Top 100 Scientists
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology 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.
bacteriophage
food microbiology
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66
223
12,542
Food Microbiology Food Safety and Hygiene
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65
303
16,319
Microbiology
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Citation
51
98
8,518
Microbiology
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Citation
47
113
8,331
microbiology
immunology
vaccine
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Citation
47
123
8,237
Microbiology
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Citation
46
106
5,730
* Rankings
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On Selection: 7
microbiology
biotechnology
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Citation
43
93
7,157
Functional Genetics
miRNA
exRNA
Extracellular vesicles
Oral-Brain Axis
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H-Index
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Citation
41
66
7,107
Microbiology
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Citation
41
164
7,048
* Rankings
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On Selection: 10
Ecology of marine microbes
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
83
5,308
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clinical microbiology
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotics
superbug
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
72
5,489
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
medicine
bacteriophage
amtimicrobial resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
60
4,679
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Microbial Ecology
Taxonomy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
59
3,778
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
89
3,576
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Virus
Influenza
Newcastle disease
glycosylation
NS1
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
93
5,647
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
68
3,743
* Rankings
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On Selection: 17
Clinical Microbiology
Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Immunologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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H-Index
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Citation
31
96
3,360
* Rankings
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On Selection: 18
microbiology
medical education
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H-Index
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Citation
29
41
3,996
* Rankings
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On Selection: 19
Microbiology and Biotechnology
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H-Index
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Citation
28
43
3,116
* Rankings
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On Selection: 20
Microbiology
Biofilms
Host-pathogen interaction
Endophytes
Microbial pathogenesis
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
39
2,480
* Rankings
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On Selection: 21
Virology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
34
3,842
Taxonomy
Microbiology
Ecology
Environmental bio-engineering
Molecular Biology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
64
1,618
* Rankings
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On Selection: 23
Molecular Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
46
1,809
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
Microbiology
Animal feed
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,794
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
34
1,090
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 26
Microbiology
Immunology
Vaccine
Exosomes
miRNA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,069
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
Virology
Immunology
Next-generation sequencing
Surveillance and Epidemiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
31
1,055
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 28
Microbiology
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H-Index
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Citation
19
23
2,340
* Rankings
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On Selection: 29
microbiology
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Citation
19
34
1,522
* Rankings
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On Selection: 30
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
27
1,171
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 31
Microbiology
Mycorrhiza
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbial diversity
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,115
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
Influenza and other respiratory RNA viruses
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
30
981
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
Influenza
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,020
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 34
microbiology
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Citation
17
22
799
* Rankings
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On Selection: 35
microbiology
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Citation
17
20
2,226
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
Microbiology
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H-Index
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Citation
17
20
3,643
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
Microbiology
Crop Science
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
15
952
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
AI-based Drug Design
Molecular Modeling
Computational Material
Machine Learning
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
606
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 39
Microbiology
Genomics
Agriculture
PGPR
Multi-Omics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
942
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 40
Host-microbe interaction
Metabolic diseases
Metagenomics
Functional food
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
470
* Rankings
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On Selection: 41
Immunology
Infection
Vaccine
Follicular helper T cells
Regulation of Gene Expression
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
2,475
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
Microbiology
Bacteriophage
Microbiome
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
343
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
369
* Rankings
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On Selection: 44
microbiology
bacteria pathogenesis
virulence
Helicobacter pylori
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
236
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 45
Microbiology
Bacteria
Water mass
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
135
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 46
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Health Science
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
189
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 47
Microbiology
Astrobiology
Ecology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
296
* Rankings
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On Selection: 48
Cyanobacteria
Antibiotics
Photosynthesis
Environmental Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
163
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
Clinical microbiology
Biomaterial
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
1,059
* Rankings
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On Selection: 50
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
170
* Rankings
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On Selection: 51
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Cellular Physiology
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H-Index
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Citation
6
6
151
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 52
Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
107
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 53
Microbiology
Cancer
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
466
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 54
Nanotoxicology
Immunology
Drug delivery
Cancer therapeutics
Alternative medicine
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
225
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 55
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
207
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 56
Microbiology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
103
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 57
Microbiology
Biofilms
Bioinformatics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
85
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 58
Microbiology
Biotechnology
agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
52
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 59
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Ecology
Biochemistry
Life Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
45
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 60
Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
Microbial Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation
3
1
28
Sangryeol Ryu
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Citation Counts
66
223
12,542
bacteriophage
food microbiology
Deog Hwan Oh
Kangwon National University
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
303
16,319
Food Microbiology Food Safety and Hygiene
Jung Hye Roe
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
51
98
8,518
Je Chul Lee
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Citation Counts
47
113
8,331
Joon Haeng Rhee
Chonnam National University
Gwangju, South Korea
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
123
8,237
microbiology
immunology
vaccine
Seung Bum Kim
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
46
106
5,730
Kye Joon Lee
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
93
7,157
Heon Jin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
66
7,107
Functional Genetics
miRNA
exRNA
Extracellular vesicles
Oral-Brain Axis
Wonyong Kim
Chung Ang University
Multan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
164
7,048
Byung Cheol Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
83
5,308
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Il Kwon Bae
Silla University
Busan, South Korea
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
39
72
5,489
clinical microbiology
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotics
superbug
Jungmin Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
60
4,679
medicine
bacteriophage
amtimicrobial resistance
Kyoung Ho Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
59
3,778
Microbiology
Metagenomics
Microbial Ecology
Taxonomy
Jaeho Cha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
89
3,576
Man Seong Park
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
93
5,647
Virus
Influenza
Newcastle disease
glycosylation
NS1
Kae Kyoung Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
68
3,743
Jeong Hwan Shin
Inje University
Gimhae, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
96
3,360
Clinical Microbiology
Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Immunologic Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Murugesan Chandrasekaran
Sejong University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
3,116
Microbiology and Biotechnology
Mukesh Kumar Yadav
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
39
2,480
Microbiology
Biofilms
Host-pathogen interaction
Endophytes
Microbial pathogenesis
Young Il Kim
Chungbuk National University
Cheongju, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
3,842
Sathiyaraj Srinivasan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
64
1,618
Taxonomy
Microbiology
Ecology
Environmental bio-engineering
Molecular Biology
Minsang Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
46
1,809
Damini Kothari
Konkuk University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,794
Jeong Eun Hyeon
Sungshin Women's University
Seongbuk, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
1,090
Myunghwan Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,069
Microbiology
Immunology
Vaccine
Exosomes
miRNA
Won Keun Kim
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
1,055
Virology
Immunology
Next-generation sequencing
Surveillance and Epidemiology
Soon Kyeong Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,340
Heejoon Myung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
34
1,522
Jinki Yeom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,171
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Selvakumar Gopal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,115
Microbiology
Mycorrhiza
Plant-microbe interaction
Microbial diversity
Influenza and other respiratory RNA viruses
Sehee Park
Korea University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,020
Hyuk Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
799
Hongbaek Cho
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
17
20
2,226
Seil Kim
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
17
20
3,643
Hongsup Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
952
Vikas Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
606
AI-based Drug Design
Molecular Modeling
Computational Material
Machine Learning
Sung Jun Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
942
Microbiology
Genomics
Agriculture
PGPR
Multi-Omics
Vineet Singh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
470
Host-microbe interaction
Metabolic diseases
Metagenomics
Functional food
Jinyong Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
2,475
Immunology
Infection
Vaccine
Follicular helper T cells
Regulation of Gene Expression
Quentin Lamy-Besnier
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
343
Microbiology
Bacteriophage
Microbiome
Hyunkeun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
369
microbiology
bacteria pathogenesis
virulence
Helicobacter pylori
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Health Science
Cyanobacteria
Antibiotics
Photosynthesis
Environmental Microbiology
Chong Moo Sang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
1,059
Clinical microbiology
Biomaterial
Hyunjin Lee
Incheon National University
Incheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
170
Bernadette Bagon
Dankook University
Yongin, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
151
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Cellular Physiology
Md Maidul Islam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
107
Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology
Muhammad Haroon
Daegu University
Gyeongsan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
466
Madhusmita Dhupal
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
225
Nanotoxicology
Immunology
Drug delivery
Cancer therapeutics
Alternative medicine
Keunho Ji
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
207
Sun Ju Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
103
Bharath Reddy Boya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
85
Microbiology
Biofilms
Bioinformatics
Nabil Salah Elderiny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
52
Microbiology
Biotechnology
agriculture
Jalil Ur Rehman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
45
Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Ecology
Biochemistry
Life Science
Arxel Elnar|아셀 엘날, Arxel G. Elnar
Chung Ang University
Multan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
28
Microbiology
Dairy Microbiology
Microbial Genetics