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 67 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Deog Hwan Oh
Food Microbiology Food Safety and Hygiene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
297
15,653
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Heon Jin Lee
Functional Genetics
miRNA
exRNA
Extracellular vesicles
Oral-Brain Axis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
66
6,719
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Il Kwon Bae
clinical microbiology
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotics
superbug
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
72
5,384
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Eunpyo Choi
Medical Micro/Nano Robotics
Micro/Nanofluidics
BioMEMS
Biosensors
Micro/Nanofabrication.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
75
3,177
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kyoung Ho Kim
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Microbial Ecology
Taxonomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
59
3,749
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Jungmin Kim
medicine
bacteriophage
amtimicrobial resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
60
4,631
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Man Seong Park
Virus
Influenza
Newcastle disease
glycosylation
NS1
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
91
5,529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Jeong Hwan Shin
Clinical Microbiology
Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Immunologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
92
3,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mukesh Kumar Yadav
Microbiology
Biofilms
Host-pathogen interaction
Endophytes
Microbial pathogenesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
2,124
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Sathiyaraj Srinivasan
Taxonomy
Microbiology
Ecology
Environmental bio-engineering
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
64
1,586
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Jinki Yeom
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
27
1,149
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Won Keun Kim
Virology
Immunology
Next-generation sequencing
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
984
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Selvakumar Gopal
Microbiology
Mycorrhiza
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbial diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,083
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Jin Il Kim
Influenza and other respiratory RNA viruses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
30
960
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Donghun Andy Kim
Medical Entomology
Ticks & Mosquitoes
Molecular Physiology
Bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
1,276
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Vikas Kumar
AI-based Drug Design
Molecular Modeling
Computational Material
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
575
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Sung Jun Hong
Microbiology
Genomics
Agriculture
PGPR
Multi-Omics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
914
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Ramasamy Rajesh Kumar
Microbial Ecology
Bioremediation
Agro-Environmental Research
Nanobioscience
Medical Microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
1,043
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Vineet Singh
Host-microbe interaction
Metabolic diseases
Metagenomics
Functional food
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
399
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Jinyong Choi
Immunology
Infection
Vaccine
Follicular helper T cells
Regulation of Gene Expression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
2,388
Yancheng Wen
microbiology
bacteria pathogenesis
virulence
Helicobacter pylori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
230
Rahima Begum
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Health Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
181
Wonjae Kim
Cyanobacteria
Antibiotics
Photosynthesis
Environmental Microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
150
Bernadette Bagon
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Cellular Physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
145
Jaehyeon Lee
Clinical Microbiology
Diagnostics
Bacteria virulence
Antimicrobial resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
142
Madhusmita Dhupal
Nanotoxicology
Immunology
Drug delivery
Cancer therapeutics
Alternative medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
211
Jalil Ur Rehman
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Ecology
Biochemistry
Life Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sangryeol Ryu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
222
12,240
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Deog Hwan Oh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
297
15,653
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jung Hye Roe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
97
8,427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bum Joon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
158
8,483
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Je Chul Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
111
8,197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joon Haeng Rhee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
121
8,108
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yong Sun Bahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
93
7,761
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Seung Bum Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
105
5,679
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kye Joon Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
92
7,111
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Heon Jin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
66
6,719
Functional Genetics
miRNA
exRNA
Extracellular vesicles
Oral-Brain Axis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wonyong Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
162
6,888
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Byung Cheol Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
82
5,256
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Il Kwon Bae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
72
5,384
clinical microbiology
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotics
superbug
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eunpyo Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
75
3,177
Medical Micro/Nano Robotics
Micro/Nanofluidics
BioMEMS
Biosensors
Micro/Nanofabrication.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jae-Seok Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
97
4,521
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kyoung Ho Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
59
3,749
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Microbial Ecology
Taxonomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jungmin Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
60
4,631
medicine
bacteriophage
amtimicrobial resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jaeho Cha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
87
3,526
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Man Seong Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
91
5,529
Virus
Influenza
Newcastle disease
glycosylation
NS1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeong Hwan Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
92
3,260
Clinical Microbiology
Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Immunologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kae Kyoung Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
67
3,688
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yoochul Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
3,943
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Murugesan Chandrasekaran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
2,951
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Young Il Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
3,759
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mukesh Kumar Yadav
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,124
Microbiology
Biofilms
Host-pathogen interaction
Endophytes
Microbial pathogenesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sathiyaraj Srinivasan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
64
1,586
Taxonomy
Microbiology
Ecology
Environmental bio-engineering
Molecular Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Minsang Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
45
1,762
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Damini Kothari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,703
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jeong Eun Hyeon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,069
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jinki Yeom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Soon Kyeong Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Heejoon Myung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
34
1,494
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Won Keun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
984
Virology
Immunology
Next-generation sequencing
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Selvakumar Gopal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,083
Microbiology
Mycorrhiza
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbial diversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jin Il Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
30
960
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sehee Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,003
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Myunghwan Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
36
1,026
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hyuk Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
782
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Hongbaek Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
2,191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Donghun Andy Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,276
Medical Entomology
Ticks & Mosquitoes
Molecular Physiology
Bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Vikas Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
575
AI-based Drug Design
Molecular Modeling
Computational Material
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Sung Jun Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
914
Microbiology
Genomics
Agriculture
PGPR
Multi-Omics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hongsup Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
938
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Ramasamy Rajesh Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
1,043
Microbial Ecology
Bioremediation
Agro-Environmental Research
Nanobioscience
Medical Microbiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Vineet Singh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
399
Host-microbe interaction
Metabolic diseases
Metagenomics
Functional food
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jinyong Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
2,388
Immunology
Infection
Vaccine
Follicular helper T cells
Regulation of Gene Expression
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Quentin Lamy-Besnier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
332
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hyunkeun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
362
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Yancheng Wen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
230
microbiology
bacteria pathogenesis
virulence
Helicobacter pylori
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Inae Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Rahima Begum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
181
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Health Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Yong-Hoe Choe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Wonjae Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
150
Cyanobacteria
Antibiotics
Photosynthesis
Environmental Microbiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Chong Moo Sang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
1,045
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Hyunjin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
164
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Bernadette Bagon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
145
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Cellular Physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Md Maidul Islam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Muhammad Haroon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
445
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Sun Ju Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
99
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jaehyeon Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
142
Clinical Microbiology
Diagnostics
Bacteria virulence
Antimicrobial resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Madhusmita Dhupal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
211
Nanotoxicology
Immunology
Drug delivery
Cancer therapeutics
Alternative medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Bharath Reddy Boya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Nabil Salah Elderiny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
49
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Jalil Ur Rehman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
44
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Ecology
Biochemistry
Life Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Arxel Elnar|아셀 엘날, Arxel G. Elnar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
21
Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
Microbial Genetics