Top 100 Scientists

Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 269 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Marc Diederich
Natural compounds
Leukemia
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell death
Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
246
37,068
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Vivek K. Bajpai
Nanotechnology
Natural products
Probiotics
Autoimmune diseases
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
237
17,852
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Ki Hun Park
Natural product chemistry
Enzyme inhibitor
Secondary metabolite
Organic chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
249
13,614
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ji Hoon Jeong
Drug Delivery System
Gene Therapy
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune Modulation
Tissue Regeneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
124
13,310
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Jaewon Lee
Neuroscience
Aging
Neurogenesis
Neurotoxicity
Neurodegeneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
146
13,345
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Chulhee Choi
exosome engineering
drug delivery
biopharmaceuticals
cancer cell biology
bioengineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
130
10,357
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Won Keun Oh
pharmacognosy
natural products chemistry
aging
metabolic disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
193
11,247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Beom Jin Lee
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Formulation development
Patient-centered drug delivery
Nanoparticle drug delivery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
174
10,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Hyukjin Lee
Gene Delivery System
DNA Nanotechnology
RNA Nanotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
95
8,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Hyun Kook
cardiac hypertrophy
muscle differentiation regeneration
vascular calcification
epigenetic regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
98
7,587
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Min Soo Kim
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Industrial Pharmacy
Quality by Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
157
8,401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Sung Joo Hwang
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutical Formulation
Drug Delivery System
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
125
8,902
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Jeong Jee Heon
Cell therapy
Drug delivery system
3D culture
Pancreatic islets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
125
5,691
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Jung Hyun Shim
phytochemical
Chemoprevention
kinase
Anti-cancer
Anti-Inflamation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
152
6,348
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
In Soo Yoon
Biopharmaceutics
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmaceutical Formulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
95
4,916
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Jeongmi Lee
Analytical chemistry
Metabolomics
Green solvents
Green analytical chemistry
Deep eutectic solvents
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
70
4,857
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
Cheminformatics
Machine learning
Bioinformatics
Plasma Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
113
4,475
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Hye Hyun Yoo
ADME
Bioanalysis
Mass spectrometry
Pharmacomicrobiomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
122
4,479
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Youngjoo Byun
Medicinal chemistry
Molecular imaging
Synthetic chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
79
5,028
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Deepak Kumar
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery and Drug Design
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomaterials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
107
4,252
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Ji Hyun Lee
Precision medicine
Pharmacogenomics
Single cell genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
74
6,091
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Hyukjae Choi
natural products
marine natural products
biomass-associated microbes
metabolomics
structure elucidation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
95
3,596
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Sung Tae Kim
biopharmaceutics
nanomedicine
bio imaging
drug delivery
gene delivery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
42
4,290
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Young Ran Yoon
clinical pharmacology
clinical trial
phase 1 trial
metabolomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
76
3,341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Jaecheol Lee
iPSCs
Immune therapy
Epigenetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Screening
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
44
3,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Seunghee Lee
Gene regulation
epigenetic regulation
neural development
metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
37
4,681
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Jin Sung Choi
pain
electrophysiology
sodium channel
potassium channel
channelopathy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
49
3,551
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Jaehong Han
Natural Products
Bioinorganic
Biochemistry
Gut Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
65
2,514
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Byung Woo Han
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Immunology
Structure-based drug design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
65
3,523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Seo Young Yang
Plant Biochemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
91
2,677
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Kyo Bin Kang
Natural Product Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Genome mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
43
20,585
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Jin Woo Park
oral drug delivery
topical delivery
skin permeation
oral absorption
nanocarriers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
60
2,749
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Jae Hwan Jung
Drug delivery
Microneedle
Lab-on-a-Chip
Diagnostics
3D printing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
39
2,982
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yeong Shik Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
384
26,415
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eunyoung Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
759
51,418
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marc Diederich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
246
37,068
Natural compounds
Leukemia
Molecular Pharmacology
Cell death
Biochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hyung Sik Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
328
19,522
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jin Ho Chung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
246
19,975
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sunghoon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
253
18,473
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vivek K. Bajpai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
237
17,852
Nanotechnology
Natural products
Probiotics
Autoimmune diseases
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hye Gwang Jeong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
254
14,804
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dae Duk Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
250
15,942
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jong Oh Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
199
13,761
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ki Hun Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
249
13,614
Natural product chemistry
Enzyme inhibitor
Secondary metabolite
Organic chemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ji Hoon Jeong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
124
13,310
Drug Delivery System
Gene Therapy
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune Modulation
Tissue Regeneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jae Gook Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
221
15,472
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jaewon Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
146
13,345
Neuroscience
Aging
Neurogenesis
Neurotoxicity
Neurodegeneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chulhee Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
130
10,357
exosome engineering
drug delivery
biopharmaceuticals
cancer cell biology
bioengineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yu Seok Youn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
196
11,072
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Won Keun Oh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
193
11,247
pharmacognosy
natural products chemistry
aging
metabolic disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Beom Jin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
174
10,122
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Formulation development
Patient-centered drug delivery
Nanoparticle drug delivery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yong Chul Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
150
8,493
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jung Weon Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
116
7,953
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kyeong Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
155
7,892
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hyukjin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
95
8,848
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hyung Kyoon Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
145
7,133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Hyun Kook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
98
7,587
cardiac hypertrophy
muscle differentiation regeneration
vascular calcification
epigenetic regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Min Soo Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
157
8,401
Physical Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics
Industrial Pharmacy
Quality by Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sung Joo Hwang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
125
8,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Jun Shik Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
108
5,446
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Beom Soo Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
108
5,510
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hong Seok Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
165
7,826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jin Wook Yoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
92
7,652
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kwang Hyeon Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
159
7,514
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Hyung Ryong Moon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
151
6,010
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jeong Jee Heon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
125
5,691
Cell therapy
Drug delivery system
3D culture
Pancreatic islets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Jung Hyun Shim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
152
6,348
phytochemical
Chemoprevention
kinase
Anti-cancer
Anti-Inflamation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Dong Wuk Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
75
3,983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Nam Kyong Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
83
4,114
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Soo Jeong Lim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
50
5,183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
In Soo Yoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
95
4,916
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Dong Wook Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
58
6,629
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jae Kyung Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
107
4,443
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jeongmi Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
70
4,857
Analytical chemistry
Metabolomics
Green solvents
Green analytical chemistry
Deep eutectic solvents
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Han Chang Kang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
88
4,394
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Sang Hee Shim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
94
3,410
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Ilekuttige Priyan Shanura Fernando
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
70
3,800
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
113
4,475
Cheminformatics
Machine learning
Bioinformatics
Plasma Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Ko Young Tag
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
61
3,486
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Hye Hyun Yoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
122
4,479
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Sang J Chung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
81
5,146
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Youngjoo Byun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
79
5,028
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Jihye Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
50
3,320
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Md Jamal Uddin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
59
3,180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Deepak Kumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
107
4,252
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery and Drug Design
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomaterials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hyukjin Cha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
75
3,501
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Md Badrul Alam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
64
2,593
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Seung Sik Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
106
3,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Tae Jong Yoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
54
6,684
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Ji Hyun Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
74
6,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Taeho Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
77
3,558
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Hyo Jin Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
52
3,152
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Zee Op
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
81
2,963
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Hyukjae Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
95
3,596
natural products
marine natural products
biomass-associated microbes
metabolomics
structure elucidation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Juyeon Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
37
2,799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Sung Tae Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
42
4,290
biopharmaceutics
nanomedicine
bio imaging
drug delivery
gene delivery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Young Ran Yoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
76
3,341
clinical pharmacology
clinical trial
phase 1 trial
metabolomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Sangkyu Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
84
7,942
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Joo Won Nam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
80
3,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Hyung-Ho Ha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
45
2,593
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Jaecheol Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
3,031
iPSCs
Immune therapy
Epigenetics
Precision Medicine
Drug Screening
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Jin Won Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
72
2,932
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Seunghee Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
37
4,681
Gene regulation
epigenetic regulation
neural development
metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Min Ho Oak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
3,928
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Jin Sung Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,551
pain
electrophysiology
sodium channel
potassium channel
channelopathy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Jaehong Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
65
2,514
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Byung Woo Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
65
3,523
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Immunology
Structure-based drug design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Han Joo Maeng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
69
2,678
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Nam Jung Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
2,252
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Abhishek Sahu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
29
4,267
Drug Delivery
Cancer
Nanomedicine
Nanozyme
Tissue Regeneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Seo Young Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
91
2,677
Plant Biochemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Hyo Jong Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
51
2,537
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Sun Young Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
61
2,392
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Kyo Bin Kang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
20,585
Natural Product Chemistry
Metabolomics
Mass Spectrometry
Genome mining
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Mi Jeong Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
2,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jooho Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
45
1,985
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Jin Woo Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
60
2,749
oral drug delivery
topical delivery
skin permeation
oral absorption
nanocarriers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Chung Sub Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
59
2,033
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Jae Hwan Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
2,982
Drug delivery
Microneedle
Lab-on-a-Chip
Diagnostics
3D printing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Won Sik Shim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
67
4,596
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Kyungsoo Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
1,978
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Sung Uk Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
54
2,033
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Wooseong Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,619
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Mi hyun Kim|[email protected]
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
54
1,959