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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.448 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608,168
167,715
0.276
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,294
123,883
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
High Energy Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,697
115,464
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astro-particle physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,624
88,914
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nuclear and Particle Physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,915
103,383
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
High energy physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,076
98,309
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Microbial Genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,066
37,322
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Medical science
Diabetes
Metabolic disorder
Diabetic complications
Mitochondrial dysfunctio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,410
20,391
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Green chemisrty
Porous materials
Metal-organic frameworks
Adsorption
Heterogenous catalysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,097
19,174
0.517
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
High energy physics
machine learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
31,461
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
biochemistry
food and nutrition
genomics
obesity
diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,504
9,036
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Persistent organic pollutants
EDCs
hormesis
epidemiology
paradigm shif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
7,110
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Solar fuels
Arficial photosynthesis
Photoelectrocatalysis
Solar resource recovery
Advanced oxidation technologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,928
7,812
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glia
Neuroinflammatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,741
7,682
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
kidney
aquaporin
molecular biology
cell biology
physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,733
3,836
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alzheimer's Diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,541
7,709
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Respirology
oncology
lung cance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,862
4,901
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Immunology
Innate immunity
neutrophi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
6,705
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Organic Electronics
Functional Molecules and Polymers
Energy Materials and Devices
Biomedical Materials and Device
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,032
2,999
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Environment
Nuclear Waste Treatment
New and Renewable Energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,849
8,272
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biomineralization
Bone remodeling
osteoporosis
osteoarthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,914
3,197
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Electrochemistry
Polymer Science
Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,970
3,852
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Acanthamoeba
Parasitolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,520
6,315
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ginseng Pharmacology
Imunology
Physiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
5,291
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
polyme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,887
6,670
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
HJ Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608,168
167,715
0.276
high energy physics
astro-particle physics
scintillato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Donghee Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417,294
123,883
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sehwook Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,697
115,464
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428
9
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dongchul Son|Dong-Chul Son
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,624
88,914
0.341
High Energy Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astro-particle physic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439
10
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guinyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,915
103,383
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847
11
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chang Seong Moon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,076
98,309
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,108
53
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jong Guk Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,066
37,322
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,526
117
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
In Kyu Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,410
20,391
0.492
Medical science
Diabetes
Metabolic disorder
Diabetic complications
Mitochondrial dysfunctio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,293
140
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sung Hwa Jhung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,097
19,174
0.517
Green chemisrty
Porous materials
Metal-organic frameworks
Adsorption
Heterogenous catalysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,444
155
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andres Ramirez-Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,395
31,461
0.915
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,463
290
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myung Sook Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,504
9,036
0.369
biochemistry
food and nutrition
genomics
obesity
diabetes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,457
327
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Duk Hee Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,023
7,110
0.309
Persistent organic pollutants
EDCs
hormesis
epidemiology
paradigm shif
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,190
543
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hyunwoong Park Hp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,928
7,812
0.436
Solar fuels
Arficial photosynthesis
Photoelectrocatalysis
Solar resource recovery
Advanced oxidation technologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,916
552
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyoungho Suk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,741
7,682
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,057
613
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tae Hwan Kwon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,733
3,836
0.229
kidney
aquaporin
molecular biology
cell biology
physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,925
624
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jae Sung Bae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,541
7,709
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,101
668
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jae Yong Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,862
4,901
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,713
717
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chang Won Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
6,705
0.442
Immunology
Innate immunity
neutrophi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,448
729
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Youngkyoo Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,032
2,999
0.200
Organic Electronics
Functional Molecules and Polymers
Energy Materials and Devices
Biomedical Materials and Device
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,458
744
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dae Sung Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,849
8,272
0.557
Environment
Nuclear Waste Treatment
New and Renewable Energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,221
843
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Je Yong Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,914
3,197
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,878
833
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gopalan Anantha Iyengar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,970
3,852
0.276
Electrochemistry
Polymer Science
Nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,752
890
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yeonchul Hong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,520
6,315
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,591
945
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Man Hee RH ee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,113
5,291
0.403
Ginseng Pharmacology
Imunology
Physiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,231
977
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Soo Young Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,887
6,670
0.518