Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,669
38,843
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
display TFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,068
14,549
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computer Vision
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,742
44,734
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
heterogeneous catalysis
nanoporous materials
CCUS
green chemistry
hydrogen production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,417
12,906
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Adhesion
Catecholamine
Mussel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,778
24,256
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,178
14,452
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,548
14,917
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nano sensors
Energy device
Electrospun nanofibers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,327
21,158
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,389
13,343
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
neuroscience
synapse
psychiatric disorders
autism spectrum disorders
neurodevelopmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,624
10,669
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,466
14,047
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
CMOS
Neuromorphic Device
MOSFET
Energy Harvesting
Triboelectric Nanogenerator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,981
13,730
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Axion dark matter
Precision muon physics
Electric and magnetic dipole moments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,043
12,481
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,627
7,173
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,490
27,321
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,383
11,267
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
machine learning
computational imaging
medical imaging
signal processing
compressed sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,315
21,093
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,227
12,662
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Structural Health Monitoring & Damage Detection
Non-destructive Testing
Sensing Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,221
10,697
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Modeling & Simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
12,205
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robotics
real-time control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,395
8,973
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Soft electronics
MicroLED
Self-powered sensor
Neuromorphic computing
Laser material interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,952
15,028
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nanomedicine
Drug Delivery
Biologics
Immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,971
9,012
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Media Network
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,611
12,926
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
polymer
polymer solar cells
polymer electronics
polymer particles
block copolymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,218
14,532
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,371
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sang Yup Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,669
38,843
0.470
Metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
biochemical engineering
bioprocess engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,080
73
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sang Hee Ko Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,068
14,549
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,416
76
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
In So Kweon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,742
44,734
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,281
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ryong Ryoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,417
12,906
0.246
heterogeneous catalysis
nanoporous materials
CCUS
green chemistry
hydrogen production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,336
100
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Haeshin Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,778
24,256
0.554
Biomaterials
Hydrogels
Adhesion
Catecholamine
Mussel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,056
127
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sukbok Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,178
14,452
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,193
138
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Youngjin Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,548
14,917
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,155
145
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Il Doo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,327
21,158
0.616
Nano sensors
Energy device
Electrospun nanofibers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,924
169
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sang Ouk Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,389
13,343
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,889
180
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eunjoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,624
10,669
0.360
neuroscience
synapse
psychiatric disorders
autism spectrum disorders
neurodevelopmental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,085
183
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jinwoo Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,466
14,047
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,666
188
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yang Kyu Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,981
13,730
0.474
CMOS
Neuromorphic Device
MOSFET
Energy Harvesting
Triboelectric Nanogenerator
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,863
198
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yannis K Semertzidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,043
12,481
0.445
Axion dark matter
Precision muon physics
Electric and magnetic dipole moments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,380
206
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jinju Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,627
7,173
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,582
209
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sanghyun Woo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,490
27,321
0.994
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,718
210
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gyun Min Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,383
11,267
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,813
211
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jong Chul Ye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,315
21,093
0.772
machine learning
computational imaging
medical imaging
signal processing
compressed sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,473
226
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heung Kyu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,227
12,662
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,485
227
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hoon Sohn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,221
10,697
0.408
Structural Health Monitoring & Damage Detection
Non-destructive Testing
Sensing Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,699
229
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tag Gon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,099
12,205
0.468
Modeling & Simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,822
253
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Byung Kook Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,395
8,973
0.353
Robotics
real-time control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,585
264
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Keon Jae Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,952
15,028
0.602
Soft electronics
MicroLED
Self-powered sensor
Neuromorphic computing
Laser material interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,405
283
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sangyong Jon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,971
9,012
0.376
Nanomedicine
Drug Delivery
Biologics
Immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,113
289
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jun Kyun Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,611
12,926
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,896
298
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bumjoon J Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,218
14,532
0.626
polymer
polymer solar cells
polymer electronics
polymer particles
block copolymers