Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in South Korea 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

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Total 68 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Sang Cheol Bae
Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology and Precision Medicine in SLE and RA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
104
532
51,218
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hyeon Chang Kim
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
298
21,247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ji Yeob Choi
Epidemiology
Behavior
Medication
Susceptibility
Prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
155
11,751
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Kun Hyung Kim
Acupuncture
Opioid use
Public Health
Epidemiology
Chronic pain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
2,152
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Dilaram Acharya
Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology
Global Health and Transfusion Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
43
34,282
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Muhammad Qasim
Bioengineering
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Public Health
Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
3,675
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Jaehun Jung
Epidemiology
Infectious diseases
COVID-19
Vaccine
Real-world Evidence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
53
1,922
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Wanhyung Lee
occupational and environmental medicine
public health
safety and prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
51
1,631
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Eunok Park
community health
health promotion
care for older people
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
54
2,146
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hongjo Choi
Public health policy
Tuberculosis
Global health
Implementation Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
1,876
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Boyoung Jeon
public health
health equity
disability and health
women health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
714
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Jinwook Hong
Public Health
Big Data
Epidemiology
Environment
COVID-19
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
569
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Hocheol Lee
Digital Health
Public Health
Global Health
Health Statistic
AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Dewan Md Sumsuzzman
Clinical epidemiology
Evidence synthesis
Infectious diseases
Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Hye Won Woo
Epidemiology & Nutrition
Cardiometabolic disease
Nutritional psychiatry
Artificial Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
303
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Bakhodir Rakhimov
Hygiene
Public health
Global health
Epidemiology
Medical statistcs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
189
Shiva Raj Acharya
Epidemiology
Environmental Exposure
Ocular Surface Diseases
Research Methods
Preventive Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
263
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Dongsu Kim
traditional & complementary medicine
health insurance
public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
290
Sookja Choi
public health
health policy and management
community health nursing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
238
Minjae Choi
suicide research
suicide prevention
population mental health
social epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
128
Francis Joseph Costello
Decision Support Systems
Entrepreneurial IS
Applied AI
Generative AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
165
Soyeon Cheon
acupuncture
Chinese medicine
Korean medicine
epidemiology
quality of life
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
212
Dong Jun Kim
Public Health
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
106
Ngeemasara Thapa
Public Health
Dementia prevention
Cognitive training
Exercise intervention
Sleep health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
262
Inuk Hwang
health care financing
health inequality
social security
older adults
people with disability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
90
Han Byul Lee
congenital muscular torticollis
cervical dystonia
PET/CT
irritable bowel syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
95
Xuan Quy Luu
Public health
Epidemiology
Oncology
Cancer screening
Health Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sang Cheol Bae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
532
51,218
Clinical & Genetic Epidemiology and Precision Medicine in SLE and RA
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sohee Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
163
15,223
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hyeon Chang Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
298
21,247
epidemiology
cardiovascular disease
diabetes
metabolic syndrome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
A Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
206
11,476
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ji Yeob Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
155
11,751
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mina Ha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
198
11,981
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Moran Ki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
119
6,843
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Danbee Kang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
91
4,118
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yi Sang-Wook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,692
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sangshin Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
66
2,721
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Seung Sup Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
59
2,440
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kun Hyung Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
2,152
Acupuncture
Opioid use
Public Health
Epidemiology
Chronic pain
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sungryul Shim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
66
3,282
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dilaram Acharya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
43
34,282
Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology
Global Health and Transfusion Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Qasim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
3,675
Bioengineering
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Public Health
Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jaehun Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
53
1,922
Epidemiology
Infectious diseases
COVID-19
Vaccine
Real-world Evidence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wanhyung Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
51
1,631
occupational and environmental medicine
public health
safety and prevention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eunok Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
54
2,146
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cheonghoon Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,546
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yeong Jun Ju 주영준
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
44
1,481
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Min Jin Ha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
2,683
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yu Mi Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,466
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
You Chang Hoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,495
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hongjo Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
1,876
Public health policy
Tuberculosis
Global health
Implementation Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Boyoung Jeon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
714
public health
health equity
disability and health
women health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jee Young Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
645
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Doo Woong Lee|DW Lee, Lee, Doo Woong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,446
Public Health
Health Policy
Epidemiology
Mental Health
Suicide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jinwook Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
569
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Changwoo Shon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
657
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Hocheol Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
492
Digital Health
Public Health
Global Health
Health Statistic
AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Dewan Md Sumsuzzman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
484
Clinical epidemiology
Evidence synthesis
Infectious diseases
Public Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Hye Won Woo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
303
Epidemiology & Nutrition
Cardiometabolic disease
Nutritional psychiatry
Artificial Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Bakhodir Rakhimov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
189
Hygiene
Public health
Global health
Epidemiology
Medical statistcs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ga Bin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Soo Jeong Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jong Youn Moon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
353
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Bo Zhao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Shiva Raj Acharya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
263
Epidemiology
Environmental Exposure
Ocular Surface Diseases
Research Methods
Preventive Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sungsub B Choo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
300
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dongsu Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
290
traditional & complementary medicine
health insurance
public health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Woncheol Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
192
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sookja Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
238
public health
health policy and management
community health nursing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Anh Thi Ngoc Tran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Minjae Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
128
suicide research
suicide prevention
population mental health
social epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Yeongchull Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
136
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Francis Joseph Costello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
165
Decision Support Systems
Entrepreneurial IS
Applied AI
Generative AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Myeongsu Yoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
145
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Soyeon Cheon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
212
acupuncture
Chinese medicine
Korean medicine
epidemiology
quality of life
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Guillaume Rudasingwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Shin Ha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
111
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Dong Jun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
106
Public Health
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Ngeemasara Thapa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
262
Public Health
Dementia prevention
Cognitive training
Exercise intervention
Sleep health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Hye-Jin Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
260
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Inuk Hwang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
90
health care financing
health inequality
social security
older adults
people with disability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Han Byul Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
95
congenital muscular torticollis
cervical dystonia
PET/CT
irritable bowel syndrome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Pankaj Joshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Christian F. Juna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
81
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Xuan Quy Luu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
61
Public health
Epidemiology
Oncology
Cancer screening
Health Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Yubin Lee|이 유빈
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jiwook Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Yunseop Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
49
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Yeseul Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
140
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Woohyeon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
42
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Jaegyun Jung, Kmd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Seoyeon Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
34
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Hyeyeon Jo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
32