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
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,755
169,290
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,575
163,346
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,257
184,893
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,126
91,114
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,083
44,939
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,759
40,119
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
nanotechnology
nanoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Epilepsy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,719
33,965
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,214
51,993
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,142
47,894
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
marketing
customer satisfaction
service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,972
33,944
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
consumer behavior
service marketing
customer satisfaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,593
33,274
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
열공학
냉동
공기조화
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,117
27,203
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Metabolism
Gene expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,802
30,029
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
missing data
machine learning
bandit
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,437
12,016
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
materials science
condensed matter physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,393
22,985
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
stem cell
intervention
stent
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,582
23,546
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,032
31,355
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,825
21,574
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,468
28,605
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Microbial genomics
microbiome
taxonomy
evolution
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,284
26,081
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Translational Soft Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,918
31,225
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabrication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,788
23,809
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,221
18,175
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,944
44,781
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
SB Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508,755
169,290
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
UK Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390,575
163,346
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Young Ho Khang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,257
184,893
0.739
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930
15
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hyung Mok Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,126
91,114
0.711
Stellar Dynamics
gravitational waves
interstellar dust
globular clusters
infrared astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,017
17
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sun Kee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,083
44,939
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,043
18
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ji Yeon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123,759
40,119
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277
19
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Taeghwan Hyeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,952
52,552
0.449
nanotechnology
nanoscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,124
39
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sang Kun Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,719
33,965
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,239
42
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dong Wan Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,214
51,993
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,247
43
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jeong-Yeon Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,142
47,894
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,340
44
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Youjae Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,972
33,944
0.409
marketing
customer satisfaction
service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,801
50
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Youjae Yi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,593
33,274
0.423
consumer behavior
service marketing
customer satisfaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,230
61
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Min Soo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,117
27,203
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,309
67
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kim Mi Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,802
30,029
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,372
68
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Myunghee Cho Paik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,437
12,016
0.199
missing data
machine learning
bandit
deep learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,790
72
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Byung Hee Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,393
22,985
0.394
Chemistry
Nanotechnology
materials science
condensed matter physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,456
77
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hyo Soo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,582
23,546
0.424
stem cell
intervention
stent
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,390
82
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kisuk Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,032
31,355
0.603
Materials Science
Batteries
First principles calculations
Water splitting
Materials Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,380
89
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hyeong Joon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,825
21,574
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,489
90
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jang Wook Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,468
28,605
0.590
Battery
Energy Storage
Materials Chemistry
Polymer
Supramolecular Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,565
92
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jongsik Chun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,284
26,081
0.540
Microbial genomics
microbiome
taxonomy
evolution
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,686
93
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dae Hyeong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,918
31,225
0.652
Translational Soft Electronics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,746
95
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cheol Seong Hwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,788
23,809
0.498
Materials Science
Semiconductor Devices
Thin film
Fabrication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,709
97
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sunghoon Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,221
18,175
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,819
98
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Steinegger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,944
44,781
0.996