Top 100 Scientists
History, Philosophy, Theology / History 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" (873,690 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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application of machine learning
interdisciplinary education/research
history/philosophy of science
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846
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Medicine
History
Drawing
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555
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Korean history
Vietnamese history
Soviet history
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663
* Rankings
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On Selection: 4
Integrated Pest Management
Fumigation
Life-history traits
Insect Behavior
Biological control
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11
347
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Chinese history
US-China relations
Korean Peninsula
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10
803
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development economics
Korean economic history
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7
175
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On Selection: 7
Korean history
cultural history
colonial history
Korean Studies
print culture
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6
204
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Security Studies
History and Geopolitics of Oil
The Korean Peninsula
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7
6
111
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On Selection: 9
Digital Heritage
Cultural Informatics
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5
478
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Film Studies
Film History
Film Theory
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3
85
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War and Society
20th century Europe
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101
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history of sport
football
Olympic
sport event
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5
2
77
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intellectual history
Enlightenment
French Revolution
democracy
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5
2
60
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History
East Asian studies
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5
4
98
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On Selection: 15
Cultural history
Intellectual history
History of religion
History of the British Empire
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5
3
118
* Rankings
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Dance
Sociology
History
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5
1
91
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Economic History
Development Economics
Labor Economics
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4
3
60
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On Selection: 18
Korean history
legitimacy
cognitive science of religion
science fiction media
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i10 Index
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4
1
48
* Rankings
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On Selection: 19
Critical Realism
metaReality
Critical Thinking
History of Philosophy
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4
4
77
* Rankings
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History
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4
2
92
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History of British art
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4
2
52
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Art History
Contemporary Korean Art
Contemporary American Art
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4
1
45
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On Selection: 23
intellectual history
cultural history
modernity
urban experience
Southeast Asia
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4
1
43
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
Early Chinese History
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4
2
66
* Rankings
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On Selection: 25
Clothing Construction
History of Fashion
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4
2
51
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On Selection: 26
Korean History
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4
0
36
* Rankings
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On Selection: 27
History
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4
0
30
* Rankings
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On Selection: 28
Architectural Design
Architectural Theory
Architectural History
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3
1
41
* Rankings
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On Selection: 29
Asian studies
Korean history
Family history
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3
1
24
* Rankings
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On Selection: 30
Korean Studies
Japanese Studies
Colonial Modernity
Hygienic Modernity
Urban History
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3
0
30
* Rankings
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On Selection: 31
German Studies
Sound Studies
History
Comparative Literature
Media Theory and Cultural Studies
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3
0
27
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
Korean studies
Korean history
Japanese studies
Japanese history
economic history
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3
0
25
* Rankings
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Modern Japanese history
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3
0
15
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On Selection: 34
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Cultural
Medical
Gender History of Modern and Contemporary Korea
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3
3
408
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On Selection: 35
Religion and Ecology
Religious Ethics
Philosophy of Religion
History of Chinese Philosophy
Chinese Culture and Religion
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3
0
30
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
한국근대사 기록학
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3
0
23
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
Contemporary Japanese Economy
Japanese Economic History
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2
1
350
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
history of technology
environmental history
science policy
engineering education
digital
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2
0
11
* Rankings
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On Selection: 39
Cold War history
nuclear history
North Korea
digital history
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i10 Index
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2
0
10
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
History of International Relations
Korean History
East Asian History
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2
0
8
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On Selection: 41
theatre history
English literature
drama
performance
American studies
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2
0
11
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On Selection: 42
Japanese history
East asian maritime history
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2
0
11
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On Selection: 43
Korean Studies
History
Choson Dynasty
East Asia
Multiculturalism
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2
0
7
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ancient history of korea
buddist temples
inscriptions
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2
0
4
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한국고대사
신라사
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2
0
9
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World Heritage
archeology
history etc.
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1
45
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On Selection: 47
game development history
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1
1
24
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On Selection: 48
Korea
Choson
Premodern Legal History
Premodern state
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1
0
7
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
history of medicine
history of technology
philosophy of medicine
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1
0
5
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urban sociology
waste studies
disaster studies
environmental sociology
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1
0
5
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On Selection: 51
고려시대사
한국불교사
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1
0
5
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On Selection: 52
Modern East Asia
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1
0
3
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On Selection: 53
Korean History
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1
0
2
* Rankings
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On Selection: 54
Korean History
Intellectual History
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1
0
1
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On Selection: 55
Chinese Modern History
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1
0
8
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Korean History
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1
0
4
Hunkoog Jho
Dankook University
Yongin, South Korea
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16
846
application of machine learning
interdisciplinary education/research
history/philosophy of science
황홍필
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15
555
Balazs Szalontai
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
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12
14
663
Korean history
Vietnamese history
Soviet history
Md Munir Mostafiz
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10
11
347
Integrated Pest Management
Fumigation
Life-history traits
Insect Behavior
Biological control
John Delury
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
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10
10
803
Chinese history
US-China relations
Korean Peninsula
development economics
Korean economic history
Michael Kim|김마이클, 마이클김
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
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8
6
204
Korean history
cultural history
colonial history
Korean Studies
print culture
Inwook Kim
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7
6
111
Security Studies
History and Geopolitics of Oil
The Korean Peninsula
Sangheon Kim
Sangmyung University
Seoul, South Korea
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7
5
478
Digital Heritage
Cultural Informatics
Marc Raymond
Kwangwoon University
Seoul, South Korea
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6
3
85
Film Studies
Film History
Film Theory
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Chad B Denton
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
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2
101
War and Society
20th century Europe
Kyoungho Park
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5
2
77
history of sport
football
Olympic
sport event
Minchul Kim
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5
2
60
intellectual history
Enlightenment
French Revolution
democracy
Seunghyun Han|S. Han
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
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5
4
98
Lm Ratnapalan
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
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5
3
118
Cultural history
Intellectual history
History of religion
History of the British Empire
Jung Yeonha
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4
3
60
Economic History
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Christopher Lovins
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4
1
48
Korean history
legitimacy
cognitive science of religion
science fiction media
Critical Realism
metaReality
Critical Thinking
History of Philosophy
Michael S Pak
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4
2
92
Dongho Chun
Ewha Womens University
Incheon, South Korea
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4
2
52
Jung-Ah Woo
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4
1
45
Art History
Contemporary Korean Art
Contemporary American Art
Sony Karsono
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4
1
43
intellectual history
cultural history
modernity
urban experience
Southeast Asia
Jae-Hoon Shim
Dankook University
Yongin, South Korea
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4
2
66
Song, Jung A
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4
2
51
Clothing Construction
History of Fashion
Jung Donghun
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4
0
36
Architectural Design
Architectural Theory
Architectural History
Asian studies
Korean history
Family history
Sungwoo Kang
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
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3
0
30
Korean Studies
Japanese Studies
Colonial Modernity
Hygienic Modernity
Urban History
German Studies
Sound Studies
History
Comparative Literature
Media Theory and Cultural Studies
Korean studies
Korean history
Japanese studies
Japanese history
economic history
Jamyung Choi
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3
0
15
Jin Kyung Park
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3
3
408
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Cultural
Medical
Gender History of Modern and Contemporary Korea
莊慶信=John B Chuang
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3
0
30
Religion and Ecology
Religious Ethics
Philosophy of Religion
History of Chinese Philosophy
Chinese Culture and Religion
김경남
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3
0
23
Changmin Lee
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2
1
350
Contemporary Japanese Economy
Japanese Economic History
Jongmin Lee
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2
0
11
history of technology
environmental history
science policy
engineering education
digital
Donghyun Woo
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2
0
10
Cold War history
nuclear history
North Korea
digital history
Euy Suk Kwon|권의석, Euysuk Kwon
Wonkwang University
Iksan, South Korea
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2
0
8
History of International Relations
Korean History
East Asian History
Jungman Park
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2
0
11
theatre history
English literature
drama
performance
American studies
Japanese history
East asian maritime history
Thomas Quartermain
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
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2
0
7
Korean Studies
History
Choson Dynasty
East Asia
Multiculturalism
이영호
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2
0
4
ancient history of korea
buddist temples
inscriptions
Lee Moonkey
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2
0
9
World Heritage
archeology
history etc.
Young-Wook Oh
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
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1
1
24
Ha-Kyoung Lee|이 하경
Academy of Korean Studies
Gyeonggi, South Korea
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1
0
7
Korea
Choson
Premodern Legal History
Premodern state
Seungmann Park
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1
0
5
history of medicine
history of technology
philosophy of medicine
urban sociology
waste studies
disaster studies
environmental sociology
한기문 Kimoon Han
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1
0
5
Korean History
Intellectual History
정재훈
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1
0
4