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 55 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Jongsun Park
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
260
19,361
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hyunsu Bae
Neuroimmunology
Pharmacology
Immune tolerance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
200
12,380
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Yoo Hun Suh
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative Disease
AD
PD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
140
11,485
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Joo Youn Cho
Metabolomics
Pharmacogenomics
Clinical Pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
166
7,572
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Irfan A Rather
Metabolic diseases
Virology
Probiotics
Pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
68
4,874
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nguyen Phuoc Long
Multi-Omics for Health
Machine Learning/AI
Collaborative Explorer
Partnership Initiator
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
46
2,472
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
김 완규|wan kyu kim
Systems Pharmacology
Precision Medicine
Bioinformatics
Data-driven Drug Discovery
Systems Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
3,145
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sunoh Kwon
Acupuncture
Herbal medicine
Neuropsychopharmacology
Emerging Viral Infectious Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
39
1,953
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Jin-Seok Lee
Neuropharmacology
Traditional Chinese medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
55
1,834
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Do Yeon Kim
Molecular biology
Neural stem cell
Aging
cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
40
1,408
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Md Badrul Alam
phytopharmacology
Inflammation
Diabetes
Melanogenesis
Skin aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
23
1,026
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Han Joo Hui
Innate immunity
Cell death
Host defense
Immunometabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
29
930
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Doo Yeoun Cho
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,196
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Sung Oh Huh
brain development
neuron migration
neurogenesis
cell signaling
GPCR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
2,542
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Md Habibur Rahman
Neuroinflammation
metabolism
infectious and neurodegenerative diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
812
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Kwang Hee Shin
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacotherapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
32
1,052
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer
Bone disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
643
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Md Moshfekus Saleh-E-In
Natural Product Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Pharmacology
Computational Chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
381
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Baeksun Kim
psychopharmacology
drug dependence
basal ganglia
cellular stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
778
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Dongwoo Lim
natural drugs
obesity
drug discovery
network pharmacology
bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
354
Min Sung Joo
Pharmacology
Oncology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
754
Hee Jae Kwak
natural products chemistry
metabolomics
network pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
235
Nasir Javaid
Virus-Host Interaction
Pharmacology
Genome Editing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
419
Won-Yung Lee
network pharmacology
machine learning
traditional Asian medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
399
Woo Yong Park
Metabolic disease
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
226
Pawan Kumar Raut
Cancer
Molecular Pharmacology
Genetics
Adipokines
Phytochemicals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
296
Vo Thuy Anh Thu
Immunology
Pharmacology
Toxicity
Adverse drug reaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
155
Ganesh Bohara
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Brain
Gut microbiota
Molecular Pharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jongsun Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
260
19,361
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sang Hyun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
213
12,501
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hyunsu Bae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
200
12,380
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yoo Hun Suh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
140
11,485
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joo Youn Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
166
7,572
Metabolomics
Pharmacogenomics
Clinical Pharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dong Keun Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
107
6,074
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Se Jin Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
85
4,389
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Irfan A Rather
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
68
4,874
Metabolic diseases
Virology
Probiotics
Pharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ji Woong CHOI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
74
5,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Inkyeom Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
88
3,609
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hyo-Jeong Kuh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
3,567
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Phil Dong Moon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
78
2,806
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hak Jae Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
76
2,543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nguyen Phuoc Long
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
46
2,472
Multi-Omics for Health
Machine Learning/AI
Collaborative Explorer
Partnership Initiator
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
김 완규|wan kyu kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
3,145
Systems Pharmacology
Precision Medicine
Bioinformatics
Data-driven Drug Discovery
Systems Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Choong Jae Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
1,911
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dong Seok Yim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
54
2,291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gunhyuk Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
1,875
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sunoh Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
1,953
Acupuncture
Herbal medicine
Neuropsychopharmacology
Emerging Viral Infectious Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yang Gabsik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
2,138
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jin-Seok Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
55
1,834
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Do Yeon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
40
1,408
Molecular biology
Neural stem cell
Aging
cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seong Yun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
27
1,381
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
영철 정
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
2,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Md Badrul Alam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
23
1,026
phytopharmacology
Inflammation
Diabetes
Melanogenesis
Skin aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Amit Kundu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,329
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Han Joo Hui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
29
930
Innate immunity
Cell death
Host defense
Immunometabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Doo Yeoun Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Minsun Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
1,469
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sung Oh Huh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,542
brain development
neuron migration
neurogenesis
cell signaling
GPCR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Md Habibur Rahman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
812
Neuroinflammation
metabolism
infectious and neurodegenerative diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Kwang Hee Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
32
1,052
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacotherapy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
So Won Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
773
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Sheu-Ran Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
823
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Seunghoon Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
926
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
643
Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer
Bone disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Muhammad Akram Khatri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
777
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Md Moshfekus Saleh-E-In
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
381
Natural Product Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Pharmacology
Computational Chemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Baeksun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
778
psychopharmacology
drug dependence
basal ganglia
cellular stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dongwoo Lim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
354
natural drugs
obesity
drug discovery
network pharmacology
bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Min Sung Joo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
754
Pharmacology
Oncology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sang-In Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
286
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Hee Jae Kwak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
235
natural products chemistry
metabolomics
network pharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nasir Javaid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
419
Virus-Host Interaction
Pharmacology
Genome Editing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Won-Yung Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
399
network pharmacology
machine learning
traditional Asian medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Woo Yong Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
226
Metabolic disease
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Pharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Pawan Kumar Raut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
296
Cancer
Molecular Pharmacology
Genetics
Adipokines
Phytochemicals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Gareeballah|GO Adam, Gareeballah Osman Adam Balla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
316
Pharmacology
Metablomics
Macrophages
Osteoporosis
Mitochondria
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Vo Thuy Anh Thu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
155
Immunology
Pharmacology
Toxicity
Adverse drug reaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Deepak Gupta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Shin Jeong-Yong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
83
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Dung Van Nguyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Deva Asirvatham Ravi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Toxicology and pharmacology
Computational Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
강소영
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
23
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Ganesh Bohara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Brain
Gut microbiota
Molecular Pharmacology