Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Institute of Kimchi Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational-Wave
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,391
83,005
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,926
4,465
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
4,441
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Food Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
2,162
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Food microbiology
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,250
2,855
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,786
2,129
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Process development
Lactic acid bacteria
Formulation strategy
Biocontrol agent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,895
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,381
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbial ecology
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
1,550
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Metabolic engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,080
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Food analysis
Food microbiology
Food processing
Food nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
900
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Food Science
Food Microbiology
Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
940
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
medical imaging
computed tomography
deep learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
756
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
microbial ecology
food microbiome
gut microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
550
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
216
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Partial Differential Equation
Graph Neural Network
Geometric Deep Learning
Physics Twin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
316
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Turbulence
Quantum Physics
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
101
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
data science
social physics
complexity science
power grid
game theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
104
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
food culture
globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
32
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Food Engineering
Post Harvest
Image & Video Processing
Machine Learning
Mathematical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,576
20
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John J Oh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,391
83,005
0.773
Gravitational Physics
Gravitational-Wave
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,354
665
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dong-Uk Hwang (D -U Hwang)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,926
4,465
0.299
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems
Computational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,352
1,667
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Seong Woon Roh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,172
4,441
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,733
3,710
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mi-Ai Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,347
2,162
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,543
3,802
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Se Hee Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,250
2,855
0.672
Food microbiology
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,327
4,312
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hak-Jong Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,786
2,129
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,969
6,447
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hae Woong Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,895
0.762
Process development
Lactic acid bacteria
Formulation strategy
Biocontrol agent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,778
7,173
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ye-Rang Yun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,381
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,440
7,738
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joon Yong Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,956
1,550
0.792
Microbial ecology
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,749
9,570
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jung Eun Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,080
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,386
10,202
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hae-Won Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
900
0.709
Food analysis
Food microbiology
Food processing
Food nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,765
11,945
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chang Hee Jeong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
940
0.971
Food Science
Food Microbiology
Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,402
12,589
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hyoung Suk Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
756
0.862
medical imaging
computed tomography
deep learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
858,998
14,947
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yeon Bee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
550
0.962
microbial ecology
food microbiome
gut microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,072,883
18,248
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wanho Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
216
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,901
18,370
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yun Young Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
316
0.997
Partial Differential Equation
Graph Neural Network
Geometric Deep Learning
Physics Twin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,373
18,553
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yeontaek Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
101
0.328
Turbulence
Quantum Physics
Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,521,508
24,616
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Young Jin Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
104
0.945
data science
social physics
complexity science
power grid
game theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,611,899
25,823
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Changhyeon Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
32
0.364
food culture
globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,722,601
27,317
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Youngho Woo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
41
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,053
30,187
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hae-Il Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Food Engineering
Post Harvest
Image & Video Processing
Machine Learning
Mathematical Modeling