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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 1.001 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 Rankings

Rankings

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339
World Rank
South Korea
7
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | materials | carbon material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    278,894
  • Last 6 Years
    81,564
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.292
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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3,887
World Rank
South Korea
37
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
machine learning | quantum chemistry | nano science | physical chemistry | condensed matte

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    93,367
  • Last 6 Years
    31,235
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.335
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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5,249
World Rank
South Korea
56
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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10,486
World Rank
South Korea
91
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Polymer Chemistry | Organic & Organometallic Materials | Synthesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    51,033
  • Last 6 Years
    16,581
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.325
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,331
World Rank
South Korea
121
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
chemistry | organic chemistry | synthesis | algorithmic chemistry | chemical robotic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    40,384
  • Last 6 Years
    14,983
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.371
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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15,820
World Rank
South Korea
126
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Mechanochemistry | Ammonia | Hydrogen | Polymer Chemistry | Electrocatalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    39,597
  • Last 6 Years
    19,721
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.498
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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18,312
World Rank
South Korea
147
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Polymers | Perovskites | and Quantum Dots for Solar Cells and/or LED

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,019
  • Last 6 Years
    14,134
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.392
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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21,840
World Rank
South Korea
173
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Materials Chemistry | Nanomaterials | Catalysis | Electrocatalysis | Energy Conversio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    32,154
  • Last 6 Years
    11,726
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.365
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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23,212
World Rank
South Korea
191
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy storage | Batteries | Nanomaterials | TEM | In-situ TE

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,906
  • Last 6 Years
    19,226
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.622
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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23,831
World Rank
South Korea
198
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,391
  • Last 6 Years
    16,837
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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24,163
World Rank
South Korea
199
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Others
2D TMDs-based nonvolatile memory devices | Interface analysis and engineering | resistive switching memory | In situ biasing TE

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,136
  • Last 6 Years
    19,915
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.661
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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25,296
World Rank
South Korea
208
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Chemistry | Material Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    29,187
  • Last 6 Years
    17,044
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.584
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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37,118
World Rank
South Korea
348
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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41,577
World Rank
South Korea
413
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
nanochemistry | inorganic chemistry | nano-devic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,737
  • Last 6 Years
    5,140
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.248
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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42,640
World Rank
South Korea
427
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
energy storage | Materials design | Lithium batteries | computational modeling | First principle

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,360
  • Last 6 Years
    10,856
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.533
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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45,087
World Rank
South Korea
467
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
catalysis | heterogeneous catalysis | environmental catalysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,537
  • Last 6 Years
    7,915
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.405
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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45,778
World Rank
South Korea
476
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
TEM | 2D materials | carbon materials | nano crystals | deformation mechanis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,314
  • Last 6 Years
    10,521
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.545
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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48,631
World Rank
South Korea
518
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials | flexible electronics | optoelectronics | plasmonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,486
  • Last 6 Years
    10,941
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.592
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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49,377
World Rank
South Korea
525
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Molecular modeling and simulation | Statistical thermodynamics | Molecular physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,283
  • Last 6 Years
    15,630
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.855
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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50,374
World Rank
South Korea
545
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natural Sciences / Physics
astronomy | astrophysic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,010
  • Last 6 Years
    6,071
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.337
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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52,592
World Rank
South Korea
579
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,443
  • Last 6 Years
    6,293
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.361
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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55,033
World Rank
South Korea
614
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry | Biotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,862
  • Last 6 Years
    6,495
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.385
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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58,495
World Rank
South Korea
655
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
molecular biology | epigenetics | genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,099
  • Last 6 Years
    10,045
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.624
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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59,098
World Rank
South Korea
667
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Membrane dynamics | Structural biology | Cellular biochemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    15,989
  • Last 6 Years
    6,779
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.424
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* Total Citation Rankings

Rankings

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58,958
World Rank
South Korea
664
Country Rank
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology UNIST Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Remote Sensing | Artificial Intelligence | GIS | Climate Change | Natural Hazard

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,015
  • Last 6 Years
    9,973
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.623
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