Top 100 Scientists
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacology 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" (870,053 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.
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
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266
19,689
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58
213
12,634
Neuroimmunology
Pharmacology
Immune tolerance
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57
205
12,597
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative Disease
AD
PD
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i10 Index
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57
140
11,578
Metabolomics
Pharmacogenomics
Clinical Pharmacology
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47
168
7,739
Sepsis
neutrophils
calcium
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42
107
6,134
Pharmacology
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39
86
4,479
Metabolic diseases
Virology
Probiotics
Pharmacology
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36
70
5,114
Neuropharmacology
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Citation
35
74
5,185
* Rankings
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On Selection: 10
Hypertension
gut microbiota
epigenetics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
88
3,655
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On Selection: 11
Onco-pharmacology
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31
54
3,637
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
pharmacology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
80
2,856
* Rankings
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On Selection: 13
Systems Pharmacology
Precision Medicine
Bioinformatics
Data-driven Drug Discovery
Systems Biology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
3,200
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
Neuropharmacology
Neurogenetics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
76
2,624
* Rankings
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On Selection: 15
Multi-Omics for Health
Machine Learning/AI
Collaborative Explorer
Partnership Initiator
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
49
2,585
* Rankings
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On Selection: 16
pharmacology
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i10 Index
Citation
27
49
1,942
* Rankings
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On Selection: 17
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H-Index
i10 Index
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27
55
2,321
Pharmacology
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26
45
1,917
Acupuncture
Herbal medicine
Neuropsychopharmacology
Emerging Viral Infectious Disease
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i10 Index
Citation
25
41
2,006
Pharmacology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
45
2,245
Neuropharmacology
Traditional Chinese medicine
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
57
1,921
* Rankings
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On Selection: 22
Molecular biology
Neural stem cell
Aging
cancer
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
41
1,443
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On Selection: 23
Pharmacology
Neuroscience
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
27
1,382
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On Selection: 24
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Nutrition
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i10 Index
Citation
20
30
1,222
* Rankings
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On Selection: 25
Innate immunity
Cell death
Host defense
Immunometabolism
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
29
974
* Rankings
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On Selection: 26
pharmacology
toxicology
endocrinology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
33
1,496
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
brain development
neuron migration
neurogenesis
cell signaling
GPCR
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
2,548
* Rankings
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On Selection: 28
Neuroinflammation
metabolism
infectious and neurodegenerative diseases
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
850
* Rankings
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On Selection: 29
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacotherapy
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i10 Index
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18
32
1,075
* Rankings
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On Selection: 30
Pharmacology
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i10 Index
Citation
17
20
778
* Rankings
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On Selection: 31
Neuropharmacology
Neuroscience
Pain
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i10 Index
Citation
16
24
831
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
clinical pharmacology
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i10 Index
Citation
16
23
949
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer
Bone disorders
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
678
* Rankings
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On Selection: 34
Natural Product Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Pharmacology
Computational Chemistry
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i10 Index
Citation
14
16
407
* Rankings
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On Selection: 35
Pharmacology
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i10 Index
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13
13
800
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
psychopharmacology
drug dependence
basal ganglia
cellular stress
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i10 Index
Citation
13
15
796
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
natural drugs
obesity
drug discovery
network pharmacology
bioinformatics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
368
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
299
* Rankings
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On Selection: 39
Metabolic disease
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Pharmacology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
256
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
Pharmacology
Oncology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
774
* Rankings
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On Selection: 41
network pharmacology
machine learning
traditional Asian medicine
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
429
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
natural products chemistry
metabolomics
network pharmacology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
247
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
Virus-Host Interaction
Pharmacology
Genome Editing
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
452
* Rankings
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On Selection: 44
Cancer
Molecular Pharmacology
Genetics
Adipokines
Phytochemicals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
312
* Rankings
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On Selection: 45
Pharmacology
Metablomics
Macrophages
Osteoporosis
Mitochondria
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
331
* Rankings
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On Selection: 46
Immunology
Pharmacology
Toxicity
Adverse drug reaction
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
164
* Rankings
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On Selection: 47
pharmacology
neuroscience
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
133
* Rankings
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On Selection: 48
Department of Pharmacology
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Citation
4
3
91
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Vascular disease
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
43
* Rankings
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On Selection: 50
Toxicology and pharmacology
Computational Biology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
* Rankings
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On Selection: 51
Fiheries pharmacology and pharmacognosy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
23
* Rankings
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On Selection: 52
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Brain
Gut microbiota
Molecular Pharmacology
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
12
Jongsun Park
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
266
19,689
Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin Signaling
Cancer Metabolism
Sang Hyun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
213
12,634
Hyunsu Bae
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
205
12,597
Neuroimmunology
Pharmacology
Immune tolerance
Yoo Hun Suh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
140
11,578
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative Disease
AD
PD
Joo Youn Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
168
7,739
Metabolomics
Pharmacogenomics
Clinical Pharmacology
Dong Keun Song
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
107
6,134
Se Jin Park
Kangwon National University
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
86
4,479
Irfan A Rather
Yeungnam University
Gyeongsan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
70
5,114
Metabolic diseases
Virology
Probiotics
Pharmacology
Ji Woong CHOI
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
74
5,185
Inkyeom Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
88
3,655
Hypertension
gut microbiota
epigenetics
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Hyo-Jeong Kuh
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
3,637
Phil Dong Moon
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
80
2,856
김 완규|wan kyu kim
Ewha Womens University
Incheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,200
Systems Pharmacology
Precision Medicine
Bioinformatics
Data-driven Drug Discovery
Systems Biology
Nguyen Phuoc Long
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,585
Multi-Omics for Health
Machine Learning/AI
Collaborative Explorer
Partnership Initiator
Choong Jae Lee
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
1,942
Dong Seok Yim
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
2,321
Gunhyuk Park
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
1,917
Sunoh Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
2,006
Acupuncture
Herbal medicine
Neuropsychopharmacology
Emerging Viral Infectious Disease
Yang Gabsik
Woosuk University
Wanju-gun, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
45
2,245
Jin-Seok Lee
Daejeon University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
57
1,921
Neuropharmacology
Traditional Chinese medicine
Do Yeon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,443
Molecular biology
Neural stem cell
Aging
cancer
Seong Yun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
27
1,382
Doo Yeoun Cho
Cha University
Pocheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,222
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Nutrition
Han Joo Hui
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
29
974
Innate immunity
Cell death
Host defense
Immunometabolism
Minsun Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
1,496
pharmacology
toxicology
endocrinology
Sung Oh Huh
Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,548
brain development
neuron migration
neurogenesis
cell signaling
GPCR
Md Habibur Rahman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
850
Neuroinflammation
metabolism
infectious and neurodegenerative diseases
Kwang Hee Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
32
1,075
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacotherapy
So Won Kim
Catholic Kwandong University
Gangneung, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
778
Sheu-Ran Choi
Catholic Kwandong University
Gangneung, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
831
Neuropharmacology
Neuroscience
Pain
Seunghoon Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
949
Mohammad Amjad Hossain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
678
Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer
Bone disorders
Md Moshfekus Saleh-E-In
Kangwon National University
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
407
Natural Product Chemistry
Food Chemistry
Pharmacology
Computational Chemistry
Muhammad Akram Khatri
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
800
Baeksun Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
796
psychopharmacology
drug dependence
basal ganglia
cellular stress
Dongwoo Lim
Dongguk University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
368
natural drugs
obesity
drug discovery
network pharmacology
bioinformatics
Sang-In Park
Kangwon National University
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
299
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Woo Yong Park
Kyung Hee University
Seoul, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
256
Metabolic disease
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Pharmacology
Min Sung Joo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
774
Pharmacology
Oncology
Immunology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Won-Yung Lee
Gachon University
Seongnam, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
429
network pharmacology
machine learning
traditional Asian medicine
natural products chemistry
metabolomics
network pharmacology
Virus-Host Interaction
Pharmacology
Genome Editing
Pawan Kumar Raut
Yeungnam University
Gyeongsan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
312
Cancer
Molecular Pharmacology
Genetics
Adipokines
Phytochemicals
Gareeballah|GO Adam, Gareeballah Osman Adam Balla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
331
Pharmacology
Metablomics
Macrophages
Osteoporosis
Mitochondria
Vo Thuy Anh Thu
Inje University
Gimhae, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
164
Immunology
Pharmacology
Toxicity
Adverse drug reaction
Deepak Gupta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
133
Shin Jeong-Yong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
91
Dung Van Nguyen
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
43
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Deva Asirvatham Ravi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Toxicology and pharmacology
Computational Biology
강소영
Chonnam National University
Gwangju, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
23
Fiheries pharmacology and pharmacognosy
Ganesh Bohara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12
Neuroscience
Parkinson's Disease
Brain
Gut microbiota
Molecular Pharmacology