ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,436,601
23,453
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ho-Jin Hwang
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
83
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,944,868
31,048
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
김혜전
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
39
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,026,551
32,191
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
박유미
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
3
0.060
Tourism Demand
Airport
Aircraf
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,212,899
35,183
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hana Kang
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,431,610
38,904
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher Binnie
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Task-based learning
Professional development
Deliberate practice for language learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,620,955
42,799
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Min-Chul Park
Joongbu University
Geumsan, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
animal behavior
dog's vision