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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 432 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
stem cell
Crispr
knockout
sci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,365
16,772
0.518
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Food Safety
Microbiology
Probiotics
Lactobacillu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,391
10,940
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
줄기세포
암세포
신호전달
리프로그래�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,109
14,098
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,226
10,542
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nucleic acid biochemistry
Chemical biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,041
8,891
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polymeric Hydroge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
8,717
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
protein engineering
nanobiocatalys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,226
8,922
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Air Pollution
Climate Change
Emissions
Integrated Assessment Mode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,529
6,146
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
ecotoxicity
microplastics
nanomaterials
soil toxicity
ecological risk assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,723
10,005
0.636
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microbial Biotechnology and Genomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,556
8,099
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nano-materials
Nano-devices
Condensed Matter Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,139
3,373
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,465
8,551
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biosensor
Bioelectrochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,745
3,916
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,156
4,263
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,882
3,346
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Poultry Nutritio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,208
4,388
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neuroradiology
MRI
Dementia
Brai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,068
4,004
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Food Chemistry
Antioxidants
Nutraceuticals
Carotenoids
Fatty acid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
7,673
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anti-microbials
Bioenergy
Biodiversity
Biopolymers
Nanotechnology and Enzyme Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
6,154
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lithium ion battery
Li metal Battery
Li-Sulfur Battery
Na-ion Battery
Redox Flow Batter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,194
5,147
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neural substrates of learning and memory
Neurobiology of Stress
Aging and Alzheimer's Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
2,474
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Advertising
Social Media
Consumer Behavio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
4,024
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
communicatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,710
2,546
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nano bi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,439
4,861
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Structure and dynamics of proteins in fatty acid biosynthesis of bacteri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
2,273
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,479
170
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kim Jin Hoi
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,365
16,772
0.518
stem cell
Crispr
knockout
sci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,191
218
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Seo, Kh|Kun-Ho Seo, Kunho Seo, KH Seo
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,391
10,940
0.385
Food Safety
Microbiology
Probiotics
Lactobacillu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,506
286
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ssang-Goo Cho
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,109
14,098
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,181
298
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
He-Jin Lee
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,226
10,542
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,420
478
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dong Eun Kim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,041
8,891
0.467
Nucleic acid biochemistry
Chemical biolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,794
567
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hojae Bae
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,566
8,717
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,137
587
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jung Kul Lee
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,226
8,922
0.518
protein engineering
nanobiocatalys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,200
631
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jung-Hun Woo
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,529
6,146
0.372
Air Pollution
Climate Change
Emissions
Integrated Assessment Mode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,133
684
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Youn Joo An
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,723
10,005
0.636
ecotoxicity
microplastics
nanomaterials
soil toxicity
ecological risk assessmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,989
699
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
VC Kalia
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,556
8,099
0.521
Microbial Biotechnology and Genomic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,144
726
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bae Ho Park
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,139
3,373
0.223
Nano-materials
Nano-devices
Condensed Matter Physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,068
789
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paik Hyun Dong
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,465
8,551
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,794
1,113
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hyung Joo Kim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,745
3,916
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,024
1,368
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jae Hoon Lee
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,156
4,263
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,211
1,424
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yoongho Lim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,882
3,346
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,168
1,580
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kyung Woo Lee
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,208
4,388
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,158
1,620
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Won-Jin Moon|Won-Jin Moon
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,068
4,004
0.442
Neuroradiology
MRI
Dementia
Brai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,515
1,587
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ramesh Kumar Saini
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,184
7,673
0.835
Food Chemistry
Antioxidants
Nutraceuticals
Carotenoids
Fatty acid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,911
1,813
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sanjay Ks Patel
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,381
6,154
0.734
Anti-microbials
Bioenergy
Biodiversity
Biopolymers
Nanotechnology and Enzyme Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,117
1,878
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ki Jae Kim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,194
5,147
0.628
Lithium ion battery
Li metal Battery
Li-Sulfur Battery
Na-ion Battery
Redox Flow Batter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,250
1,909
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jung Soo Han
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,076
2,474
0.306
Neural substrates of learning and memory
Neurobiology of Stress
Aging and Alzheimer's Diseas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,379
2,014
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yoojung Kim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,802
4,024
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,180
2,049
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Namsu Park
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,710
2,546
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,628
2,154
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bong Hyun Jun
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,439
4,861
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,807
2,171
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yangmee Kim
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,384
2,273
0.308
Structure and dynamics of proteins in fatty acid biosynthesis of bacteri